Unqualified (podcast)

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. The episodes are co-hosted by Faris's producer, Sim Sarna. 
==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 portions: The first consists of a guest interview, during which Faris sometimes incorporates ad libbing or improvisational comedic sketches with the guest, as well as series of questions centered on hypothetical relationship or dating situations. 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.
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.
===Persons involved===
====Hosts and recurring persons====
*Anna Faris - main host; also plays character, "Karen Sarducci"
* Sim Sarna - producer and co-host
* Amy - Sim's girlfriend; also an attorney who occasionally gives legal advice 
* Chris Pratt - Faris's husband (currently separated)
====Characters====
*Karen Sarducci (Anna Faris) - a disaffected studio executive who interviews actor guests about potential film ideas
*Milo (Paul Scheer) - spoiled and verbally-abusive son of Karen Sarducci
*Kayla (Anna Faris) - an imposing and desperate aspiring actress who attempts to ingratiate herself with show guests
==Episodes==
 	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 	Ellen 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 (musician) 	
92 	October 3, 2017 	Lee Daniels 	
93 	October 10, 2017 	Mel Rodriguez 	
94 	October 17, 2017 	Jim Jefferies (comedian) 	
95 	October 24, 2017 	Arielle Kebbel 	
96 	October 31, 2017 	Kelly Clarkson 	
97 	November 7, 2017 	Marc Maron 	
98 	November 14, 2017 	Adam Scott (actor) 	
99 	 	 	
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 	
==Accolades==
*Winner: Shorty Awards (2017) for Best Podcast
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Audio podcasts
Category:English-language podcasts
Category:2015 podcast debuts