662: Zendaya Explained
From The Popcast With Knox and Jamie by Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden
June 3, 2026 · 1h 34m
About this episode
The episode explores Zendaya's career, discussing her evolution from child star to prominent actress.
In this episode, we explain all things Zendaya. From shedding her child-star exoskeleton to her breakout role in Spiderman, we discuss her career highs and lows, whether we need to close the Straight of Zendaya, and if the opportunity cost of big IP has paid off. Relevant links: Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/662 Looking for some Patriotic and Chaotic merch goodness? Head to knoxandjamie.shop for all your famously nonpartisan and apolitical needs The Dossier: Wiki | IG | IMDb | Spotify | Red Carpet | Relationship timeline (see also: Lip Sync Battle & Tom’s hard launch ) Watch Mentions: Shake it Up | K.C. Undercover | Spider-man: Homecoming | The Greatest Showman | Euphoria | Malcolm & Marie | Challengers | Dune , Part Two & Part Three | The Odyssey | The Drama Drive-bys : Tornado Alley update | Euphoria S3 | Red Notice | Upon Jamie’s Untimely Death | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | The Iron Claw | Mervyn’s vs Braums | Law Roach | Katharine Foster, Mila Kunis & Gal Gadot | Kellie Pickler vs Zendaya | Dua Lipa wedding | Descendants | Tom Holland IMDb Red light mentions: Europeans complaining about the heat | Not…
People in this episode
Hosts: Knox McCoy, Jamie Golden
Topics covered
- Zendaya's career
- child-star transition
- film roles
- pop culture
- celebrity analysis
Keywords
- Zendaya
- Spider-man
- Euphoria
- film analysis
- celebrity
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Spider-man: Homecoming, The Greatest Showman, Euphoria, Malcolm & Marie, Challengers, Dune, Part Two & Part Three, The Odyssey, Tornado Alley, Red Notice, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
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