Sequoia Simone from Fanatical Fics and But Make it Scary returns to TNO to continue our coverage of The Lost Hero and, in typical fashion, happens to be here for some TRULY IMPACTFUL CHAPTERS. Topics include: being liked, Big Sur, sharks & paparazzi, surfing, sandwiches, Bonne Mamman, stupid rich money, Larry the Cable Guy, PDAs, JD Power & Associates, corruption, Monty Python, infomercials, Justin Timberlake, The Great Salt Lake, karaoke, making new friends, 2 Great 2 Prophecy,...

Johnny, who has recently been devouring the Heroes of Olympus books and chatting about them with Kelly, can now finally talk to Mike about them! We cover two spicy chapters in this one and go on loads of lovely tangents. Topics include: Breaking Bad, eyeliner, yada yada, Chiron’s style, vines, Latin, infinity +1, Fliptide, journaling, Podcast Museum, overnight sleeping situations, New York Snob Corner, attentiveness at work, no camera Zoom, helming, and more! Thanks to our sposnor, Pretty...

Many moons ago, Dr. Steven Parra called dibs on covering these chapters of The Lost Hero. With this episode, we make good on that promise. Topics include: beach reads, Apu, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, Spider-Man PS5, Nintendo 64, The Fast & The Furious, Pimp My Ride, Scott Pilgrim, Spy Kids 3, B & P, Chuck Norris, original memes, James Patterson, Stardew Valley, bugs, credit card expenses, The Matrix, hot sauce, The Great Fire of London, and more! Thanks to our sponsor, Thrive...

Kelly is here with Mike to pick up TNO's coverage of Heroes of Olympus by discussing The Lost Hero Ch. 4, which features Piper's Camp Half-Blood tour! Topics include: being famous, third grade lessons, vests, omega, Dune 2: Twone, The Bright Sessions, NYC homes, Romos, OOF, 7th grade relationships, SmartBoards, Calculus BC, Walker Corner, High School Musical, famous architects, Silena’s legacy, Apollo Creed, Stephen King, Spider-Man, Egyptian Rat Screw, the custody of Jin, and more! TNO on...

Charlie Bushnell (Luke Castellan in the Percy Jackson Disney+ series) chats with Schubes about his role in the show, sharing loads of behind the scenes info and discussing his love for the PJO books! Topics include: Acting cool, keeping the twist secret, Luke’s changing looks, boat shoes, Backbiter’s name, milkshakes, Neapolitan, dapping, new characters, 0.5x lens, the Met premiere, name pronunciations, scar stories, Zach Woods, and more! WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS INTERVIEW FOR FREE:...

Schubes is joined by Heroes of Olympus superfan, Walker Scobell, to discuss the third chapter of The Lost Hero! You might also recognize Walker from his role as Percy Jackson in Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney+. Whether you know him or not, it’s a fun episode! Topics include: skiing jackets, minor gods, Leo theories, Star Trek movies, Beastie Boys, The Lightning Thief Round, donut collars, Mario Kart, Mythomagic cards, tapping shoulders, pigeons, spies, social media situations, and...

AT LONG LAST, THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS ERA OF THE NEWEST OLYMPIAN HAS BEGUN! Schubes and Michael Hollis take to the stage in Charlotte, NC to break down the first two chapters of The Lost Hero to ponder everyone's favorite question, "WHO THE H*CK IS JASON?!" Topics include: snowboarding jackets, narrators, eye color, height, Holes, spit-wad, special boys, Dallas Cowboys, The Lizzie McGuire, Draco Malfoy, Chekov’s baseball bat, The Grand Canyon, nightmares, K-dramas, cupcake, Kingdom Hearts:...

To complete our coverage of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Schubes chats with Joe Tracz, who wrote the book for the musical! They also talk about Joe’s work on the Disney+ series. Topics include: Border’s, book vs. lyrics, songs capturing ideas, The Godfather, the (heathen) Shuberts, more toilet paper, Joe Trash: Private Eye, rough magic, R&D, expanding the cast, the Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket, Consensus, “you up?” texts, the Council of Cloven Elders,...

