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• Happy birthday to Jason Grace and Leo Valdez!
• A lot of people are searching for Percy Jackson and the Olympians on IMDb!
• We are once again asking you to follow all the cast and crew on social media (or at least follow @updatespercy).
• Dior seems delightful, and we talk a bit about her Instagram Live from the other day.
• You wanted more summer status updates from Read Riordan? You got it!
• Remember how we were talking about ILM the other day? There’s a documentary coming out soon.
• Tehlor Kay Mejia’s Lucha of the Night Forest got a cover.

• There’s so much to talk about when it comes to Athena, so we’ll do our best to get through as much as we can!
• Needless to say, Athena had an unconventional birth.
• From the get-go, this goddess was the definition of impressive.
• But how did she get her clothes and weapons!?
• She’s got a very iconic look, though there are some discrepancies.
• Kristen has an idea for that, thanks to Black Panther.
• Athena’s cool and all, but why did she have to invent math!?
• Did you know BOTH of Athena’s sacred animals?
• Do you think Lizzo ever thanks Athena for her flute skills?
• Would you trade your sight to talk to birds?
• Have you ever heard of Pallas Athena?
• Do you think Athena and Pallas were lovers?
• Bet you can’t guess how Athena had her child with Hephaestus.
• It’s weird that we don’t find it weird.
• Now it’s time to talk about Athena’s rivalry with Poseidon.
• Karen had an incident with a bird when she was a kid. She is not a fan.
• Again, why did Medusa get punished and not Poseidon!?
• Athena gave Arachne a chance to take back what she’d said about her.
• But Arachne had some good points to make with her tapestry.
• Athena still had to prove a point, much to Arachne’s detriment.
• Kristen definitely has a spider scream.
• Hate not ate.
• What does Athena look like in the Percy Jackson series?
• Athena and Annabeth’s powers are a bit more passive but still awesome.
• But really, what CAN’T Athena do?
• Did you know the word for making brain children!?
• It’s pretty special that Athena is such a fair and just goddess (even if she still has her own flaws).
• Is it weird that we associate Athena with the Statue of Liberty?
• Let’s get into our fancasts for the goddess Athena!
• If you’ve seen the trailer for The Woman King, you’ll know who Karen’s first pick is.
• Kristen’s next pick is a bit younger than Karen’s, but she’s just as powerful of an actor.
• Karen has another Marvel pick for her second choice.
• The reason Kristen picked her next choice is very…specific.
• Next up is an actress who already has some ties to the Greek gods.
• Then we talk about the youngest actor on our list.
• The Marvel actors just keep coming, but Karen’s next choice might be a surprising one.
• Speaking of surprising, Kristen’s also got another interesting pick.
• Lastly, Karen picks one of the greatest and wisest actresses of all time.
• And Kristen rounds us out with another outside-the-box pick.
• Our listeners also gave us a bunch of actors they’d love to see in the role!

• Let’s talk about Battle of the Labyrinth chapter 13.
• Annabeth is so upset her “friend” is dead.
• Wouldn’t you want to hear what people would say at your funeral?
• How do we feel about Percy not mentioning Calypso at all?
• What the heck is Quintus up to??
• Prophecy Count #21!
• Was that death really painless?
• Who’s the demigod wandering in the labyrinth?
• Should Sally be worrying a little bit more about Percy?
• And maybe Rachel Elizabeth Dare should have less of a death wish?
• Now we’re turning the page to Battle of the Labyrinth chapter 14.
• Thank goodness Rachel can see the way through the labyrinth.
• Why are Rachel and Annabeth fighting so much?
• Lord Antaeus is a very different kind of son of Poseidon.
• How do we feel about Luke’s reactions to Annabeth and Percy?
• Let’s talk about Ethan Nakamura!
• Once again, we are praising Percy’s level of intelligence and resourcefulness.
• Luke did not come out on top of this little fight, and he’s not happy about it.

• Ian loved our discussion of Disney’s Hercules, and so did we!
• We second Phoebe’s idea to include a Hercules song in Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
• And then we go off the rails and come up with more ideas to tie these two properties together.