Episode #134 – It’s a God Thing

On Prophecy Radio episode #134, Karen and Kristen return to The Red Pyramid with their discussion of chapters 23 and 24! They also talk about Rick Riordan’s love of high-quality boxes, as well as some minor Percy Jackson and the Olympians news. New episodes of Prophecy Radio will air every other week. All discussions are PG-13.

News and Updates (00:07:24)

• Independent Bookstore Day is on April 26–go support your local shop if you can!!
• Did you catch Rick Riordan unboxing his Emmys?
• The Dad vibes are strong with this video!
• Jay Duplass will not return as Hades in Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2–but all is not lost.
• We love how much his kids love Percy Jackson, which means the likelihood of him coming back for Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 3 is pretty high.
• We can’t remember if we discussed the Gray Sisters casting from D23 2024, but we’re doing it now!
• Where do we know Sandra Bernhard, Kristen Schaal, and Margaret Cho from?

The Red Pyramid discussion (00:19:45)

• Let’s start with The Red Pyramid chapter 23.
• Sadie is human again! We find out how she did it.
• Nobody woke Carter for lunch, but that’s the least of his worries right now.
• Bast thinks Set might not be the one at the top of the food chain here, and that’s definitely cause for concern.
• It’s time to head to Memphis–and this time they’re not “borrowing” a car, though Bast still requires a convertible.
• There’s a lot of atmospheric description to this book, and we’re all for it.
• Baboons playing basketball is probably a good indication that a god is nearby.
• Carter is NOT great at basketball, but we find out why it’s so important to him.
• We love how hard Sadie is working to be kind to him about this.
• Finally, we get to meet Toth, the god of wisdom, as well as all of his ibis receptionists.
• Is it weird that the Greeks likened him to Hermes?
• Ah, yes, the importance of astrology and leechcraft.
• The way Thoth’s powers are portrayed was super interesting and makes you wonder how powerful he is.
• We get some important backstory about the relationship between Horus, Isis, Set, and Thoth.
• Thoth seems to be a bit of a contradiction–highly intelligent and yet not very observant.
• Knowing a creature’s actual name has such power, and we love this concept.
• How can Sadie hold a goddess at bay if she was also having trouble with her sense of self enough to struggle coming out of her kite form?
• Did we all feel on a spiritual level how much Thoth didn’t want to read his old work, or was that just us?
• Was this chapter too long and too full of information to really comprehend everything?
• Time for our favorite lines and favorite moments!
• Now it’s time to head to Graceland in The Red Pyramid chapter 24.
• Was Elvis a magician? All signs point to yes.
• Seriously, though, music really is magical.
• It must be so weird to be at Graceland with no tourists.
• STOP DESTROYING NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
• Karen really wants to know what type of lizard Carter was turned into.
• Sadie is SO resourceful, and we loved seeing how she defeated the magicians.
• This time, we DO know what kind of reptile is on the page–and it’s a big one!
• How d