Mx. Thief themself, Ashlee Latimer, returns to The Newest Olympian to detail the work she did running the @LTMusical social accounts before breaking down Act 2 of The Lightning Thief Musical with Schubes! Topics include: figuring your life out, RiordanWiki, Mx. Thief, emergency dresses, The New York Times, grammar snobs, High School Musical, earworms, Percabeth, bonus songs, quick changes, pronunciations, Perky Jackson, Josh Groban, sassy Elvis, Green Day, doof Poseidon, and more! NYT...

PJO superfan & cosplayer, Morgan Danielle (@imaginmatrix), joins Mike this week to discuss the first act of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical! Morgan saw the touring production, her partner was in a local production, and she's listened to the soundtrack countless times. Topics include: recess, AOL, slime tutorials, library cards, Peter and the Starcatcher, musical textbook songs, Scorpius Malfoy, “SWORD!”, Luke & Annabeth, toilet paper guns, changing lines, and more! GET...

We're sliding into TNO Musical Month with an interview with Percy Jackson from the Off-Broadway, US Tour, and Broadway runs of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical! Actor Chris McCarrell talks about his personal history in the role as well as the history of the entire musical. Topics include: TheaterWorks USA ,getting slapped, sounding like a kid, differences of theater, the Treacherous Waters of Broadway, playing young, The Shape of Water, Chess (the musical), being cool, cast...

To the most garbage part of this garbage film, Mike brought on his sister Meghan (non-PJO reader) and his wife Kelly (new PJO superfan) to break it all down! Topics include: a gaggle of guys, digestion monsters, Finding Nemo, latitude & longitude powers, Disney’s Hercules, Sahara, Super Carlin Bros., pine branches, Circe, Gringotts, Chris Columbus, It’s a Small World, The Little Mermaid, googley eye, Tom & Jerry, gatling crossbow, Voldemort, Dora the Explorer, talking Riptide,...

The Boerne, TX Boys (Dr. Steven Parra & Kyle Bandujo) join Mike live in San Antonio to cover the best part and then the beginning of the descent into awfulness from the second Percy Jackson and the Olympians film adaptation! Topics include: Oscars & Razzies, health insurance, Maria Menounos, anti-government Grover, Peter Parker, “wait, really?”, Nathan Fillion, character assassination, Firefly, Monsters Inc., Scary Guy, Austin Butler, xylem and phloem, Back to the Future, budget cuts,...

Well now that we've finished covering a great TV show, let's palette cleanse with a trash movie! Thankfully, the beginning third is actually not terrible? TNO newcomer Michael Harle takes the stage with longtime favorite Kelly Schubert and Mike (who's fine, I guess) live in Austin, TX to break it down. Topics include: Christmas fits, snooty snoots, titles, multiple Es, BASE!, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, Clarisse, Annabeth’s personality, vuvuzelas, Stanley Tucci, Ted Lasso, unfinished...

SURPRISE! BONUS EP! I was fortunate enough to speak with Percy Jackson and the Olympians showrunner, Jon Steinberg, about the show being picked up for Season 2 and all things Season 1! Most importantly, we talk about him establishing the Knicks being in the NBA Finals in this universe. Topics include: Season 2 announcement, Tyson, Becky’s involvement, global feedback, keeping fans on their toes, Percy Jackson cover band, flashbacks, the pancake flip, The New York Knickerbockers, The Wut Tang...

Mike is joined by someone who has never consumed any PJO content (Rowan Ellis) and someone who has only seen the second movie and has a 10-year-old who watched the show (Kyle Bandujo) to cover the full spectrum of audience and break down all things Season 1 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Topics include: the second movie, Professional Percy Jackson Watchers, improv knowledge, narcs, delayed gratification, kids programming, Parks and Recreation, Back to the Future, book context, Black...

