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Episode 399: Revisiting The Oscars 5, 10, and 20

April 21, 2021

The Oscars are this Sunday, so we’re taking a trip down the Academy Awards memory lane by talking about Hollywood’s biggest night from 5, 10, and 20 years ago. We recap the winners and the snubs and discuss who’s still winning and losing after all these years.

MENTIONS

What if there was a podcast that used pop culture literacy to enhance your biblical literacy? All with the flair and authority of a movie review? There is! Visit our other show The Bible Binge with new episodes every Sunday.
The 93rd Oscars airs on ABC this Sunday. Stream it at ABC.com or YouTube.
Follow Knox @KnoxMcCoy and Jamie @JamieBGolden on Twitter for Sunday night’s Oscar commentary.
Be a winner by choosing winners! Get The Popcast Oscars Guide at KnoxandJamie.com/oscars and email us at hello@knoxandjamie.com a photo of your Oscars predictions ballot before Sunday and we’ll choose two winners: one who got the most predictions correct and one random winner.
Previous Oscars episodes: 286, 336
Did you know you can bet on all sorts of things? Check out The Over / Under Achievers
2016 88th Academy Awards | 2015 Cinamusts: The Martian, The Revenant, Spotlight, Room, Trainwreck, Spy | Remember: #OscarsSoWhite
2011 83rd Oscars | 2010 Cinamusts: True Grit, Inception, The Fighter, The Social Network, Black Swan, Toy Story 3, Unstoppable, Shutter Island, Scott Pilgrim, Easy A | Remember: Anne Hathaway and James Franco hosted. See their opening monologue.
2001 73rd Oscars | 2000 Cinamusts: Gladiator, Almost Famous, Memento, High Fidelity, Cast Away, Best In Show, Meet the Parents, Miss Congeniality | Remember: Julia Roberts was dating Benjamin Bratt
Damian Lewis Pens Tribute to Late Wife, Helen McCrory

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Jamie: food- Bo-Berry Biscuit at Bojangles | book- Crying In HMart by Michelle Zauner
Knox: series- Mare of Easttown (HBO) | Smartless podcast

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Episode 398: The More You Know

April 14, 2021

In this The More You Know, we discuss the latest pop culture headlines including the dissolution of J.Lo and A.Rod’s relationship and the mystery of why Hollywood thinks we need a fifth Indiana Jones movie. Plus we so-what who-cares that singer who did a cover version of one of her own albums from 13 years ago.

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Time of Death // Callback: We predicted J.Lo and A.Rod would break up in our predictions episode. See also: Page Six reports the breakup | @JLo on Instagram | J.Lo’s InStyle feature | Meta photoshoot | A.Rod buys the Timberwolves | Fact check: Are timberwolves real? | J.Lo’s new movie: Shotgun Wedding | J.Lo has a lot of perfumes. Like a lot a lot.
Bachelor Nation // Matt James on Bill Simmon’s podcast | Celebrity sightings and gossip: Deux Moi | Rachael Kirkconnell visits Matt James in NYC | Perez Hilton & his net worth| Grace talks to Reality Steve on IG Live | Katie Thurston as The Bachelorette premieres June 7
What’s the Word // The actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge to star in Indiana Jones 5 (not to be confused with the singer Phoebe Bridgers) | Harrison Ford was born in 1942, you guys | Indiana Jones on IMDb | Phoebe Waller-Bridge on IMDb | Carrie-Anne Moss offered grandma role at age 40 | Fleabag: The Scriptures
Live From New York // Watch: Saturday Night Live hosted by Carey Mulligan | Carey Mulligan on IMDb | The cutest: Carey Mulligan met her husband Marcus Mumford (frontman of Mumford & Sons) at church camp | Watch Marcus Mumford crash Carey Mulligan’s SNL monologue | Knox’s humor is perfectly illustrated in the sketch What’s Wrong With This Picture | A Black Lady Sketch Show
How Do We Feel // Watch: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier | Risky click of the day: Sebastian Stan’s thirst trap | Wyatt Russell on IMDb | | Hi, Indi here. Yes, I agree with Knox. John Walker is cartoonish here. | Side note: Turkish Delight recipe
Red light mentions: Knox on Twitter | Taylor Swift recorded Fearless | American Idol

