The Newest Olympian

Mike Schubert
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The Newest Olympian

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!

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    154 | The Son of Neptune Ch. 1–2 w/ Johnny Frohlichstein (LIVE in NYC!)

    NEW EPISODE, NEW ERA, NEW YORK! Johnny returns as he and Mike kick off TNO's coverage of the second book in the Heroes of Olympus series live in front of a raucous crowd in New York City! Sherry leads a fun Q&A as well. Topics include: the cycle, belts, the map, dry ice, Tilden Park, West Coast bagels, Jack in the Crack, floozies, Sweet Summer Child, Spidey-Sense, Dusa, Little Red Riding Hood, Crispy Cheese ’N’ Weiners, commitment to the bit, PJ comedy, Sonic Adventure 2, spon-con, tobogganing, power steering, It Follows, Haight & Ashbury, Madame Zeroni, Mad Libs, Seinfeld, Legolas, Circus Maximus, ramparts, kaiju movies, The Wolf Pack, cereal aisles, trivia, and more! WATCH THE VIDEO STREAM OF THIS EP: Patreon Shop TNO NEW 2025 TOUR DATES: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian Online —  • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — 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 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 54m

  2. 18 NOV

    153 | Mythology in The Lost Hero w/ Dr. Moiya McTier

    It's that time again, this time with thrice as many mythological backgrounds! Dr. Moiya McTier returns to talk about all the Greek, Roman, and Cherokee myths featured in the first Heroes of Olympus book! Topics include: Enceladus, The Gigantomachy, Calais & Zethes, Khione, Argonaut Town, Medea, burying teeth, Lityerses, Squid Game, Lycaon, Aphrodite, the original retcon, Porphyrion, Tsul Kälû, Holes, self challenges, and more! Thanks to our sponsor, Pretty Litter! For 20% off your first order plus a free cat toy, go to www.prettylitter.com/olympian — Find The Newest Olympian Online —  • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — 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 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 2m

  3. 11 NOV

    152 | PJO: The Ultimate Guide w/ Delia Gallegos (LIVE in Vienna, VA!)

    In September 2023, Schubes was joined by Delia in Vienna, VA to cover one of the wildest official installments of the PJO series. Also, Sherry led quite possible the best Q&A we've ever done! Topics include: Vanna White, The Flap, Uncle Rich, middle school cafeteria pizza, Chuck E. Cheese, handwriting, Clotho, Larry the Cable Guy, Cosmo, Scholastic Book Fair, Fight Club, Samwise Gamgee, Hot Hephaestus, Renesmee, Goldilocks, owl pellets, the lyre, dunking scorpions, The Balrog, Scooby Doo, James Avery, pickle juice, LazyTown, tofu scales, The Roman Empire, funky socks, Delilah Galapagos, Mark Sherbert, bird choices, "Pride, Prejudice & Percy Jackson," and more! TNO HoO Signed Posters & Beads: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch TNO live in VA & TX: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian Online —  • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — 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 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 43m

  4. 4 NOV

    151 | The Lost Hero Ch. 53–56 w/ Kelly Schubert

    Kelly is here for another book conclusion, this time, The Lost Hero! It's been a wild ride and the ending of this book got me ALL SORTS OF AMPED UP. Topics include: closets, CHIRON, black and white cookies, The Cold War, World History class, election sausages, Krispy Kreme, Avengers; Endgame, trireme, Renesme, Glorfindel, theory time, loud sneezes, Latin glossaries, Gilmore Girls, nerdy trash talk, Snausages, The Cat Club, nominative determinism, nasal oranges, and more! TNO Live in PA, VA, and TX: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian Online —  • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — 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 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 28m

  5. 28 OCT

    150 | The Lost Hero Ch. 51–52 w/ Dr. Steven Parra

    Steven returns for our penultimate episode covering tThe Lost Hero! I promise we talk about the chapters, but this episode is the Bug Juice episode and you will understand what that means later. Topics include: Backpack, stethoscope stickers, true form glasses, Arthur, Mama Mia, aspects, The Fates, BUG JUICE, *NSYNC, sassy math, The New York Yankees, softball, accidental trash talk, computer rooms, ham horns, tank tops, basketball, PJO vows, and more! BUG JUICE WEBSITE 1 - https://bugjuice.com/ BUG JUICE WEBSITE 2 - https://drinkbugjuice.com/ — Find The Newest Olympian Online —  • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — 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 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 12m

  6. 21 OCT

    149 | The Lost Hero Ch. 49–50 w/ Morgan Danielle

    Morgan aka Imaginmatrix returns to TNO, this time for a standard book episode about some battle chapters of The Lost Hero! CLIMACTIC MOMENTS AHEAD, STRAP IN! Topics include: fallen heroes, compliments, fall clothes, Denver weather, Greek hospitality, GOP Khione, Minthara, attractive villains, wind horses, Legolas, Charmspeak’s limits, teamwork dynamics, steeds, Queen of the Beans, Lincoln Douglass debates, and more! TNO(LA) + more: www.thenewestolympian.com/live Thanks to our sponsor, Pretty Litter! Go to www.prettylitter.com/olympian for 20% off your first order plus a free cat toy! — Find The Newest Olympian Online —  • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — 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 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 16m

  7. 14 OCT

    148 | The Lost Hero Ch. 47–48 w/ Gillian Blum

    Reporter Gillian Blum (@GillianBlum) makes her TNO debut to break down the chapters of The Lost Hero that precede the big battle! Topics include: Spider-Man 3, Table of Contents, Jack London, school assigned books, naps, linked friends, mufflers, Beauty Queen, movie plans, Lumberjack Billionaire, The Knights of Ren, narration tones, Hera hatred, Snape, lady, Star Wars pronouns, cow puns, ballpoint hammers, West Side Story, Frozen, Hollywood Horror Nights, and more! TNO Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon TNO Live: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian Online —  • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — 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 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 18m

  8. 7 OCT

    147 | The Lost Hero Ch. 43–46 w/ Michael Hollis (LIVE in Atlanta!)

    Get ready for DOUBLE THE NORMAL DOSAGE OF CHAPTERS with Mike and Michael from our live show in Atlanta! With pristine audio and a killer crowd to go along with the juicy drama of the chapters, this ep truly has it all. Topics include: SIx Flags, Brad, Big Waterbed, interviewing Rick, destroying Cleveland, ma’am, Rocky IV, the science of lightning, 2-key turn system, Muhammed Ali, improvised bullhorns, Caldecott Tunnel, Air Traffic Control, Parent Trauma Corner, fabric flavors, Burning Man, Kleenex grammar, Mr. Pibb, Carmen San Diego, Riddlestown, Weird Al, The Alphabet Song, The Olympics, Camp Green Lake, and more! TNO Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon TNO Live: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian Online —  • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — 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 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 53m
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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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  • Creator
    Mike Schubert
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    170
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Mike Schubert
  • Show Website
    The Newest Olympian

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