The Popcast With Knox and Jamie

645: Pop Culture Olympics: Going for Gold

The Popcast With Knox and Jamie

Show Notes

In this episode, we’re handing out pop culture Olympic medals. Join us as we hand out medals in the events no one trained for, but everyone has opinions about. From overexposed icons to nepo babies who are outrunning their last names, we’re awarding Gold, Silver, and Bronze in cultural chaos. It’s competitive, unhinged, and the only Olympics judged entirely by vibes and side-eye.

Relevant links: Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/645 Get our brand new Winter Olympics Collection at knoxandjamie.shop The Winter Olympics: Watch the Opening Ceremonies | Italian Mafia | Pope Leo & JD Vance | Heated Rivalry carrying the Olympic Torch | Lindsey Vonn | Andrea Bocelli | Scott Hamilton | Johnny Weir & Tara Lipinski Newsworthy Mentions: Elon Musk cancels Model X | 6-7 | Wired Headphones Not A Sponsor: Skin Glaze gummies | MeaTech Wikis & IMDbs: Ashton Kutcher | Jacob Elordi | Druski | Jason Kelce | Maya Hawke | Jack Quaid | Lily-Rose Depp | Michael Douglas | George W. Bush | Robert Pattinson Coming Soon: Euphoria S3 | Heated Rivalry S2 Music Corner: Jelly Roll | Olivia Dean Asides: All’s Fair Pilot Program | Margot Robbie film w/ Colin Farrell | The Traitors More Nepo Baby Content: Episode 490 | Quiz Fact Check: Where did the other Popes come from? | How does 3d printing work? | What is lossless audio? Drive-Bys: Read more books, get a Brick | Chick-Fil-A Sauce Chips?! | Minions 3 | Cookie Fix | JT crying on Punk’d | Chris Pratt & Swedish Nightingale | Lainey Wilson | Noah Kahan’s new deconstruction song | You, Me and Dupree Red Light Mentions: Catherine O’Hara RIP | Mariah Carey Tributes | Peter Attia | The Pete Davidson Show

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