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Join us for another myth-filled episode as we dive into Chapter 5 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief: I Play Pinochle with a Horse.
Chapter Synopsis: Percy wakes up in an unfamiliar place after the chaos on the hill—safe, but confused. As he begins to piece together what happened, he meets some strange new characters with even stranger truths.
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11 Apr 2024
Episode 4-The Lightning Thief Chapter 4
Join us in this electrifying episode as we delve deep into Chapter 4 of Rick Riordan's thrilling masterpiece, The Lightning Thief: My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting
Chapter Synopsis: While driving away from a storm, Percy notices a creature following them in the distance. He must use his wits and instinct to survive.
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10 Apr 2024
Movie Episode 2: The Batman Review Part 2
Welcome back, hopefully now we can start a regular publishing schedule again. This episode features the long-awaited part 2 review of The Batman (2022). Please enjoy!
Synopsis: When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
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26 Jun 2022
Movies Episode 1: The Batman Review Part 1
Hello again class, after another hiatus we're back with a new series! While we are continuing our review of the Percy Jackson series, we've decided to have a little break and start a movie review series. We hope you enjoy our review of The Batman.
Synopsis: When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
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19 Apr 2022
Episode 3-The Lightning Thief Chapter 3
After a short spring break, we hope you enjoy our third episode in Rick Riordan's tale! Chapter 3: Grover Unexpectedly Loses his Pants.
Chapter Synopsis: Percy goes back to his home where we meet his lovely mother and his stepdad. Later Percy and his mom take a trip to a beach house where we learn more about Percy's father.
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2 Apr 2022
Update 2022
Just a quick update Bringing you all up to speed on our Podcast and future episodes.
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2 Apr 2022
Episode 2-The Lightning Thief Chapter 2
We hope you did your homework! Have some fun with us this week as we review the next chapter in Rick Riordan's epic tale.
Chapter Synopsis: Percy finishes out his school year at Yancy Academy. Later, on the bus back home Grover gives away more clues about Percy and his situation. They also see three mysterious old ladies.
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25 Mar 2022
Episode 1-The Lightning Thief Chapter 1
Welcome to the start of our chapter by chapter review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
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25 Mar 2022
Episode 0-Introduction
Welcome to the Useless Knowledge Academy, if you just stumbled across us this episode covers everything about our podcast. We hope you enjoy!
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