The Popcast With Knox and Jamie

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606: The NOs of Motherhood May 07, 2025

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In this episode, we invite our listeners to share their Nos of Motherhood. We’ve got nostalgia-tinged misses, genius parenting hacks we should all be adopting, and a discussion on the pros and cons of parental supervision in the digital age. Whether you’re a mom, have a mom, or know a mom - this one’s for you!

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Nos: {J} Hearing probs vs ADHD | {E} 90’s mom life | {K} Sports mom hate
Red Light Mentions: Judge Not, go on a trip instead | Now You See Me: Now You Don’t trailer

Green lights:

Jamie: podcast - Scratch and Win
Knox: show - Andor S2

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605: Pop Culture Tariffs Apr 30, 2025

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In this episode, we unpack the idea of pop culture tariffs. Join us as we explore the metaphorical tolls we pay when entertainment just won’t let something (or someone) go - we’re talking omnipresent actors, overused tropes about mildly broody acquaintances, and franchises that just won’t die. Plus, Knox shares his own rapid red lights.

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Actors & Performance: Nicole Kidman | The Rock | Flo Pugh | Geico Gecko
Story Tropes: Accidental Pregnancies | Small Towns | Enemies to Lovers
Franchise & Reboots: Jurassic Park
Social Media: TikTok Hungry Trend | NSFJM GRWMs | High Protein content
Sports: Team Logo redesigns | Athletes in the media
Reverse Tariff: WAG content | Normal Houses
Red Lights: Jojo Siwa’s Mother | Shedeur Sanders NFL Draft Party | Draft win: Tyler Shough, loss: Kelvin Banks Jr | Bill Belichick

Green Lights:

Jamie: book - Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti
Knox: book - The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

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604: Spring Awakenings Preview Apr 23, 2025

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In this episode, we take a springtime stroll through our earliest pop culture Spring Awakenings. From animated foxes to that lake scene in Now and Then, we react to our listeners’ formative swoons with the appropriate amount of side-eye, nostalgia, and therapy suggestions. Plus, we uncover the pattern behind Knox and Jamie’s types.

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IG Comment Goodness
Knox’s Type // Sun Maid Raisin Lady | Veronica | Mona | Red Jasmine | Also rans: Shere Khan | Jerry | Lola Bunny | Carmen Sandiego | Gadget Hackwrench | Annie Potts
Jamie’s Type // Top Gun volleyball scene | Dirty Dancing | Jason Bateman in Silver Spoons, Hogan Family, Teen Wolf Too | River Phoenix | Blair Underwood in LA Law
Universal Types // Christian Bale in Newsies | Devon Sawa | Jeremy Sumpter | Robin Hood | Benny the Jet Rodriguez
Erin’s Type // Dimitri from Anastasia | Eric Von Detten | Mark Paul Gosselaar | JTT

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603: Chicken Jockey Trend Explainer, Easter Tradition Ratings and Upcoming Films and Shows Apr 16, 2025

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In this episode, we recap this week in pop culture news, including an explainer of the Chicken Jockey trend that is causing chaos in theaters. Plus, we break down which Easter traditions are overrated, which are underrated, and which are properly rated.

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Explain it to me like I’m Five: Live (as in not dead) Chicken
What’s The Word: Fact Check: why does Easter date change? | Instacart’s Loved & Loathed Easter Foods
Cinema Sidepiece: The King of Kings | The Amateur | Warfare
Trailer Park: The Phoenician Scheme

Green lights:

Jamie: movie- Ghostlight
Knox: book - Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

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602: Best and Worst Finales Apr 09, 2025

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In this episode, inspired by the season three finale of The White Lotus, we’re delving into the best and worst finales of all time. Listen as we discuss what paid off and what left us wanting closure in The White Lotus’s Amor Fati. Plus, we disclose which finales make our top-tier list and which are dumpster fires that should be banned from the canon.

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The White Lotus S3 Finale |
Top Finales: {J} The Americans | Succession | Fleabag {K} The Sopranos | Dinosaurs | The Resurrection
Worst Finales: {J} Sherlock | Will and Grace | Alias {K} Godfather 3 | Rise of Skywalker | Pitch Perfect 3
Red Light mentions: Jamie’s 601 corrections - Jodi Thomas not Piccault | History of Asbestos in J&J Baby Powder (aside: Retha Nichole’s YouTube) | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Trailer (aside: Tom Hanks’ daughter’s Tell All)

Green lights:

Jamie: book - Blood over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
Knox: book - The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck

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601: What to Watch, Read, or Listen to In April Apr 02, 2025

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In this episode, we share our smooch, marry, and kills of April. We discuss what you should give a shot (smooch), what you should commit to (marry), and what you should just pass on by (kill) during the most foolish month of the year. Join us as we share what shows we’ll be bingeing as we hide away from all the pollen and which movies are worth taking an allergy shot for. Plus, we discuss whether we’ve reached peak Pedro Pascalasance.

