Seaweed Brain: A Percy Jackson Podcast

We are joined by returning guest Elizabeth, and brand new guests Lark from The Gayly Prophet and Basma from the Barakah Book Club to discuss the entirety of The Hammer of Thor! That means Alex Fierro, the development of FIERROCHASE, Samirah totally blowing Amir's mind, and our sweet little queer found family helping Hearth through a traumatic visit back home.

Susan Stryker, My Words to Viktor Frankenstein: https://fandomforward.org/coalitionreport

@ResinAndTheRejection thoughts on Mallory Keene: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P2-PFp5d20DSEi0KhLpcWFaermXUXrp0GsfTrMh51J8/edit?usp=sharing

Fandom Forward Fan Activism Coalition Report: https://fandomforward.org/coalitionreport

Check out Hashtag Ruthless Productions and Lark's many pods here: https://hashtagruthless.com/

Follow Elizabeth on Instagram @Swords.And.Sweets

Folllow Basma on all platforms @BookishBasma

Check out The Barakah Book Club here: https://www.instagram.com/barakahbookclub/?hl=en

Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, on TikTok @erica.SeaweedBrain

Merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682

Feeling super generous? You can financially support the show here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ericaito1

Sponsorship:

Today's episode is brought to you in part by Athletic Greens! To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING. Take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance!

Today's episode is also brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit Betterhelp.com/seaweedbrain for 10% off your first month!

Today's episode is also brought to you by Magic Spoon. Get your next delicious bowl of guilt-free cereal at magicspoon.com/SEAWEED and use the code SEAWEED to save $5 off.

Carter and Erica are joined by Robert from The Dam Meme Page, Meg from The Monstrous Woman Podcast, and Fran from The Best Dam Camp Podcast to cover the first Trials of Apollo book: The Hidden Oracle! That's right! We're doing the ENTIRE BOOK IN ONE GO BABY! That means Solangelo content, meeting Lester Papadopoulos/Meg McCaffrey, and visiting Wikipedia to learn some Roman history. Not to mention the dramatic return of a certain NOT dead demigod, crumbs of Big Brother Percy <3, and plenty of conversation surrounding Capitalism as the ultimate evil! We hope this episode is long enough to cover all the ~good~ stuff, and not too long to dwell in the ~ehhh~ stuff.

Featuring:

Fran from The Best Dam Camp Podcast

Robert from The Dam Meme Page and Entering Storybrooke (our other podcast!)

Megan from The Monstrous Woman Podcast

Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, on TikTok @erica.SeaweedBrain 

Merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682

Feeling super generous? You can financially support the show here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ericaito1

Sponsorship:

Today's episode is brought to you in part by Athletic Greens! To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING. Take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance!

Today's episode is also brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit Betterhelp.com/seaweedbrain for 10% off your first month!

Today's episode is also brought to you by Magic Spoon. Get your next delicious bowl of guilt-free cereal at magicspoon.com/SEAWEED and use the code SEAWEED to save $5 off.

WELCOME TO SEASON THREE FRIENDS! We're back with returning guest Jackson Bunis and brand new guest Mike Mason to discuss Magnus Chase Book 1: The Sword of Summer in its entirety! (WARNING: This episode WILL contain SPOILERS for all of Magnus Chase Book 1 as well as small bits of Book 2) We're talking Nprse Mythology, Samirah Al-Abbas, Magnus's two gay dads, evolved first person narration, mutual consent with magical weapons, and Rick's totally real secret plan to create an INFINITY WAR within the Riordanverse. *also sorry Carter's audio is a little junk-- that was a technical issue on our end. We'll have it fixed next week!* Carter's Recommended Reading: Andrew Solomon, Far from the Tree is generally about forms of difference that are not shared between parents and children and theorizing them all in comparison Rosemarie Garland Thomson, Extraordinary Bodies is early disability studies and some stuff about disability representation in media Mike's socials: TikTok: @mikebmason Twitter: @mikebmason Instagram: @mike.mason_ Jackson's Fundraising Message: "My Mom is 4 years cancer free and that is a reason to celebrate!!!! This year, my dad and I are riding, and I and have committed to raising $4,000 for Dana Farber Cancer Institute so that I can say thank you to all of the doctors, nurses, surgeons and everyone else who helped my mom and our family! 100% of all donations go directory to cancer research and treatment. Please help me hit my goal and no donation is too small! Donations of $15 and $20 will get me there in no time!” You can donate here: https://profile.pmc.org/JB0840

We're back with our QUEEN, the New York Times Bestselling author Graci Kim to celebrate her SEQUEL, The Last Fallen Moon! Available on shelves NOW! We discuss Graci's writing process, the possibility of crossover with other mythological underworlds, and stanning Lee Min-ho. BONUS, you'll also find out who Graci's favorite BTS member is! Order the Last Fallen Moon from your local bookstore, and check out Graci's website here: https://www.gracikim.com/ Follow Graci on Instagram @GraciKimWrites and Twitter @GraciKim Don't forget to check out all the Rick Riordan Presents novels here: https://rickriordan.com/rick-riordan-presents/

We have FINISHED THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS AND REACHED OUR SECOND BIRTHDAY!!?!? So much to celebrate, and we're lucky enough to have lots of friends to celebrate with! Join us for some party games, AKA discussions questions submitted by listeners, and play-along trivia!

