In this episode, get ready to soak up the summer sun with our annual Summer Movie Preview. Join us as we discuss which movies are worth diving into, which ones to approach with caution, and which to avoid altogether. Unlike Erin, let Knox and Jamie serve as your cinematic lifeguards, guiding you through the upcoming summer film releases.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/607
• Listen to our Conclave Crossover Event with Faith Adjacent at faithadjacent.com/conclave. 
• Revisit: Movie Green Lights | Episode 554: 2024 Summer Movie Preview
• 2025 YouTube Playlists: Given | Hopefuls | Did We Need This?
• Red Light Mentions: Ana De Armas | Hollywood Tariffs

Green Lights:

• Jamie: book - Silver Elite by Dani Francis
• Knox: book - Beartooth by Callan Wink

Bonus segment: 

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We don’t listen to other podcasts EXCEPT when they’re in our same company. With the real-life conclave currently happening, we thought it was only fitting to team up with Erin and Evan at Faith Adjacent to discuss the film Conclave. You’ll hear favored and forsaken moments, gentle rebukes, discussion about why there aren’t more hot popes, and so much more! Click the links below to listen to the full episode over at Faith Adjacent. 

MENTIONS: 

• Listen to Conclave Sacred Cinema Sidepiece: Faith Adjacent Website | Apple Podcasts | Spotify 
• Faith Adjacent Starter Episodes: Sacred Cinema: Heretic | Decoding Christianese | 2025 Prophecies

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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!

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/606
• Get our latest exclusive episode, The Cool Moms Snake Draft, in our shop or at knoxandjamie.com/coolmoms
• More motherly content: NOs of Mothers-in-Laws | Celebration of Motherhood Bundle | All the amazing IG Submissions | The Official Parent Survival Guide to May
• 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

Episode sponsors: 

• Mack Weldon (code: POPCAST) | Aura Frames (code: POPCAST) | Hungryroot (code: POPCAST) | Hers Hair | The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

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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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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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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. 

Relevant links: 

• Full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/603
• Shop our evergreen merch shop and new Banter Slut collection at knoxandjamie.shop
• 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

Red Light Mentions: Church Signs Gone Wrong | The Pitt for being too good | IRS not telling me I have extra time to file | Jamie’s Viral Bluesky | White Lotus scandal apparatus | Apple TV+ Green Lights

Green lights:

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

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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.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/602
• Listen to this episode ad free, our new Gilmore Girls Pilot Program and more with a 7 day free trial of the Friends with Benefots tier at knoxandjamie.com/patreon
• 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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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.

Relevant links: 

• Full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/601
• Listen to our 600th episode in full and ad-free at knoxandjamie.com/qtnas
• 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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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!

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/600
• Listen to this episode in its entirety (for free and ad-free!) by joining us on Patreon at knoxandjamie.com/patreon!
• 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

Bonus segment: 

• Snag our Hunger Games Collection at knoxandjamie.com/shop and get a discount with a 7-day free trial of our BFOTS or FWB Patreon tiers.

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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!

Relevant links: 

• Full show notes at knoxandjamie.com/599
• Get our new Hunger Games bundle at knoxandjamie.com/shop
• 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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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.

Relevant links: 

• Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/598
• Head to knoxandjamie.com/patreon to get exclusive ad-free content, including our weekly TMYK segment and Pretty Woman Cinema Sidepiece! New subscribers get 50% off their first month with the code MADNESS.
• 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
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Green lights:

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

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