Poking Around

By Poking Around

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 — of... more

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How many episodes does Poking Around have?

The podcast currently has 95 episodes available.

Poking Around episodes:

July 07, 2026 Horse Girls
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 Allegra Ritchie.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: ⁠[email protected]⁠
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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49min
June 30, 2026 Celebrity Photo Opps
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 by Allegra Ritchie.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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55min
June 23, 2026 Empire State of Mind
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.
Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.

Send us your poems inspired by our topics: ⁠[email protected]⁠
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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52min
June 16, 2026 Limitations of Language
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.

Poem read with permission from the author.
Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.

Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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56min
June 09, 2026 Your Mama
Featured poem: The Silence by Nin Andrews. Featured topics: boredom, summer, prank calls, your mama jokes, baby jokes, youth.
Poem read with permission from the author.
Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: ⁠[email protected]⁠
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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55min
June 02, 2026 Buy Women Lunch
Featured poem: I Paid an Etsy Witch $14.86 for Better Luck by Elise Powers. Featured topics: witchcraft, magic, science, our glorious 30s, Book Con, and sexy stuff.
Poem read with permission from the author.
Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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56min
May 26, 2026 Clothing, Weapons, Tomatoes, Love
Featured poem: Tomatoes by Joy Sullivan
Featured topics: food, being a chef, gardening, love, grandmothers, dreams, clothing, weapons, gender.
Poem read with permission from the author.
Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics:
[email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @pokingaroundpod + @hannahmonsour [email protected]
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48min
May 19, 2026 Fulton Street Panic
Featured poem: The Problem with Early Warnings by Charles Rafferty. Featured topics: live action CGI adaptations, tornadoes, the ethics of joy, the colonization of the mind, quarterly Gap runs, shitting your pants, and a Zohran Mamdani check.
Poem read with permission from the author.
Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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59min
May 12, 2026 Same Shirt From The Gap
Featured poem: Virgins by Natasha Oladokun. Featured topics: Mary and Jesus, Museums, Bisexuality, Art, The Gap, Project Hail Mary
Poem read with permission from the author.
Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: ⁠[email protected]⁠
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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53min
May 05, 2026 Not Even Geriatric
Featured poem: Waiting for Happiness by Nomi Stone. Featured topics: golden retrievers, watermelon seeds, Facebook, and the gynecologist.
Poem read with permission from the author.
Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠

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1h 8min

FAQs about Poking Around:

How many episodes does Poking Around have?

The podcast currently has 95 episodes available.