Comedy

Poog with Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak

An ongoing conversation about wellness from two obsessive friends. Jacqueline Novak and Kate Berlant have been inviting eavesdroppers into their conversations since 2020, and now their award-winning podcast returns. New episodes every Tuesday. Listen ad-free by becoming a premium Hag.

Latest Episodes:

She's Still Talking Apr 12, 2022

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Kate is in NYC enjoying cocktails with twists. Are twist real? Props artisans. JN’s back from London for now where she secured an epipen through unsavory and brilliant British means thanks to generous hoteliers. She rages with jealousy to hear Kate’s found a new favorite New York restaurant. Large ice cube shapes and loud wallpaper are rudely investigated for the imagined intentions they reveal. Vomiting is considered once again, specifically the vessel into which it finds its destination. The hags missed each other.

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What a Way To Go Apr 05, 2022

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Kate is soaring on b-12 and in a full face of makeup. Freak accidents, evisceration, and food diaries in magazines are considered. The hags discuss the skin spatula and remain unclear on what it does.

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A Gibson Mar 29, 2022

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Kate and Jacqueline are puffy faced, because…it’s morning Poog, again. Fresh off an airplane, Jacqueline is researching travel bags with a fervor never seen before. Kate is interested in a new travel pillow. Martinis are touched upon as psychologically revealing. Kate has exceptional service at Houston’s. Foundation is on the horizon for the Hags.

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A God Among Men Mar 22, 2022

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Kate is in LA, enjoying a morning coffee smoothie and Jacqueline is in Philadelphia, trying to watch Netflix in the hotel room. Jacqueline is not sure about packing cubes after all. Kate listens to Matthew McConaughey. At first she refuses to do the accent but Jacqueline insists and thank god.

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The Guests Aren't Coming Mar 15, 2022

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The ziplock bag is discussed at length as the hags consider the cosmetic bag. Jacqueline reveals huge info about Kate’s pepper grinder. To starve the roots or not? A key question for rubber plants A peek behind the curtain is provided around the question of guests. Surface area is revisited in depth and Kate keeps an open mind.

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Naked and Warm Mar 08, 2022

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Kate experienced dissociative moment at dinner that was arm based. Jacqueline wants to talk about the interiority of working out to videos. How many times has Kate fainted? The hags review a text exchange in which Jacqueline was a paranoid detective and Kate was suspiciously curious. Kate fears being scammed like the elderly by Bank of America. Curl care from the 90’s, Levain cookies, the Corcoran Group, Shark Tank. Passing the baby around.

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Play Restaurant Mar 01, 2022

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Kate shares her facialist’s thoughts on new skincare technologies. Having a feel for various temperature. The pleasure of taking off your socks. Frappes and Frappucinos and the surface area of ice cubes. The desert island question. Charcuterie boards, fig jams, and aged gouda versus smoked. A hell of a good time.

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That Which Is Feb 22, 2022

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The tyranny of taste and how quickly we turn. Must one study fashion history to purchase something designer? The hags shred surf on Seabobs and google fish in a shared vacation bed. Minnie Mouse’s new look. Kate “lost” her bag. Universal internet bankruptcy and public existence. Luxardo cherries. The word “cherry.” TV as a container for the spirit before bed. War in full color and the Yoga of Time Travel by Fred Alan Wolf. Jacqueline is seeking water sports partnerships for the hags.

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You’re Not Having a Sip Feb 15, 2022

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Covid is caught. More airport bastards. Strep throat. Kate survives a week without community. Jacqueline is doing headstands now. Kate and Jacqueline share an experience around pina colada. The unholy trinity of fear, guilt, and obligation. A brief clip of Caroline Myss is a played, from her book The Interior Castle. The night is long and maybe more so, deep.

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Gross Poog Feb 08, 2022

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It’s Saturday night Poog. There’s a bitten lip, a canker sore, a rude doctor. Hemorrhoids, the sigmoid flex, and colonoscopies are discussed. The failures of VR and sex on camera. The Prestige, A Beautiful Mind, Ear cleaning. Elder care. Fantasies of the nursing home.

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