Episode #121 - Grover's Turn

Prophecy Radio episode #121 is our chance to give you all our highlights from Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1. We hit on our favorite moments, favorite characters, and talk a bit about what we would change if we had the chance. We also talk about the major Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan news, including Leah Sava Jeffries’ big win at the NAACP Image awards, as well as read some listener feedback. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air weekly, and we keep our discussions PG-13.

News and Updates (00:02:34)

• Leah won the NAACP Image award!
• She is so deserving, it’s not even funny.
• Hopefully this is just the first of many… we’re looking at you, Emmy Awards.
• There’s a new boxset with the first book in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, The Heroes of Olympus, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, and The Trials of Apollo.
• It’s the perfect gift for old Rick Riordan fans to give to new readers in their lives.
• Stacey Lee (beloved author of Winston Chu vs. The Whimsies) has a new book coming out April 23 called Kill Her Twice.
• It’s a murder mystery set in 1932 Los Angeles Chinatown.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1 favorites wrap up (00:15:13)

• Overall feelings for season 1? (Spoiler Alert: We liked it.)
• We have similar thoughts on our favorite episode.
• Kristen got into the doc first and stole all the best answers.
• We’re big fans of impertinence.
• We’re sensing a theme: We’re big fans of the show’s portrayal of Grover.
• There are some strong feelings about our favorite gods this season.
• What surprised us the most?
• Let’s face it, we all wanted season 1 to be a million episodes, but eight still felt a little short to us.
• If we were in charge, what would we have changed about Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1?

Feedback (00:52:50)

• You guys had some really wonderful reactions to our adjustments to the podcast structure. Thanks for hanging with us as we find a new normal.
• Ensign Davies reminds us that an animated Kane Chronicles adaptation would not be the death of crossover potential.

Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 122, in which we’ll be talking all things A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel, and maybe have a guest host stop by for the discussion!

This episode’s hosts are: Karen Rought and Kristen Kranz.

Each episode, our Prophecy Radio hosts and their guests will keep you up to date on the latest information coming out of Camp Half-Blood, including upcoming books and adaptation news, discuss a topic of choice, and do a chapter by chapter reread of the Percy Jackson series.

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