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Jennifer Caldwell's avatar

I missed this post but am excited for all this new stuff and have already been enjoying the essays! I will miss the sports, it helped me sound smarter talking to my sports friends. I will not miss the jabs (see above post) about my beloved Alma Mater Clemson. Regardless, I’m here for all the Knox content and wish Jason well, even if he hated my team (and I know we deserve some of it but from a Notre Dame fan, come on!). Thanks for all the hard work you put in and can’t wait for the new content!

Emma Garwood's avatar

I also wanted to say thanks for all the amazing OUA content - it was also my favorite of the Popcast offerings. There are already so many NFL-related week 1 things I would have loved to hear you & Jason break down. If you ever find the bandwidth to bring back an OUA season 2, I will scramble to be the first to support! I also have noticed & appreciated you bringing a little sports corner to the Popcast lately, which will help a little :) I think in general, my interests/tastes align with yours the most out of the 3 PMG hosts (with the possible exception of when Erin goes off on Tudor England).

Veronica's avatar

I cannot express how sad I am not to have OUA anymore; it was the only one my son would listen to with me and we ESP loved the Survivor recaps!! Maybe one day it can return?? Thanks for all your fun creative offerings:)

Knox McCoy's avatar

SAME, I'm so sad. And who knows, maybe one day?! Thank you for listening and for being a part of what we were doing!

Sara H's avatar

Super duper sad to see OUA go. It was kinda sorta my favorite of the Popcast offerings. Would you want to add a sports corner to the Popcast? There’s just far too much content for us not to hear from Coach Knox 😕 Could call it Koach K’s Korner. Coach Me Up? Knox Knows Ball? Extra Point? You can whiteboard it 🤗

Knox McCoy's avatar

I will definitely begin trying to sneak some sports into the episodes. I know the core audience may not be interested, but I'll try to keep it spicy enough to be relevant.

thank you for being a listener!

Sara H's avatar

Knox it out of the Park? Spit Balling? You get it.

Knox McCoy's avatar

(why am I loving "knox it out of the park"??)

MNGoomper's avatar

Hi Knox, thanks for the update about OUA and BT. I think I missed some emails/podcasts over the last few months. I will miss yours and Jason's Survivor recaps most! I saw below in another comment that we can't switch our subscription to Patreon/Shelf Respect, but you will do a refund (half a year left) for us to take and move over there. Could you issue that for me also? Thanks!

Knox McCoy's avatar

No problem! It should be processing now. It's supposed to be a prorated amount but I couldn't see what that amount was, so just drop me a message if there are any issues. Thanks again for having been a part of the newsletter!

Katherine @ Grass Stains's avatar

Hey! I’ve had a paid subscription for a long time, but I quit getting the BT newsletter (not in junk, promotions, anywhere) and BT doesn’t show up here in Substack. I had to search for it to come comment on this post. Can you tell me if I’ve dropped off the list? I tried to resubscribe a minute ago and it told me I was already a member. LOL (This is Katherine H if my name doesn’t show up.)

Knox McCoy's avatar

Hey lady! We've had a couple of people drop through the operational cracks and not be able to receive any newsletters or emails, so I canceled and refunded your paid and also removed you from the subscriber list, and re-added you as a free subscriber. I'm hoping that should do the trick? There should be an email going out next week so if you don't get one, let me know and we'll get it figured out. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN THESE TRYING AND CONFUSING TIMES

MNGoomper's avatar

Same for me. I didn't see a post eulogizing OUA so was confused what I missed. Can't find a post or emails or...

Alicia Casady's avatar

Sad for no more OUA but understand that life happens! I love reading your stuff, Knox, but I’m probably going to switch to paying for Shelf Respect for the time being. Thanks for all you have put into both your writing and podcasts!

Knox McCoy's avatar

Completely understand! I hate that it had to end but I super appreciate the support you've given here. it means so much!

Lauren Gassman's avatar

I’m in the same boat, see you in Book Land!

Knox McCoy's avatar

Totally get it! Thank you so much for your support. It truly does mean the world, and I hope you love Shelf Respect!

Katie M's avatar

I have been so confused about what happened to OUA. The podcast stopped updating ages ago, I never received a newsletter or notification with any info, it feels like neither Jason W nor OUA has been spoken of on the Popcast in a while, and then I got this newsletter. I searched for a while and finally found a short podcast ep from only Knox a few weeks ago, and now I'm so sad.

I must have also missed where everyone talked it out, but add me to the list of those who will REALLY miss hearing you guys. I hope all is well with Jason. (Perhaps I missed a lot not being able to join the AUAs/ read the chats?)

Of course, will continue to support here! (And hope maybe one day OUA will resume :)) Excited for you and your new audio adventures.

Brigette's avatar

Watching the first weekend of college football was so sad knowing I wouldn’t be hearing you and Jason break it all down. The downfall of Bama and no commentary from y’all on it?!!! The saddest. So excited for what’s to come though!

Wendy's avatar

Shelf Respect doesn't show up in my podcast app at all. Is it only in specific places? I know it doesn't launch until tomorrow, but usually you can add new podcasts a bit early. I don't want to miss anything!

Knox McCoy's avatar

Technically, nothing is out or available until tomorrow, so keep an eye out here...

https://www.patreon.com/ShelfRespect

....Or also here... https://www.instagram.com/readwithshelfrespect

...and you'll be able to see allllll the updates.

Tina's avatar

I LOVED and enjoyed hearing you and Jason breakdown life, sports and Survivor!

I understand “seasons in life”. Just so you know- YOU WILL BE MISSED!

I guess my question is are you able to transfer the support from here to SHELF RESPECT on Patreon. I think I paid for a year here….. and there has been no content for three months. Thoughts?

Tina's avatar

Thank you! I feel sad. But will keep following you as much as possible.

Thank you for understanding.

Knox McCoy's avatar

I miss it too, already, (and thank you for the kind words!).

Because this is Substack and Shelf Respect will be on Patreon, there's no way to transfer support unfortunately.

As for the billing on this newsletter, it has been paused for the last three months as I waited to see where things landed with OUA and paused months don't count against the annual subscribers. Essentially, you get 12 BILLED months, so any paused months do not count towards those 12 billed months and it just extends out until you do receive 12 total months of paid content. Does that make sense?

Tina's avatar

Oh, thank you! That makes perfect sense. I hate to be “that person “ but I would like a refund then. I think Shelf Respect would be more to what I want to put money towards. I would LOVE to support everything 🥹 but financially that is impossible. Thanks for all the laughs and joy you brought into my listening life. I support The Popcast and Faith Adjacent….. I’ve bought your books. 🙂

Keep going!!! Just because this next adventure isn’t for me - doesn’t mean it’s not going to be TOP NOTCH, KNOX !!!!!!!

Knox McCoy's avatar

I absolutely and completely understand and you do not even need to explain! I'm so grateful for you just listening and reading, so for you to support any of it with your $$ is a huge deal. I'm just sorry it changed from what it was!

(Your refund should be on its way to you now, but please email or reach out if you don't see it.)