In this episode, we invite our listeners to share their Nos of Book Clubs. Join us as we discuss the merits of a benevolent booktatorship over book clubs that double as literary (or literal - you do you!) swingers' clubs. Plus, Erin returns to prove once again that no amount of book knowledge can prepare you for Cameo Closest to the Pin.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/675
• We’re celebrating one year of our reading podcast, Shelf Respect - use code SWINGERS for 90% off at patreon.com/shelfrespect or CLICK HERE to get one free month of Hardbacks. 
• Rewind: More NOs episodes | Read all the NOs on our Instagram & Threads posts
• Book Mentions: PMG Published Works | My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout | The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins | This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti | The Help by Kathryn Stockett | Sophie Hudson’s Books | The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
• How To Set Up A Book Group (via National Literacy Trust)
• More Threads Jamie
• Fact Check: Is the loofah the new pineapple?!
• Not a sponsor: The Honey Baked Ham Co.
• Thank you to our brave contributors: @jennadewitt, @nisha6181, @sarathena192, @courtkinsgal, @jamieolie
• Drive-bys: @laura.tremaine Book Club | @sharonsaysso Book Club | The Heatsman (see also: John Mateer)
• Red Lights: TMYK | Nicola Peltz Beckham IMDb | Beckham Family Controversy | Peltz Family | Rising Star Award at Venice Film Festival | Clippers Expose by Kawhi Leonard | Oklahoma State Losing to Tulsa | FSU Power Outage | Western Michigan vs Michigan 

Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole | album - Good Grief by Sara Bareilles
• Knox: show - Chad Powers S2 | movie - Buddy

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In this episode, we honor the life well lived of Dolly Parton. Join us as we revisit her humble beginnings and remarkable career, celebrate the many ways she’s changed the cultural landscape, and unpack the very particular Dolly magic that has kept her in a category all her own. Plus, Knox and Jamie make predictions for who might be best suited to follow in her legendary footsteps.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/674
• We’re celebrating one year of our newest podcast: Shelf Respect. Learn more at readwithshelfrespect.com or become a Hardback at patreon.com/shelfrespect
• RIP Dolly Parton 
• Listen to the Steel Magnolias Cinema Sidepiece at knoxandjamie.com/dolly
• Her Career: Wikipedia | IMDb | Discography | Filmography 
• Call outs: Dolly Parton as a Gay Icon Wiki | BK Crown Video | Cake Boxes | Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum | Dolly: A True Original Musical | Vegas Residency | 2022’s Mountain Magic Christmas
• Charity Legacy: Imagination Library | Dollywood Foundation | Covid Vaccine Research Donation
• DPSSP (™): Pedro Pascal | Greg Maddux | Keke Palmer | Gary from Teen Mom | Shia LaBeouf | Laura Dern | Tyler Childers | Michael J. Fox | Adam Sandler | Ebon Moss-Bachrach
• Taking the Baton?: Taylor Swift | Keke Palmer | Sabrina Carpenter | Reese Witherspoon 
• Drive bys: Ricky Schroder | Chattanooga Medicine Company | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | Why Jamie’s canceled Shadow | Ridley Scott | Jack Barton as Bond | Rogue Heroes  
• Red Light Mentions: Luke Bryan - Signs | ACOTAR | Mel Gibson

Green Lights:

• Jamie: show - Furious 
• Knox: show - Furious | docuseries - Death of the Pastor’s Wife | podcast - Dolly Parton’s America

Bonus segment: 

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In this episode, we invite our listeners to share their Nos of the First Day of School. We’re unpacking everything from getting personally victimized by a door to first day jitters that take a hard left into anxiety-induced vomit. Plus, we’re commiserating over outfit panic, social missteps, and all the ways the first day of school can humble you before the first bell rings.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/673
• The Worst Month is almost over, and this is your last week to get 90% off 30 days of Friends with Benefots with code LUCKY13 knoxandjamie.com/patreon (valid for new or canceled members only)
• Watch the August all-skate Birthday-UA to learn how you can get two months of Friends with Benefots for ZERO dollars
• Rewind: More NOs Episodes | NOs in the Shop | IG Comments
• Fact Checks: Umbro is short for Humphrey Bros? | Do flies poop on when they land?
• Drive-bys: My Year from Zombies | Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen 
• Thank you to our brave contributors: @madibrowder; @seauf18, @hilboschmitt, @leeleeleonard82, @kellywitherb, @all.things.alyson, @lmg724, @sarah_stirman

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In this episode, we are joined by the co-hosts of the wildly popular Pantsuit Politics, Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers. Join us as we swap origin stories, share our favorite unintended consequences of podcast life, and take stock of what we got right and what we got wrong. Plus, Knoxtradamus challenges Sarah and Beth to look deep into their crystal balls to predict the future of podcasting.

