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In this episode, we’re diving into the cozy overdosey world of fall television. We’ll break down the returning shows and let you know which ones are worth sticking with, which are begging for a breakup, and which are ready for a full-on binge session. Plus, we’ll help you navigate the good, the bad, and the "why does this exist?" of the new fall roster.

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• The Diplomat | High Potential | Doctor Odyssey | St. Denis Medical | Rescue: HI-Surf
• The Sex Lives of College Girls | Agatha All Along 
• What We Do In The Shadows | Based on A True Story
• The Franchise | Say Nothing | The Perfect Couple |  Nobody Wants This
• Three Women | The Day of The Jackal

Green lights:

• Jamie: book - The Trap by Ava Glass | show - Evil
• Knox: book -  Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer

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In this episode, we invite our listeners to share their Nos of Getting Fired. From tales of incompetence to stories of stress-induced incontinence, these epic firings will have you laughing and cringing simultaneously. Plus, Knox and Jamie share their personal stories about firing and being fired. 

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• SMK: Who is Dak Prescott? | Sad Kim Kardashian | Minions
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In this sneak peek of Monday's episode on Patreon, Jamie and Erin unpack their thoughts and feelings about Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2. Then Knox and Jamie talk about what they are watching and reading right now. Plus, would a pet rat be a deal breaker? And why can't Joey the Bachelor afford an apartment?

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In this episode of The More You Know, we discuss the latest in pop culture news. Join us as we talk about adult Happy Meals, the downfall of famous wife guys, Mario’s accent, and Arthur (the aardvark) becoming our competition. Plus we recap Mexican Week of The Great British Baking Show. 

MENTIONS

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• How do we feel: Adult Happy Meals (adjace: McDonalds characters) | Try Guys (aside: Ime Udoka) | Bacon Turkey Bravo at Panera
• Cinema Sidepiece: loser- Amsterdam | winner- Smile | mentions: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, The Woman King, Don’t Worry Darling
• Choose your fighter: October SMK PMG staff picks
• Coming soon: Halloween Ends| Oregon Trail Musical | Rosaline | Shantaram | The Curse of Bridge Hollow
• Trailer Park: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (not to be confused with 1993’s Super Mario Bros.. Rabbit trail: Video game voice controversy. Side note: Jamie now plays Two Dots, Cooking City) | Spotify: The 40(ish) Most Powerful People in Podcasting | Wednesday | IMDb: Tim Burton v. Helena Bonham Carter
• Saucy Puds: Yikes, it was Mexican week on GBBO | Sweetbread vs. pan dulce | Paul Hollywood affair
• Red light mentions: eyebrow trends | Hailey Beiber: brownie glaze lips, clean girl aesthetic | the queen’s dogs are still in the news | Ye | Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari | Tennesse vs. Alabama | Arthur has a podcast (aside: this is what Sabrina Tarisini looks like; fact check- Arthur is an aardvark?) 

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GREEN LIGHTS

• Jamie: movie- Catherine Called Birdy (Amazon Prime), series- Derry Girls S3 (Netflix)
• Knox: series- Peaky Blinders S6 (Netflix), series- Starstruck (HBO Max)

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In this episode, we are back for a special edition of our beloved Urban Dictionary series. Join us as we go over some Popcast-centric vernacular, including the episodes that birthed mainstays “don’t waste it, Greg” and  “weapons or fists”. 

MENTIONS

• Home Sweet Home: visit KnoxandJamie.com to see pretty pictures of us, our green lights, and more!
• Flyby mentions: Dan Patrick’s Phil “The Show Killer” | Chelsea Lately | Palmar Grasp Reflex | Knox’s newsletter
• History: Urban Dictionary | our previous Urban Dictionary episodes
• Mark your calendars: The AUA is Oct. 11 (you haven’t missed it)
• UD entries: Hundo-P, Passy Agressy (merch), heavy T’s and P’s, soft launch, doomscrolling, speaking cursive
• Episodes mentioned: 245: The Nos of Motherhood (Don’t Waste It Greg) | 290: Spring Wakenings (Front Bottom Shivers) | 435: 2022 Predictions (Weapons or Fists)
• Snopes: Richard Gere and the gerbil 
• Over / Under: Over Under Achievers | Rotten Tomatoes: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
• Fact check: Brains don’t fully develop until age 25? | Crackle is real and it’s owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul? | Gerbils are the same as guinea pigs?
• Old School: Muff ‘em scene
• Erin owns these all: Theragun, S massage cane, under-desk bike pedal exerciser, over-the-door neck traction 
• What is… Chekov’s [gun] vs red herrings vs a MacGuffin
• Armie Hammer: IMDb | conspiracy 
• Erin’s a convert: Pickleball
• Beloveds: Drew Barrymore | Zac Efron
• Red light mentions: Tom Hanks wrote a novel | Helen Keller Deniers on TikTok | SNL premiere

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• SNL cast shakeup
• Upcoming movies
• GBBO Episode 3

GREEN LIGHTS

• Jamie: comedy specials- Nick Kroll’s Little Big Boy (Netflix) | Hasan Minhaj’s The King’s Jester (Netflix)
• Knox:  album - Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven by Tyler Childers | Reservation Dogs S3 (Hulu)

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In this episode, we preview the upcoming slate of fall movies. But first, we are held accountable for our 2019 fall movie predictions. Join us as we discuss which fall movies we’re looking forward to and which we can’t even believe got made in the first place. Plus Knox shares his formula for how to decide if you should see a certain movie or not. 

