Join hosts Hannah Monsour and Zoe Branch as they joke around about poems and poem around about jokes. Both professional poets and amateur comedians, the artists explore the funny and the profound — often in the same breath. Each episode includes two new poems written on the spot and read based on themes explored in the episode.
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Signup to Generate a PitchJoin hosts Hannah Monsour and Zoe Branch as they joke around about poems and poem around about jokes. Both professional poets and amateur comedians, the artists explore the funny and the profound, often in the same breath. Each episode includes two new poems written on the spot and read based on themes explored in the episode.
Recent episodes include "Ghosts" (27 October 2026, 51 minutes), "The Nature Episode" (19 October 2026, 56 minutes), and "Because" (14 October 2026, 61 minutes).
Poking Around publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 109 episodes.
Booking probability for Poking Around is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Poking Around requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Poking Around's contact route on record: verified email.
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Poking Around is a comedy podcast with 109 episodes published.
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Featured poem: Swallowing Rage by Lisa Conquet. Featured topics: assualt, womanhood, cornell 7, rage, the paranormal, aliens, mind reading, the moon. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by Allegra...
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Featured poem: Man or Bear? by Jillian Stacia. Featured topics: hiking, camping, almost dying, buses, men, bears, and whales. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by Allegra Ritchie. Send us your poems...
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Featured poem: Acrophobia by Elizabeth Torres. Featured topics: heights, motherhood, reaching, falling, skiing, baby Zoe, Hugh L Carey, Hugh Grant, legacy. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by...
Episode #105
Featured poem: Newton's First Law of Motion by Kiara Rose. Featured topics: uncles, cousins, beasties, artists, scientists, and wearing your socks on your hands. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by...
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Featured poem: Weather Boy by Breonn Lyons. Featured topics: clubbing, romance, notes app poetry, girls night out, crossing the street, risking your life. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by Allegra...
Episode #104
Featured poem: The Women’s Locker Room 10 AM on Thursdays, Immediately Following Water Aerobics by Jillian Stacia. Featured topics: horrifying dreams, nudity, aging, clowns, locker rooms, and radical vulnerability. Poem...
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Featured poem: I Dreamt of Molly and Told Her I Want to be a Poet Too by Mckenna Irwin. Featured topics: souls, dr*gs, heaven, love, p*ss, sh*t, blood, womanhood, the pandemic, facebook, miscommunications, bathrooms...
Episode #24
Featured poem: Cheesecake Factory by Max McDonough. Featured topics: lent, convenience, working at the mall, falling in love, queerness, weddings, and walking on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert...
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Featured poem: WebMD & chill by Anthony Gioia. Featured topics: infatuation, limerence, crushes, pregnancy, pillows. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by Allegra Ritchie. Send us your poems inspired...
Episode #100
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Featured poem: Wound Is the Orgin of Wonder by Maya C. Popa. Featured topics: old literature, mortality, religion, wonder, menus, language, restaurants. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by Allegra...
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Featured poem: I Keep Trying to Leave but the Sex Just Gets Better and Better by Ali Shapiro. Featured topics: breakups, sexy stuff, outgrowing, and the horrifying experience of starting to read a new book. Poem read...
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Featured poem: On Seeing the First Line of "Wild Geese" on a Tote Bag in Whole Foods by Matt Donovan. Featured topics: Mary Oliver, religion, God, music, queerness, work ethics, circumcision. Poem read with permission...
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Featured poem: Oracle by Joshua Turek. Featured topics: Groundhog’s Day, trucks, parking lots, cities, stars, and the natural world. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by Allegra Ritchie. Send us your...
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Featured poem: Swallow by Aimee Wai. Featured topics: love, birds, bobble heads, grammar, yearning, eldest daughter, Van Gogh. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by Allegra Ritchie. Send us your...
Episode #13
Featured poem: On My History of Kissing Everyone at Parties by Isabelle Correa. Featured topics: goofy shit, cast parties, making out, the moon, bisexuality, gay hands, and chapter books. Poem read with permission from...
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Featured poem: Why the Long Face the Bartender Asks? By Matt Donovan Featured topics: horses, jokes, bars, beer flavors, peonies, love, crushes, new york city Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song by...
Episode #11
Featured poem: Men’s Beds by Richie Hoffman Featured topics: prostates, rosters, promiscuity, feelings, celebrities, summer, and putting sunscreen on your own back. Poem read with permission from the author. Theme song...
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Featured poem: Figuration by Patrycja Humienik. Featured topics:being tired, immigration, generational gaps, the american dream, self driving cars, conspiracies, capitalism. Poem read with permission from the author...
Episode #9
Featured poem: The Quiet World by Jeffrey McDaniel. Featured topics: porn star martinis, the economies and limitations of language, French people, what it means to love, uses for AI, and ridiculous advertising emails...
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