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• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/672
• Support the podcasts you love, for free: share, comment, subscribe, rate and review
• Meet Our Guests from PantsuitPoliticsShow.com:  Sarah Stewart Holland (aka @bluegrassred) & Beth Silvers (aka @bethsilvers) 
• Listen to Pantsuit Politics: Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music 
• Watch Blue Steel Beth: Youtube
• Follow: @pantsuitpolitics and Substack
• Read: I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) and Now What?: How to Move Forward When We're Divided About Basically Everything
• Pandering Corner: Cinema Sidepiece: A Goofy Movie
• Our Other Podcasts: Faith Adjacent | Shelf Respect
• Not A Sponsor: Podcast Movement
• Drive-bys: Hillary Clinton on Pantsuit Politics | Butler from Jessie & Wilford Brimley | The Highest-Paid Podcasters Of 2026 (via Forbes) | PMG’s Published Works | Riverside Podcast Stats
• Red Light Mentions: Dorm Rooms That Look Like Versailles | Sorority Rush Tok & Fraternity Rush Tok | Pat McAfee’s album | Max Greenfield validates Knox’s TSwift take
• Fact Check: Was Sarah Palin the first female Republican nominated for VP?

Green Lights:

• Jamie: show - My Brilliant Career
• Knox: movie - The End of Oak Street

Bonus segment: 

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In this episode, we’re celebrating our 13th birthday. Join us as we discuss thirteen iconic pop culture moments that live rent-free not only in the cultural landscape, but also in our very specific and delightfully chaotic minds. Consider it a birthday party with a very specific dress code: maximum nostalgia, zero chill.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/671
• It’s our birthday week! Help us celebrate 13 years of delightful idiocy by tagging us on Instagram, Threads, or Facebook for a chance to win one of 13, year-long memberships for our Friends with Benefots tier on Patreon (offer valid through Tue., Aug 18)
• Never tried Patreon? Get 90% off your first month of Patreon with code LUCKY13
• Head to knoxandjamie.com/birthday for all the details!
• The Iconic Highlights: Oscars’ Selfie | Serial Podcast | Dress Gate | Game of Thrones Finale | Danielle Bregoli | Black Panther | Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s Wedding | Guardians of the Galaxy | The Mandalorian | Lemonade visual album (see also: Homecoming) | TikTok Boom | The Slap | Barbenheimer: Oppenheimer & Barbie
• Fact Check: Johnny Depp as Ebenezer? | Brad Pitt off the wagon? | 
• Also Rans: Moonlight vs La La Land | Avengers: Endgame | Kendrick vs Drake | #MeToo | Covid streaming | Diddy’s Arrest | Kate Middleton Mystery | Johnny Depp & Amber Heard | The Eras Tour | Fyrefest Documentary | Left Shark | Steve Harvey crowning the wrong Miss Universe | Sony Hack | Harvey Weinstein  
• Hear Knox and Erin yell at Jamie on the latest episode of Shelf Respect
• Red Light Mentions: Braums Ice Cream | The Cake Company | Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness | Add the Obama Center library to Libby

Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd
• Knox: book - Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw

Bonus segment: 

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Today, instead of our regular episode, we’re revisiting a Cinema Sidepiece of one of the few movies Erin has not only watched but genuinely loved, High School Musical. Join us as we honor her by deep-diving her favorite DCOM.

As a company, we will make a donation in memory of Erin’s mom, Gwen Hicks, to the foster-care nonprofit she founded, Amarillo Angels. If you would like to join us in honoring her remarkable legacy, head to AmarilloAngels.org to donate in memory of Gwen Hicks with (The Popcast) in parentheses.

