This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss the differences between Nero, Commodus, and Caligula looking at what they represent in society and how they reflect Apollo's story. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze, Chapters 17 - 20 through the theme of Ego. ⁠⁠Dive In More:⁠⁠ Listen to the Burning Maze Playlist: ⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/49yuukH⁠ Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/451WJ9j⁠⁠⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠ Recommendations This Week: Chapelle Roan Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are joined by Gretchen D'Amato in our first episode following the Disney Plus Percy Jackson Series adapting the Lighting Thief! This week we look at trailers and promotional images and share our thoughts and predictions! Dont worry if you're on Spotify you can view the images along with us, or check out the full video podcast on YouTube! Watch this Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D4dR-zEVvQk Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠ Recommendations This Week: Gen V - Amazon Prime Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus’ master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy’s journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he’s destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh explore Piper and Medea and they're juxtaposition, and maybe a little Selena Gomez discussion. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze, Chapters 13 - 16 through the theme of Succession. ⁠Dive In More:⁠ Listen to the Burning Maze Playlist: ⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/49yuukH⁠ Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/451WJ9j⁠⁠⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠ Recommendations This Week: Chapelle Roan Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss the burden of leadership, Grover's growth, and the power and responsibilities of fandom. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze, Chapters 9 - 12 through the theme of Leadership. Dive In More: Listen to the Burning Maze Playlist: ⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/49yuukH Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/451WJ9j⁠⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠ Recommendations This Week: Chapelle Roan Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh delve into the structures of fascism that the Triumvirate uphold and how Macro reflects alt right followers. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze, Chapters 5 - 8 through the theme of Fascism. Dive In More: Listen to the Burning Maze Playlist: ⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/49yuukH⁠ Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/451WJ9j⁠⁠⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠ Recommendations This Week: Chapelle Roan Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh begin the Burning Maze and faun over their fave Grover while discussing the structure of this new team. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze, Chapters 1 - 4 through the theme of Instinct. Dive In More: Listen to the Burning Maze Playlist: ⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/49yuukH⁠ Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/451WJ9j⁠⁠⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠ Recommendations This Week: Chapelle Roan Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh try something new and use their theatre majors to look at Greek mythology in other adaptations, this week with Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Turn Off the Light by Kim Petras Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh summarize they're thoughts about this book and where it lines up with the rest of the 12 we've read, and what it means to shake up the cast again. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 41 & 42 through the theme of Parting. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Chapelle Roan Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss what happens after the worst thing you can imagine happens, how scary funny the peaches are, and how a snake would wear a shirt. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 37 - 40 through the theme of Fallout. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Feed the Beast - Kim Petras Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss consequences and what it means for a god to learn that you have to pay for your actions. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 33 - 36 through the theme of Cost. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: The Real Housewives of New York Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss what it means to be forgiven, the conflict in Meg and Apollo’s relationship, and Once Upon a Time. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 29 - 32 through the theme of Absolution. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss the metaphor of wealth and capitalism and displayed through Commodus, the legacy of empire, and what it means when your ex is a madman. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 25 - 28 through the theme of Spectacle. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss the consquences of the level of power Meg has reached, what this chair means, and how Rick deals with the tone of this book. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 21 - 24 through the theme of Conviction. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Batman and The Joker - Routledge Focus on Gender, Sexuality, and Comics) 1st Edition by Chris Richardson Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh take the chance in these filler chapters to really focus on the narrative of Apollo and Commodus's romance and betrayal, maybe our villan has something on our hero this week. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 17 - 20 through the theme of Regret. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Could Cry Just Thinking About You (Full Version) (2021) - Troye Sivan Build a Problem (2021) - Dodie Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss the tragedy of history, both personal and cultural, and how it influences relationships and the systems of the world. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 13 - 16 through the theme of History. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Unreal Earth (2023) - Hozier Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are joined once again by Robert (@TheDamMemePage) with a ground breaking double feature in an Olympus sized episode. The team dive into what it means for humans to adopt other cultures gods, how the Roman Catholic church destroyed and accidentally also preserved pagan religions, and sprinkled in with stanning of mother icon queen Britomartis. