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Angelina Padilla-Tompkins (left), Anna Scanlan and Olivia Zapf sit around a table. The first episode of StarNotes discusses the new Disney+ show, Percy Jackson. (Anna Scanlan | Northern Star)

StarNotes: A Huskie media podcast – A “Percy Jackson” recap

By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Anna Scanlan, and Olivia Zapf | January 17, 2024

In the first episode of StarNotes: A Huskie Media Podcast Anna, Angelina, and Olivia discuss all there is to know about Percy Jackson before you watch – or continue watching – the new Disney+ show.

Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) stands on top of a rock and looks out across a forest. Scobell and the rest of the cast for the Disney+ original Percy Jackson and the Olympians have been portraying their characters to the age and maturity levels depicted in the Percy Jackson book series. (Disney | David Bukach)

Nostalgia carries Percy Jackson show

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | January 16, 2024

Myth and magic collide as Disney delivers an enchanting mix of Greek mythology and modern pop culture in “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” based on the best-selling series of the same name by Rick Riordan.   The series follows the adventures...