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Prophecy Radio: A Percy Jackson Podcast

Prophecy Radio: A Percy Jackson Podcast

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 We are Prophecy Radio: A Percy Jackson Podcast. Dedicated to all things Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, and the master of middle grade mythology. Listen in for our chapter by chapter breakdowns, adaptation updates, Rick Riordan Presents discussions and anything else that comes along. Give us a listen, and join this awesome community. All ages welcome! Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Episode #143 - Nesting Dolls of Horror

    Episode #143 - Nesting Dolls of Horror
    Oct 18 2025
    On Prophecy Radio episode #143, Karen and Kristen catch up on some news odds and ends, including some new Percy Jackson and the Olympians character posters. They also discuss The Red Pyramid chapters 39 and 40, including their favorite moments and a few very significant twists and turns. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air every other week. All discussions are PG-13. News and Updates (00:24:11) Character posters, ya'll!A trio poster that might be a repeat, but just in case you haven't seen it yet. Rick took a photo with our new Zoe Nightshade and her significantly annotated book.These kids are getting to do all kinds of stunts. Steph Lurie dressed up to put Mark and Rick on trial at the Texas Book FestivalHappy Birthday, Virginia Kull! The Red Pyramid discussion (00:30:50) Mini recap, in case you need a refresher.Let's talk about chapter 39.We take a minute to coo over Rick's narrative style in this book.Zia confounds us with some pertinent but infuriating advice.Set's secret name is underwhelming, but we discuss how that might have been inevitable.Isis warns SadieSadie's visions could have each been their own chapter. For sure.Who will sit on these 3 thrones?A touching father/daughter moment to ease the pain.The tale of the four Kanes. Her mother saw what was coming, her father did what he had to do, and now Sadie and Carter must see it all through.Isis and Sadie merge and we get our rainbow-warrior-goddess moment.Favorite lines and Favorite momentsTime for the penultimate chapter discussion!Sadie's dual vision might be one of the cooler story-telling devices I've read in a long time.Time for a trip to the capital!The real enemy is finally brought into the light.Sadie and Carter have a moment.Two twists in a row really show how much has been going on that we couldn't see earlier in the story.Set was being used just like he was puppeteering Amos.The enemy of my enemy might just come in useful later on, so we might have to spare them.This Zia twist is one we definitely didn't see coming.Desjardins is pissed and astonished at the Kane's willpower.Favorite lines and Favorite moments Feedback (01:32:10) Longtime listener David Ludwig shares some of the Court of the Dead book tour fun from Denver!Here's that cocoa puff video in case you are interested! Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 144, where we'll wrap up our discussion of The Red Pyramid with chapter 41, as well as get you up to date on more Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan news. 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 series. Follow Us: Instagram // Facebook // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at prophecyradiopodcast@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show. Prophecy Radio is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast, ReWatchable, and Not About The Weather, and for all our latest articles about the stories we're passionate about.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Episode #142 – Suddenly, Fruit Bat!

    Episode #142 – Suddenly, Fruit Bat!
    Oct 2 2025
    On Prophecy Radio episode #142, Karen and Kristen dissect the latest Percy Jackson and the Olympians news, plus the release of The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. They also discuss The Red Pyramid chapters 37 and 38, including their favorite moments and what they think will happen next. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air every other week. All discussions are PG-13. News and Updates (00:10:37) The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro is officially out in the world!Did you get any of the special editions? (We definitely did.)Did you see the pictures and videos of Rick signing books and Funkos? Leah turned 16 last month!Do these Percy Jackson and the Olympians behind-the-scenes clips mean we’ll be getting another BTS documentary??We go through a slightly older Entertainment Weekly article to discuss the next Senior Year Adventures book.When can we expect the third and final Senior Year book to come out?Rick is strictly a middle grade author, and we’re cool with that.What other gods would make for good series fodder a la Trials of Apollo?Other character-centric books are still on the table, and boy do we want them! The Red Pyramid discussion (00:29:14) All right, let’s refresh our brains on what happened last time.Good. Now we can jump into The Red Pyramid chapter 37.Why does Set keep flickering between forms?We’ve really come around on Amos since we learned the truth.Set is SO sassy, and we’re kind of here for it.Horus still wants to take over Carter’s body, and Carter is still telling him no.Uh, where the heck is Nephthys?Sadie protecc.Thank goodness Carter figures out what Zia meant when she told him not to resist.Carter turns into a total badass!Favorite lines and favorite scenes.All right, time to jump into The Red Pyramid chapter 38.Carter having fun fighting and beating up on Set is slightly concerning.Why do they BOTH bleed black?They’re about to bring down the house, so Carter tricks Set into becoming a fruit bat and then drags him outside the pyramid.Will Sadie be able to free their dad from the throne and his sarcophagus?We kind of already knew how to defeat Set, but he really lays it out for Carter.Did we feel bad about what happened to Desjardins?We totally did not expect Set to put the capstone on top of the pyramid.Sadie is a freaking rainbow, y’all!What name could Sadie have shouted?We wanted to read the next chapter SO BAD!But we discuss our favorite lines and favorite moments instead. Feedback (01:09:31) Ensign_Davies and Maria write in to tell us what they think of The Court of the Dead.Caoimhe is super excited about Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2, and she let’s us know one of our previous episodes was missing links. That’s all fixed now! Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 143, where we’ll discuss The Red Pyramid chapters 39 and 40, as well as get you up to date on more Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan news. 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 series. Follow Us: Instagram // Facebook // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at prophecyradiopodcast@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show. Prophecy Radio is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast, ReWatchable, and Not About The Weather, and for all our latest articles about the stories we’re passionate about.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode #141 - Egyptian Flower Metaphors

