Advice podcast
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Unqualified Hosted by Anna Faris Genre Language English Updates Weekly Audio format Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3) Original release November 23, 2015 Website unqualified.com
Unqualified podcast created and hosted by actress Anna Faris , featuring interviews with celebrities and cultural figures, followed by personal phonecalls to listeners asking for relationship and other advice.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Concept
Faris was inspired to create the podcast after listening to Serial [ 1]
I love to talk about relationships; that's all I want to talk about with my friends. And then I just thought, I kind of want a hobby, since [my husband] Chris has been shooting a lot. So I started asking around to some friends, and I asked this technical producer guy what equipment I should buy on Amazon. And I just started recording my friends when they would come over. And then with my dear friend Sim, we started flushing out the whole thing, which clearly there's still a lot more flushing out to do. It started out as a dinky hobby. It still is, for sure—we don't make any money. We would love to at some point, but we want to know a little bit more what we're doing first.[ 1]
Each episode has two parts. In the first, a guest interview, Faris sometimes incorporates ad libbing or improvisational comedic sketches with the guest[ 4] [ 1] vocal fry who often makes reference to her privileged, brilliant sons, Milo (Paul Scheer) and Ventimiglia (based in name on actor Milo Ventimiglia ), who are often vacationing abroad or at music festivals such as Coachella .[ 5]
Former producer Sim Sarna used to participate in the second part of the show, which consisted of Sarna, Faris and the guest placing a phone call to a listener who has a relationship or personal dilemma and seeks "unqualified" advice. Since Sarna's leaving, the segment has been conducted primarily by Anna and guests.[ 1]
Persons involved
Hosts and recurring persons
Anna Faris – main host; also plays various characters during improvised segments.Michael Barrett – executive producer
Rob Holysz – executive producer
Jeph Porter – executive producer
Kasper Bræin Selvig – producer
Production services
Sim Sarna – former producer and co-host (no longer involved as of the March 7, 2019, episode).
Characters
Karen Sarducci (Anna Faris) – an insouciant studio executive who interviews actor guests about potential film ideas[ 5]
Donavan (Sim Sarna) – Karen Sarducci's put-upon assistant, who often tried to engage in the general meetings but was promptly told to 'shut the F**K up'[ 5]
Milo (Paul Scheer) – spoiled and verbally-abusive son of Karen Sarducci
Chad (Anna Faris) – an emotionally manipulative and oblivious boyfriend who engages in self-defensive arguments with female guests
Kayla (Anna Faris) – an imposing and desperate aspiring actress who attempts to ingratiate herself with show guests[ a]
Episodes
No.
Release date
Guest(s)[ b]
Notes
1
November 23, 2015
T.J. Miller
2
November 30, 2015
Rosie O'Donnell
3
December 15, 2015
Judah Friedlander
—
December 23, 2015
Aria Pullman, Josh Ostrander
Bonus episode
4
December 28, 2015
David Krumholtz
5
January 11, 2016
Aubrey Plaza
6
January 18, 2016
Michael Rapaport
7
January 25, 2016
Ike Barinholtz
8
February 1, 2016
Lance Bass
9
February 8, 2016
Adam Carolla
10
February 15, 2016
Jaime Pressly
11
February 22, 2016
Lisa Kudrow
12
February 29, 2016
Elliot Page
13
March 8, 2016
Missi Pyle , Zach Selwyn
14
March 15, 2016
Jenna Dewan-Tatum
15
March 22, 2016
Melissa Benoist
16
March 29, 2016
Alison Rosen; Jack and Karen Faris
17
April 4–5, 2016
Chris Evans , Jenny Slate Two-part episode
18
April 11–12, 2016
Olivia Munn Two-part episode
19
April 18, 2016
Shaquille O'Neal
