637: Netflix Power Grab and Tarantino Commentary Controversy
The Popcast With Knox and Jamie
Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden
4.8 • 7.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we recap this week in pop culture news. Join us as unpack Quentin Tarantino’s podcast appearance and the fallout from his extra-spicy commentary and dig into Netflix’s bold attempt to buy Warner Bros. Plus, we weigh in on the new Mother Mary trailer and ask the only question that really matters: is dark-and-twisty Anne Hathaway actually peak Anne Hathaway?
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- Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/637
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- Quentin Tarantino Keeps it (too) Real? // Controversies & Bret Easton Ellis Podcast | There Will Be Blood | Paul Dano
- Netflix Buys WB // Paramount’s Hostile Offer | WGA’s Statement | Anonymous A-Listers’ Email to Congress | WB IP list
- Mother Mary Trailer (see also: Rachel Gets Married) | Michaela Coel IMDb | FKA twigs
- Asides: Kristen Stewart NYT interview | David Ellison (see also: Larry Ellison) | Abigail Disney’s private plane problem | The Diplomat | The Young Pope
- Fact check: Larry Ellison owns Lanai?! | Deutsche Bank promoting Oracle stock?!)
- Red Lights Mentions: Page Six breaking old news | Mckenna Grace (see also: “Freddy Fridays”, Troop Zero, Sunrise on the Reaping) | Cynthia Erivo’s memoir controversy | The Book | Boomer Entitlement | The Dog Museum NYC | College Football Playoffs
Green Lights:
- Jamie: movie - Sentimental Value | documentary - Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
- Knox: play - Stranger Things: The First Shadow | book - The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
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| 0:00.0 | F-K-A-Twigs. |
| 0:01.8 | Is that right? |
| 0:02.4 | Yeah, that's right. |
| 0:02.8 | Yeah, that's a lot of letters. |
| 0:04.0 | I always said her name different. Did she say like, fuck a twigs? That's exactly. Remember she was, remember she was, I used to say, Jamie, be objective. What? Is me saying Chloe is slow better or worse than Aaron thinking F-K-A-Twigs is f-a-twigs? logical and sensible in every way. |
| 0:22.3 | Like, what are you talking about? |
| 0:23.5 | Get out of here. Erin. I don't know. It's just the initials? It's just the initials. It's just a stage name. It's not her Christian name. Yeah. Well, I mean, I knew that. That's what I thought. Madison, I don't know if you believe that or not. No, Madison, you have to name that. |
| 0:38.8 | I'm not saying it. |
| 0:47.0 | Hello, welcome to notice number 637 of the popcast. |
| 0:49.7 | I'm your host, Knox McCoy. |
| 0:50.8 | And I'm your other host, Jamie Golden. |
| 0:52.4 | The podcast is a show dedicated to Delifo, ADEC, and we're committed to educating you on things entertained, but do not matter. Find out more about these contemporary pursuits. Check us out at Knox and Jamie.com. You can also find us on Instagram, Blue Sky, and Facebook at the Popcast. Thanks for joining us this week, as we are going to be talking pop culture current events. |
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