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Poog with Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak

Poog with Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak

Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak 281 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

An ongoing conversation about wellness from two obsessive friends, Jacqueline Novak and Kate Berlant. They have been inviting eavesdroppers into their conversations since 2020, and now their award-winning podcast returns. New episodes every Tuesday.

Episodes

Cameras in the Cabin
Cameras in the Cabin Oct 13, 2026 00:53:20 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, ants at the headboard, and the risks of Googling before consulting The Tribunal. Lamb-free oats and the inbox pummeling continues. The fly swatter slices through the air, and nary a wind is felt. Kate reports from first c
REMIX: The Ego Loves to Seek Pt. 2
REMIX: The Ego Loves to Seek Pt. 2 Oct 6, 2026 01:05:15 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 your own subconscious. Bookmarks and highlights. Kate needs a Jungian therapist and Jacqueline is willing to suspend her disbelief. Where’s my Objection Book? Googling ‘self-reliance’ and hunger for the quotes. And we shall
REMIX: The Ego Loves to Seek
REMIX: The Ego Loves to Seek Sep 29, 2026 00:55:54 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 Myss reading club. Souvenir Tiger. Jacqueline receives a Pema Chödrön reading from Kate. The white knuckle grip and cheating ourselves out of the present moment. Blood blooms and a silent podcast. Eat Pray Love is an importa
REMIX: Surrendering to the Healer
REMIX: Surrendering to the Healer Sep 22, 2026 01:00:59 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 Jelly hands, while Kate writhes dramatically in the backroom. The high cost of a flea market psychic and looking for god in all the wrong places. Learning the shamanic techniques. Can I enter your energy field? Cutting the
REMIX: The Body is Speaking
REMIX: The Body is Speaking Sep 15, 2026 01:15:03 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 pursuit of appointments and referrals, the power of self-diagnosis and medical anxiety. Kate’s nine months of pain and six months to live. See, it hurts! Jacqueline’s theory about injuring the body to heal it. A mother w
Deep in Coach
Deep in Coach Sep 8, 2026 00:53:25 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 ease by planning it. Witnessing the spider make a big catch — did you know they can leave the web? Screaming at the man in the Zoom background and screaming the c-word out of the cab. Jacqueline wants to try living on New Y
REMIX: The Unconscious Hours
REMIX: The Unconscious Hours Sep 1, 2026 00:47:40 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 storied sleep attacks of the ad agency era and the dream of a specialist telling you you’re special. Salma Hayek and the ‘wrong side’ of the bed. The time Jacqueline sleep talked at Kate. Going lucid and the dream of astral
REMIX: The Law Offices of Berlant & Novak Pt. 2
REMIX: The Law Offices of Berlant & Novak Pt. 2 Aug 25, 2026 00:48:43 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 right to steal at Sephora, paranoia when Mark from Bank of America calls, and a stolen uber at LAX will not go unpunished. There’s soot everywhere, and Kate is feeling furious, wronged and abused. Welcome back to the Law Of
REMIX: The Law Offices of Berlant & Novak Pt. 1
REMIX: The Law Offices of Berlant & Novak Pt. 1 Aug 18, 2026 01:08:37 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, injustices and scams. You pay for the lock… a nut should never have entered the home… I’ll see you in court. Welcome to the Law Offices of Berlant and Novak.  
A Zero Involved (RE-RELEASE)
A Zero Involved (RE-RELEASE) Aug 11, 2026 00:57:14 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 angels and eating pears. New blocks are located, while Jacqueline scrambles pancakes. What else does one put in a dishwasher? Phone call avoidance and the myths of protein. The hours you’re asleep still count, but where doe
Hypochondriac’s Riddle
Hypochondriac’s Riddle Aug 4, 2026 00:42:42 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 check out of — her parents’ house. The idea of a single tit when the robe opens. Is the valet not fundamentally validated? The stench of B vitamins, the presence of a mini fridge, and a drink likely pulled from a barrel. Ka
There’s Always a Way
There’s Always a Way Jul 28, 2026 00:53:09 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. Eating in front of the TV, coffee tables and cold cream. The hags map out a year in Spain... but has it been Canada the whole time? Always a buyer, never a seller. Jacqueline explains how to wash underwear in a Nespress

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