20
April 25, 2016
Jason Mantzoukas
21
May 2, 2016
Britt Robertson
22
May 9, 2016
Tiffany Haddish
23
May 16–17, 2016
Chelsea Handler Two-part episode
24
May 23–24, 2016
Paul Scheer Two-part episode
25
May 30, 2016
Anna Chlumsky
26
June 6–7, 2016
Dave Bautista Two-part episode
27
June 13–14, 2016
James Gunn Two-part episode
28
June 20, 2016
Keegan-Michael Key
29
June 28, 2016
Frank Grillo
30
July 4–5, 2016
Aubrey Plaza , Retta Two-part episode
31
July 11–12, 2016
Shane Dawson Two-part episode
—
July 14, 2016
—
"Inside Unqualified"; bonus episode
32
July 18, 2016
Phoebe Robinson
33
July 25–26, 2016
Julia Stiles Two-part episode
34
August 2, 2016
Tatiana Maslany Two-part episode
35
August 9, 2016
Patti Stanger Two-part episode
36
August 16–17, 2016
Mike Birbiglia Two-part episode
37
August 22, 2016
Courtney Love
—
August 25, 2016
Tavi Gevinson Bonus episode
38
August 29–30, 2016
Eric Andre Two-part episode
—
August 31, 2016
Matthew Berry Bonus episode
39
September 5–6, 2016
Johnny Galecki Two-part episode
40
September 12, 2016
Regina King
41
September 19–20, 2016
Regina Hall Two-part episode
42
September 26–27, 2016
Ken Jeong Two-part episode
43
October 4–5, 2016
Katie Couric Two-part episode
44
October 11–12, 2016
Whitney Cummings Live episode with audience
45
October 17–18, 2016
Dax Shepard Two-part episode
46
October 24–25, 2016
Rachel Bloom Two-part episode
—
October 27, 2016
Susan McMartin
Bonus episode
47
October 31–November 1, 2016
Allison Janney Two-part episode
48
November 7–8, 2016
Seth Rogen Live episode with audience
49
November 14–15, 2016
Chris Hardwick Two-part episode
50
November 21, 2016
Andy Cohen Features caller updates
51
November 28–29, 2016
Isla Fisher Two-part episode
—
December 2, 2016
"Nina"
"Anna & Sam Hire an Intern"; bonus episode
52
December 5, 2016
Jason Mantzoukas , Paul Scheer , June Diane Raphael "Anna's Birthday Episode"
53
December 13, 2016
Milo Ventimiglia
54
December 19, 2016
Jeremy Renner
55
December 26, 2016
Zachary Levi
—
January 2, 2017
—
"Memorable Moments: Volume 1"
—
January 9, 2017
—
"Memorable Moments: Volume 2"
56
January 16, 2017
Kaitlin Olson , Scott MacArthur
57
January 23, 2017
Russell Peters
58
January 30, 2017
RuPaul
59
February 6, 2017
Stan Lee
60
February 13, 2017
Charlie Day
61
February 20, 2017
Bob Odenkirk
62
February 27, 2017
Lauren Graham
63
March 6, 2017
Malin Akerman
64
March 13, 2017
Joel McHale
65
March 20, 2017
Michael Peña
—
March 22, 2017
—
Sneak preview of Missi and Zach Might Bang podcast
66
March 27, 2017
Jillian Bell , Charlotte Newhouse
67
April 3, 2017
Eric Stonestreet
68
April 10, 2017
Sharon Stone
69
April 17, 2017
Kristin Chenoweth
70
April 24, 2017
Thomas Middleditch
71
May 1, 2017
Lance Bass , Michael Turchin
72
May 8, 2017
Terry Crews
73
May 15, 2017
Timothy Simons
74
May 22, 2017
Kelly Rohrbach
75
May 29, 2017
Adam Pally , Zoe Lister-Jones
76
June 5, 2017
Ari Graynor , Carrie Goldberg
77
June 12, 2017
Nick Kroll
78
June 19, 2017
Hannibal Buress , Lizzo
79
June 26, 2017
Maria Bamford
80
July 3, 2017
Justin Long , Chris Pratt , Zachary Levi , Adam Pally, Zoe Lister-Jones"The Lost Tapes, Vol. 1"
81
July 10, 2017
Regina Hall , Tiffany Haddish "The Lost Tapes, Vol. 2"
82
July 17, 2017
Andy Cohen
83
July 24, 2017
Eva Longoria
84
July 31, 2017
Josh Ostrander
85
August 15, 2017
Karen Kilgariff , Georgia Hardstark
86
August 22, 2017
Karen Kilgariff , Georgia Hardstark
87
August 29, 2017
Alanis Morissette
88
September 5, 2017
Emma Roberts
89
September 12, 2017
Lake Bell
90
September 19, 2017
Elizabeth Olsen
91
September 26, 2017
Jack Johnson
92
October 3, 2017
Lee Daniels
93
October 10, 2017
Mel Rodriguez
94
October 17, 2017
Jim Jefferies
95
October 24, 2017
Arielle Kebbel
96
October 31, 2017
Kelly Clarkson
97
November 7, 2017
Marc Maron
98
November 14, 2017
Adam Scott
99
