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:

The Bleed Apr 20, 2021

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They're both premenstrual. It's called the Creative Phase according to The Optimized Woman, a book on optimizing your life by honoring the special gifts of each part of the menstrual cycle. Cervical swabs. Bleeding on someone's chair. Toxic Shock Syndrome fears. Sublime lyrics. Jacqueline quotes Ani DiFranco's My I.Q. again. The hags try begging for audio equipment. A discussion on boundaries and being called a bad friend.

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The Interior Chamber Apr 13, 2021

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Scorned gods, archetypes, and the other puppets within. The hags started meditating again with mantras paid for in cold hard cash and figs. Jacqueline wants to give herself over to a series of alarms. Kate experiences phantom PMS and rageful micro-productivity. The Shangri-la Diet. Can you go to a thrift or vintage shop with friend? Micro-traumas. Can peace and safety be found inside oneself?

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A Strange Absence Apr 06, 2021

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The hags die unto themselves, experiencing life, death, and life again in the course of a single Easter episode. Chocolate bunnies, chocolate fountains, Kate's childhood jealousy of friends' parents' divorces. They lay bare their skeletal knowledge of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Unexpected silences signify that this 23rd episode of Poog is in fact a transformational one, a rebirth if you may. Biologique Recherche.

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Mornings Could Be Huge Mar 30, 2021

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Is Poog a morning radio show? It is now. The hags are up at 9AM and levitating on caffeine while displaying their morning voices. Topics include Eat that Frog, the hotel breakfast buffet, morning fathers, 50 First Dates, and TV characters hitting Snooze. Todd Barry, Dannon, and NaNo WriMo.

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Bonus Mar 23, 2021

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The hags are bubbling over with excitement. Jacqueline wants help with her navicular accessory foot injury, but they discuss: Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man and Cave of Forgotten Dreams, red light therapy, Bonus rooms, Buster Keaton, Tartuffe, and Best Week Ever.

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Face Yoga Mar 16, 2021

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Kate is concerned about a mysterious pain in the sternum and wants a new ass. Jacqueline's into face yoga and is afraid ADD will take her out. Kate is revived by a new hard kombucha in one of the most stunning unpaid endorsements on Poog to date. Jacqueline shares her core values around late fees. The hags explain how gift givers from gratis departments can get into their Poog hearts.

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Clutter Mar 09, 2021

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The hags are plagued by the complications of clutter. They reflect on the Container Store. Also discussed: PH balance. The world of shaving. The cultural complexity of The Mall.

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It Was the Mushrooms the Whole Time Mar 02, 2021

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Numinosity chases the hags. Kate's grumpy but Poog lifts her spirits. Superstitious versus obsessive rituals. Dream journaling. Paradise Lost, Dante's Inferno. Boethius and Goethes. Chez Panisse and Dirty Girl Produce. Tomatoes. Kate's need for certainty and inevitably in every decision. Email poog podcast at gmail if you're looking to gift the hags a treat.

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Motherhood Feb 23, 2021

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Berlant and Novak discuss the pressure to have kids, religious upbringing, and the comic nature of twins. The hags role play an adoption fantasy.

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Milk Frothers Feb 16, 2021

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The hags discuss frothers versus steamers and dying among close friends. Jacqueline got a 5 on the French AP exam and has never been to Paris. Kate speaks fake French gibberish, but has been multiple times. Making a friend into a tit you procure milk from. Narrating your own routines. Space gray.

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