Unqualified (podcast)

'Unqualified'
Presentation
Hosted by Anna Faris
Genre
  • Advice
  • comedy
Language English
Updates Weekly
Production
Audio format Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
Publication
Original release November 23, 2015 – present
Website unqualified.com

Unqualified is an American advice podcast created and hosted by actress Anna Faris. The podcast consists of interviews with celebrities and cultural figures, followed by personal phone-calls to listeners asking for relationship and other advice.[1] The episodes are co-hosted by Faris's producer, Sim Sarna.

Concept

Faris was inspired to create the podcast after listening to Serial.[1] Explaining the evolution of the idea, she said:

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]

Format

Each episode has two portions: The first consists of a guest interview, during which Faris sometimes incorporates ad libbing or improvisational comedic sketches with the guest,[2] as well as series of questions centered on hypothetical relationship or dating situations.[1] In some segments, Faris plays the role of "Karen Sarducci," a disaffected studio executive with pronounced 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.[3]

The second component of the show consists of Faris, producer Sim Sarna, and the guest placing a phone call to a listener who has a relationship or personal dilemma and wish to have "unqualified" advice.[1]

Persons involved

Hosts and recurring persons

  • Anna Faris – main host; also plays various characters during improvised segments.
  • Sim Sarna – producer and co-host

Characters

  • Karen Sarducci (Anna Faris) – an insouciant studio executive who interviews actor guests about potential film ideas[3]
  • Donavan (Sim Sarna) – Karen Sarducci's put upon assistant, who often tries to engage in the general meetings but is promptly told to 'Shut the F**K up'[3]
  • 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[lower-alpha 1]