MENTIONS

• What’s your number: Episode 288: The Enneagram | Suzanne Stabile interviews Jamie and Erin live! | Knox on Suzanne’s podcast
• BFOTS: Hocus Pocus 2 Watch Party invite (knoxandjamie.com/watchparty) 
• Guide: Knox’s rules for picking movies
• Certified Fresh: Rotten Tomatoes scores should be similar (example: The Last Jedi)
• Theater memberships: AMC A-List | Regal Unlimited 
• Call-back: Episode 318 The Fall 2019 Movie Previews (linked trailers) 
• Youtube playlist: (almost) all the movies mentioned
• October releases: The School For Good and Evil | Black Adam | Descendant (doc) | Wendell & Wild | TÁR | Amsterdam | Halloween Ends | Ticket to Paradise (see Gaslit instead) | Mr. Harrigan’s Phone | Till | Triangle of Sadness | My Policeman | The Good Nurse
• November releases: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | The Fabelmans | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (here’s how to find the Roku Channel) | Strange World (see Atlantis instead) | Disenchanted (the original came out 15 years ago!) | Falling for Christmas | The People We Hate At The Wedding | She Said | Devotion | Bones and All | The Menu (see also: The Hunt) 
• Flyby mentions: Spirit Halloween movie | Bros trailer | John Hamm Progressive commercials | The Broccoli family invented broccoli?| Creeper report: David O. Russell | Armie Hammer doc  
• Red light mentions: Adam Levine | Swiftok & the vinyls | Tom Brady & Gisele | Rebs from GBBS (see also: TMYK) | Dahmer series | Stashers 

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• The Great British Baking Show 

GREEN LIGHTS

• Jamie: series- Reboot (Hulu) | series- Andor (Disney+)
• Knox:  book- Bliss Montage by Ling Ma | All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

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In this episode, the knives come out, as we carve up the nos of fall. Join us in this final summer bash as we lodge our complaints about autumn. Plus hear from some of our listeners as they list their complaints about fall, too. 

MENTIONS

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• Smitten: The Bookshelf in Thomasville GA. Jamie just ordered this headless bird candle holder.
• Football talk: Over Under Achievers
• Jamie’s halloween costume: follow JamieBGolden on Instagram
• Adjace: Jesusween, Thanksgiving  
• Flyby mentions: kid who loves corn, pumpkin spice ingredients, 
• Fact check: people who are born in the fall live longer, heart attacks more likely after Daylight Savings Time, candy corn coating is made of bugs, pumpkins were first called “gross melons”, we only love pumpkins for nostalgia, leaf lice is real, snakes like leaves., three hours of football = 11 minutes of action
• Google: soccer coaches vs. football players, Marco Rose vs. Josh Heupel, bonus content
• Red light mentions: Serial and Adnan Syed is released from jail, royal corgis, pen not having ink
• Donate: Innocence Project

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• Trailers: Babylon & I Wanna Dance With Somebody
• Saucy Puds: GBBS premiere recap 

GREEN LIGHTS

• Jamie: (movie) The Woman King | (documentary) The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)
• Knox:  Welcome to Wrexham (Hulu)

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In this episode, we snake draft queens in pop culture. We are joined by Popcast royalty Erin Moon and Terrance Jackson as we pick our perfect queen teams. Plus we debate which desserts we’d sell out our families for (hint: it’s not Turkish Delight). 

MENTIONS

• Put me in coach: Check out the Over Under Achievers where Knox, Jason Waterfalls, and Andre 3 Stacks break down the latest in sports and pop culture through the prism of their newfound gambling interests.
• Breaking news: Queen Elizabeth III died
• Welcome: our guest snake drafters today are Erin Moon and Terrance Jackson
• Royal Wiki: Charles III (see OG Charles and Charles II)
• Animals of the court: Bees | Corgis
• Memory lane: Queen bowed at Diana’s casket
• Reminder: here’s how snake drafts work
• Mentions: Clarisse Renaldi | Michelle Obama (official national portraits) | Queen of Hearts (see also: Juice Newton song, Red Queen) | Dairy Queen | Jadis (Food shoutouts: Turkish Delight, the very best apple pie recipe on earth, Jeni’s Gooey Butter Cake, Mississippi Mud Trifle, Cheesecake Factory – any!, Freddy’s shoestring fries) | Dancing Queen (ABBA members) | Queen Susan | Aretha Franklin (see also: that! hat!) | McGonagall (sort yourself) | Queen of Sheba | Daenerys Targaryen (see also: Game of Thrones Season 8 Redux) | queen in chess (Jamie prefers Two Dots and Cooking City) | Queensland, Australia | drag queens: RuPaul, Trixie Mattel, Katya Zamolodchikova, Bob the Drag Queen | Elsa (source material) | Queen Romonda (must see: Black Panther 2 trailer) |  Queen Amidala 
• Red light mentions: King of England (Gross: This meanie wouldn’t shake Meghan Markle’s hand | Recipe: Toad in the Hole) | Boo: The Patio Theater

