641: 2026 Predictions
The Popcast With Knox and Jamie
Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden
4.8 • 6.9K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Knoxtradamus and Jamie dust off the crystal ball to predict the pop culture future of 2026. From comebacks we’re already dreading to the press tours we’re pre-judging months in advance, we’re forecasting the good, the bad, and the delightfully unhinged moments headed our way. Plus, we place our boldest bets yet by predicting which movies Erin will actually watch this year—and yes, the odds are slim.
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- Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/641
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- Taint Recap: Watch Chuck on his Zero Turn | Zach Bryan’s Wedding (see also: controversy corner)
- Accountability: 2025 Predictions | Alix Earle & Tom Brady | Tangled loses ScarJo | Tomb of the Missing Pharaoh & Scotland’s Callanish Standing Stones | FA Dead Sea Scrolls Field Trip | Caitlin Clark Nike ad | Power Rangers Reboot | Dua Lipa’s Book Club | Ne Zha 2
- Flyby Mentions: Denny’s Demise | President Trump’s McDonald’s order | Is It Cake? | Gambling Predictions Scandal | John Travolta & Riley Keough | Ashley Tisdale Scourched the Earth | Obama/ Larry David sketch show | Dax & Cher interview
- IMDb: Callum Turner | Paapa Essiedu | Nick Frost | Janet McTeer | John Lithgow | Casey Affleck | Ashton Kutcher | Josh O’Connor | Emilia Jones | Bradley Whitford | Aaron Pierre | Danielle Deadwyler | Anne Hathaway | Zendaya | Tom Holland
- Movies // Spaceballs 2 | Digger | Avengers: Doomsday | “Wuthering Heights” | Project Hail Mary | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Toy Story 5 | The Odyssey | Mega Minions | Greta Gerwig’s Narnia | The Bride! | The Love Hypothesis | Mother Mary | Flowervale Street | Verity
- Events // Tayvis Wedding | World Cup
- Shows // His & Hers | Pride and Prejudice | Margo’s Got Money Troubles | Death by Lightning | Lanterns | Rooster | Love Story
- Books // Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
- Smash or Pass: The Testaments | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Ted Lasso | Yellowjackets | Bridgerton S4 | Euphoria
- Fact Check: Kansas City stadium move? | The Pitt vs ER legal battle? | What’s an Ambassador? (see also: What’s a Diplomat?)
- Red Light Mentions: Adults not getting Christmas gifts (see also: Jamie's Perfume) | Dance Moms Hyperfixation | Stranger Things
- Head to knoxandjamie.com/signup to hear our death, divorce, pregnancy & engagement predictions on Patreon!
Green Lights:
- Jamie: show - Heated Rivalry | comedy - Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
- Knox: movie - Marty Supreme
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Scientology doesn't go this hard at getting you indoctrinated into an ideology. |
| 0:04.6 | But I know so much about dance moms that I started, I'm using it as like a prism to understand the world. |
| 0:12.5 | Like I now see the world as bottom of the pyramid or like Maddie, top of the pyramid. |
| 0:18.7 | So I love that your Marlowe is doing this because my Marlowe is obsessed. |
| 0:22.5 | And we have watched every dance mom episode. |
| 0:24.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:24.9 | Like it is like I want to have I had. |
| 0:27.3 | There are 224 episodes of dance moms. |
| 0:30.5 | And they're all uniquely perfect. |
| 0:32.2 | They really are. Hello and welcome to episode number 6.41 of the popcast. I'm on your host, Knox McCoy. |
| 0:45.3 | And I'm your other host, Jamie Golden. |
| 0:47.0 | The popcast is a show dedicated to delightful EDC, and we're committed to educating you on things entertained, but do not matter. |
| 0:52.9 | To find out more about these prophetic proceeds, check us out at Knoxabey.com. You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Blue Sky at the podcast. Thanks for joining us this week as we are going to be doing the 2026 predictions. Okay, but before we do that, if you like us, listen, if you get to the end of this episode and you think, you know, that was pretty fantastic. |
| 1:12.2 | Okay? Would you share us with your people? Like, here's the thing. Send a text with a link to the group chat. |
| 1:17.3 | Share the episode in a Facebook group. Post about us on blue sky. Post a story on Instagram with your favorite quote from this episode or maybe a favorite green light. |
| 1:25.9 | Tag a friend in our episode Instagram post on Wednesday, |
| 1:28.5 | January 7th or share our Instagram post in your story feed. This week through Sunday, |
| 1:34.0 | January 11th, if you do any of those things and you DM us that you did them, because like if |
| 1:38.0 | you have a private account, we can't see it when you tag us. But if you tag us or if you tag us |
| 1:42.2 | from a public account and we'll see it, well, you'll be |
| 1:44.6 | entered to win one of 12, $50 gift cards to the retailer of your choice. |
| 1:50.4 | Now, don't get it twisted. |
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