TNO's coverage of the Percy Jackson TV show is almost complete, and I am delighted to present this episode which mostly features an interview with staff writer, Daphne Olive! We talk all aspects of writing the full season. Then, this ep ends with the S1E8 questions I had for director Jet Wilkinson! Topics include: Black Sails, Dan & Jon, fostering communities, the PJO fandom, Greek Mythology, writer’s rooms, The King Must Die, tv show terminology, black belts, idea generation, tangent...

The finale of our PJO TV coverage is here, as Kelly joins to discuss the Season 1 (I WILL NOT SAY SERIES) finale of Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Topics include: Puffs, fencing, Ares fight, stained glass, beaches, subtitles, metal thuds, Trust the Process, the Netflix model, Chobani Flips, Lance Reddick, Sterling K. Brown, Poseidon’s seed, strategic hugs, Luke’s cool guy act, Kingdom Hearts, NYC noises, blue food, federal offenses, and more! TNO IG: www.instagram.com/newestolympian  TNO...

MORE BONUS INTERVIEW EPISODES OF THE NEWEST OLYMPIAN! This time, Mike is first joined by Azriel Dalman who played Young Percy in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Then, he chats with Joel Rochester aka FictionalFates about his experience at the UK premiere of the PJO TV show! Topics include: Premiere suits, Baby Percy, color contacts, Walker Scobell, lard, swimming, yellow sweaters, unicorn drawings, holograms, Jason Mantzoukas, Hallmark movies, #MoreSweatersForAzi, TV ratings, Mood Fabrics,...

Johnny is back, our trio is headed into the Underworld, AND THE RED BALL IS HERE! Enjoy this lively discussion of PJO TV show ep 7! Topics include: Kelly’s baking, Carol’s baking, wasps, title changes, Busch Stadium, “Knicks Arena,” East St. Louis, recasting, waterbeds, casting choices, Knifer/Nipher Middle School, NYC tips, Sweeney Todd, Jimmy Neutron, High School Musical, apology sundaes, calling parents by names, fast walking, unloved puns, co-parenting, and more! TNO LIVE:...

Another Monday, another interview bonus episode of TNO! First, you'll hear some clips from my interview with Jet Wilkinson, the director of Eps 5,6 and 8, about S1E6. Then, I talked a bit about the criticism this episode has gotten and my thoughts on the discourse, the episode itself, etc. Finally, I provide updates about upcoming live show content, the new Denver show we added, and merch restock info! Enjoy! TNO LIVE: www.thenewestolympian.com/live  — Find The Newest Olympian Online — •...

Surely we can't be 3/4 through the season... clearly we're in the Lotus Casino and time has passed us by! Phoebe and Emily from Monster Donut join to break down all the wonderful moments in PJOTV ep 6 and give some mythological insight as well! Topics include: spicy food, Billy on the Street, Big Rick, corporeal Kronos, Iris Message party, Cracker Barrel, Siri, Sigfried, Among Us, streaming, Percabeth, The Grover Spectrum, Dua Lipa, essays, half-jokes, Etsy, MTV reality shows, School of Rock,...

ANOTHER INTERVIEW BONUS EP IS HERE! This time, Mike chats with the director of Episode 5 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Jet Wilkinson! It's a lovely conversation with loads of insight and behind the scenes goodies. Topics include: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Neighbors, diner food, What is Love, wetness, the rhythm of the story, the bell, Adam Copeland being cool, and more! TNO PATREON: thenewestolympian.com/patreon — Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website:...

We're now in the second half of the season and to help us break down this FANTASTIC episode we have our very own editor, Sherry Guo! Topics include: perfectionism, runtimes, questioning authority, clarinets, shoulder walking, Smelly Gabe’s fate, the mountains of Texas, the leather coat, non-diagetic music, Olivia Rodrigo, Elvis Costello, X (formerly Twitter), Annabeth’s groove, Jekyll & Hyde, tiny details, The Turbo War, bad conversations, Brunner truth, Tangent Town, Sandstorm, Pokemon,...

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!   Thanks to our sponsor, Factor! Get 50% off at factormeals.com/olympianstar50 with code "olympianstar50"!   — Find The Newest Olympian Online — •...