{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655bba4578d7ac0011fb4649/69fb6f3fa3c5770dc9d114af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"659: Baldoni & Lively Settlement, Mayor Pratt and The Bear Surprise Episode","description":"<p>In this episode, we recap this week's pop culture news. Join us as we (hopefully, prayerfully, allegedly) put the Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively legal saga to bed, weigh the deeply chaotic merits of Spencer Pratt’s mayoral ambitions,&nbsp;and break down the hits and misses of The Bear’s surprise episode. Plus, Jamie comes in hot with an epic Rapid Red Lights.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Relevant links:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Our full show notes are at <a href=\"https://knoxandjamie.com/659\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">knoxandjamie.com/659</a></li><li>Listen to <a href=\"https://www.readwithshelfrespect.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shelf Respect</a>, where we judge books by their covers, wherever you’re listening to this podcast.</li><li><strong>How Do We Feel:</strong> <a href=\"https://people.com/https-people-com-blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-s-settlement-terms-revealed-in-it-ends-with-us-dispute-11967383-11967383\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Baldoni v. Blake Lively Settlement Announcement </a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https://amzn.to/4tuG0WS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lady Tremaine</a> by Rachel Hochhauser&nbsp;</li><li><strong>What’s the Word?</strong>&nbsp;:</li><li><a href=\"https://mayorpratt.com/#the-issues\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Pratt Running for Mayor</a> (see also: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia</a>) | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tuberville\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Tuberville</a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Chapman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dog the Bounty Hunter </a>| <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Harrison\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Harrison </a>| <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Taffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Taffer</a> (see also: <a href=\"https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/bar-rescue/?searchReferral=desktop-web&amp;source=google-organic&amp;ftag=PPM-23-10bfh8c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bar Rescue</a>)&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bear Surprise Episode</a> (see also: <a href=\"https://www.broadway.com/shows/dog-day-afternoon/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23165000106&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD-mnJsrWoY_J4KV11vb8WmfY10PP&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwn4vQBhBsEiwAq3hhNyzjN4_DtaeM7TrWpia3oJSckVD1KoK0rIHKpMUND0xj5pgf5ZlMTRoC0SgQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dog Day Afternoon</a> | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_(The_Bear_episode)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wiki</a>) | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_episode\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bottle episode</a>&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Not a sponsor</strong>: <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3PFC9Zj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Skylight Calendar</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Drive-bys</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/three-bags-full-a-sheep-detective-movie\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Sheep Detectives</a> | <a href=\"https://www.thecut.com/article/ashley-tisdale-french-mom-group-mean-girls-parenting.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Tisdale dropped from group chat</a> | <a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/81483318?source=35&amp;fromWatch=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Running Point</a> | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_McPhee#Personal_life\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Katharine McPhee</a> (see also: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1ui6tbpvlT/?igsh=M2ZlaW1tbzV6cWtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">toddler drummer</a>) | <a href=\"https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Tonys</a> | <a href=\"https://youtu.be/mJJY53qhJe0?si=O0CtHTTn2_0udISZ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup Adidas ad</a></li><li><strong>Red Light Mentions</strong>: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/f_bKjZeJBBI?si=YNwwH9ab1Z21ORqA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Odyssey Trailer</a> | <a href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hantavirus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hantavirus</a> | <a href=\"https://www.axios.com/2026/05/11/katzenberg-hollywood-conference\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Billionaires </a>| <a href=\"https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-exits-season-3-ayesha-harris-1236705534/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Pitt</a> | <a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-trumps-spiritual-adviser-dedicated-a-golden-statue-to-the-president\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">All Golden Calves</a> | <a href=\"https://www.fox4news.com/news/texas-fcc-complaints-bad-bunny-super-bowl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Texas</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://knoxandjamie.com/green-lights\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Green Lights:</strong></a></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://knoxandjamie.com/?search_type=green-lights&amp;cat=&amp;genre=&amp;recommended=2&amp;streaming=&amp;book_type=&amp;web_stuff=&amp;s=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jamie</strong></a><strong>:</strong> musical -<a href=\"https://youtu.be/YQxsbcOa2Gs?si=vnJ1R-9IKqbBwySn&amp;t=107\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Suffs</a></li><li><a href=\"https://knoxandjamie.com/?search_type=green-lights&amp;cat=&amp;genre=&amp;recommended=1&amp;streaming=&amp;book_type=&amp;web_stuff=&amp;s=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Knox</strong></a><strong>: </strong>show - <a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/82709727\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lord of the Flies</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Bonus segment:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/popcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join us on Patreon</a> to listen ad-free and get exclusive weekly and monthly content.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://knoxandjamie.com/sponsors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Episode sponsors</strong></a><strong>:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"http://bluelizardsunscreen.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Lizard</a> | <a href=\"http://bombas.com/popcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bombas (code: POPCAST)</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden"}