Seaweed Brain: A Percy Jackson Podcast

Happy Birthday Percy Jackson! Celebrate by joining us as we FINALLY (!) discuss The Demigod Files. We're talking Percabeth development, iconic children of the big three sass, and deciding if we are all canon in the Riordanverse.

SXSW AOC video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3312&v=JU-SE5eNt04&feature=youtu.be

Stream Hadestown: https://open.spotify.com/album/1J1yxODbNlqKbwRqJxYJUP?si=7FPhSQfpSK6s1lofTEHY8w&dl_branch=1

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller: https://www.taekeller.com/

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Ch. 4-8 ft. Caitlin from @PercabethFeelsFandom! Y'all. WE MADE IT TO ANNABETH'S POV IN TARTARUS. We are breaking down the first of many sacred Percabeth moments within this book, beginning with the ICONIC falling embrace <3.

Listen to our new specially curated Percabeth in Tartarus Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4O17lmPlVIqWjOFly4F3z6?si=e3a268ca8e6e4aff

Follow Caitlin's latest writing here: https://www.instagram.com/percabethfeelsfandom/

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Ch. 1-4 of The House of Hades ft. Owen from Through the Mist! Join us as we discuss Hazel's encounter with Hecate, both the Riordanverse lore and the mythological history behind ~the mist~ and who we think should form a magical demigod coven.

Send Owen a message @Through_Mist on Instagram or [email protected]!

"The Birth of the Term Magic" by Jan N Bremmer

"The Whitening Thief" by Maxwell T Paule

Tiktok from Maxwell T Paule on Circe

"The Mist Shed by Zeus in 'Iliad' XVII" by Jonathan Fenno

"'I Removed the Mist that Clouded your Eyes': Supernatural Vision from Homer to Sikelianos" by Michael Paschalis

More reading on masculine vs feminine story structuring: "Simply put, stories told in a conventional, masculine form are generally linear, hero-driven tales about conquest, whereas stories told with a more circular and sometimes collective feminine structure are often about overcoming obstacles in order to find connection." Conquer or Connect: Power, Patterns, and the Gendered Narrative by Professor Mary M. Dalton

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CW: This episode contains discussion surrounding events and themes present in The Song of Achilles and The Iliad including physical violence sexual violence.

Join Carter, Erica, Brayden from Return to Camp Half-Blood, and Maddy from Fatal Flaw for a book club conversation on The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller where we visit the conveniently provided discussion questions at the back of the book!

Learn more about Madeline Miller and her work here!

Referenced New York Times Review.

"He Wants to Save Classics from Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?" NYTimes article on Professor Dan-el Padilla Peralta by Rachel Poser

Stream Six: The Musical!

We celebrate finishing another book by listening to your voice memos, thoughts, and feelings on The Mark of Athena!

PS- Keep your volume adjust button handy, we can't level out the audio when we use this fun convenient Anchor feature

"I Have Friends" - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

It's time. The finale of the Mark of Athena. Annabeth's final face off with Arachne and THE. PERCABETH. FALL. Featuring Brayden from Return to Camp Half-Blood and Robert from Into the Riordanverse/The Dam Meme Page! Our Percabeth Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5p2MMnqOLR0vt5ZfygcgJg?si=35264571e57a449b Our Special Episode about our Percabeth Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZXyYpd1yNdnUwr4x8MtGp?si=7fB3IVIsRpi-9QSPpCZ64w&dl_branch=1 This episode is brought to you by Omio who wants to help you leave your house this summer by offering five percent off your next booking. Just head to Omio.com and use the code OMIO5 at checkout! https://omio.sjv.io/c/2544961/1078765/7385

Ch. 37-45 + SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo! Ft. Molly from Fatal Flaw! In today's special penultimate MoA episode we talk about where each SOUR song belongs in the PJO universe, Leo's big moment at the Archimedes Workshop, and even more painful Jiper red flags. Plus Percy/Jason/Piper's escape from drowning in the Nymphaeum and nearly being devoured by evil old hags!

Skip to 23:00 for the actual book discussion!

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Ch. 29-37, Pure Percy and Annabeth POV with returning guest Ola Amokomowo! Percy is feeling like maybe he's not the main character anymore, getting humbled by every new challenge he faces, and wondering if, given the chance, he'd save Annabeth... or the quest. Annabeth on the other hand is being #AnxiousAvoidant, getting ready to go solo on her near impossible mission to locate and rescue the Athena Parthenos. Together, they have a lunch date on the river Tiber, our last calm Percabeth moment for, well, a while. Plus, perhaps the greatest Riordanverse Villain intro of all time!

Ch. 21-28! With returning guest Jackson Bunis, we talk underwater mermaid Camp Half-Blood, Frank/Leo tension, Piper's angst as she and Jason have their turn in the stables (surprise it is literally so awkward and sad), finally some tea on the Athena Parthenos, and Piper's #GirlBoss glow up as she takes down Hercules himself.

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To celebrate the Launch of The Last Fallen Star (the latest Rick Riordan Presents middle grade book!), we are joined by author Graci Kim to talk all things diaspora and belonging, plus superhero culture, the Revised Romanization of Korean, and advice for all you aspiring writers out there :) 

"Ultimately that true magic that we are all searching for is in us, is in all of us, but it's specifically in our actions and the choices we make every day. It's what we do that makes us magical."

Learn more about the book here: https://www.giftedclans.com/

Graci's insta: @gracikimwrites

Graci's twitter: @gracikim

You can follow Graci's friends and fellow writers (the #kimchingoos) on twitter here:

Sarah Suk: Made in Korea, @sarahaelisuk

Jessica Kim: Stand Up, Yumi Chung, @jesskimwrites

Susan Lee: Seoulmates, @susanleewrites

Grace Shim: Upcoming!, @gracemisplaced1