Podcasts · Comedy · Health & Fitness

Poog with Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak

Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak

297 episodes

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.

Episodes page 2 of 6

  1. Stepmom Fall

    · 49 min · Explicit

    It’s autumn in Los Angeles and this one’s a real eavesdropper’s delight. Pepper-plumped lips and french vanilla at the gas station. A dream of tandem haircuts where chopped tresses are swept into a single dustpan.…

  2. Altitudinous Privacy

    · 46 min · Explicit

    The hags are back, lying prone in mild Trendelenburg. Jacqueline tests competing wearable devices at once. Kate forces community at The Grove, where leopard abounds. Hens clucking about chair structure? It’s the music…

  3. A Moving Banana

    · 1 h 01 min · Explicit

    It’s Headache Poog for the hags as the Advil promise rides again. Jacqueline packs density on half-caff while Kate activates her symptom radar. They discuss the hatred of live wood, unsafely sexualizing the bedpost,…

  4. From Jacqueline re: Today's the Last Chance for Lifetime Lock-in

    · 2:48 · Bonus

    Hello folks. Just Jacqueline, I don't know if you can hear the sound of my Chi Vitalizer Pro Swing, um, or the, uh, top, top tap of my, my coffee, uh, but I'm here to tell you free feeders that this is your reminder.…

  5. Morning Nose

    · 43 min · Explicit

    It’s raining in LA—a snow day—and the hags are back to Morning Poog. Jacqueline channels a football coach while Kate recovers from an animal in the floor. They delight at the emerging seasonal offerings, if only for…

  6. The Haunted Car Wash

    · 47 min · Explicit

    Halloween nears and the hags are back in the studio. Jacqueline discusses up lighting, Kate fears for the movie she hasn’t yet seen. Spontaneous toning in the home, boldly tearing off the vinyl. A discovery that London…

  7. A 4-Minute Phone Call + a Special Lifetime Offer

    · 4:09 · Bonus · Explicit

    A phone call from today to celebrate 1-year anniversary of going indie. The hags hopped on a zoom on-the-go for a spontaneous minisode with a red hot promo. An upgrade offer is now LIVE thru NOV 5 for a LIFETIME DEAR…

  8. **Water Flows Where Water Goes**

    · 1 h 07 min · Explicit

    The hags are back in the studio. Kate’s been on symptom watch and Jacqueline's been convex in a red light bed. A jaw pops from the revelation that Christmas is not far. Unless you open your termini your facial massage…

  9. HARDLY RF LOLOL

    · 55 min · Explicit

    It’s basically the beauty sandwich. Taking a break from mainlining electrolytes. On second thought, no Mayo Clinic sweatshirt. Ice-ass cold. A Filofax youth. The pharmacy’s aluminum garage. Buying spiritual in a used…

  10. The Poshmark Murders

    · 52 min · Explicit

    You cannot fill the hole until you drill the hole. It doesn’t have to be unreal to be life-changing. Suckered by the protein algorithm into another cottage cheese recipe. An ADD-only island to thrive among likeminded.…

  11. Go Buy a Smile

    · 55 min · Explicit

    Crank up the tunes during turbulence. The right to narrative continuity. The AmEx lounge—a glimmer in the desert. Two jousters with veiled competitive jovial hostility. Ordering hungry, paddling feet in ecstacy upon…

  12. Animatronics Are Back

    · 49 min · Explicit

    Pulling one away from the group. The manipulation of the sleep state. A shameful u-turn. Don’t stack hell with a good thing. Dressing made from rind. Divine meal, top to bottom. Morning baths. Egg whites in a carton.…

  13. He's God Fearin'

    · 1 h 02 min · Explicit

    Motion light at ankle height gives way to a paranormal event. Praying for morning, staring at the doorway to the darkness of the woods. Deviant spiritual art on the internet. Masculinity that’s not afraid. Another…

  14. Anything Can Lead to Anything

    · 44 min · Explicit

    Reaching for archetypal energies. Marinating green beans village-style. Neighborhood bakers. Staring into the eye of the fig—frozen, dried, sweetened. Unhinged solutions, no more nesting bowls. A warm metallic packet.…

  15. The Reward is Transcendence

    · 43 min · Explicit

    ***In celebration of the re-release of the Lychee Martini gummies from Rose Delights, we're putting out a never-before-heard episode, recorded at Jar a year ago.*** What is the origin of the flask? Candied garlic on…

  16. Mansion Cheese

    · 50 min · Explicit

    Doctoring a clock. Every day is an inside joke. What good is a dead HiZoo? Sexless UV hats. Deva Curl’s hand sucking eroticism out of the head. Sturm caved, you’re next. Rerouting the smock to a safe center. Save 20%…