Episodes

No. Release date Guest(s)[lower-alpha 2] Notes
1November 23, 2015T.J. Miller
2November 30, 2015Rosie O'Donnell
3December 15, 2015Judah Friedlander
N/ADecember 23, 2015Aria Pullman, Josh OstranderBonus episode
4December 28, 2015David Krumholtz
5January 11, 2016Aubrey Plaza
6January 18, 2016Michael Rapaport
7January 25, 2016Ike Barinholtz
8February 1, 2016Lance Bass
9February 8, 2016Adam Carolla
10February 15, 2016Jaime Pressly
11February 22, 2016Lisa Kudrow
12February 29, 2016Ellen Page
13March 8, 2016Missi Pyle, Zach Selwyn
14March 15, 2016Jenna Dewan-Tatum
15March 22, 2016Melissa Benoist
16March 29, 2016Alison Rosen; Jack and Karen Faris
17April 4–5, 2016Chris Evans, Jenny SlateTwo-part episode
18April 11–12, 2016Olivia MunnTwo-part episode
19April 18, 2016Shaquille O'Neal
20April 25, 2016Jason Mantzoukas
21May 2, 2016Britt Robertson
22May 9, 2016Tiffany Haddish
23May 16–17, 2016Chelsea HandlerTwo-part episode
24May 23–24, 2016Paul ScheerTwo-part episode
25May 30, 2016Anna Chlumsky
26June 6–7, 2016Dave BautistaTwo-part episode
27June 13–14, 2016James GunnTwo-part episode
28June 20, 2016Keegan-Michael Key
29June 28, 2016Frank Grillo
30July 4–5, 2016Aubrey Plaza, RettaTwo-part episode
31July 11–12, 2016Shane DawsonTwo-part episode
N/AJuly 14, 2016N/A"Inside Unqualified"; bonus episode
32July 18, 2016Phoebe Robinson
33July 25–26, 2016Julia StilesTwo-part episode
34August 2, 2016Tatiana MaslanyTwo-part episode
35August 9, 2016Patti StangerTwo-part episode
36August 16–17, 2016Mike BirbigliaTwo-part episode
37August 22, 2016Courtney Love
N/AAugust 25, 2016Tavi GevinsonBonus episode
38August 29–30, 2016Eric AndreTwo-part episode
N/AAugust 31, 2016Matthew BerryBonus episode
39September 5–6, 2016Johnny GaleckiTwo-part episode
40September 12, 2016Regina King
41September 19–20, 2016Regina HallTwo-part episode
42September 26–27, 2016Ken JeongTwo-part episode
43October 4–5, 2016Katie CouricTwo-part episode
44October 11–12, 2016Whitney CummingsLive episode with audience
45October 17–18, 2016Dax ShepardTwo-part episode
46October 24–25, 2016Rachel BloomTwo-part episode
N/AOctober 27, 2016Susan McMartinBonus episode
47October 31–November 1, 2016Allison JanneyTwo-part episode
48November 7–8, 2016Seth RogenLive episode with audience
49November 14–15, 2016Chris HardwickTwo-part episode
50November 21, 2016Andy CohenFeatures caller updates
51November 28–29, 2016Isla FisherTwo-part episode
N/ADecember 2, 2016"Nina""Anna & Sam Hire an Intern"; bonus episode
52December 5, 2016Jason Mantzoukas, Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael"Anna's Birthday Episode"
53December 13, 2016Milo Ventimiglia
54December 19, 2016Jeremy Renner
55December 26, 2016Zachary Levi
N/AJanuary 2, 2017N/A"Memorable Moments: Volume 1"
N/AJanuary 9, 2017N/A"Memorable Moments: Volume 2"
56January 16, 2017Kaitlin Olson, Scott MacArthur
57January 23, 2017Russell Peters
58January 30, 2017RuPaul
59February 6, 2017Stan Lee
60February 13, 2017Charlie Day
61February 20, 2017Bob Odenkirk
62February 27, 2017Lauren Graham
63March 6, 2017Malin Akerman
64March 13, 2017Joel McHale
65March 20, 2017Michael Peña
N/AMarch 22, 2017N/ASneak preview of Missi and Zach Might Bang podcast
66March 27, 2017Jillian Bell, Charlotte Newhouse
67April 3, 2017Eric Stonestreet
68April 10, 2017Sharon Stone
69April 17, 2017Kristin Chenoweth
70April 24, 2017Thomas Middleditch
71May 1, 2017Lance Bass, Michael Turchin
72May 8, 2017Terry Crews
73May 15, 2017Timothy Simons
74May 22, 2017Kelly Rohrbach
75May 29, 2017Adam Pally, Zoe Lister-Jones
76June 5, 2017Ari Graynor, Carrie Goldberg
77June 12, 2017Nick Kroll
78June 19, 2017Hannibal Buress, Lizzo
79June 26, 2017Maria Bamford
80July 3, 2017Justin Long, Chris Pratt, Zachary Levi, Adam Pally, Zoe Lister-Jones"The Lost Tapes, Vol. 1"
81July 10, 2017Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish"The Lost Tapes, Vol. 2"
82July 17, 2017Andy Cohen
83July 24, 2017Eva Longoria
84July 31, 2017Josh Ostrander
85August 15, 2017Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark
86August 22, 2017Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark
87August 29, 2017Alanis Morissette
88September 5, 2017Emma Roberts
89September 12, 2017Lake Bell
90September 19, 2017Elizabeth Olsen
91September 26, 2017Jack Johnson
92October 3, 2017Lee Daniels
93October 10, 2017Mel Rodriguez
94October 17, 2017Jim Jefferies
95October 24, 2017Arielle Kebbel
96October 31, 2017Kelly Clarkson
97November 7, 2017Marc Maron
98November 14, 2017Adam Scott
99November 21–28, 2017Lane MooreSpecial 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
100December 5, 2017Rob Riggle
101December 12, 2017Jesse Tyler Ferguson
102December 19, 2017Denis Leary
103January 2, 2018Nick Jonas
104January 9, 2018Ed Helms
105January 16, 2018Brittany Snow
106January 23, 2018Colin Hanks
107January 30, 2018Jimmy Kimmel, Molly McNearney
108February 6, 2018Whitney Cummings
109February 13, 2018Jena Friedman
110February 20, 2018Tom Segura
111February 27, 2018Allison Janney
112March 5, 2018Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy
113March 13, 2018Heather Graham
114March 20, 2018Macaulay Culkin
115March 27, 2018Zach Braff
116April 3, 2018Shay Mitchell
117April 10, 2018Zoey Deutch
118April 17, 2018Hayley Atwell
119April 24, 2018Billy Eichner
120May 1, 2018Eugenio Derbez
121May 8, 2018Dax Shepard
122May 15, 2018Bella Thorne
123May 22, 2018Erika Jayne
124May 29, 2018Becca Kufrin
125June 5, 2018Natasha Leggero & Moshe Kasher
126June 12, 2018Logan Browning
127June 19, 2018Bert Kreischer
128June 26, 2018Mayim Bialik
129July 3, 2018Pete Holmes
130July 10, 2018Topher Grace
131July 17, 2018Shiri Appleby
132July 24, 2018Kelly RipaSpecial appearance by Mark Consuelos and recorded on location at San Diego Comic-Con International
133July 31, 2018Stephen Amell & Colton Haynes / Grant GustinSpecial appearance by Tom Cavanagh and recorded on location at San Diego Comic-Con International
134August 7, 2018Kelly Ripa 2 & Camila MendesEssentially just more Kelly Ripa and lets face it, that's amazing news and the final recording on location at San Diego Comic-Con International
135August 14, 2018Bo Burnham
136August 21, 2018David Spade
137August 28, 2018Kat Dennings
138September 4, 2018Jerrod Carmichael
139September 11, 2018Judd Apatow
140September 18, 2018Adam Rippon
141September 25, 2018Constance Zimmer
  • First Episode was originally with Allison Janney, but was later removed supposedly due to explicit content.

Accolades

Notes

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Feautred guests adapted from the official Unqualified website archives.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Garcia, Patricia (July 26, 2016). "Anna Faris's Hilarious Advice Podcast Is WTF with Marc Maron Meets Dear Abby". Vogue. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Hershon, Marc (November 6, 2016). "Soundcast Reviews: Anna Faris Is Unqualified & This Is That". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Episode #53 Milo Ventimiglia". Unqualified.com. December 13, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Anna Faris is Unqualified". Unqualified.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Anna Faris is Unqualified". Shorty Awards. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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