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We welcome a brand new guest to help us discuss an campy encounter with Hecate, Hecuba's rampage of terror in Astoria, the true rats of New York City, and of course, the ever present (desperation for a?) nuclear family dynamic present in this book.
You can follow Justin on socials @justinscarelli!
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With returning guest and certified young person, Thomas, we discuss the true meaning of halloween-- reflecting upon and interrogating the nuclear family structure.
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This week we are joined by a brand new guest Camille AKA @prisseusjackson to discuss the evolving post-Tartarus friendship/family dynamics of our golden trio, Chekhov’s Ghost Child On A Bike With Ghost Glasses, and the start of some Season 2 predictions!
Lion King Bathing Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNIiu7k--lg
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This week we get a lovely house tour from Hecate and learn about how to care for a geriatric hellhound and a totally metal, totally lactose intolerant mustelid.
If you're reading a long, next week we'll be switching to three chapters per episode!
Carter was rightfully confused as there are many Peter Stuyvesants (related, and famous) throughout New York history. Here is some further reading to clarify who each of these figures was, what's named after whom, and who is buried where:
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/stuyvesant-square/history
https://www.mcny.org/petrus-stuyvesant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuyvesant_family
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Joined by usual suspect Sophia Raines, we discuss the appearance of Annabeth! In her natural school environment! And new school friends! Plus-- who the heck is Peter Stuyvesant and where the heck is Leo Valdez?
Carter was rightfully confused as there are many Peter Stuyvesants (related, and famous) throughout New York history. Here is some further reading to clarify who each of these figures was, what's named after whom, and who is buried where:
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/stuyvesant-square/history
https://www.mcny.org/petrus-stuyvesant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuyvesant_family
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A brand new book AND a Thalia casting announcement!? What a week!! To kick us off on this delightful spooky adventure, it's just your main hosts today. In the words of Percy Jackson being violently awoken from a nap in English class, let's discuss "THEME!"
As we said, sorry about any audio discrepancies in this episode, we're enjoying recording on one mic while we're in the same city for once :)
AND if you're curious about the virtual book event of last night, here's a live tweeted thread :) https://x.com/seaweedbrainpod/status/1838714437957832845
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We say a fond see you later to Carter and Sadie this week as we prepare to pause Red Pyramid coverage and dive into The Wrath of the Triple Goddess next week! But first, Sadie epic power up at Graceland, Carter epic loser mode continued, and Thoth being a messy queen who lives for drama!!!
If you're here, seated for the Kane Chronicles, seriously, you're a real one.
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Featuring the brilliant Janani K. Jha (the artist formerly known as J. Maya), we discuss perhaps the two most painful chapters in history for Young Mr. Carter Kane. From getting clocked by a child in the airport to being totally destroyed on the baboon basketball court, at least Sadie is there to witness it all… and promise not to tell Dad.
Cited works:
Marcello Hernandez on male depression and going to the salon etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWAhbaQFzRw
Interpretatio graeca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpretatio_graeca
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
Be sure to check out Epic: The Wisdom Saga featuring Janani AND Janani’s new song Gladiators out now!
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Joined by returning special guest, Lilly Caines, we discuss some extremely tender moments between Carter and #BirdSadie, as well as some extremely FABULOUS moments with miss Aunt Kitty at the D.C. airport.
We lost the very end of Lilly's audio while recording, so make sure to find her @lilcaines on Instagram and @sugarcaines on Tiktok!
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Joined by returning guest and true friend of the pod, Samantha Oh, we journey through Paris, visit the Louvre, portal all the way to Washington DC, and get to know a lot more about the mysterious past of our favorite Aunt Bast.
This episode contains a LOT of referenced media, here are links to some of the pieces mentioned or discussed:
Didi, a film by Sean Wang
Eighth Grade, a film by Bo Burnham
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Jujutsu Kaisen (the manga and the anime)
Kilgore Trout, a character created by Kurt Vonnegut
Apeshit music video
The Louvre by Lorde
Reservation Dogs
Gravity Falls
Steven Universe
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Welcome to the pod first time guest, lifelong fangirl, and professional journalist Tamia Fowlkes! Join us as Sadie and Carter duel one another for the very first time, ISKANDAR CROAKS AND EVERYTHING CHANGES, and Carter asks Zia out?!?!!
Tamia's substack: https://tamiatalks.substack.com/
Tamia's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/15bNxwIXzBPSttQgng2ELt?si=40af07b4d2e34553Follow Tamia on Instagram @TamiaFowlkes
Follow Tamia's real serious person journalism! https://www.jsonline.com/staff/7681489001/tamia-fowlkes/
Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway: https://www.maybehappyending.com/
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SOUND THE ALARM AND WELCOME TO A SPECIAL POP EMERGENCY DISCUSSION OF THE SEASON 2 TEASER AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM D23 THIS WEEKEND!!!