  17. Thick with Fairies

    · 50 min · Explicit

    Walking around like a mouthguard cooling into position. Prostrating before nature, bulking the facial muscles, and making money in the rock climbing position. There’s no WiFi in the Scottish caves. A crazy amount of…

  18. Never Require Continuity

    · 50 min · Explicit

    Grumpy on a plane, the wheels retract like a stuck garage. Something off at the front desk and scared of an upgrade. The foot de-gloved. Over-ordering in a new town. Take the comforts where and when you can.…

  19. Let Her Rest

    · 54 min · Explicit

    The only thing worse than a bad show is a good show. The facts are the facts. The king leaves less floor room. Incoming hotel room calls. Ceremonial piss. Moved by soft technology. Attractive words. Contact stress.…

  20. The Ontology of the Birthday

    · 52 min · Explicit

    Midnight birthday wish and the somber passage into a new day. Ojai as a Spiritual Vortex where an absence of Airbnbs proves relevant to transcendence. A light champagne pour, to sing for another table, a new blush.…

  21. Soy Sisters

    · 37 min · Explicit

    Journal around the neck. Two wet lips on the cheeks. God, Coca-Cola, Titanic, Titan Submersible. Thrown from a desk twice. Two seconds of terror. Mangled loosely in the chair. Rivers of time. Manifesting the past.…

  22. Something Horse-Related

    · 32 min · Explicit

    The glory of a thin book. A wild outsider. The cruelty to our mothers. Cryptic texting. Ironic consumption of dinosaurs. When I need you, you provide nothing? By the way, here they come. Chocolate soup. Turn the bowl…

  23. You’re Pixelated as Usual

    · 49 min · Explicit

    Careful you don’t get Max’d. Jumping on the ground to achieve a euphoric state. Tap, Tap, Tapping on the bones for strength. The sugar of the crowd, blood on the cave wall, and a spiritual logic. New client specials…

  24. Aspirationally Rude

    · 52 min · Explicit

    The conduit burps continuously. Raising the liver. Feet tied at the bottom like a little bow. Lunch is an utter derailment. Hurting the hand while trying to move at the speed of one’s thinking. Huge eye roll to the…

  25. The Copper Inn

    · 44 min · Explicit

    Gonzo journalism. One sprig of parsley on every plane meal. Panic clouding the mind. The smell of the subway. Manifesting the illness, manifesting the solution. Hubris and negligence. A high self-diagnosis moment,…

  26. Lie to Me, Baby

    · 52 min · Explicit

    Scrolling during sex. The novelty of rice and pasta in a drawer. The four-hour facial. Old writerly Novak reemerges. Tits or gossip for a mere fifty bucks. Maintaining mood across centuries. A bespoke app. Praying for…

  27. High Stakes Masculine

    · 50 min · Explicit

    Is this thing on? Sifting through comments. How to make a dog from white rice. Eyes on the road, for once. Anxiety dissolves into freedom. Fun to buy or fun to own? Clear-headed about the paranormal. The allure of…

  28. AI Betrayed Me

    · 51 min · Explicit

    Our ancestors stood on rocks. Who wants to be our guinea pig? Forgetting within minutes about owning it.Food as a palliative. Fantasies about mechanical automation. Wildly signing up for services seeking pure objective…

  29. A Pat and a Spat

    · 1 h 01 min · Explicit

    Button up, button down. The one traveling woman in the world. Is warrior the hardest pose? Submit to waiting. The name is a word. Kate gets on better terms with London food. Unfiltered Roman amaro. Brought to tears by…

  30. My Stubborn Spirit

    · 58 min · Explicit

    The first cup of coffee is a doorway. Illegal tomato gallery in the fridge. Take the safety rails off the fidget spinner. Abandonment of the future self. There's no such thing as a dread-free artist. Get off the…

  31. A New God Every Two Years

    · 54 min · Explicit

    The hippocampus 'delible after all? When there is no hack, just get it from the beet. A glorious return policy, shadows on the face, and melting suede coat. Another appointment booked. Accessing hyperfixation, raising…

  32. A Peaceful Genius

    · 46 min · Explicit

    JN’s back in the states but still living out of her European suitcase. Kate’s new cocktail. A spiritual vapor, a bruised martini, a lemon tryst, and an evening prayer. Dilution is key after JN spends time with a…

