In this episode, we’re cracking open our list of pet peeves and sharing the reasons why book adaptations go wrong. Erin joins us to discuss authors who sell out, the fans who ruin everything, and, of course, the George RR Martin Conundrum. Plus, we debut our latest literary project, Shelf Respect!

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• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/624
• Your parasocial bffs have a new project all about books and reading! Come hang out with us and get some freebies at patreon.com/shelfrespect.
• Main Character Energy Quiz 
• Upcoming Adaptations: The Long Walk | The Woman in Cabin 10 | Hamnet | The Running Man | Frankenstein | The Housemaid | Regretting You | Wicked: For Good | Verity 
• Adaptations We’d Like to See: The Night Circus by Eric Morgenstern | Freddy & Fredericka by Mark Helprin | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• Red Light Mentions: Romping on our ding dongs about Marin County pronunciations | Red Cards: Spitters (Jalen Carter, Branden Bett) | Ryan Clark Hot Take | Arch Manning | Red Card King of the Week | Luke Lindenmeyer Proposal

Green Lights:

• Jamie: show - The Paper
• Knox: book - What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown

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In this episode, we invite our listeners to share their Nos of Engagements. We’re unpacking everything from poor planning choices, heirloom rings that should’ve stayed in the display case, and enough secondhand embarrassment from a simple mirror that will leave you asking, “How are they still together?”. Plus, Knox shares his “Engagements Manifesto: Rules for Success” list.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/623
• Hypothetically, what if your three favorite podcasters started podcasting about books? If that sounds amazing, you might want to check out @readwithShelfRespect
• Context: Killatrav & TSwift's Announcement | Hear Erin’s Response in TMYK and use code WORSTMONTH to save 90% on a month of Friends with Benefots content at knoxandjamie.com/patreon (extended through today in honor of TnT) 
• Rewind: More NOs episodes | Digital Bundles | More Engagement Stories
• Thank you to our brave contributors: @joydreamer, @ravus.portus, @emiliedoleshel, @alibell_thatsme, @lyndseyjade, @mesilla, @meganprice1977, @heynifer
• Red Light Mentions: September (see also: Virgo) | Football Season Gambling contains multitudes

Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
• Knox: book - No More Tears by Gardiner Harris

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In this episode, we’re taking you back to the hallowed (and occasionally horrifying) halls of academia as we relive our own scholarly mishaps and unpack your most unhinged school stories. We’re talking passy-aggressy teachers, oversharers who may have violated HIPAA, and the kind of classroom chaos that probably should’ve involved a lawyer.

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• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/622
• Become a Friends with Benefots for only $1.20! Listen to this full episode (ad-free) plus have access to TMYK, Cinema Sidepiece, Pilot Program, AUA and Blindspot episodes for 30 days at knoxandjamie.com/patreon by using code WORSTMONTH. 
• Revisit our Birthday-UA | Unhinged Incidents Post 
• Drive By Mentions: George Clinton & the P Funk All Stars | Wide Spread Panic | Dude You’re Getting a Dell Guy | Jerry Sandusky | Loud Sneeze Science
• Thanks to our contributors: @Aimeegatting, @house_by_baker, @cadowning, @Sedant12, @Lindseyaten, @Tktchr, @Jensvenharo, @Sarah_connor3, @Jewelboxamanda

Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - This is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
• Knox: book - Corruptible: Who Gets Power & How It Changes Us by Brian Klaas

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In this episode, we recap this week in pop culture news, including our thoughts on Taylor Swift’s podcast debut on New Heights. Join us as we discuss which moments passed the vibe check and which made us cringe so hard we joined Jamie’s PR relationship team. Plus, we share our thoughts on the casting wins and losses for the upcoming films Eternity and Marty Supreme.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/621
• Join our free community at knoxandjamie.com/birthday to watch our incredible Birthday-UA replay (watch this week and you'll also receive a digital swag bag!). As a special birthday gift, use code WORSTMONTH to get 30 days of our amazing Friends With Benefots tier for only $1.20!
• Erin Accolades: Hurricane Erin | Best Selling Book | New Journal!
• What’s the Word: T Swift on New Heights(no other podcasts!) | Bayou Daddy | Apple Music Awards 2020 Interview | 2022 Directors on Directors | The Life of A Showgirl | 9 Things We Learned From Taylor Swift’s Historic New Heights Podcast Appearance (via Elle) | Taylor & Blake Aren’t Speaking (via People) 
• Trailer Park: Eternity | Marty Supreme
• Red Light Mentions: Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser | More Lord of the Rings (aside: How Old Is Elijah Wood?)

