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• We remind you that we won’t be discussing any news about the forthcoming Disney+ show until the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes are over.
• Happy birthday, Dior Goodjohn!
• It’s time to meet Funtunfunefu-Denkyemfunefu from Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem by Roseanne A. Brown.
• And not to be left out, we also talk about Corazon from the upcoming The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi.
• Read Riordan also had a nice little check-in with the goddess Iris, and we got some cool insight into what will happen in Chalice of the Gods.
• We also now have a release date for the Lightning Thief collector’s edition.
• Lastly, we talk about AI and art after seeing a tweet on the topic from Victo Ngai.

• You can make some awesome Percy Jackson-inspired cupcakes like we did!
• We also have some other ideas for things you can bake, like these cookies or your own ambrosia/nectar.
• Have you listened to the Percy Jackson musical soundtrack lately?
• The Percy Jackson coloring book is always a good way to pass the time.
• There are so many things you can throw on in the background while you color, like, oh, a certain podcast?
• Or maybe you want to listen the audiobooks! Kristen recommends them.
• If you can travel, you should totally do a Percy Jackson tour of NYC.
• It’s completely normal to expect presents for someone else’s birthday, right?
• We also go through some of the best artwork we saw on Percy Jackson’s birthday, like this polaroid and cute little Nico/Percy scene from Soia.
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  Dududrigs drew a picture of Percy attending Blue Beetle for his birthday.
• And even the Empire State Building got in on the action.
• Thanks to Camp Half-Blood Updates, we saw this beautiful illustration of older and younger Percy from @starsarekind.
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  Hellredsky also drew a picture of Percy covered in icing.
• And then there was this beautiful illustration of the trio from @182tweets.
• We finish up Percy’s birthday by taking a couple of quizzes.
• Based on your work habits, which god are you descended from?
• Based on your college experience, which demigod are you?

• This week, we’re discussing The Red Pyramid chapter 19.
• It’s pretty cool that the entirety of the Louvre is a portal.
• Carter lost his sword, and this is such a foreign concept to us.
• If you already lost your sword, WHY WOULD YOU THROW YOUR WAND?
• Bast very helpfully throws the kids through the portal.
• We discuss the fact that the Washington Monument is the default portal in the U.S.
• Why can’t anyone read Thoth’s book? Is it because it’s too dangerous?
• For some reason Bast can’t understand why the kids prefer grilled cheese over Friskies.
• Did you know what the shape of an obelisk represented?
• Bast finally tells us more about her time being trapped in the obelisk, and honestly, it sounds horrible.
• Do we really think the monster didn’t escape?
• Sadie finally tells Carter about what Iskandar said.
• If their parents weren’t trying to release Bast, what were they trying to do!?
• We love Big Brother Carter.

• Ian shares how he celebrated Percy’s birthday with his kids.
• Robert makes us crave some blue smoothies.
• And Rachel shows off her awesome art skills!
• Thank you, Sarwat, for listening to our discussion of your book and being so supportive of the podcast!
• JustAMediaGuy wants an RRP crossover as badly as we do.