  33. As Always Perfect

    · 49 min · Explicit

    Maintenance—it's not for all of us. The shock of girls being so messy. Can a nut milk ever be creamy? Kate's sudden interest in whole milk. The shape of the word despair. Intentionality visible in a hairstyle. We…

  34. Merch That Matters

    · 49 min · Explicit

    Both hags are stateside. Jacqueline comes at you from her childhood home. Kate shares her neurologist’s three pieces of parting advice. Something’s special is happening in a jar of non-organic Almond butter. A favorite…

  35. Ask Me Why I Know

    · 55 min · Explicit

    Jacqueline has made it "home" to her preferred London rental after a harrowing journey through Ireland and Amsterdam*. Kate has left London where she saw the second ghost of her life and sawed through a grisly steak at…

  36. I Work Days

    · 49 min · Explicit

    The hags are in Europe. Jacqueline joins from a hotel room in Dublin, sick with a cold, praying to angels. Kate joins from London where in a state of suspension, she lives out of one suitcase and between two rooms.…

  37. Massive Buccal Overload

    · 48 min · Explicit

    With the "States" forgotten, Jacqueline and Kate are both in London, dealing with restaurant "bookings." An animal darts past Jacqueline explaining the screeches from the night before. Kate's suffering - broken…

  38. Precious Cargo

    · 57 min · Explicit

    Jacqueline gets a fly fisherman’s vest to avoid crossing rooms while Kate diligently prepares for travel. The morning shed trend and how to use an hour? Two pomodoros or (10 +2)5. Kate asserts her place in line and…

  39. Tryptophan: The Pride of the 90s

    · 53 min · Explicit

    Kate texts Jacqueline whenever she drinks Celsius because it's that rare. Topical magnesium so special it’s kept in the back of Erewhon. To start a rumor you were cut out of The Brutalist. When Rocket Money points out…

  40. Three Baths A Day

    · 52 min · Explicit

    Jacqueline overhears two energy healers talking shit about a third. Ego versus essence. Not everyone spends their time in the aisles of self-help. Admiring angry. A decorative rug in the bathroom versus an absorbent…

  41. Grecian Marble Wet T-Shirt Contest

    · 1 h 04 min · Explicit

    The human body can manage all manner of insults and injuries, but complimentary valet should be standard. Shiny versus glowy versus sliding down the hood of a car. Kate gets a hot towel at the barber shop. Jacqueline’s…

  42. A Very Small Big Dipper

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    If you sleep eight hours, there's sixteen hours left with which to work. One cigarette in the front dummy pack and last night’s dessert is known in today’s lymphatic massage. The ice cream behind the topping,…

  43. Cheap, Fast, and Good

    · 49 min · Explicit

    The hags are at a crossroads when it comes to brewing tea. To see a three-inch text, be touched by it, then be swept in the current of life. A read receipts reveal. Four serums, but who was the hero? Jacqueline drafts…

  44. No Precious Outcomes

    · 58 min · Explicit

    Construction paper, doilies, hearts drawn with varying depths of cleavage. Empty restaurants on Wednesday evenings. The Grove at closing time. A life in the arts rejects the calendar in favor of Valentine’s dinner on…

  45. Advil, The Musical

    · 46 min · Explicit

    Agamemnon cries in the margins of The Odyssey. Honored to fear nature, the glacier melts in a time-lapse. Alka-Seltzer’s effervescence. Still waiting on Koia to send pallets. Would you rather a rickety bridge or a…

  46. All Creative Women Are Alone

    · 50 min · Explicit

    NOTE: This episode was recorded before the devastating fires in Los Angeles began. Looking for a way to directly support those affected by the LA fires? Visit this link. A huge clock in every room changes everything.…

  47. A Book and a Finger

    · 45 min · Explicit

    NOTE: This episode was recorded before the devastating fires in Los Angeles began. Looking for a way to directly support those affected by the LA fires? Visit this link. Sitting with a friend with a book and a finger.…

  48. Saturn: The Fun One

    · 42 min · Explicit

    NOTE: This episode was recorded before the devastating fires in Los Angeles began. Looking for a way to directly support those affected by the LA fires? Visit this link. When Rocket Money fails to flag eight years of…

  49. Shadow Desires

    · 52 min · Explicit

    Decision making is violent. You have to murder the other options. Consequences do not inspire us, but passion, urgency, interest, challenge and novelty do. Jacqueline brings along a novel planner she’s testing and Kate…

  50. Company

    · 54 min · Explicit

    Clucking in the Hen House. It’s New Year’s Eve, a loaded time for many, if you forget there are endless ways to throw away your life without throwing away your life. Exit the the prison of potential. To only keep the…

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.