Episode #137 – Blind Optimism

On Prophecy Radio episode #137, Karen and Kristen chat about The Red Pyramid chapters 29 and 30! They also talk about a bunch of book news from Rick Riordan, Roseanne A. Brown, and Roshani Chokshi. New episodes of Prophecy Radio will air every other week. All discussions are PG-13.

News and Updates (00:11:32)

• Kristen talks about her trip to Maine!
• We loved Rick’s Pride post.
• Have you picked up your copy of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: A Guide to Gods & Monsters?
• Will you be picking up a copy of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 tie-in novel?
• Roseanne A. Brown has a new duology coming out in 2027 and we are SO EXCITED.
• Did you catch the cover of The Swan’s Daughter: A Possibly Doomed Love Story by Roshani Chokshi?

The Red Pyramid discussion (00:27:37)

• We kick off with our The Red Pyramid chapter 29 discussion.
• Time to drive through Interstate 10 in Texas!
• Bast is great at “borrowing” vehicles–but don’t worry, no one will be missing this one. We think.
• Carter has a theory. What do we think of it?
• What does Kristen think is going on with Desjardins?
• Who would YOU trust to drive the vehicle?
• Sadie does NOT want Carter to ask her any questions.
• We get some great insight into what is going on with Bast.
• There’s NO WAY this will be relevant in the next chapter, right?
• Why did Anubis appear so hot to Sadie?
• Did Rick know what Bast’s plan was when he wrote this chapter?
• Carter needs some alone time with his sword BUT IT’S NOT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
• Horus is great at talking when you don’t want him to and terrible at talking when you do.
• What does Kristen think of Zia’s motivations?
• Uh, what’s this about not trusting Amos??
• Favorite scenes and favorite lines, as always.
• Time for our Red Pyramid chapter 30 discussion.
• Cats love to pounce, even if driving to the top of a mountain is super inconvenient.
• Why does Carter feel like this place is familiar?
• They need to speak into the water to make Nepthys appear, but Carter and Khufu are not liking the vibes.
• Despite it being a quick interaction, the immigrant family crossing the boarder seems like a poignant part of this chapter given everything going on these days.
• Sadie goes down, so it’s Carter’s time to shine. Too bad he has to take on a 20-foot tall god names Sobek.
• Carter proves himself in the fight, especially because he’s able to control Horus.
• Bast is gone, but probably not forever. …Right!?
• They’ve still got problems, but at least Philip of Macedonia is there to save them!
• Oh, and Uncle Amos. But can they trust him??
• Favorite scenes and favorite lines.

Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 138, where we’ll discuss The Red Pyramid chapters 31 and 32, as well as get you up to date on whatever Percy Jackson news might pop up.

This episode’s hosts are: Karen and Kristen

Each episode, Prophecy Radio‘s hosts will discuss any official news coming out of Camp Half-Blood before doing a chapter by chapter reread of Percy Jackson or one of Rick Riordan’s other seri