About this episode

Mike Schubert and guest Paul Caiola discuss chapters 43-45 of The House of Hades, covering various pop culture references and themes.

WE ARE BACK IN THE STUDIO FOR AN EPISODE! Paul of the That Aged Well podcast makes his glorious return for our first non-live show House of Hades episode of TNO! Topics include: the Nico reveal, routines, planners, The Breakfast Club, chartreuse/vermillion, disco-age mullets, Caddyshack, sports in movies, Wolf House Winery, Ken Jennings, dueling Eartha Kitt, imbecile, curse words, CATS, Messica, LeBron James, frostbite, Heated Rivalry, X-Men, high school sweethearts, Van Leeuwen’s, Levain bakery, Broadway, The Pitt, puns, and more! TNO live: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch — Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert • Editor: Sherry Guo • Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle • Art: Jessica E. Boyd — About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Schubert

Guest: Paul Caiola

Topics covered

• House of Hades
• Percy Jackson
• pop culture
• movies
• sports
• mythology

Keywords

• House of Hades
• Percy Jackson
• Paul Caiola
• pop culture
• mythology
• movies
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: That Aged Well

Books & works: The Breakfast Club, Caddyshack, CATS, X-Men

Places: Wolf House Winery, Van Leeuwen’s, Levain bakery, Broadway, The Pitt

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• 233 | The House of Hades Ch. 57–59 w/ McKenna Finley · July 20, 2026 · 1h 17m
• 232 | The House of Hades Ch. 53–56 w/ Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions · July 13, 2026 · 1h 16m
• 231 | The House of Hades Ch. 51B–52 w/ Dr. Steven Parra · July 6, 2026 · 1h 14m
• 230 | The House of Hades Ch. 49–51A w/ Michael Hollis · June 29, 2026 · 1h 3m
• 229 | The House of Hades Ch. 46–48 w/ Sherry Guo · June 22, 2026 · 1h 12m

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