MENTIONS:

• Erin’s Credentials 
• Watch | Listen | Rotten Tomatoes | IMDb
• What Works: Vanessa Hudgens (wiki) | Zac Efron (wiki) | Ashley Tisdale
• Highlights: Ryan and Sharpay | Drew Seeley | Miss Darbus’ Iconic Moments 
• Reminder: What is the Bechdel Test? | What is the Latif test?
• Who wore it better: Ryan or Composer Girl
• Drive-By Mentions: Romeo + Juliet | High School Musical 2 | Glee | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Cross-over between Breaking Bad & The Walking Dead | High School Musical 3 | Allison Holker | The Princess Switch | Tick, Tick…Boom | The Greatest Showman

Bonus segment: 

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• Subscribe to our Newsletter: knoxandjamie.com/nfta
• Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcast 
• Bookshop.org: Jamie’s Green Lights | Knox’s Green Lights
• Follow Us: Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | Facebook 
• Support Us: Patreon | Shop

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In this episode, we share our smooch, marry, and kills for August. We discuss what’s worth planting (smooch), what deserves room to grow (marry), and what needs to be pulled up by the roots (kill) as we tend to our August pop culture garden. Join us as we spotlight the shows made for hunkering down in the AC, the books perfect for a poolside read, and the movies worth sweating through the last stretch of summer to see.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/669
• The Popcast is turning 13! Join us for our annual All Skate Birthday Bash on Patreon: Tue, 8/11 at 9:30 pm ET. Head to knoxandjamie.com/birthday to join in the fun.
• Follow us @thepopcast on Threads and Instagram for giveaways all month long.
• Rewind: March SMK |  Feb SMK | Nov SMK | We do SMK most weeks on Instagram at #popcastsmk
• August Vibe Check: High Holy Day for Tomatoes (and all veggies) | Tzatziki Dip Recipe | Leo Birthdays
• Refresh: Smooch= give a shot, Marry = commit time to, Kill = do not murder! We’re just suggesting to skip these things.
• SMOOCH // Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 
• Drive-bys: Taylor Farms | Heirloom Black Diamond Watermelon | Hannah Einbinder/Gillian Anderson Twinning

Bonus segment: 

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In this episode, we explore the career of Matt Damon, Hollywood’s ultimate everyman. Join us as we unpack how he’s spent three decades as one of the industry’s most dependable, and surprisingly interchangeable, leading men, why he’s seemingly contractually obligated to spend every movie trying to get back home, and why it’s finally time for him to stop escaping and give us the cinematic love letter to his hometown we’ve been waiting for. 

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• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/668
• Like what you hear? Leave us a 5-star review on Apple, Spotify or anywhere you listen to our show.
• The Dossier: Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes Rankings | IMDb 
• Watch Mentions: The Rainmaker | Mystic Pizza | School Ties | Geronimo: An American Legend | Courage Under Fire | Good Will Hunting | All The Pretty Horses | The Departed | Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, Ocean’s Thirteen | Contagion | We Bought A Zoo | Stillwater | Jason Bourne movies | Interstellar | The Departed | The Martian | The Last Duel | Promised Land | Behind the Candelabra | 
• Drive-bys: Ken Griffey Jr. | Leonardo DiCaprio’s Credits | Sacred Cinema: The Faithful with Minnie Driver | AO3 Jason Bourne (see also: AO3 Damon/Affleck) | The Sheep Detectives | Jennifer Garner Vanity Fair Feature (see also: Affleck’s Tattoo) | Three Things Christopher Nolan Expects You To Know Before Watching the Odyssey
• Red Light Mentions: People besmerching Taco Bell | Jimothy the Raccoon (see also: Punch the monkey) | Dave Portnoy’s memoir | FIFA’s Halftime Show | Prioritizing dogs over humans | The Hawk (see also: July AUA)

Green Lights:

• Jamie: movie - The Odyssey
• Mutual: movie - The Invite

Bonus segment: 

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In this episode, we recap this week's pop culture news. Join us as we unpack The Bear‘s final season, make our deeply scientific case for the frontrunners in the 2026 Sexiest Man Alive race, react to the new Moana movie's box office report, and break down the biggest surprises and snubs from the 2026 Emmy nominations. It’s prestige TV, Disney magic (question mark?), attractive men, and awards-season chaos all rolled into a delightfully unhinged pop culture roundup.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/667
• Hear our new, secret Snake Draft episode where we discuss all the things the European mind cannot comprehend - Available only when you get the Big, Beautiful, Expanded Americana Bundle at knoxandjamie.shop
• Ep. 666 Correction: Saint Petersburg is still a place
• Box Office Recap & Emmy Nominations Mentions: 

