Seaweed Brain: A Percy Jackson Podcast
Seaweed Brain
Discuss, overanalyze, and generally fangirl about each Percy Jackson book, with the ultimate goal of de-glorifying Western Civilization and answering the question, is Percabeth the greatest love story ever told? Warning: This Podcast contains ⚠️Spoilers⚠️ for the Riordanverse through Trials of Apollo! Currently on: The Tyrant's Tomb
- 50 minutesPercy Jackson Hair Department Head Jeannie Chow on Season 1!
This week we welcome Head of Hair for Percy Jackson & The Olympiains - Jeannie Chow! We learn all about the hats, snakes, and helmets that defined Season 1, the CURL PRODUCTS used on set, the care behind each villain's silhouette, and more! Listen to the end to hear what Jeannie is most excited for everyone to see in Season 2!
Follow Jeannie @JeannieChowHair on Instagram!
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26 February 2025, 8:08 am - 53 minutes 32 secondsPercy Jackson Makeup Department Head Naomi Bakstad on Designing Season 1!
WAHOO! Welcome back to another interview with one of the brilliant artists behind PJOTV- Naomi Bakstad, Makeup Department Head! Naomi has had a PROLIFIC career working on everything from the original Lightning Thief Movie to Always Be My Maybe to being THE makeup artist for Lana Parilla in Once Upon A Time! We are so lucky to have Naomi with us today to talk all things glitter, blood, freckles, and Evil Queen.
Follow along with Naomi's work @NaomiBakstadMakeup
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19 February 2025, 8:04 am - 46 secondsSchedule Update!
Hello sweet friends, no new episode this week as we transition out of The Wrath of the Triple Goddess and back into The Red Pyramid! Take care of yourselves and see y'all next week!
And in the meantime, if you're ears are seeking content, check outEmpire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD.
We also, as always have Patreon exclusive episodes for you on all things from Wicked to The Little Mermaid to Saoirse Ronan career retrospectives available atpatreon.com/seaweedbrain
12 February 2025, 10:09 am - 45 minutes 46 secondsThe Wrath of the Triple Goddess Ch. 37-39: I'm Happy With My Choices
Joined by the iconic Robert from @TheDamMemePage, we discuss the final chapters of Wrath! From choices to plant metaphors, we are neatly closing out all the various themes of this book and looking ahead to who we think will be writing Percy's final rec letter in the next Senior Year Adventures book!
Find Robert's brand new Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY311ZdT9ZBrOjuriV_iTVw
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5 February 2025, 8:19 am - 51 minutes 59 secondsThe Wrath of the Triple Goddess Ch. 34-36: Fatal Strengths
Joined once more by usual suspect Sophia Raines, we cover all things Pete Stuyvesant, Ghostbusters remakes, and glorious redemption for the children of Aphrodite!
Sophia's substack: https://sophiaraines.substack.com/
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29 January 2025, 9:05 am - 48 minutes 53 secondsThe Wrath of the Triple Goddess Ch. 31-33: ...Together
After some discussion of New Years resolutions (#Letterboxd), we pivot to a conversation that is 40% percabeth, 40% colonizer enemy plot pivots, and 20% the magic of Halloween.
Empire City: The Untold Origin of the NYPD by Crooked Media: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ciniOD0JwTk17eDg3QnEC?si=74657f4920aa430b
Places to direct your donations during the LA Fires:
Pasadena Humane: https://give.pasadenahumane.org/give/264243/#!/donation/checkout
Altadena Girls: https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2025-01-14/altadena-girls-fire-relief-effort
Mutual Aid Los Angeles Network: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/htmlview?usp=sharing
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for exclusive Discord access, monthly special episodes, and On-Demand Watch-Alongs of PJOTV! patreon.com/seaweedbrain
(Anyone can still stream) Our Episodes 1&2 Watch Party on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/RoNsTTI2whQ?si=tsJGQVlK_clrcyqL Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast, on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod, and on TikTok @EricaSeaweedBrain Check out our merch shop! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682
15 January 2025, 8:36 am - 53 minutes 45 secondsThe Wrath of the Triple Goddess Ch. 28-30: You saw the people; I saw the buildings
Featuring special guest and friend of the pod Sophia Raines, we cover this emotional set of chapters including Percy and Annabeth’s discussion about her insecurities, Sally’s MYSTERIOUS PAST, whether or not we ship Eudora with Hecate, and who WE wanna see attending magic school in the future…
"Claiming Soft Black Girlhood..." by Sophia on Screen Speck!
Sophia's substack: https://sophiaraines.substack.com/
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8 January 2025, 9:30 am - 54 minutes 13 secondsThe Wrath of the Triple Goddess Ch. 25-27: Your Existence Must Be A Curse
Featuring Mal from the Demigod Debut Podcast, we dive into the octopus magic vision of Gale's transformation at the hands of Hecate, and figure out what exactly went down in that rich, rich dialogue. Featuring also, Owl-abeth, Octo-percy, and terrifying Man Grover.
Supplemental suggested media this week include Mrs. America on Hulu and BoJack Horseman.
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18 December 2024, 10:10 am - 44 minutes 3 secondsThe Wrath of the Triple Goddess Ch. 22-24: You Look Incredible
With long time listener first time caller Talia Brown, we have a comparative discussion surrounding the parallel makeovers of Wrath Ch. 22-24 and Sea of Monsters Ch. 12!
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11 December 2024, 10:46 am - 41 minutes 46 secondsThe Wrath of the Triple Goddess Ch. 19-21: HEY I LOVE THIS SONG!
Joined by returning guest Han (@HazelsGems) we break down Season 2 teaser crumbs and journey further into the depths of the Nolita perfumery empire so that Grover and Percy can have some good old-fashioned bonding time.
More on Nolita's perfumeries: https://www.curbed.com/2022/07/perfume-stores-elizabeth-street.html
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27 November 2024, 10:00 am - 1 hour 12 minutesThe Wrath of the Triple Goddess Ch. 16-18: Rick Writes Sins Not Tragedies
We welcome special guests Robert AKA TheDamMemePage and Emily from Monster Donut to discuss some BIG feelings including Percy's trip to Troy and Grover and Percy's heart to heart, man...
The dog is peeing! https://www.tiktok.com/@peacock/video/7333385209699683627
Rick reading Dante’s inferno in Italian: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/books/review/rick-riordan-interview.html
The Italian short story: https://www.wattpad.com/1052355416-un-natale-mezzosangue-a-half-blood-christmas-a
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