Poog with Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak

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Halloween Peabody (RE-RELEASE)

This week the hags are away and bringing you a favorite from the archive: Halloween Peabody. The podcast is 4 episodes into independence. Straight hair and a red-light m

Oct 20
1 h 16 min

Cameras in the Cabin

Sometimes it’s important not to get your eight. Kate arrives after a night of caviar and champagne while Jacqueline considers the terror of washing the brain. Eye crust,

Oct 13
53 min

REMIX: The Ego Loves to Seek Pt. 2

Dreaming is the work. This week, the hags continue to consult the great texts and channel the true thinkers. Confronting the arrogant belief that you have knowledge of yo

Oct 6
1 h 05 min

REMIX: The Ego Loves to Seek

Someone’s in a workshop right now to get over knowing you. This week, the hags consult the great texts and channel the true thinkers. Kate joins Jacqueline’s Caroline Mys

Sep 29
55 min

REMIX: Surrendering to the Healer

Honk if you don’t exist! In this week’s remix, the hags wade into the world of bodyworkers, energy healers, reiki masters and blocked chakras. Jacqueline experiences KY J

Sep 22
1 h 00 min

REMIX: The Body is Speaking

A misread covid test, a night of wild dancing and a trip to the foot doctor. In this week’s remix, the hags are waiting, writhing and ready to see the doctor. The endless

Sep 15
1 h 15 min

Deep in Coach

Do you believe in jinx? Anger on the walk, a toilet in the shot, and the insanity of The Birthday. Jacqueline is constantly outrunning the future, while Kate is put at ea

Sep 8
53 min

REMIX: The Unconscious Hours

In this week’s remix, the hags are bitching about sleep. Jacqueline’s up at 6am and Kate is sleeping through Morning Poog. Napping and pushing up against the wall. The st

Sep 1
47 min

REMIX: The Law Offices of Berlant & Novak Pt. 2

Emails were drafted, calls were made, and a law office was opened. This week the hags bring you their second installment of grievances, injustices and scams: A woman’s ri

Aug 25
48 min

REMIX: The Law Offices of Berlant & Novak Pt. 1

Emails were drafted, calls were made, and a law office was opened. This week the hags bring you a remix chock full of some of their favourite moments featuring grievances

Aug 18
1 h 08 min

A Zero Involved (RE-RELEASE)

This week the hags are away and bringing you a favorite from the Poog archive: A Zero Involved. A masseuse in Kate’s home reminds her of the necessity of addressing the

Aug 11
57 min

Hypochondriac’s Riddle

Poog is at the doctor’s office this week, as Kate visualizes her partner and mother for safety during a neck angio CT scan. Jacqueline is at the hotel she never has to ch

Aug 4
42 min

There’s Always a Way

Are you aware that your site is down? Jacqueline calls in from her Toronto tour stop and the meds are running out, while Kate is podcasting from the neighborhood fishbowl

Jul 28
53 min

The Myth of the Heckler

The nectarines were not ripe, nor were the figs sweet. Recent weeks have seen the hags confronted with uncharmable doctors and unruly hecklers. Jacqueline recounts storie

Jul 21
50 min

REMIX: Poog 101 Part Two

This week on Poog, we're bringing you another round of the hags' most formative moments: Jacqueline teaches Kate the Pallbearer Shuffle. The uppermost Pringle is consider

Jul 14
56 min

REMIX: Poog 101

This week on Poog, we're bringing you a collection of some of the hags' most formative moments: Mornings could be huge. It was mushrooms the whole time. Movie theatre epi

Jul 7
1 h 04 min

Preparation Killed

The Habit covers everything but the face. Jacqueline reflects on the self-authority lockdowns produced, while Kate revisits the birthplace of Poog. A honey and milk scrub

Jun 30
38 min

REMIX: Kate's Lies

I work nights! This week on Poog, we're bringing you our favorite moments when Kate just...made things up. Whether to avoid a friend, defuse a fight, or to just have some

Jun 23
49 min

Pause for Blueberries

Entering the stage in character. This week, hags are dropped in as Kate walks and Jacqueline cooks. Both hotel rudeness and home deliveries abound. Tofu strategies and th

Jun 16
36 min

The Courage to Unpack

Nerves cringe, fear wells up inside and doubt floods the way. A man arrives at Kate’s door and Jacqueline delivers a monologue. Unearthing the long lost comedy club chequ

Jun 9
48 min

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What listeners say

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I revisit episodes often, ponder the philosophical wonders daily and cackle at the hilarity that is their banter and wondrous tales both of fiction and reality.

franktoadfromsepiaplanes · Sep 2024

I listen every week. Love you two. Thanks for keeping me sane and making me laugh out loud at my desk job.

brensloan353 · Aug 2024

I have been listening to you guys since your very first episode. I really love you both, but unfortunately the food talk on the pod has become extremely orthorexic, triggering, and borderline dangerous for audience members who may have disordered eating or clinical EDs. I am a registered dietitian and I work with individuals living with eating disorders and or compulsive exercise. I can’t tell you how many dozens of my clients have told me their eating disorders spun out from following people like Mark Hyman, Michael Greger, Dean Ornish, “Glucose Goddess” and the like. These individuals abuse their credentials and deal in fear and guilt, only to sell you the cure to the very things they got you to worry about. These individuals sell themselves as vanguards but really they are pariahs in the medical community because their assertions are not based on the highest quality evidence and often use theoretical or animal test studies (often exposing test rodents to doses of compounds 1,000s of times greater than a human would ever encounter). They use studies that seem legit to laypeople but are actually poor quality to people who understand the nuances of research science to serve as “evidence” for their own erroneous beliefs about food. They should have their board certifications revoked IMO. Restricting lots of specific foods or food groups altogether without evidence based, diagnosed medical necessity is not health promoting, in fact it leaves people susceptible to micronutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, gastrointestinal conditions, the list goes on. I hate to say it, but if we keep going down this rabbit hole, I can’t listen anymore. I would really encourage you to think about your audience, and the danger you might be putting them in by championing restrictive eating habits.

michael.c.h · Jun 2024

vulnerability compiled with this level of brilliance, at least in the outlet of the podcast, is rare. This show is such a gift and brings me such an incredible sense of solace as a fellow woman, adhd weirdo, artist, and most importantly, human being.

ali.lee. · May 2024

In the few minutes of actual substantive content, they are funny and interesting enough that I'm sad there are not more of these minutes. It's wall-to-wall ads, poorly cut so they sometimes even interrupt a thought, and overt plays for sponsored gifts from companies. It makes for a painful listen.

ajn161 · Nov 2023

I love you both ferociously but as a recovering orthorexic and current plus-size person, the obsessive food and exercise talk has become extremely concerning and upsetting to listen to. very sad to unsubscribe and will be monitoring fan forums to see if there’s an improvement in the future.

kgb (my actual initials) · Jun 2024

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