// Movies: Moana (see also: Along the Way) | Minions & Monsters | Toy Story 5 | Evil Dead Burn | Young Washington | The Invite | The Odyssey (see also: RT Score)

// Shows: Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro (see also: Mark Ballas | Strictly Come Dancing) | Lucky | Espy Awards | The Hawk | The Gilded Age | Hacks | The Pitt | All Her Fault | Widow’s Bay | Bait | Heated Rivalry | Stranger Things S5 | Nobody Wants This S2 | Task | Friends & Neighbors | Rooster | Pluribus | The Amazing Race | The Bear 

// IMDbs: Thomas Kail | Anya Taylor-Joy | The Rock | Lin-Manuel Miranda (see also: Octet | Phillipa Soo) | Betty Gilpin | Connor Storrie on SNL | Tom Pelphrey | Rob Reiner | Jeff Hiller | Noah Wyle | Ariana Madix | Megan Stalter | Hannah Einbinder | Paul Anthony Kelly 

// Other: World Cup Finals | Open by Andre Agassi | Green Lights Post 

• Sexiest Man Contenders: Bad Bunny | Hudson Williams | Michael B. Jordan | Ryan Gosling | Timothée Chalamet | Connor Storrie | Travis Kelce | Clavicular | Matt Damon
• Drive-bys: Lindsey Graham | Sam Neill | The building they had to evacuate in NY because it was structurally unsound? | The Bear “Fishes” Episode (see also: Pilot Program) | Shelf Respect (see also: @readwithshelfrespect)
• Red Light Mentions: Diarrhea Lettuce (see also: Dr. Rubin) | USMNT Stuffed in the Locker | New Robert Langdon | Big Brother | Digger Trailer 

Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
• Knox: book - Thrilling Tales of Modern Men by Danny McBride

Bonus segment: 

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In this episode, Erin joins us as we discuss antichrists in pop culture. From the ones that are too obvious to be real, to the dark horses that could truly turn out to be one of the Four Horsemen, we’re leaning all the way into the 666 of it all and giving the people what they want.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/666
• Celebrate America’s (not weird at all) 250th birthday with our super secret USA Snake Draft episode. Only available in the Americana Bundle (2026 Big Beautiful Expanded Bundle) at knoxandjamie.shop
• Antichrists Explainer Mentions: Erin’s Credentials | Book of Daniel (see also: VeggieTales version) | Maccabees | Book of Revelation | Left Behind (see also: Kirk Cameron Left Behind | Nic Cage Left Behind | Faith Adjacent’s Left Behind Sacred Cinema) | Hattie Durham | The Late Great Planet Earth
• Mentions: Elon Musk (see also: Neuralink) | Mark Zuckerberg | Peter Thiel (see also: Antichrist Ted Talk) | J.K. Rowling | Donald Trump | Zohran Mamdami | AI aka Chat | Taylor Swift | MrBeast (not a sponsor: Step & Beast Land) | Ms Rachel | Snoop Dogg | Mother Teresa Podcast (see also: University of Ottawa paper) | Dolly Parton | Justin Bieber | Four Horsemen Combo: Bluey, Charli XCX, Robert Irwin, Ilya Rozanov
• Fact Checks: Does Toad have an evil twin? | Green Light Knox couldn’t remember: End of Days by Chris Jennings | Trump’s threesome commentary
• Drive-bys: Eagle Eye | Aquaman | Daniel Fast | Camilla’s Literacy Campaign | Princess Kate scanning tickets at Wimbledon | Prince William on New Heights  
• Red Light Mentions: Freddy Canceled | Neil the Seal in Tasmania | @YouRowKelsey making it to Hawaii | Madi Prewett speaking at the State Fair | Red Cards | Offside | Belgium Coach big mad | Trump Phoning a Friend | Sleeping on a Train | Yannik Sinner | CFA Honey Pimento Chicken Sandwich commercial

Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
• Knox: book - The Lowe Job by Grace Alexander

Bonus segment: 

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