Share
Hoovering with Jessica Fostekew
Hoovering - Episode 119: Kemah Bob
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.
This week I’m talking to the always wildly funny and wonder-filled comedian Kemah Bob from her Mum’s house in Houston, Texas. She hoofs a taco salad for lunch, her time, whilst I smash some defrosted ratatouille with rice and a massive fuck off handful of cheese.
Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage.
Honourable Mentions
You’re missing out if you’re not all over KEMAH BOB on social media.
She has a new show coming soon called ‘Good To See You’ which will be in instragram live and Facebook any day now - keep an eye on her socials.
And she’s a big part of FOC IT UP COMEDY NIGHT which may well be going online soon and if not, find it in the new world, it’s all about the most brilliant femmes of colour and getting their voices amplified. Please.
I’m doing liquid hoovering LIVES over on INSTAGRAM every week with former guests - make sure you’re following the INSTAGRAM and TWITTER for @thehooveringpod to be sure not to miss one. They stay in my Insta stories for 24 hours after they’re up as well.
My live stuff is obviously all on hold but I’m in two series on telly at the moment, THE TROUBLE WITH MAGGIE COLE on ITV Hub and TRIGONOMETRY on the BBC iplayer.
If you have any spare dollar in your life the first thing I’d like you to do with it is give it to either a food bank like the TRUSSELL TRUST.
If after giving to them you’ve still got more spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this.
We talked about my missed frosty opportunity at WENDYS
And this is the atrocity that is AIR THRILL which I name dropped at the very end.
If you want to be part of quarantine cooks either to cook or to receive some lovely food and you’re south east London based please email Joe and Charlotte at
More episodes
View all episodes
279. Hoovering - Episode 279: Deborah Frances-White
54:17||Season 1, Ep. 279Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. This final episode of Hoovering is with the podcast’s first ever guest, DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITEThis podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my stand up show WENCH on YouTube, and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.
278. Hoovering - Episode 278: Hatty Greenway
46:02||Season 1, Ep. 278Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. This episode is with my blooming lovely first-born sister (technically half-sister) Hatty Greenway. This podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my stand up show WENCH on YouTube, and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.
277. Hoovering - Episode 277: Kate Quilton
47:41||Season 1, Ep. 277Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. This episode is with incredible journalist and presenter KATE QUILTONThis podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my stand up show WENCH on YouTube, and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.
276. Hoovering - Episode 276: Lucy Porter
56:00||Season 1, Ep. 276Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. This episode is with the utterly brilliant comedian LUCY PORTER who is on tour now!This podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my stand up show WENCH on YouTube, and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.
275. Hoovering - Episode 275: James Cappola
46:28||Season 1, Ep. 275Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. This episode American fitness coach and internet sensation JAMES CAPPOLAThis podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my stand up show WENCH on YouTube, and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.
274. Hoovering - Episode 274: Nadia Whittome MP
51:43||Season 1, Ep. 274Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Follow this brilliant young MP Nadia Whittome ON INSTAGRAM here. She donated her fee for this podcast to PALESTINIAN MEDICAL AID charity called map. Chuck something that way yourself if you can? This podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my stand up show WENCH on YouTube, and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.
273. Hoovering - Episode 273: Rhys Nicholson
57:51||Season 1, Ep. 273Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Please make sure you’re following RHYS NICHOLSON and catch them while they’re ON THEIR UK TOUR.We ate at the OMNI COLLECTIVE and it was f***ing spectacular. This podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my 2022 stand up show WENCH and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.
272. Hoovering - Episode 272: Sophie Waplington
56:16||Season 1, Ep. 272Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Follow SOPH’S PLANT KITCHEN on Instagram.This podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my 2022 stand up show WENCH and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.
271. Hoovering - Episode 271: Josh Widdicombe
54:07||Season 1, Ep. 271Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. This episode is with the stratospherically massive comedian JOSH WIDDICOMBE and was recorded during the 2024 Machynlleth Comedy Festival.All our goodies came from MACHYNLLETH brilliant HERMIT CRAB COFFEE shop. Our fudge came from the DYFI DAIRY who make RADICALLY KIND FUDGE. Josh is very likely to have very big news about something he’s made that he’d love you to see, very soon - to be the first to find out what, make sure you’re on his mailing list HERE This podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.For my work news the fastest way to learn things is to please join MY MAILING LIST Stream my 2022 stand up show WENCH and listen to both of my Radio 4 series STURDY GIRLS CLUB on BBC Sounds now.