This week's episode of Unemployed is very special! Anna and Ellen discuss Anna's 2 year HQ anniversary, and then we have on one of Anna's oldest friends in comedy, the hilarious James Coker! You may know James from his brilliant sketches with Coker & Stratton, or those Spectrum commercials that air every few minutes. But before his comedy career, James worked at Balls Hamburgers and we love it. He also moved to NYC (ok New Brunswick which is v far from NYC) and started working as a Productio...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This is a very special episode of the podcast because not only do we have the hilarious and amazing Leslie Kritzer on the podcast, but we also recorded this the night before the election which makes for some funny conversation! Leslie Kritzer is an incredible actress who you may know from Broadway shows like Beetlejuice, or Legally Blonde, but guess what? She was also once a temp. And we love that. Right across the street from where Anna worked at her survival job! And they bond over the area of...
Nov 11, 2020
This 37th episode is the perfect break to an otherwise stressful week. We've got a star, Anna's friend, and the voice of Ash Ketchum on Pokémon, Sarah Natochenny! Sarah and Anna discuss her impressive rhythmic gymnastics career, work as a paralegal, and then the inevitable gig that she's had for 14 years: voicing a character on a little show called Pokémon. They talk about their desire to be on broadway, but ended up doing comedy. Sarah and Anna met on a job for Fashion Week that only Anna reall...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 8 min
This week's episode of Unemployed featured a podcast king! We're so lucky to have the hilarious Jon Gabrus on with us! Gabrus has had many many jobs, but you may know him from The Gino Lombardo Show or High & Mighty ! We get into all of his gigs and jobs from dressing up in costumes and having to hand out flyers in bars in NYC to getting hired to roast teachers at a high school graduation party, to his ultimate favorite job: being a lifeguard in Long Island. You'll hear him say he has, "no s...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 16 min
It's the 35th episode of Unemployed and we're still here! (Not fully employed.) We've got one of Anna's best friends, her writing partner, and comedian/author Gabi Conti (@itsgabiconti) on the pod! If you haven't checked out her book, "20 Guys You Date In Your 20s" get on it! Gabi and Anna relive their camp days, working as camp counselors, Gabi's chapter in retail, where she and Anna reconnected (of course it was in a store) and more. Gabi tells us about some toxic bosses she encountered in pro...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min
It's a special episode of Unemployed today just in time for spooky season! Today's episode features listener submitted job horror stories read aloud and dissected by Anna and Ellen! We've got a story from Anna about a man who exposed himself to her in a clothing store she worked in, stories from the frightening world of hedge funds, movie theater scary stories, Starbucks nightmares and more! Plus we have 2 live call-in stories from Eliza Kingsbury who had a scare while working at the show Sleep ...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 4 min
On this week's episode, we have the hilarious comedian Andrew Collin on! Andrew has literally lived 1,000 lives and has done all the jobs from being a successful realtor, to working in a fish market, to walking dogs, to touring the country as a standup comedian. (This episode is also being shopped around as his one man show.) But seriously, he tells some pretty incredible stories, and what it was like to figure out that comedy was what he actually wanted to do in life! He's also one of the funni...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 26 min
What a week to listen to podcasts!! This week is super special because we have not one but two guests on! This week features the hilarious duo of Alison Leiby & Halle Kiefer who have an amazing pod of their own called, 'Ruined'! Anna learns about some of their earlier jobs like when Halle was a janitor at a law firm, and when Alison lent her talents to ad sales data entry where she had a bizarre co-worker. It's wild when they all discuss how a handful of their former high school friends join...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 9 min
In this week's episode of Unemployed, we are joined by the very funny comedy TV writer & actor, James III (Netflix's Atronomy Club , All That ). James gives us the scoop on what it was like to work at Build-A-Bear, flyering for Broadway shows, and if you read that title correctly, ghosting instead of quitting a job! [He is sorry.] We also chat about his success with Astronomy Club (go watch it if you haven't yet!) and how dope the experience was to land a show at Netflix. Also, Anna and Elle...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 8 min
It's the 30th episode of Unemployed! And we are delighted to have a little family reunion on this week's episode with the Quiz Daddy himself, Scott Rogowsky (HQ Trivia, ChangeUp on DAZN). Anna and Scott deep dive into all of the jobs he had before landing the job that changed his life at HQ. They talk about his dream job at The Onion and what it was like to get his first headline published, getting fired from a temp agency copywriting job for writing the copy "too funny," and his recent trip to ...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 19 min
On this week's episode, Anna is joined by the hilarious comedian, Atsuko Okatsuka (Let's Go, Atsuko!, OHAYO)! Atsuko relives her days of working (and singing) at Coldstone Creamery, tutoring kids in a rich suburb of LA, and convincing Anna she can make it through one of her dance classes. Anna and Atsuko bond over their hostessing jobs in restaurants, and their love/hate relationship with the word "brand." (Atsuko hates it, Anna loves it...which is so on brand for both of them!) Then they have A...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 8 min