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 9 - 12 through the theme of Longevity. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson Chapter Summary: Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Commodus is preparing to take over Indianapolis and is collecting demigods and magical creatures for a “savage” games event he will hold in celebration. He has kidnapped a pair of griffins who were Emmie and Josephine’s guests at the Waystation. Emmie and Josephine’s seven-year-old adopted daughter, Georgina, went to consult the nearby oracle for advice on finding the griffins, had a mental health crisis, and was kidnapped by Commodus. The oracle is the same that Apollo is seeking, the dangerous Oracle of Trophonius. Prophecies from Trophonius can only be interpreted with a magical artifact called the Throne of Memory, which Commodus also has stolen and hoarded in his palace. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are joined by Robert (@TheDamMemePage) to fan girl over lesbians, discuss what it means for relationships to develop, and share opinions on Rick's choice to ban all love, including queer love, from the Hunter of Artemis. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 5- 8 through the theme of Courtship. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Astonishing Iceman #1 Written by Steve Orlando, Penciled by Lan Medina Chapter Summary: Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Commodus is preparing to take over Indianapolis and is collecting demigods and magical creatures for a “savage” games event he will hold in celebration. He has kidnapped a pair of griffins who were Emmie and Josephine’s guests at the Waystation. Emmie and Josephine’s seven-year-old adopted daughter, Georgina, went to consult the nearby oracle for advice on finding the griffins, had a mental health crisis, and was kidnapped by Commodus. The oracle is the same that Apollo is seeking, the dangerous Oracle of Trophonius. Prophecies from Trophonius can only be interpreted with a magical artifact called the Throne of Memory, which Commodus also has stolen and hoarded in his palace. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh begin the Dark Prophecy and are incredibly freaked out by the surprise body horror, talk about Sleep Hallow, and analyze how monsters, gods, and mortals adjust and adapt to change. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy, Chapters 1 - 4 through the theme of Acclimatization. Dive In More: Listen to the Dark Prophecy Playlist: https://bit.ly/3KpTvn4 Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: The Loveliest Time (2023) - Carly Rae Jepsen Chapter Summary: Apollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors. Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We're running out of films that have to do with Greece and Rome but still have this classic DCom! This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh take a school trip with Hillary Duff to learn what Dreams are Made Of, discuss the merits of waterparks, praise Alex Bornstein, and talk about how fierce Hillary Duff's Sparks is. The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) dir. Jim Fall is avalible on Disney Plus and PVOD! Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Barbie (2023) dir. Greta Gerwig star. Margo Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Issa Rea, Kate McKinnon, and Simu Liu Chapter Summary: The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 American teen comedy film directed by Jim Fall. The film serves as the finale of the Disney Channel television series of the same name, and was the first theatrical film based on a Disney Channel series. The film stars Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Robert Carradine, Hallie Todd and Jake Thomas, and tells the story of Lizzie's graduation trip to Rome. It was released on May 2, 2003, by Buena Vista Pictures, peaking at number two at the domestic box office behind X2. The events of the film take place after the second and final season of Lizzie McGuire. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh wrap up the Hidden Oracle and dive into Apollo’s journey of Ego death and his ability to regain self confidence through humility. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 37 - 39 through the theme of Ego. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Joy Ride (2023) starring Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola, and Sabrina Wu Chapter Summary: With the help of Percy Jackson, who arrives just in time, and the other campers, Apollo enchants an arrow with a plague and shoots the Colossus in the ear. The infected Colossus sneezes his head off and dies. Apollo relays his prophecy to Rachel and Percy. Apollo believes the next Oracle he has to seek and protect is the Oracle of Trophonius. Percy decodes that Apollo’s companion on the quest will be the demigod Leo Valdez, the son of Hephaestus, Roman god of machines. As if on cue, Leo flies into the camp on his metal dragon Festus, with the nymph Calypso in mortal form in tow. Apollo, Leo, and Calypso form an alliance and decide to search for the next Oracle in Indiana, as per the grove’s direction, setting up the stage for The Dark Prophecy, book two of the series. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh examine what it means to give power, the responsibilities of power, and the power that relationships have on your mental health. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 33 - 36 through the theme of Authority. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Nimona (2023) on Netflix! Chapter Summary: The grove tells Meg and Apollo a prophecy, which holds clues for Apollo’s next quest. Freeing Apollo of her service, Meg rushes off to find her stepfather Nero, whom she still believes will keep her safe. Apollo frees the captives. Apollo and the former hostage demigods return to Camp Half-Blood, where another crisis unfolds: Colossus Neronis, Nero's giant automaton, is attacking the camp Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Content Warning: The second half of this episode post the ad break contains discussions of parental abuse, as well as discussion of the allusions to physical and sexual assault in the text. If this is a concern for you feel free to listen to the first half and then join us next week! This week, Ava, Brayden, and Niamh take some time to really discuss the cycles of abuse present in these chapters and look at what that means in a mid grade / young adult novel. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 29 - 32 through the theme of Devotion. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: American Gods by Neil Gaiman Chapter Summary: Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Apollo’s priestess and the Oracle of Delphi, flies into the camp using her dad's helicopter. She agrees with Apollo's suspicions that Triumvirate Holdings is behind the attempt to control the Oracles, and that she thinks the missing campers are being led to the Grove of Dodona. Apollo and Meg enter the woods in search of the grove. A geyser spirit or palikos directs them to the gateway to the grove while advertising the woods to the pair. Apollo and Meg are attacked by the ants or myrmeke. Apollo distracts the ants by playing the ukulele, breaking his oath to the River Styx. In the process, another set of ants carry off Meg to their lair. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Brayden and Niamh are joined by Darien Smartt from the Muses of Mythology, Entering Storybrooke, and Thats the Sitch podcasts. They look further into how Rick Riordan reworks the myths of Apollo into a redemption arch, the way Rhea is canonized, and what it means to develop relationships along side your positionality. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 25 - 28 through the theme of Revelation. Thanks to Darien for guest hosting! Find her @dariensmartt and musesofmythology.com Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: American Gods by Neil Gaiman Chapter Summary: Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Apollo’s priestess and the Oracle of Delphi, flies into the camp using her dad's helicopter. She agrees with Apollo's suspicions that Triumvirate Holdings is behind the attempt to control the Oracles, and that she thinks the missing campers are being led to the Grove of Dodona. Apollo and Meg enter the woods in search of the grove. A geyser spirit or palikos directs them to the gateway to the grove while advertising the woods to the pair. Apollo and Meg are attacked by the ants or myrmeke. Apollo distracts the ants by playing the ukulele, breaking his oath to the River Styx. In the process, another set of ants carry off Meg to their lair. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh evaluate the effectiveness of the plaikos' marketing for the Camp Half-Blood Woods and absolutely read the giant ants to filth. They dive deep into the tactics that characters like Apollo, Percy, and Piper use to combat powers greater than themselves and why Rick Riordan's stories focus on these tactics. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 21 - 24 through the theme of Charisma. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: The Other Two on HBOMax (now MAX) Chapter Summary: Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Apollo’s priestess and the Oracle of Delphi, flies into the camp using her dad's helicopter. She agrees with Apollo's suspicions that Triumvirate Holdings is behind the attempt to control the Oracles, and that she thinks the missing campers are being led to the Grove of Dodona. Apollo and Meg enter the woods in search of the grove. A geyser spirit or palikos directs them to the gateway to the grove while advertising the woods to the pair. Apollo and Meg are attacked by the ants or myrmeke. Apollo distracts the ants by playing the ukulele, breaking his oath to the River Styx. In the process, another set of ants carry off Meg to their lair. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are gooped and gagged by the reveals and twists in this set of chapters. They dive deep into what the Triumvirate means and the clues that are retconned together about it. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 12 - 20 through the theme of Revelation. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Succession on HBOMax (now MAX) Chapter Summary: Meg and Apollo are paired for the three legged death race. The two enter the Labyrinth, they overhear a conversation between Python the Beast. The Beast tells Python that he will be able to control all the Oracles once he has the fifth Grove of Dodona. Apollo and Meg retrieve the apples and escape the Labyrinth. Back at the camp it is revealed that Apollo's children Kayla and Austin have disappeared into the woods during the game. Apollo tries to go after them, but Meg orders him to wait. Meg reveals to Apollo that she knows the Beast, he is the man who killed Meg’s father. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are curing Demeter for allergies but hyping her up for her incredibly daughter and her powers. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 13 - 16 through the theme of Capacity. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa⁠ Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: ⁠https://bit.ly/451WJ9j⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠ Recommendations This Week: The Other Two on HBOMax (now MAX) Chapter Summary: Meg defends herself against a prank at dinner, where she shows her powers and fighting style for the first time. Demeter claims Meg as her child by displaying her symbol of a sickle and sheaves of wheat above Meg’s head. Later on, Apollo finds himself still so good at music, no one can resist listening, but learns his hand cramps after playing an instrument because he is human. After he fails at archery, Apollo swears on the River Styx to never to use his powers till he is a god again. In the afternoon, the campers form teams of two for a three-legged death race in the Labyrinth crafted by Harley. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an⁠ independent book store⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠returntocamp.com⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are take these packed chapters and wonder what it means to teach and how we hold accountability for institution . Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 9 - 12 through the theme of Mentorship. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: ⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa⁠⁠ Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/451WJ9j⁠⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠ Recommendations This Week: The Other Two on HBOMax (now MAX) Chapter Summary: Meg and Apollo walk to Camp Half-Blood with the terrifying karpoi Peaches. Apollo hallucinates about a man and a woman telling him to find a mysterious gateway and faints, while ruminating on Daphne and Hyacinths. Waking at Camp Half-Blood, Apollo meets his demigod children Will Solace, Kayla Knowles, and Austin Lake. Apollo learns from them and Chiron that the Oracle of Delphi can longer foretell the future and the demigods are unable to communicate in and out of the camp. Even worse, campers have been mysteriously disappearing into the woods surrounding the camp. Apollo wants Chiron to prioritize his problems but learns that his fall and the events at the camp may be linked. The two also worry about who Meg may be. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an⁠⁠ independent book store⁠⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are big fans of Sally cameos, dunk on Apollo, and get really deep with mortality discussions. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 5 - 8 through the theme of Mortality. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: The end credit scene of the Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief movie where Sally turns Gabe to stone. Chapter Summary: Percy and Sally Jackson clean Meg and Apollo up. Percy agrees to help the two get as far as the camp. On the way to Long Island the three are attacked by nosoi, or ancient plague spirits. Percy summons water to drench and dilute the power of the nosoi. Meg inadvertently summons a vicious grain spirit or karpos, who defends her fiercely. Since the karpos keeps repeating the word “Peaches,” Meg decides to call him by that name. Apollo suffers. Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh begin their journey with Apollo, discuss what it means go from high status to low status, and why Rick thrives in first person. Together the team analyzes Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Chapters 1 - 4 through the theme of Status. Dive In More: Listen to the Hidden Oracle Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3IjSooa Keep up with the Offerings and Votes Off: https://bit.ly/451WJ9j Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Recommendations This Week: Book Club 2. It's not good but its hell of a fun time with friends if you like bad movies Chapter Summary: The story opens with the book’s first-person narrator Apollo, the Olympian God of the sun, prophecies, archery, music, and healing, falling into a garbage dump in an alley in Manhattan, New York. Apollo has been cast out of heaven by his father, Zeus, who blames Apollo for helping facilitate a war between Greek and Roman demigods. As punishment, Zeus has turned Apollo into a mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos, complete with acne and flab. Apollo has lost all his godly powers. Apollo is mugged and beaten up in the alley by two mysterious youth who appear to have been sent by someone to specifically target him. Twelve-year-old Meg MaCaffery rescues Apollo by raising a volley of rotten fruit against the muggers. Recognizing Meg as a demigod, Apollo reveals his true identity to her and tells her he can turn back into a god once he has been in the service of a mortal. Meg immediately claims Apollo's service, which means that he is bound to her until she releases him or considers his service complete. Apollo suggests that they seek out Percy Jackson Read On: Buy Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh take a brief reprieve before jumping into Trials of Apollo by covering the 2002 romantic comedy “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and giving an update on their lives as they graduate college. Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Find out more at returntocamp.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh wrap-up the full Heroes of Olympus series. Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Find out more at returntocamp.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss the merits of brining Leo back, applaud Piper, and bemoan Jason just as in the Lost Hero episodes. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 57 & 58 through the theme of Destiny. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Chapter Summary: Gaea has been destroyed, but so has Leo. The Roman and Greek camps mourn together as they fought together. The demigods blame themselves for Leo taking on the dangerous plan—but the final chapter reveals that Leo programmed Festus to inject him with the physician’s cure. Leo finds his way back to Ogygia, and he and Calypso ride Festus away from the island. Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh celebrate that ding dong the b**** is dead, hyper up will and Nico, and talk about the best way to burn your ex-crush. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 53-58 through the theme of Fury. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF⁠ Offerings: ⁠https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠ Chapter Summary: The two quests converge during the war at Camp Half-Blood as the demigods on the Argo II arrive and join the fight. Leo flies his bronze dragon Festus, whom he has restored, into battle. The dragon grabs Gaea, lifting her off the earth, the source of her strength, and Piper charmspeaks Gaea back to sleep. As Leo sends Jason and Piper away so that he can vaporize Gaea without harming them, Octavian fires his onager, unaware that his robes are tangled in the trigger, and is launched into the sky in a fireball that collides with Festus. Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an⁠ independent book store⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠returntocamp.com⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh take this wild rollercoaster of a climax, mourn Leo, and think about what the meaning of this series was. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 49-52 through the theme of Congruence. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Chapter Summary: The two quests converge during the war at Camp Half-Blood as the demigods on the Argo II arrive and join the fight. Leo flies his bronze dragon Festus, whom he has restored, into battle. The dragon grabs Gaea, lifting her off the earth, the source of her strength, and Piper charmspeaks Gaea back to sleep. As Leo sends Jason and Piper away so that he can vaporize Gaea without harming them, Octavian fires his onager, unaware that his robes are tangled in the trigger, and is launched into the sky in a fireball that collides with Festus. Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are hyped to have some Will and Nico time, discuss what it means to write a partisan metaphor, and discuss the aging of art and literature. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 45-48 through the theme of Opposition. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Chapter Summary: Nico connects with Greek demigod Will to conduct the sabotage operations, but Octavian catches them. As he orders the Roman forces to attack, Reyna flies in with the statue and urges the Greeks and Romans to join forces to fight Gaea, who is now awake and rising from the earth. Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh enjoy the summertime where the living is easy, discuss what it means to write choice, and talk more on “bees-gate”. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 41-44 through the theme of Chance. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an independent book store Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at returntocamp.com Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh celebrate Reyna, discuss why we like to watch/read characters who are terrible people, and start to dive into what this war really means. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 37-40 through the theme of Assurance. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF⁠ Offerings: ⁠https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠ Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an⁠ independent book store⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠returntocamp.com⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss gender dynamic of Artemis and Apollo, the loneliness of Leo, and their favorite childhood computer games. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 33-36 through the theme of Dyad. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF⁠ Offerings: ⁠https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠ Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an⁠ independent book store⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠returntocamp.com⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh discuss the merits of releasing your anger and how Reyna and Nico’s trauma has affected their relationships. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 29-32 through the theme of Anger. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF⁠ Offerings: ⁠https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠ Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an⁠ independent book store⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠returntocamp.com⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh take some time to wind down after some rough weeks by yelling about Jason Grace. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 25-28 through the theme of Recognition. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF⁠ Offerings: ⁠https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠ Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an⁠ independent book store⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠returntocamp.com⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh tackle both misogyny and misandry and how Rick actually has compelling things to say about feminism, trauma, and the climate crisis. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 21-24 through the theme of Experience. Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF⁠ Offerings: ⁠https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠ Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an⁠ independent book store⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠returntocamp.com⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh look at how mental health is depicted in these chapters and what it means to be a child solider. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 17-20 through the theme of Self-Control. Resources Todays episode dealt with mental health and self harm issues, here are resources should you need them Suicide Prevention and Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/ Further Mental Health Resources: https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/tools-resources/individuals/index.htm Dive In More: Blood of Olympus Playlist: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF⁠ Offerings: ⁠https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings⁠ Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠ Read On: Buy Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus from an⁠ independent book store⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠returntocamp.com⁠ Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com⁠

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh put so much respect on the names of Nico and Hades and take a deep dive into their relationship. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 13-20 through the theme of Paternity. Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Find out more at returntocamp.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are joined by friend and Percy fan Gretchen D’Amato to discuss how Leo is incredible and the interesting way that Rick conceives of Nike. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 9-12 through the theme of Victory. Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Find out more at returntocamp.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh celebrate the first Reyna pov chapters and discuss her powers and the two ways of being a good leader. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters 5-8 through the theme of Leadership. Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Find out more at returntocamp.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh climb up the hill that is liking Jason and appreciate the nuance of a Jason chapter, for once. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus, Chapters1-4 through the theme of Odyssey. Blood of Olympus Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3GycxoF Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Find out more at returntocamp.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This wee Niamh, Ava, and Brayden take a palate cleanser between tho very dark children's books to watch the movie Mamma Mia (2008) before jumping into Blood of Olympus! Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Find out more at returntocamp.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh finally complete their storied journey through Tartarus and finish this incredibly long book on perhaps the sweetest note possible. Together the team analyzes Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades a Chapters 78 & 79 through the theme of Procession. House of Hades Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3QieIQD Offerings: https://bit.ly/RTCHBOfferings Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp Buy cool merch at Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @ReturnToCamp For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Find out more at returntocamp.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com