518: 2013 Explained

In this episode, we're whipping out our time-turner because we are celebrating our tenth birthday! Join us as we dive into the pop culture time capsule of 2013, the year The Popcast came to be. From the top movies at the box office to the TV shows that had us hooked and questionable fashion choices, we're rewinding the clock to that iconic year. Plus Jamie blesses us with Rapid Redlights. MENTIONSCTA: Share the show! Do what feels right: share us in Instagram or TikTok or Twitter. Text a friend. Shout out the car window. Put a sign in your yard. Just tell everyone how much you love is. Listen: Start now playlist2013 Books: Wimpy Kid | Inferno movie vs. book | The Circle movie vs. book | Divergent vs. Divergent movie | The Fault in Our Stars vs. The Fault in Our Stars movie | Jesus Calling | Lean In | Fifty Shades of Gray | The Coco’s Calling | Crazy Rich Asians | Life and Life | The Goldfinch2013 TV: Duck Dynasty | Far From Finished  (<-- really not recommended) | we met the mother | The Voice | Miley & Robin Thicke | Arrested Development | Hemlock Grove | Orange Is The New Black | House of Card | Liv and Maddie | Reign | Sam & Cat (see also: I’m Glad My Mom Died)2013 Movie mentions: Iron Man 3 | Hunger Games 2 | Despicable Me 2 | Man of Steel | Monsters University | The Wolf of Wall Street | Pitch Perfect | The Heat  (“One of the best movies of all time. I mean that.” -JBG) | The Bling Ring | The Great Gatsby | Spring Breakers (<-- not recommended) | After Earth | Jack Reacher | Dallas Buyers Club | Captain Philips2013 Music mentions: Macklemore’s Thrift Shop | Beyoncé at the Superbowl (meme) | Justin Timblerlake’s Mirrors | Miley Cyrus’ Bangerz | Blurred Lines (<--- NSFW, this is the link to the video)  | Harlem Shake compilation (Indi Aside: Did anyone else totally forget this was a thing?!) | Lorde’s Royals | Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories2013 Style: peplum | wedge sneakers | cold shoulder shirts | owl necklaces | drop crotch pants | hi low hems | matte lips | pixie cuts (top pixies: Tinker Bekah, Winona Ryder) 2013 Pop Culture: The Pope resigned | parasocial relationships, The Pioneer Woman (see also: Jennifer Lawrence on Hot Ones) | Britney (btw: in 2023, TikTok says all Britney sightings are fake)If you were ever going to betray us do it with: Radiolab | Death, Sex, and Money | The Moth | This American Life | HowStuffWorksRed lights: Kalie Kloss | Taylor Swift 1989 TV cover | Scientists have tested period product capacity with blood for the first time EVER?! | Zuck & Musk | crazy plane lady Green light adjace: If you’re getting a Peacock trial to watch Polite Society, also watch Girls 5Eva, Superstore, Poker Face, Mrs. Davis, We Are Ladyparty, 1001, Super Mario Brothers, all HP, all Twilights, all ShreksBONUS SEGMENTOur Patreon supporters can get full access to this week’s The More You Know news segment every week. Become a partner. GREEN LIGHTSGreen: movies- Emily (Showtime) | Polite Society (Peacock)Knox: book- The Oscar Wars by Michael Schulman SHOW SPONSORSSubscribe to Episodes: iTunes | Android Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter: knoxandjamie.com/newsletterShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcast | this week’s featured itemFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | FacebookSupport Us: Monthly Donation | One-Time Donation | Swag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.