On this week's episode of Unemployed, Anna interviews the very funny and incredible actress/comedian, Jennifer Bartels. You may know Jennifer from American Woman (Paramount) or Friends Of The People (TruTV). She's also a queen of commercials and Anna lives for her new Geico spot that has aired all of Covid. They talk about how they both moved to NYC to do Broadway, but found comedy, how they like to buy expensive designer shoes when they get a job, and how they need to play sisters in a project!...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min
In this week's pandemisode, Anna is joined by the very funny (and two-time Tony Nominee) Alex Brightman! Before quarantine Alex was starring in Beetlejuice on Broadway. Anna and Alex talk all about their love of theater, their semi-famous dogs that get stopped on the street, and their fascination with Blue Man Group. But more importantly this episode is full of amazing stories about Alex's jobs he's had over the years and the work he's put into his career. And meeting Barbra Streisand. This epis...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 14 min
This week on Unemployed, Anna and Ellen discuss their new project to watch & discuss movies about being fired, and pick a first film to watch! Look out for mini movie eps! Also, Anna is joined by her dear friend who you may know from Betches or Middle Children Podcast, Chris Burns AKA @FatCarrieBradshaw!!! Anna and Chris chat about how Chris had 3 full time jobs before the age of 21 (I KNOW - WHAT?!) and has barely been unemployed, which we fully endorse. They share nightmare stories and cel...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Happy 25th birthday to us! We did it! [We did nothing...don't you know the name of this pod?] It's the 25th episode and we're so excited to have on the King of Podcasts, Doug Benson! Anna interviews Doug about all of the jobs he's had; from working in a liquor store as a teenager to working as an extra on sets in LA and beating the system to get his SAG card in not one, but two different ways!? Anna and Doug reminisce about their theater days and break out into a full musical rendition of the mo...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Episode 24 of the "pandemisodes," as we've been calling them, is here! Anna is joined by her friend and hilarious comedian, Nicky Paris! You may know Nicky from LATV, E!, or the tanning salon in Staten Island that you were once locked in because he was out getting lunch... We dive into Nicky's employment history and discuss all of his jobs from working in a pizza place at age 12 to becoming a telemarketer in college. Until that one day when he wasn't anymore. Nicky also famously tells Anna he's ...
Aug 05, 2020•55 min
Welcome to the 2nd "Pandemisode" where the emotions are high and the quality is...less high!? Anna is joined by her guest, hilarious comedian and nail enthusiast, Christi Chiello! You may know her from Comedy Central or Chris Gethard Presents. Anna and Christi dive into her work history, which began at her favorite place to be, the mall. Christi takes Anna through her "surfer phase" (she didn't surf, just loved the clothing), as well as her nannying years. Anna makes the mistake of calling it 'b...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 5 min
We're back! And we're all unemployed! And we're recording from home? OKAY! We've got Anna's friend & former HQ producer Ellen on the pod. This week, Anna's guest is her boyfriend (made famous from Instagram), Jared Hacker. Jared is a producer who has worked in TV for the last 15 years and is extremely employable! (His last job ended because of the pandemic.) And yet here they are, living together in one apartment, both pretty unemployed. This episode is about how to balance being in relation...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min
This episode was recorded in early March when Coronavirus was just becoming serious in NYC. It's very interesting to hear the difference in tone of anticipation compared to what we've now experienced. (Brian calls it out!) But this episode is really special because we've got Dave Ebert (HBO, TruTV, MTV) on and he's one of the best in the industry at his craft and at giving advice! Dave is an amazing actor, director, and hustler! We discuss early jobs he had working in daycare and theater, to boo...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 7 min
It's the 20th episode of the podcast!!! CHEERS TO THE UNEMPLOYED! And what better way to celebrate than an ep with Anna's (latest!) former coworker and friend, Sharon Carpenter. You may know Sharon from HQ Trivia, or from her show The Royal Report on PeopleTV! Sharon is a broadcast journalist, who spent many a night in the makeup room with Anna while they prepared for their HQ games. This episode they discuss their favorite memories from working at HQ, answer HQtie submitted questions, and discu...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Today's episode of Unemployed is with the very funny Emma Willmann! Maybe you saw Emma on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert? Or on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend? Or maybe she asked you to be a professional reference for her for a job in her past... She's one of the best and this episode is SO GOOD. Emma and Anna discuss lying on their resumes, when it worked and didn't work. They discuss Emma's stint working in sales that ended with not selling anything... Emma also discusses how she almost became a socc...
May 18, 2020•57 min
In this pre-pandemic episode, Anna is joined by her friend the hilarious comedian Jared Freid. You may know Jared from his highly successful JTrain podcast, or watch him live-scream during The Bachelor on Instagram each week! In this episode Jared and Anna discuss The Bachelor spinoffs (an unemployed Bachelor? bring it!!), how Jared decided to leave selling insurance to turn his passion for comedy into a full-time business, and how to handle being in a relationship when you don't have a "normal"...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This is a really special episode of Unemployed with Anna. It features Anna's friend, the very funny Griffin Newman who you may know from his successful podcast, 'Blank Check with Griffin and David,' or from 'The Tick' on Amazon! [Griffin prefers to be called "Downtown Griffy Newmz".] The episode was recorded a week after Anna lost her job at HQ and they really go into the feelings and emotions surrounding that. