The Popcast With Knox and Jamie

In this episode, we’re handing out superlatives for the upcoming fall TV lineup. Join us as we award the Emmy Master Baiters, The Clear Pepsis, and the Low Key MVPs of fall TV. From buzzy premieres guaranteed an award-show appearance to shows already inspiring irrational optimism, we’re breaking down what actually deserves a spot on your watchlist. Plus, Knox and Jamie share a rare mutual green light.

Relevant links:

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/678
• We have a brand new, exclusive collection in the shop: Movies That Are Actually Better Than The Book. Get it now at knoxandjamie.shop
• Only want last week’s Movies Better Than Books: Little Women in full? Get it for only $3 at patreon.com/popcast
• Rewind: Ep. 660 Summer TV Previews
• Netflix: The Diplomat |The Great British Baking Show | The Hunting Wives | East of Eden | Emily in Paris | The Altruist | Below
• Paramount +: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage | MobLand (see also: set feud) | Yellowjackets | Survivor S51
• Hulu/FX/Disney +: Percy Jackson & The Olympians S3 | The Lowdown S2 | VisionQuest
• Amazon Prime Video: Maxton Hall S3 | Rings of Power S3
• HBO Max: War
• Peacock: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins | The Traitors (see also: Traitors Pilot Program) | The Good Daughter | Crystal Lake | DIG
• Apple TV +: Hijack | Bad Monkey | Stick S2 | 12 12 12 | Small Prophets | Nocturne
• Other: Abbott Elementary (abc) | Kill Jackie (AMC+) | Tip Toe (Starz) | Eternally Yours (CBS)
• Fact Check: Does Drew Cheek (aka Young Meghann Fahy in The Good Daughter) look like Cameron Diaz? | What’s Encanto?
• Asides: Scott Foley IMDb | Harry’s Teleprompter Loss | Sentimental Value | If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | Mackenzie Crook IMDb | Natalie Portman book Controversy | Nathan Fielder & Elizabeth Holmes movie
• Red Light Mentions: Bri Mckoy | Michelin Seafood Restaurant | Milo’s Tea | Botanical Gardens | Arby’s Steak Nuggets | Starbucks PSL ad with Martha Stewart vs. Dunkin Pumpkin Spice ad | Belmont Cameli IMDb

Green Lights:

• Mutual: film - Primetime

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Our newest collection is your reminder that adaptation is an art form and that sometimes Hollywood simply understood the assignment.

This collection celebrates the rare and beautiful occasions when the movie beat the book. We’re talking books that walked so their movies could run, skip, and click their heels, in an adaptation that elevated the author's intentions in all the best ways.

This collection includes:

Bridget Jones’s Diary

The Wizard of Oz

Jurassic Park

Available to own forever at knoxandjamie.shop

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In this episode, we lay out the case for why the 2019 Little Women is better than the book it’s based on. Join us as we break down the casting choices that won the movie, the changes that somehow made a beloved story even better, and the moments that prove only a camera could do what prose simply cannot.

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• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/677
• Our new exclusive collection, Movies That Are Actually Better Than The Books, is out now! Own it now at knoxandjamie.shop
• Want to listen to this episode in full? We’ve made it available for purchase à la carte at patreon.com/popcast
• Watch The Movie: Little Women (2019) (see also: Rotten Tomatoes | Common Sense Media | Letterboxd | IMDb)
• Read The Book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Adaptations We Love: Station Eleven | Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• Reminder: The Bechdel Test
• Stand Outs: Laura Dern |
• Buy Erin’s Book to read more of her thoughts on Little Women
• Fact Check: Dungeon Crawler Carl adaptation?
• Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman | Beach Read by Emily Henry & Patrick Schwarzenegger

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In this episode, we recap this week's pop culture news. Join us as we take a very scientific look at the celebrity stock market. From Aaron Rodgers’ latest podcast comments to Sydney Sweeney’s controversial new brand deal and the Biebers’ uninspired interview, we’re sharing who’s worth buying into and who we’re selling. Plus, we discuss if Andrew Garfield’s upcoming films will be as big and in charge as his hair.

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• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/676
• We love @_evandodson and think you should subscribe to Evan’s Quilt Emporium at EvanDodson.substack.com
• Old News: The Family Stone Sequel  
• Not A Sponsor: Apple’s Hot Dog/Hamburger Phone | Apple Watch | Google Fitbit | Whoop  
• Stock Exchange: Aaron Rodgers interview Part 1 and Part 2 (see also: Shailene’s Response) | Sydney Sweeney’s NSFJM Novig promo (see also: Bathwater Soap | Baskin-Robbins | Crocs/HeyDude | Ford Mustang) | THE Ohio State | The Biebers | Natalie Harp
• Vibe Check: Andrew Garfield’s Hair | The Uprising | Artificial 
• Drive-bys: Shailene’s Emmy Win | Callum Turner protecting Dua Lipa from photographers | Lonesome Dove remake | Fauci journals | Travis White Top Hat Confirmation
• Red Light Mentions: @traveldaddydave | Brad Pitt at the US Open | Ted Cruz College Game Day | Chris Brown Touring | Practical Magic 2 | Oklahoma state winning | Pat McAfee Kicking Challenge | Rams - 49ers in Melbourne

Green Lights:

• Jamie: niche content creators - Rilee J. Smith | Nikki La Rose | Tell The Bees on Substack and TikTok | Clean Freakz | Dr. Angelo on IG and TikTok
• Knox: book - Sunrise by Téa Obreht 

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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

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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.

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• 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

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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.

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• 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

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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

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