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GREEN LIGHTS

Jamie: fiction book- Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian | nonfiction book- Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Knox: Netflix series- Last Chance U

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Episode 396: She’s The Man Deep Dive

March 31, 2021

In this episode, to celebrate the birthday of our senior creative Erin Moon, we deep dive one of her favorite teen rom coms of the aughts: 2006’s She’s The Man. Amanda stans and optimists unite as we discuss this Amanda Bynes vehicle including which famous comedians she was primed to take the torch from to who stole her lunch money when things went south. Plus we discuss bad wigs, Paul Blart, and the believability of Channing Tatum playing a high schooler at age 26.

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IMDb: She’s the Man (March 2006), starring Amanda Bynes | Stream on Hulu or rent on Amazon.
Fun fact: Just like 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You is a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, She’s the Man is a retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
Callback: Episode 393- Snake Draft: The Spring
Hat tip to Erin’s latest: Faith Adjacent: The Enneagram
Close call: Erin almost chose Mrs. Winterbourne, “the Brendan Fraser masterpiece” for this very special birthday episode.
Into this? We break down movies all the time on Patreon. The BFOTS get Cinema Sidepiece (last features: Clueless, Pelican Brief, You’ve Got Mail) and the Bible Binge Seminarians get Sacred Cinema, currently covering the Harry Potter Films.
This is not a drill! Black Widow is (finally!) coming to Disney+ (Premier Access) and select theatres July 9.
Fact check: (A) Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 was edited to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, (B) There’s a Paul Blart easter egg in Judas and the Black Messiah.
Peep the credits of screenwriter Karen McCullah!
IMDb: the Channing Tatum slow ramp-up
Classic Amanda Bynes: All That funniest moments | The Amanda Show pilot
Sadness warning: What happened to Amanda Bynes?
Youtube documentary: Demi Lovato’s Dancing With the Devil
Spotify: She’s the Man (Music from the Motion Picture)
Notable scenes: Tobias (David Cross) as the soccer coach | debutante luncheon | pizza parlor | shower scene
Fact check: Kim Jong-un age vs. Channing Tatum age
Consider: could Matt Smith have played Channing Tatum’s character?
Knox’s newest book: All Things Reconsidered

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Falcon and Winter Soldier, episode 2
Lil’ Nas X and them Satan shoes (<– risky click of the day)
That Suicide Squad 2 trailer

GREEN LIGHTS

Jamie: Podcast – Unraveled: Long Island Serial Killer
Knox: Movie- Minari, Dad Light: The Mighty Ducks: Gamechangers

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Episode 394: The More You Know

March 17, 2021

In this The More You Know, we discuss the latest pop culture headlines including news about Chris Harrison and The Bachelor franchise and the demise of J-Rod. Plus we share our thoughts and opinions on the 2021 Oscar nominations and ranked the Grammy performances.

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Bachelor drama: Chris Harrison is taking time off to learn and reflect, people are mad (peep the comments), we’re getting two new hosts and two seasons of The Bachelorette, we recap all this for our BFOTS. See also: Habsburg Jaw.
T&P’s: J-Rod is no more… maybe? See also: 2021 predictions episode, Alex Rodriguez Reacts to 1998 Footage of Him Declaring Jennifer Lopez His Dream Date, DeuxMoi (private IG account of blind gossip), who is Madison LeCroy? Fact check: Did Alex Rodriguez have a painting of himself as a centaur in his bedroom: Exhibits A and B. Word of the Day: prognosticator.
Oscar nominations | films mentioned: Nomadland, Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah, One Night in Miami. See also: Wesley Morris NYT movie critic, Popcast movie green lights, Tyler Perry to Receive Oscars Humanitarian Award
You, too, can wager on the royal baby’s name
Grammys recap | mentioned: Paramount Plus, Harry Styles performance, Taylor Swift’s performance, Maren Morris with John Mayer performance, Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B performance, Bruno Mars and Silk Sonic performance, Billie Eilish performance.
Verify: Barbara Walters dead or alive?
Vanity Fair “exposé” of Armie Hammer

