Poking Around

About 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 — often in the same breath. Each episode includes two new poems written on the spot and read based on themes explored in the episode.

Publisher

Poking Around

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Apr 2024

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

106 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Because

   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 Allegra Ritchie. Send us your poems inspired by our topics: ⁠pokingaroundpod@gmail.com⁠ (mailto:pokingaroundpod@gmail.com) New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/pokingaroundpod/) + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/hannahmonsour/) + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/zoe.branch/)

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Opposite Day

   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 Allegra Ritchie. Send us your poems inspired by our topics: pokingaroundpod@gmail.com (mailto:pokingaroundpod@gmail.com) New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/pokingaroundpod/) + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/hannahmonsour/) + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/zoe.branch/)

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   The Club ft Breonn Lyons

   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 Ritchie. Send us your poems inspired by our topics: ⁠pokingaroundpod@gmail.com⁠ (mailto:pokingaroundpod@gmail.com) New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/pokingaroundpod/) + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/hannahmonsour/) + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/zoe.branch/)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

57 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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