Green Lights:

• Jamie: show - Code of Silence
• Knox: movie - Weapons | book - Playworld by Adam Ross

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In this episode, we’re celebrating our 12th birthday. Join us as we snake draft our way through the biggest pop culture events of the last twelve years. We're reliving everything, from the shocking to the cringeworthy, and the pop culture gems forever etched in our group texts, with equal parts nostalgia and nonsense.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/620
• It’s our birthday! Celebrate by joining us at knoxandjamie.com/patreon. Use code WORSTMONTH to get 90% off a 30-day Friends with Benefots membership. (valid for new members only)
• Save the Date and BYOC (Bring Your Own Cake) for our All Skate Birthday-UA on Tues, 8/19 at 9pm EST/8 pm CST/ 7 pm MST/6 pm PST (psst! Join us live to receive a digital swag bag!)
• Erin’s Receipts: I’ve Got Questions & I’ve Got Questions Guided Journal | Faith Adjacent 
• 2013 - Things being Iconic before becoming over-cooked : Boston Marathon Bomber Chase
• 2017 - Mishandled: BBC Kid Interruption | Covfefe 
• 2019 - Unlikely Collabs: Jamie’s Viral Post 
• 2018 - Coronation: Wondering Years 
• 2023 - Collapse of the Mono-culture: Eras Tour
• 2020 - Covid: All Things Reconsidered 
• Drive-Bys: Ben Platt’s Diet Pepsi 

Green Lights:

• Jamie: movie- Weapons | book - Let’s Make a Scene by Laura Wood
• Knox: show- Platonic S2 | The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie, Jr.

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In this episode, we're back with Urban Dictionary. In this installment, listeners are sharing the words and phrases Gen Alpha is glazing that we should smash or pass. Plus, we put Erin on the hot seat and Knox red lights Jamie.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/619
• Help us celebrate another year of The Popcast! Save the date and join us for our All-Skate Birthday-AUA on Tues, Aug 19 at knoxandjamie.com/birthday
• Revisit Urban Dictionary Episodes | Urban Dictionary Bundle | Brain Rot Definition 
• Smash: “Chat am I cooked?” | Holy Airball | Sigma | Aura Farming
• Pass: Glazing | Zesty | Gyatt | Glizzy | 6’7 | Italian Brainrot Cinematic Universe
• Red Light Mentions: Shipping Kelly and Ryan | Jamie Stealing Green Lights (KPop Demon Hunters; Superman)

Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young | documentary - Shiny Happy People S2 (see also: Faith Adjacent episode)
• Knox: book - The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff | movie - Happy Gilmore 2

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In this episode, we share our smooch, marry, and kills for August. 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 mid month of the year. Join us as we share what shows we’ll be bingeing while hiding from the back-to-school chaos,  which movies are actually worth leaving the AC for, and which albums will chase away the ‘Sunday Scaries’ vibe the month incites.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/618
• Want to feel both seen AND terrorized? Head to knoxandjamie.com/pixarvillain and take our new quiz: What’s Your Pixar Villain Origin Story? (and don’t forget to check out our new Pixar Collection at knoxandjamie.shop) 
• Refresh: Smooch= give a shot, Marry = commit time to, Kill= do not murder! We’re just suggesting to skip these things.
• Rewind: April SMK | We do SMK most weeks on Instagram at #popcastsmk
• August Vibe Check: Astrology corner | Agricultural Bounty | Football Season (see also: Do you eat the crust?)  
• Drive-by Fact Check: how is urethra pronounced?

Bonus segment: 

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In this episode, we try to capture this cultural moment where we’re asked to believe absurd pop culture lies. Was the kiss cam at the Coldplay concert random? Are Dylan McDermott and Durmot Mulroney two different people? Is probiotic soda good? Listen as we separate truth bombs from bold-faced lies. Plus, Jamie brings a shocking new scandal to her red lights.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/617
• Get our brand new, exclusive series: The Pixar Collection at knoxandjamie.shop
• Tentpole Mentions: Jeffrey Epstein | Prince Andrew | Lost Series Finale | Quicksand | The Face on the Milk Carton | Helen Keller is not a real person | Dylan Efron is better than Zach Efron 
• Coldplay Kiss Cam | Grace and Frankie | Dylan McDermott vs Dermot Mulroney | John Cena | No Country for Old Men vs There Will Be Blood | Probiotic Soda | Shakespeare Authorship Question | Princess Diana  
• Red Light Mentions: Eastman Credit Union in TN | Shows like Stick & Untamed
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 Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - A Witch’s Guide To Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna | movie- KPop Demon Hunters 
• Knox: movie - F1: The Movie 

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In this episode, we recap this week in pop culture news, including our thoughts on Justin Bieber’s surprise album, Tom Brady and Sofia Vergara’s rumored summer romance, and the new show announcement by Larry David and the Obamas. Plus, we make some Popcastic(TM) predictions for the Emmy nominations.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/616
• Catch the Pilot Program for one of our favorite (and most requested!) series, Fleabag, with a 7-day free trial at knoxandjamie.com/patreon
• SMK: Justin Bieber’s New Album | Male Celebs getting Ab Etching Procedure | Tom Brady & Sofia Vergara | Larry David & the Obamas show | First image of the Harry Potter series
• Cinema Sidepiece: Coming Soon:  I Know What You Did Last Summer | Eddington | Smurfs | Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical | Untamed | The Summer I Turned Pretty S3 
• How Do We Feel?: Emmy Nominations
• Red Light Mentions: Propaganda that having curly hair is easy | Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires

Green Lights:

• Jamie: movie- Superman | book - These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
• Knox: book - My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Bonus segment: 

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