    Episode #141 - Egyptian Flower Metaphors
    Sep 18 2025
    On Prophecy Radio episode #141, Karen and Kristen discuss the latest Percy Jackson and the Olympians news that they can find, including some minor casting they've overlooked, and some Rick Riordan Presents books and authors to make note of. We also breakdown The Red Pyramid chapters 35 and 36. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air every other week. All discussions are PG-13. News and Updates (00:16:25) Karen gets us caught up on her trip to New Orleans for her writing convention, as well as all the fun activities she found to do around town.Kristen has decidedly less to update on, but she's happy about some downtime in the middle of a busy September.No big official casting notices, but a couple things to keep in mind.The actor credited as Kronos in season 1: Will they show up as Kronos later, too?A camper credited as 'Sarah' is played by Threnody Tsai. Just in case that comes in handy later.Karen reached out on Insta to see if anyone could think of what season 3 characters we might still see cast.Grizzlymike718 reminded us about Apollo, Dr. Thorne, and Atlas. (As well as a few more very minor characters)Afantastyfanatic added in Oceanus and Rachel Elizabeth Dare.Final reminder that you can pick up your copy of A Court of the Dead VERY soon! It Lurks in the Night by Sarah Dass will arrive on January 27, 2026.The paperback for Serwa Boateng's Guide to Saving the World by Roseanne A. Brown comes out on April 7, 2026We have a host of books being published in the next year from RRP authors via other publishing channels as well. A good variety of adult, fantasy, and even a little horror thrown in. The Red Pyramid discussion (00:38:05) Let's get started with our The Red Pyramid chapter 35 discussion.First up: the mini-recap.Sadie's ba travels to London where she seems some truly disturbing visions and is confronted by the truth that Carter would probably make a better ruler than her. Rude.Zia wakes Sadie to have a quick heart to heart with the boys away.Sadie puts her foot in her mouth for a second.Zia and Sadie are still at odds over what exactly is going on with Amos.Sadie makes a very specifically worded promise to Zia.Time for favorite scenes and favorite lines.And moving right along, it's time to discuss The Red Pyramid chapter 36.Our little group moves into the peace and calm of the eye of Set's storm.Time to get a little cloudy!How best to sabotage an Egyptian chaos agent from finishing his power pyramid.Why don't you contribute something helpful to the planning, Amos?!Zia is back in magical action (just a little light on the power at the moment)Amos' grand gestures are getting a little unremarkable these days.Karen is a little obsessed with all the red in that throne pyramid.From coffin to foot rest: poor Osiris.Real Amos is looking out, the other Amos is revealing something we all saw coming and didn't in equal measure.Favorite scenes and favorite lines from chapter 36.A quick bit of feedback where we wish a listener a very happy trip to see Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro on tour! Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 142, where we'll discuss The Red Pyramid chapters 37 and 38, as well as get you up to date on more Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan news. 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 series. Follow Us: Instagram // Facebook // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at prophecyradiopodcast@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show. Prophecy Radio is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast, ReWatchable, and Not About The Weather, and for all our latest articles about the stories we're passionate about.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
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