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We're back with Darien from the Muses of Mythology to talk the nuances of siblings vs. friends, being #IskandarHive, variations on the theme of humanity, and of course, who is this mysterious cute boy that notices Sadie in her time travel vision?!? HMMmm??!?
Most Popular Girls in School (for reference, we do not endorse, etc): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGPkPfZU-B0
I'm sorry I can't be Howl's Moving Castle! https://x.com/seaweedbrainpod/status/18210290230083422
Darien can be heard on...
Muses of Mythology
That's the Sitch
Eragon and Back Again
And be sure to follow Muses on Instagram! @MusesofMyth
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This week we are joined by the famous Robert from The Dam Meme Page to discuss Carter and Sadie's new friend (or foe?) ZIA and, of course, how we can begin to understand this new relationship through the lens of brat summer.
Be sure to follow Robert @TheDamMemePage on every platform and listen to their Steven Universe podcast, The Bits!
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Today we are joined by true demigod Rob Rokicki, composer and lyricist of The Lightning Thief musical, to talk all about his journey in musical theatre, our mutual admiration for our favorite shared college professor (we love u Brent Wagner!!!), and OF COURSE how Paramore helped inspire Percy Jackson's own "I Want" song.
Cut From Camp Songbook: https://robrokicki.gumroad.com/l/ewhifq?layout=profile
The Lightning Thief in LONDON! https://theotherpalace.co.uk/the-lightning-thief-musical/
Follow Rob on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/53Kb4vwVPBt29WO2M3SQgc?si=_IJc6mKAQsysddsZ8Z5huQ
Follow along with all Rob's cool projects via his website: https://www.robrokicki.com/
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Joined once more by noted Bast super-fan Sophia Raines, we finally get to meet our favorite witchy aunt/cat/protector/combat magic expert! Plus, terrifying interactions with Mr. Doughboy, and meditating further on what it means to exist in a world structured not around evil vs. good, but chaos vs. order.
Check out CATS “THE JELLICLE BALL” through August 11th: https://pacnyc.org/whats-on/cats-the-jellicle-ball/
At the LGBTQ Community: https://www.facebook.com/britneyspears/videos/happy-pride-month-i-love-my-lgbtq-fans-so-much-you-all-bring-me-so-much-joy-and-/723569608403769/
Check out Sophia's required reading substack: https://sophiaraines.substack.com/
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*Slight Spoilers for Season 1 of Moon Knight on Disney Plus!!*
Joined by returning guest Phoebe from Monster Donut, we journey through some juicy lore-filled chapters in Carter's POV and discuss international nome naming conventions, sleuth on Google maps, argue Brooklyn House vs. Camp Half-Blood, think further on mixed race stories and representations, and cheers to our mutual love of Uncle Amos.
This is the song reference we couldn't name at the start of the episode lol:https://youtu.be/Zq-bncWOnJ8?si=UP_Dfe-f4sV8a7Oh
Watch Phoebe's video essay: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCan_9NlrhY4Ar6LPHKAv1tg
Check out the Monster Donut Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fZswOCFE1LxKlkES2iBev?si=4f3c525f11104d0e
Here are a couple intro articles/perspectives on the history of respectability politics in America:
"The Rise of Respectability Politics" by Fredrick C. Harris (2014)https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-rise-of-respectability-politics/
"Black Women and the Politics of Respectability: An Introduction" by Ralina L. Joseph & Jane Rhodes (2017) https://www.aaihs.org/black-women-and-the-politics-of-respectability-an-introduction/
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Joined by returning guest Sophia Raines, we get into Sadie Kane's FIRST perspective and begin to learn all about our brand new little sister! Discussion topics include her inherent emotional maturity, absolute power moves against the British police, and potentially fake posh English accent?? Plus a very complicated relationship to both sides of her family and her own sense of identity... woof. Can't wait to go on THAT journey together. Yay! Thank you for being here with us! :)
Check out Sophia's required reading substack: https://sophiaraines.substack.com/
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Joined by real live British person and inaugural Kane Chronicles guest Fran McMahon, we kick off this brand new adventure in London! Jumping into opening lore, observing early family dynamics, and of course, ranking the world's most famous Carters.
Find Fran's books here: https://francescamcmahon.com/publications
More on the British Museum's stolen artifacts: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/01/25/british-museum-lends-ghana-looted-gold-artifacts-heres-why-it-wont-fully-return-them/#:~:text=Key%20Background,colonial%20empires%20across%20the%20world.
More on the history of consuming mummies (disturbing read, warning): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/
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IT'S FINALLY TIME! THE MOMENT YOU DEMIGODS AND MAGICIANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! WE ARE KANE BOUND! And to kick us off on this thrilling new journey (and most importantly, give everyone time to locate a local a copy of The Red Pyramid) we give you this introduction episode full of useful PJO comparative conversation, 2010 historical context, personal histories, stories from the furniture section of Costco, and more.
Get ready, get set, read Chapters 1-2 of The Red Pyramid for next week!
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