Poog with Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak

Kate slept in. Jacqueline reflects on her techniques for nap training. Kate is freed by Jacqueline calling her cheap. Moonstruck is touched on. Kate channels her paternal grandmother and remains terrified of being an only child. Jacqueline and Kate appreciate the film Brad’s Status. The hags discuss their fantasies of being embodied as old bald rich men. Christmas— of course—comes up. They recall...

Kate craves Italian, Jacqueline discusses the promises of pre-made food systems. They lust over shrimp and discuss how little we know about food. The hags bemoan hydration and discuss the world of egg preparation. They continue to search for a general internist doctor. Jacqueline yearns to make green smoothies. Kate is furious about food combining. Jacqueline takes us through the romance of TV din...

The hags deliver you a morning Poog. Colonics are the primary concern. Jacqueline had one. Kate wants one. Can they get one together? Early surgery and the romance of dying on the table, any table. Being awake while under anesthesia. The importance of Astral Projection. Pre-biotics, pro-biotics, leaky gut and extinction events. Glyphosate and Round Up causing our cells to forget their identity. Li...

The hags want to shop at night. Kate fell in love with a Chihuahua and fears alligators. Kate finds out Jacqueline has been quietly using retinoids. Jacqueline got her lashes permed. Bloomies. 40 Carrots tart yogurt. Speck and guanciale. Risking death for the promise of transformation. Sulwhasoo cream. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/list...

The hags beg for a free night at a California resort. Kate reveals she loves to boogie board. They ponder the movements of the gazelle. The world of massage is discussed, as is EMDR therapy and mushroom microdosing. They discuss prevailing models of productivity and even contemplate drinking cocktails while doing taxes. The gift of ADD. Are they monks? The world of dreams! Six Feet Under. Learn mo...

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...

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? Lear...

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....

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy P...

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. Learn more a...

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...

Berlant and Novak discuss the pressure to have kids, religious upbringing, and the comic nature of twins. The hags role play an adoption fantasy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Mirror work. The World Wide Web. Flash frozen blueberries. Fructose. The Holocaust Museum. The Freedom Tower. The fall and rise of Smoothie. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Captain Sully. Liminal spaces. The pleasures and limitations of jargon. The ice cream cone metaphor. Jacqueline cries. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Hypersomnia, sleep studies. Vitamin Water. Felicity. Giving birth on your back and dying on your back. Squatty Potty, snail venom. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The hags weave a path through: doshas, past life memories, lucid dreaming, astral projection, ghosts, and masterclasses. Can greatness be taught? Abjection. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

The hags discuss flossing, taxes, and the confusion of natural deodorant. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The hags reflect on the seductive archetype of the young prodigy. The problem with better babies. Juilliard. Harvard. Lying for self-esteem. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Resolutions are joyless. The hags want ecstasy and a folding treadmill. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Keto eggnog and Christmas wishlists, gift opening etiquette, reflections on post-Christmas depression. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The filtration and metaphysics of water. The Aquatru countertop unit and holy water. Imbuing and charging your water like Dr. Emoto. A brand run down from Dasani to Essentia. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

The hags are gifted a free Theragun and try it out live. Topics include: swedish massage, opening the hips, the fasciablaster, muscle tension, and dancing all night. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...