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GREEN LIGHTS

Jamie – Book: Who is Maude Dixon by Alexandra Andrews recommended by Bookshelf Thomasville subscription
Knox – TV show: The Head (HBO Max), DadLight movie- Yes Day (Netflix)

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Episode 391: Book to Movie/TV Adaptations

February 24, 2021

In this episode, we discuss book adaptations: the good, the bad, the should, and the please don’t. Whether you believe the book is always better than the film or if you prefer to watch the movie before reading the source material (like Jamie and Harry Potter), this conversation will give you plenty to add to your movie queue and must-reads list.

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Cruella trailer | book: The One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1956)
Fact check: Stephen King hated Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
Side road: Jurassic Park: 7 Difference Between The Book And the Movie
The Great Gatsby: book | movie (2013)
High Fidelity: book | movie | tv series
The Lovely Bones: book | movie
Annihilation: book | movie
No Country For Old Men: book | movie
Soundtracks and scores that elevate adaptations: Memoirs of a Geisha | Into the Wild | The Social Network | Gone Girl | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Friday Night Lights: book | movie | tv series
Big Little Lies: book | tv series
Watchmen: book series | movie | tv series
Things we want to be movies: A Confederacy of Dunces | A Separate Peace | The Secret History | The Fortunate Ones | American Wife | Greek Mythology Cinematic Universe | One Hundred Years of Solitude | Their Eyes Were Watching God | a gritty Where’s Waldo
President portrayals: Billy Bob Torton in Love Actually | John Travolta in True Colors
Books we don’t want to be adapted: The Night Circus | Girl, [series] | Paradise Lost | Love You Forever | Catcher in the Rye
Odds and Ends: Glynnon Doyle memoir to be adapted for a tv series | Rosanne Barr “sings” the national anthem (risky click of the day)
Look at all our green light books! Many of these are being adapted, which just proves we have incredible taste in books, you guys.

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Mutual – Nomadland: book | movie (Hulu)
Jamie – The Black Church : book | tv series (PBS)
Knox – Flora and Ulysses: book | movie (Disney+)

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Episode 390: Questions That Need Answers

February 17, 2021

In this episode, we discuss listener QTNAs- Questions That Need Answers. Perhaps you’re kept up at night pondering mysteries like ‘Why are the Hough siblings a thing?’ or ‘How did Taylor Swift get so much accomplished in 2020?’ or ‘What’s up with pigeons?’ We discuss these listener-submitted inquiries and more plus engage in a heated debate about our favorite condiments.

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Who are Derek & Julianne Hough? | What’s up with the other Hough siblings | Adjace: Siblings or Dating
Listen: Taylor Swift Explained
Read: The Truth About Why Bands Still Do Encores
Trivia: Origins of “Elvis Has Left the Building”
Deep Dive: Every Single Mark Ruffalo Movie, Ranked | Watch: 13 Going On 30
Bachelor drama! Start here: Chris Harrison and Rachel Lindsay Talk ‘Bachelor’ Contestant Rachael Kirkconnell | Next: Chris Harrison Stepping Down After Controversial Rachel Lindsay Interview | Then: Higher Learning- Rachel Lindsay Sounds Off on Chris Harrison’s ‘Extra’ Interview | Finally: Our most recent BFOTS Bachelor recap
FYI: Arby’s medium Curly Fries nutrition facts
Debate: Can you dip your fries in mayonnaise?
Fact check: Are birds dinosaurs?
Risky click of the day (warning: language!): swimmer gets attacked by a swan

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Jamie – TV: Buried By The Bernards (Netflix)
Knox – Movie: Judas and the Black Messiah (HBO Max)

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Episode 399: Revisiting The Oscars 5, 10, and 20

Episode 398: The More You Know

Episode 396: She’s The Man Deep Dive

Episode 394: The More You Know

Episode 391: Book to Movie/TV Adaptations

Episode 390: Questions That Need Answers

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