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Episode 618
What to Watch, Read and Listen to in August Preview
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.
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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.
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- August Vibe Check: Astrology corner | Agricultural Bounty | Football Season (see also: Do you eat the crust?)
- 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
- SMOOCH // {J} Album – Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You by Ethel Cain | {K} TV – Alien: Earth | Movie – The Toxic Avenger
- MARRY // {J} Books – Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle (see also: prior Green Light) | Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (see also: prior Green Light) | {K} Book – The Devil Reached For The Sky by Garrett M. Graff (see also: prior Green Light) | Movie – The Bad Guys 2 | Docuseries – The Yogurt Shop Murders
- KILL // {J} Movies – Freakier Friday | The Naked Gun | The Roses | {K} TV – The Terminal List: Dark Wolf | The Rainmaker | Movie – Caught Stealing
- Asides: Timothy Olyphant | Archive of Our Own | Mario Lopez Lawsuit | Las Culturistas vs Jamie Lee Curtis? | Riggins Show about Mormon Massacres | Variety’s The Best Movies of 2025 (so far)
- Red Light Mentions: Sydney Sweeney’s AE Campaign Chaos | The Fantastic Four | Justin Timberlake Not Singing (see also: Beyonce’s Final Show) | Hostile Alien Objects | Kidney Stones
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