97 | The Last Olympian Ch. 16A w/ Fran McMahon
The Newest Olympian
Mike Schubert
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2023
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Fran from the Best Dam Camp podcast hops into the guest chair to go on a ride, not in a crashing helicopter, but instead, through most of PJO Book 5 Ch. 16! Topics include: gateways, Film Four, the UK Covers, the Nine Dash Line, Buzz Lightyear, Rosie the Riveter, Wonder Woman, collateral drama, Santa Claus Energy, St. Thomas, artistic autistics, horse flicks, main character energy/syndrome, bringing booty back, hated Percy Jackson podcasters, accidental narcissism, Stardew Valley, Pete Wentz, Nico’s top form, The United Nations, Daddy Issues: The Series, Señor Root Beer, and more!
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Is Percy Jackson the book series we should’ve been reading all along? Join Mike Schubert as he reads through the books for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over Greek mythology. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!
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• Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert
• Editor: Sherry Guo
• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle
• Art: Jessica E. Boyd
— About The Show —
Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!
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| 1:00.2 | Thank you so much for tuning in to another episode of the Neust Olympian. |
| 1:03.0 | My name is Mike Schubert. |
| 1:03.8 | I'm the titular Newst Olympian. |
| 1:05.2 | I'm a grown man who never read the Percy Jackson books as a kid, but I'm correcting that mistake. |
| 1:09.2 | I'm reading them for the first time as an adult because I'm on a quest to determine if this is a book series that we all have been sleeping on as a society. I'm not on this quest alone. I'm never on this quest alone. I'm joined by a very special guest, a published author and the host of the Best Damn Camp podcast. It is fellow Percy Jackson podcaster Fran McMahon. Fran, how's it going? It is going well. I am very excited to dive in. It's been a good day. So I'm feeling good |
| 1:33.2 | about talking about Percy Jackson because what better way to have a good day than with Percy |
| 1:37.4 | Jackson. Exactly. I'm very excited to continue our coverage of the end of the book. We're getting |
| 1:43.5 | into spicy times. We're getting |
| 1:45.9 | into some intense stuff happening. But before we get into chapter 16, which is what we're covering |
| 1:50.4 | today, what is your history with the books? When did you read them? Obviously, you're a big fan |
| 1:54.7 | if you make a podcast about them. What's your background with the series? So I discovered |
| 1:59.5 | Percy Jackson, unfortunately, in relation to the film |
| 2:02.7 | adaptation, which of most fans, we do not talk about. But it was a gateway to you finding the book, |
| 2:08.2 | so it's okay. But it was a gateway. Exactly. And basically after that, I then went off to university |
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