About this episode

Michael Hollis returns to discuss chapters 49-51A of House of Hades, focusing on various pop culture references and character developments.

After covering the initial Calypso chapters on his first TNO appearance, Michael Hollis makes his return in honor of her return in House of Hades! Topics include: The Chum Bucket, closets, Tumblr, rocketry, Project Hail Mary, Calypso’s return, Uncharted, functional front yard, Bob the Plant, makeup, meringue, the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Dylan O'Brien, parent meddling, Cabin Michael, and more! [Ch. 51A stopping point is after Leo's new discovery in the sand] TNO Live in the Northeastern U.S.: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live Bonus ep on Percy Jackson's Greek Gods: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon — 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…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Schubert

Guest: Michael Hollis

Topics covered

• Percy Jackson
• Greek mythology
• Calypso
• literature analysis
• pop culture references
• character development

Keywords

• House of Hades
• Calypso
• Dylan O'Brien
• Percy Jackson
• Greek mythology
• literature
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: House of Hades, Project Hail Mary, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Uncharted

Places: Northeastern U.S., Cabin Michael

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