# Unqualified

Unqualified is an American advice 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. It was co-hosted by Faris's producer Sim Sarna until 2019. In 2017, Faris published a memoir under the same name as the podcast.

## Concept

Faris was inspired to create the podcast after listening to Serial. 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.

## Format

Each episode has two parts. In the first, a guest interview, Faris sometimes incorporates ad libbing or improvisational comedic sketches with the guest and posts questions centered on hypothetical relationship or dating situations. In some segments, she plays the character 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.
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.

### 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

* Rabbit Grin Productions – Rabbit Grin Productions

### Former host and producer

* 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
* 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'
* 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

## Episodes

| No. | Release date | Guest(s) | 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

* Winner: Shorty Awards (2017) for Best Podcast
* Nominated: iHeartRadio Podcast Awards (2019) for Best comedy Podcast