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April Aries Energy: Weather Woes | “Twisters: Missouri on Netflix”
SMOOCH // {J} TV: Dying for Sex {K} Movie: The Luckiest Man in America | Book: Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones
MARRY // {J} Books: Sky Daddy by Kate Folk | Enchantra by Kaylie Smith | No More Tears by Gardiner Harris {K} TV: Hacks | Black Mirror
KILL // {J} TV: Yes Chef! | Ransom Canyon {K} Movies: The Amateur | The Accountant 2 | Havoc
Red Lights mentions: Where is “God’s Country”? | Aaron Rodgers | The Pope’s health status

Green lights:

Jamie: tv - The Residence (see also: Terrance’s #BlackBirder Art) | music - The Bi Polar EP by PARADIGM
Knox: movie - Black Bag

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600: QTNAs About Podcasting Preview Mar 26, 2025

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In this milestone 600th episode (!!!) of The Popcast, we celebrate by answering some fantastic listener Questions That Need Answers. Join us as we reflect on our podcasting journey and discuss behind-the-scenes dynamics, industry challenges, and the future of the PMG. Plus, Knox and Jamie share two mutual green lights!

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Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/600
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Revisit: QTNA Highlight | 583 | 524 | 499
Podcasting Challenges: Ep 500 - The Nos of Podcasting
Lisp Hot Take: Ep 582 Flavor Town 10
Drive-bys: March Madness | Tangled Live Action
Special thanks to our contributors: @mommatamyaz, @hokiejennylynn, @kaynprice2, @thedauntlesscat

Green Lights:

Jamie: movie- Flow
Mutual: book - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins | tv - Adolescence

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599: Recasting The Hunger Games Characters Mar 19, 2025

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In this episode, we recast the characters of the young adult dystopian franchise, The Hunger Games. Join us as we step into the casting director’s chair to reimagine Panem’s most iconic characters with the best pop culture replacements from the 90s and 2000s. May the casting odds be ever in your favor!

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The Books | The Movies
Katniss: Mulan | Natalie Portman
Gale: Morris Chestnut | Gary from Teen Mom S1
Peeta: Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Shia LaBeouf /Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Finnick: Jordan Catalano | Josh Hartnett

Red Lights: Mother Nature | iHeartRadio Podcast Awards

Green Lights:

Jamie: book - Crowns of Nyaxia Series: Book 1 & Book 2 by Carissa Broadbent
Knox: movie - How to Blow Up A Pipeline

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598: Harry Potter Show Castings, Long Awaited Trailers and Future Bets Mar 12, 2025

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In this episode, we recap this week in pop culture news, including our reactions to the Harry Potter TV show casting and our own casting choices. Plus, we discuss the trailers for new seasons of Andor and The Last of Us, and Knoxtradamus will get Jamie and Erin's opinions on the future of celebrity relationships, Bond, and the Pope.

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How Do We Feel?: Harry Potter TV Show Casting News
Cinema Sidepiece: Mickey 17 | The Electric State | American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden | Wheel of Time S3
Trailer Park: Andor S2 | The Last of Us S2
Futures: Celebrity Splits | Next Bond | Next Bond Theme | Next Pope
Red Light Mentions: Chet Hanks | Casey Anthony | Peter Pan Collars | With Love, Meghan | Mel Robbins/Jay Shetty | Gene Hackman | The White Lotus S3

Green lights:

Mutual: show - A Thousand Blows
Knox: show - Running Point

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597: Smash or Pass Mar 05, 2025

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In this episode, we’re playing a high-stakes game of Smash or Pass with the latest pop culture offerings. Join us as we debate if anyone needed a Shrek 5, whether the controversy surrounding Bhad Bhadie and Alabama Barker even qualifies as a beef, and decide how we feel about the new floodlighting trend and the new season of White Lotus. Plus, Knox schools Jamie on the ‘Montoya, por favor!’ hype.

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