November 21–28, 2017
Lane Moore Special two-part episode: Part one features interview with Sim and wife Amy; part two features Moore and takes place at the USC Gamma Phi Beta sorority
100
December 5, 2017
Rob Riggle
101
December 12, 2017
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
102
December 19, 2017
Denis Leary
103
January 2, 2018
Nick Jonas
104
January 9, 2018
Ed Helms
105
January 16, 2018
Brittany Snow
106
January 23, 2018
Colin Hanks
107
January 30, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel , Molly McNearney
108
February 6, 2018
Whitney Cummings
109
February 13, 2018
Jena Friedman
110
February 20, 2018
Tom Segura
111
February 27, 2018
Allison Janney
112
March 5, 2018
Olivia Cooke , Anya Taylor-Joy
113
March 13, 2018
Heather Graham
114
March 20, 2018
Macaulay Culkin
115
March 27, 2018
Zach Braff
116
April 3, 2018
Shay Mitchell
117
April 10, 2018
Zoey Deutch
118
April 17, 2018
Hayley Atwell
119
April 24, 2018
Billy Eichner
120
May 1, 2018
Eugenio Derbez
121
May 8, 2018
Dax Shepard
122
May 15, 2018
Bella Thorne
123
May 22, 2018
Erika Jayne
124
May 29, 2018
Becca Kufrin
125
June 5, 2018
Natasha Leggero & Moshe Kasher
126
June 12, 2018
Logan Browning
127
June 19, 2018
Bert Kreischer
128
June 26, 2018
Mayim Bialik
129
July 3, 2018
Pete Holmes
130
July 10, 2018
Topher Grace
131
July 17, 2018
Shiri Appleby
132
July 24, 2018
Kelly Ripa Special appearance by Mark Consuelos and recorded on location at San Diego Comic-Con
133
July 31, 2018
Stephen Amell & Colton Haynes / Grant Gustin Special appearance by Tom Cavanagh and recorded on location at San Diego Comic-Con
134
August 7, 2018
Kelly Ripa 2 & Camila Mendes Final recording on location at San Diego Comic-Con
135
August 14, 2018
Bo Burnham
136
August 21, 2018
David Spade
137
August 28, 2018
Kat Dennings
138
September 4, 2018
Jerrod Carmichael
139
September 11, 2018
Judd Apatow
140
September 18, 2018
Adam Rippon
141
September 25, 2018
Constance Zimmer
142
October 2, 2018
Kevin Smith
143
October 9, 2018
Yvette Nicole Brown
144
October 16, 2018
Skyler Samuels
145
October 23, 2018
Mark Duplass
146
October 30, 2018
Bobby Lee
147
November 6, 2018
Maura Tierney
148
November 13, 2018
Emily Ratajkowski
149
November 20, 2018
Jay Pharoah
150
November 27, 2018
Bill Hader
151
December 4, 2018
Sophia Bush
152
December 11, 2018
Jake Johnson Recorded on location at The University of Southern California
153
December 18, 2018
Elizabeth Reaser
154
January 3. 2019
Bill Hader , Sophia Bush , Macaulay Culkin , Billy Eichner , Adam Rippon , Adam Scott , Heather Graham
The Lost Tapes Vol. 3
155
January 8, 2019
Eric Christian Olsen & Sarah Wright
156
January 15, 2019
Colton Underwood
157
January 22, 2019
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
158
January 29, 2019
Nina Dobrev
159
February 5, 2019
Tony Hale
160
February 12, 2019
Lena Headey
161
February 19, 2019
Kobe Bryant
162
February 26, 2019
Katharine Mcphee
163
March 5, 2019
Ashley Benson
164
September 30, 2019
Alison Brie
165
October 7, 2019
Lilly Singh
166
October 14, 2019
Justin Long
167
October 21, 2019
Busy Philipps
168
October 28, 2019
Elisha Cuthbert
169
November 4, 2019
Tig Notaro
170
November 11, 2019
Chris Sullivan
171
November 18, 2019
Lizzy Caplan
172
November 25, 2019
Bill Fichtner
173
December 2, 2019
Kat Von D
174
December 9, 2019
Sam Taylor Johnson and Aaron Taylor Johnson
175
December 16, 2019
Whitney Cummings
176
December 23, 2019
Christian Siriano
177
January 6, 2020
Jeff Garlin
178
January 13, 2020
Ed Droste
179
January 20, 2020
Fortune Feimster
180
January 27, 2020
Melissa Villaseñor
181
February 3, 2020
Josh Gad
182
February 10, 2020
Jason Biggs
183
February 17, 2020
Judy Greer
184
February 24, 2020
Andrea Savage
185
March 2, 2020
Pamela Adlon
186
March 9, 2020
Casey Wilson
187
March 16, 2020
Nikki Glaser
188