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• Erich from The Bachelorette doing blackface
• D23 news and releases
• The Fablemans

GREEN LIGHTS

• Jamie: Re-upped – Barry S3 (HBO) | Hacks S2 (HBO) | Russian Doll S2 (Netflix)
• Knox: Industry S2 (HBO) | She Hulk (Disney+)

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In this episode of The More You Know, we discuss the Don’t Worry Darling drama. We also play matchmaker for Leo and tell you have we really feel about Rings of Power and House of the Dragon. Plus Erin plays an impromptu game of Dead or Alive. 

MENTIONS

• Leave us a five-star review no matter how you feel about pedos: KnoxandJamie.com/apple
• JLo / Ben sighting: Malibu Chili Cookoff
• Ts and Ps: Leonardo DiCaprio dating graph | The Man mention | Ben Shapiro tweet | Prospects - Kaia Gerber, Elle Fanning, Greta Thunberg, Sky Jackon
• Correction: “I get older but the girls stay the same age” is from Dazed and Confused ((K/J/E, I love you, but c'mon. -I)
• How do we feel: How did Don’t Worry Darling Become So Worrying? (Vulture) | Darren Aronofsky wiki | “Chris Pine is the Diane Keaton of Brad Pitts” @nicsigni | Don’t Worry Darling is the Movie Version of a Fake Tan (via The Film Stage) | The Whale | Brendan Fraser standing six-minute standing ovation | The Cutting Edge | The Banshees of Inisherin | Martin McDonagh
• What’s the Word: Rings of Power | House of the Dragon
• Dead or Alive: Stacey Dash just found out DMX passed away | DMX will | Betty White | Reginald VelJohnson from Family Matters | Alan Arkin | Dustin Diamond | Thora Birch | Bernie Mac | Earl Hindman, Wilson Home Improvement | Richard Karn, Al Home Improvement | Patrick Duffy 
• Red light mentions: 60 Inch TVs | Nicole Kidman's AMC commercial is getting a sequel

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GREEN LIGHTS

• Jamie: podcast- Sorry About the Kid | comedy special- Sam Morril's Same Time Tomorrow (Netflix)
• Knox: book- The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All | Also: Josh Ritter on Spotify 

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In this episode, we share our smooch, marry, and kills of September. We discuss what you should give a shot (smooch), what you should make a commitment to (marry), and what you should just pass on by (kill) this fall. Join us as we consider the new books, shows, and movies heading our way this month. Plus a surprise appearance of Erin of Grievances and Knox’s random red lights. 

MENTIONS

• CTA: High-five yourself because you showed up and celebrated our ninth birthday with us all month with us!
• Lyrics: Wake Me Up When September Ends
• OUA: Listen to Knox talk about losing money during football season
• What happened 9 months ago?: Why September is the most popular month for birthdays 
• Refresher: What is Smooch, Marry, Kill? | Instagram: #PopcastSMK
• Fall fashion: Lug sole loafers, clogs, corset tops, oversized button down, maxi skirts, trucker hats (under 40 only), Birks 
• Smooch mentions: LOTR Rings of Power (“Hesi-Hey”) | The 12 most expensive tv shows ever made | The Woman King | Blonde | Don’t Worry Darling | Harry Styles’ accent in DWD | Hocus Pocus 2 (original, Girls Just Want To Have Fun) | Most Americans Stop Listening To New Music at Age 33 | Britney Spears / Elton John’s Hold Me Closer | Santigold’s Spirituals | Marcus Munford’s Self-Titled | Little Big Town’s Mr. Sun | The Front Bottoms’ Theresa | American Gigolo 
• NSFL: Body Like A Backhoe | SFW: Body Like a Backroad
• Marry mentions: Reboot | S2 Abbot Elementary | books: Fairy Tale by Stephen King, Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Avid, Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Adkinson, The Unfolding by A.M. Holmes, Bliss Montage by Ling Ma, Eliot Ness and The Mad Butcher by Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz | S4 Atlanta | Andor (see also: Rouge One)
• Kill mentions: Pinocchio | Joseph Gordon-Levitt IMDb | The Greatest Beer Run Ever | ErinHMoon on IG fall pledge
• Join us Thursday on Patreon for this week’s TMYK for Oliva Wilde and Shia Labeouf discussion
• Red light mentions: VMAs | Yung Gravy | hologram Johnny Depp at the VMAs | Oliva Wilde | House of The Dragon theme song | PeeWee Herman birthday | DJ Khaled’s new album (exception) | Nebraska | mass surrender cobra | Ugh- this Texas pastor 

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• Olivia Wilde (and Shia LaBeouf) 
• The Brad Pitt / Angelina Jolie report

GREEN LIGHTS

• Jamie: series - Mo (Netflix) | book - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Knox: Ashley’s shop - The Bluest Willow | The Measure by Nikki Erlick 

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