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The Newest Olympian

BONUS | Suzanne Cryer on Playing Echidna, Jon Steinberg & Erik Henry on S1E4

The Newest Olympian

Mike Schubert

Arts, Tv & Film, Percy Jackson, Tv Reviews, Pjo, Literature, Nerdy, Riordanverse, Comedy, Books

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

ANOTHER INTERVIEW BONUS EPISODE IS HERE! If you enjoyed S1E4 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, you are in for a treat because we have a lengthy discussion with the Mother of Monsters herself, Suzanne Cryer! Then we have two quick clips from interviews with Jon Steinberg (EP, co-creator) and Erik Henry (VFX Supervisor) about the episode!

 

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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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— Production —

• 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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I've lost, I'm trying to get back to the picture. It went off my screen. Where did it go? Is it still good for you?

0:35.7

I can still see you. Now we almost should have gotten better at this during the moment.

0:38.3

We all should have gotten better at this during the moment. What's good?

1:01.4

Thank you so much for tuning in to this interview episode of the Neust Olympian.

1:05.1

My name is Mike Schumer.

1:06.1

I'm the titular Neust Olympian.

1:07.7

I'm a grown man who never read the Percy Jackson books as a kid, but I read them as an adult. And now I'm getting to cover the show in real time. And that has opened some cool opportunities,

1:15.8

such as this interview, where we are talking to someone who I tweeted 447 days ago on October 13,

1:23.1

2022, I tweeted, quote, okay, this casting department really knows what they are doing, hit after hit.

1:28.4

I loved her in Silicon Valley, and I cannot wait to see the heat she brings to this role.

1:32.9

I didn't know I meant literal heat, but I guess I made an accidental pun.

1:36.2

It is Suzanne Cryer who played the role of Akidna.

1:39.8

Suzanne, how is it going?

1:41.0

Well, that's the best introduction.

1:43.1

So it's going very well now. That's the,

1:46.4

that's the way to start a winter morning. Yeah, going really well. It's really exciting. The Percy audience is

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