Featuring:

Darien from The Podcast of Poseidon

Robert from the Dam Meme Page and Entering Storybrooke (our other podcast!)

Megan from The Monstrous Woman Podcast 

Owen from Through the Mist

Kate from The Dam Snackbar

Lochlyn from We Accidentally Vaporized Our Podcast

Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, on TikTok @erica.SeaweedBrain

Merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682

Sponsorship:

Today's episode is brought to you in part by Athletic Greens! To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING. Take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance!

Today's episode is also brought to you buy BetterHelp. Visit Betterhelp.com/seaweedbrain for 10% off your first month!

Wow. WOW. We made it?!?! THE END of the book AND the series. Join Carter, Erica, Blue, and Josh as they discuss Octavian's demise, Piper's regression, Leo's death, our FINAL PERCABETH scene, and whether or not skeletal butterflies are really the best visualization for Nico catching feels <3333 PLUS Blue surprises us with some fireside reflection questions. THANK YOU for sticking with us this far.

We'll be back next week with a FINALE episode wrapping up the entire Heroes of Olympus featuring SEVERAL Riordanverse podcasters you know and love.

You can follow Blue @im_blu3 and Josh @joshua_paulton on Instagram

Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, on TikTok @erica.SeaweedBrain

Merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682

Sponsorship: 

Today's episode is brought to you in part by Athletic Greens! To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING. Take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance!

Today's episode is also brought to you buy BetterHelp. Visit Betterhelp.com/seaweedbrain for 10% off your first month!

We've arrived at our PENULTIMATE Heroes of Olympus episode with returning guest Blue and her irl HUSBAND Josh! Together, we journey into Jason's final POV, the battle between the demigods and the giants, being slapped back to Long Island, and the big (big?) final Gaea battle. There is MUCH to say about the culmination of Jason's arc, Percy nearly fist fighting Zeus, and Hera's role in all this. Not to mention everyone suddenly remembering The Lost Hero. Strap in, friends, we're almost there.

You can follow Blue @im_blu3 and Josh @joshua_paulton on Instagram

Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, on TikTok @erica.SeaweedBrain

Merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682

Sponsorship: Today's episode is brought to you in part by Athletic Greens! To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING. Take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance!

We're back with Podcast of Poseidon in Nico's POV to break down every tiny bit of SOLANGELO SET UP!!! Not to mention a wealth of dramatic Ghost King catchphrases, Octavian's lackluster villainhood, the bossy caregiver dynamic, and final set up for the final battle of the entire series.

You can follow Podcast of Poseidon on Instagram @PodcastofPoseidon, and on Twitter @PoseidonPod, listen to their show here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01YK2bZe8lIQKDZkqwrN92?si=02eb3ee8901d46d1

Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, on TikTok @erica.SeaweedBrain

Merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682

Sponsorship: Today's episode is brought to you in part by Athletic Greens! To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING. Take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance!

Featuring brand new guests, DJ and Darien from the Podcast of Poseidon! We are in Piper's POV in Athens and LOVING every second of her big hero finale. PLUS, the FINAL PERCABETH MOMENT??!?! EVER??!!?

You can follow Podcast of Poseidon on Instagram @PodcastofPoseidon, and on Twitter @PoseidonPod, listen to their show here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01YK2bZe8lIQKDZkqwrN92?si=02eb3ee8901d46d1

Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, on TikTok @erica.SeaweedBrain

Merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682

Molly and Maddy from Fatal Flaw are back to help us discuss REYNA'S EPIC SACRIFICE!!! Truly perhaps the greatest non-Percabeth moment in The Heroes of Olympus. We've arrived at Camp Half-Blood with the Athena Parthenos. Reyna is dubbed Horse Friend (friend to all wingéd horses), Mike Kahale is back, Tyson and Ella are back, and, most unfortunately, Orion is back.

You can follow Fatal Flaw @FatalFlawPJO on instagram and twitter! Follow Molly @Molly_Thal and Maddy @MyKindofMaddy

Listen to their show here: https://open.spotify.com/show/59bdKtq1FPwrWViDCVQkMw?si=7eae18a8c0d8435a

Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, on TikTok @erica.SeaweedBrain

Merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682

Sponsorship: Today's episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens! To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING. Take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance!