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Chapter 40: Zoë's Constellation Prize
It's our last episode for The Titan's Curse! We finish with the death of Zoë Nightshade and the fantastical world of constellations. Then we wrap with a Major Announcement!
Chapter 39: Atlas Needs a Chiropractor
Atlas is a titan who was forced to hold the sky on his shoulders for all eternity. So, how did the name become associated with big books of maps?
Chapter 38: Cats Are Dragons!
DRAGONS
That's it. That's the description.
Chapter 37: Athena's Not Like Other Girls
Athena isn’t just some goddess. She just, like, better than other girls, ya know?
Chapter 36: Talos Broke Our Brains with Owen (Through the Mist)
Listen. This started out as a normal episode about Talos with Owen (he/him) from Through the Mist podcast.
But then somebody (Darien) had to go and ask if the giant robot was alive. And all Tartarus broke loose.
Chapter 35: What Makes a Good Aphrodite? with Sam (The Chaos-Cast)
Time to celebrate the ultimate Messy Bitch™: Aphrodite! Sam from The Chaos-Cast joins the pod to discuss Aphrodite as the goddess of self-love, beauty being in the eye of the beholder, and why a mortal man will NOT get away with stabbing a goddess.
Chapter 34: The Lotus Eaters (Is Time a Cult?)
This week, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) explore have a tiny piece of The Odyssey that became a massive plot point in the PJO books. We're finally talking about the Lotus Eaters.
Chapter 33: The 12 Memes of Hercules with Robert Gaymer (thedammemepage)
Discussing the Labors of Hercules is far too great a challenge for the siblings to take on alone. Fortunately, they've got Robert Gaymer (they/them) of @thedammemepage, Into the Riordanverse, and Entering Storybrooke to help them on this daring quest!
Chapter 32: Is There an Apollo in the House? with Maddy (Fatal Flaw)
This week, real medical professional Maddy, RN BSN (she/her), of Fatal Flaw joins the podcast to discuss mythological medical professional, Apollo!
Chapter 31: Hunting for Artemis with Skylar Barsanti
Skylar Barsanti (she/her) returns to the pod with a book of essays, lessons on goddess archetypes, and hot takes about the Riordanverse.
Chapter 30: We Join the Hunters of Artemis with Fran McMahon
Podcaster, YouTuber, and author Fran McMahon (she/her) joins the pod this week to talk about girl groups, immortality, and the importance and finding a place to belong.
Chapter 29: My Cousin Saw a Manticore at the Zoo
In Ancient Greek terms, the Hydra is like the Mothman and the Manticore is like a rhinoceros.
Chapter 28: The Titan's Curse, or Percy's Series of Big Mistakes
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) present their most chaotic episode yet as they try desperately to get through The Titan's Curse.
Chapter 27: So You Think You Know The Odyssey?
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) finish their journey through the Sea of Monsters with a proper look at Homer's epic poem. Turns out, there's a lot they didn't know about the story everyone thinks they know.
Chapter 26: The Golden Fleece Could Have Been a Really Nice Banana
Hold on to your film studies degree, kids; Leo Garcia (he/him) (AKA GeekScorpio/Gaming Theater Presents) joins us to talk myths, MacGuffins, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Chapter 25: Polyphemus' Sympathetic Disney Prequel
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) talk hospitality, hubris, and monster friends.
Chapter 24: Lo-fi Siren Songs To Jump Off A Ship To
In the Odyssey, Homer depicted sirens as mysterious musicians with all the world's knowledge. Later storytellers transformed sirens into... sexy naked ladies. And we hate that.
Chapter 23: Circe's a Goddess and Samantha Can Do Better
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) get washed up on the island of the original witchy woman: Circe.
Chapter 22: Would You Rather (Charybdis and Scylla Edition)
So, you need to get past the dreaded oceanic beasts Charybdis and Scylla. How do you survive with your ship and crew intact? DJ has a pretty good idea.
Chapter 21: We Don’t Hail Hydra
How would you kill the Hydra? Obviously not by cutting off its head.