{"id":31449,"date":"2025-08-19T16:26:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/?p=31449"},"modified":"2025-08-25T04:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:04:48","slug":"required-reading-episode-104-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/required-reading-episode-104-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"Required Reading Episode 105: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the one hundred and fifth episode of Required Reading With Tom and Stella! This podcast, which is hosted by Tom Panarese (Pop Culture Affidavit, In Country) and Stella (Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, The Batman Universe) is two teachers talking about literature. Each episode, we will be taking a look at a single work, analyzing it, criticizing it and deciding if it\u2019s required reading.<\/p>\n

This time around, we\u2019re looking at Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief<\/em> by Rick Riordan.<\/p>\n

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Required Reading Episode 105: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief<\/a><\/blockquote>