March 23, 2020
Wendi McLendon-Covey
189
March 30, 2020
David Dobrik
190
April 6, 2020
Alexandra Daddario
191
April 13, 2020
Elizabeth Banks
192
April 20, 2020
Josh Hutcherson
193
April 27, 2020
Amanda Hess
194
May 4, 2020
Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
195
May 11, 2020
Lauren Lapkus
196
May 18, 2020
Drew Scott and Linda Scott
197
May 25, 2020
Clark Duke
198
June 1, 2020
Bob Saget
199
June 8, 2020
Sam Richardson
200
June 15, 2020
Samin Nosrat
201
June 22, 2020
Padma Lakshmi
202
June 29, 2020
Chelsea Handler
203
July 6, 2020
Samantha Irby
204
July 15, 2020
Esther Povitsky
205
July 20, 2020
Paul Scheer
206
July 27, 2020
Thomas Middleditch
207
August 3, 2020
Sean Hayes
208
August 10, 2020
Seth Rogen
209
August 17, 2020
Demi Moore and Shana Feste
210
August 24, 2020
Kenan Thompson
211
August 31, 2020
Ellie Kemper
212
September 7, 2020
Olivia Munn
213
September 14, 2020
Paris Hilton
214
September 21, 2020
Tika Sumpter
215
September 28, 2020
Adam DeVine
216
October 5, 2020
Eva Longoria
217
October 12, 2020
Norah Jones
218
October 19, 2020
David Chang
219
October 26, 2020
Jim Jefferies
220
November 2, 2020
April Beyer
221
November 9, 2020
Malcolm Gladwell
222
November 16, 2020
Beth Behrs
223
November 23, 2020
Kate Mara
224
November 30, 2020
Joel McHale
225
December 7, 2020
Seth Green
226
December 14, 2020
Kaley Cuoco
227
December 21, 2020
Clea DuVall
228
January 4, 2021
Emerald Fennell and Carey Mulligan
229
January 11, 2021
Meagan Good
230
January 18, 2021
Amy Schumer
231
January 25, 2021
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
232
February 1, 2021
Melissa McCarthy
233
February 8, 2021
Carrie Brownstein
234
February 15, 2021
Kyra Sedgwick
235
February 22, 2021
Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke
236
March 1, 2021
Chloë Grace Moretz
237
March 8, 2021
Ciara Bravo
238
March 15, 2021
Brie Larson and Jessie Ennis
239
March 22, 2021
Gwyneth Paltrow
240
March 29, 2021
Adam Brody
241
April 5, 2021
Ben Falcone
242
April 12, 2021
Bob Odenkirk
243
April 19, 2021
Vanessa Bayer
244
April 26, 2021
Lamorne Morris
245
May 3, 2021
Rachel Bilson
246
May 10, 2021
Carla Hall
247
May 17, 2021
Zoey Deutch
248
May 24, 2021
Tia Mowry
249
May 31, 2021
Glennon Doyle
First Episode was originally with Allison Janney, but was later removed supposedly due to explicit content.
Accolades
Notes
^ "Kayla" appears in numerous episodes of the podcast, often in hypothetical sketch scenarios in which she confronts the celebrity guest(s) and asks them various questions and is oblivious to social hints. Some notable appearances include episodes: 41, 45, 61, and 62.
^ Featured guests adapted from the official Unqualified website archives.[ 6]
References
^ a b c d e Garcia, Patricia (July 26, 2016). "Anna Faris's Hilarious Advice Podcast Is WTF with Marc Maron Meets Dear Abby" . Vogue . Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017 . ^ Alter, Alexandra (23 October 2017). "Is Anna Faris Unqualified?" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2022 . ^ Adams, Char; Coyne, Kate (19 October 2017). "Anna Faris Opens Up About Son Jack's Health Battle in Revealing New Book: 'It Was Us Against the World' . People . Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022 . ^ Hershon, Marc (November 6, 2016). "Soundcast Reviews: Anna Faris Is Unqualified & This Is That" . The Huffington Post . Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017 . ^ a b c "Episode #53 Milo Ventimiglia" . Unqualified.com . December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017 .^ "Anna Faris is Unqualified" . Unqualified.com . Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .^ "Anna Faris is Unqualified" . Shorty Awards . Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017 .
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