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242 | The Blood of Olympus Ch. 3–4 w/ Genna Buck

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 01:22:10

THE DESIGNATED CANADIAN IS BACK (and also Buck). Genna returns to cover more of the Jason-narrated intro to Heroes of Olympus Book 5! Topics include: The Extrovert’s Curse, memories, phone photos, staplers, Aunt Beryl, boring allegations, cramming, the Great British Bake-Off, P.D. Eastman, dust, Wolverine, potato guns, fake money, Spider-Man & MJ, Parks & Rec, Broccolius, DCOM humor, Pierce My Bain, hair, Dr. Steven Parra’s Medical Advice, Citizen Kane, and more!

Greek Myth Improv Replay: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live

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241 | The Blood of Olympus Ch. 1–2 w/ Beth Eyre

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 01:27:07

West End's own, Beth Eyre, is kicking off another Heroes of Olympus book, this time Book 5 in the series! Topics include: Manchester, Guavamania Snapple, the British cover, old people texts, grey/gray, guys/lads/y’all, bifurcrum, ocean colors, high school English class, sleeping hot, challenges, Robert Pattinson, Worms, veganism and vegetarianism, Percy Pigs, besmirch, Duluth, blood pact, English muffins/crumpets, and more!

TNO Live on internet, NYC, and Philly: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live

Grandma had wheels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6rQQrP9tZ4

— Find The Newest Olympian Online —

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240 | Mythology in The House of Hades w/ Dr. Moiya McTier

Monday, September 14, 2026 • Duration 01:04:24

IT'S THE MOST MYTHOLOGICAL TIME OF THE YEARRRR(unless the calendar lines up in which there are two myth check episodes in one year, because then they'd be tied for first place)RRRRR! Dr. Moiya is back, this time to all of Mike's myth questions he asked about while covering House of Hades! Topics include:

TNO LIVESTREAM (Sep. 26) AND LIVE SHOWS: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live

GET MOIYA'S BOOK: https://bookshop.org/p/books/mothers-of-invention-a-history-of-creativity-from-the-greek-muses-moiya-mctier/95469e50f3af5334

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239 | The House of Hades Ch. 76–78 w/ Alyssa Esteban

Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 01:33:02

HOLY MOLY WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF MY FAVORITE BOOK IN THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS SERIES (thus far)! Alyssa Esteban from Breakfast in Beauclair hops in the guest chair to conclude our coverage of The House of Hades. Topics include: cheerleading, putting good into the world, ripple effects, Waffle House cyclone, Hecate, Facebook, cringe messaging, Real Life Math, Mrs. Woodman, Mario Party, Frank’s journey, Arson Judge, The Power of Friendship, the Knicks Parade, Old Yeller, Windex, Brooklyn 99, wan, halter tops, narrator predictions, Book 5 predictions, Twilight, and more!

TNO Live in MA, NY, and PA: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live

Greek Myth Improv Show & Stream: https://caveat.nyc/events/improvising-the-heros-journey-for-good-2026-09-26

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238 | The House of Hades Ch. 73–75 w/ Owen from Through The Mist

Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 01:21:01

Owen attended the TNO live show in Manchester that kicked off our coverage of Heroes of Olympus Book 4 and very politely requested to be the guest for these chapters. Well 87 years later, we've made it a reality! Topics include: Rita Repulsa, Power Rangers, Wonder Man, The Pantheon, The Best Nest, deep myth pulls, chess, nonstandard elevators, ether, Indiana Jones, Luke Skywalker, tendrils, Pokémon, Team Fortress 2, Lord of the Rings, 1 health, flavor text, Kingdom Hearts IV, The Force, and more!

TNO in MA and PA: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live

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237 | The House of Hades Ch. 69–72 w/ Paul Caiola & Sequoia Simone (LIVE in Brooklyn!)

Monday, August 24, 2026 • Duration 01:17:38

Live from New York, it's The Newest Olympian! I'm joined on stage by two fan-favorite guests, Sequoia Simone of Professional Talkers and Paul Caiola of That Aged Well! We cover the four chapters deemed MOST HYPE END-OF-BOOK CHAPTERS by the TNO patrons! Then, we're joined by two special guests, Robert Gaymer and Sherry Guo, for Q&A! Topics include: NY-specific jokes, cursing, Brooklyn, Florence, Hocus Pocus, Toy Story, The Secret Life of Alex Mack, The Elite Four, Tiny Tony™️, Game 4, Spider-Man, One Night Only AKA Sex Purge, Alanis Morissette, phlebotomies, OG Anunoby, jerkin, DM Rick, elevators, Coco, the Serenity Prayer, elevators, muzak, Copacabana, Jimmy Buffett, Buffy: the Vampire Slayer, and more!

WATCH THE IMPROV SET: https://youtu.be/iErQ3OIVWdI

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION OF ACT 1: https://www.patreon.com/thenewestolympian/posts/tno237-preview-166891411

SEE TNO ON TOUR: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live

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236 | The House of Hades Ch. 66–68 w/ Phoebe Corde & Emily Garber

Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 01:15:43

The Monster Donut duo is here at long last for a House of Hades episode! Come for the chapter breakdowns, stay for the Latin pop quiz Emily gives Mike. Topics include: The Odyssey, Lupita Nyong’o, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Emily Wilson, Leo’s depiction, the Percy Jackson Cookbook, historical food, barley, ergot, allyship, gift shops, catacombs, Sedlec Ossuary, NOT not-like-other-girls girls, Latin test, Mars/Ares workout merch, Legolas, softball identity crisis, good D&D DMs, and more!

TNO Live: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live

TNO NYC Video: https://www.patreon.com/thenewestolympian

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235 | The House of Hades Ch. 64–65 w/ J'Neia Stewart

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 • Duration 01:09:00

J'Neia returns to the pod to talk with Mike IN PERSON in his hotel room at [UNDISCLOSED LOCATION] in San Diego to cover one shocking Percy/Annabeth chapter and one UNREAL HEDGE LORE DROP CHAPTER. Topics include: engineering, Supernatural, Badlur’s Gate 3, insults, emoji race, quibbles and squabbles, Hades II, ton foil, Scooby Doo, the covers, Houston mosquitos, keels, financial advice, Twilight: New Moon, kilometres, the Berenstain Bears, surprise marriage announcements, Hedge lore, Magic the Gathering, Frank Ocean, and more!

TNO in NYC: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live

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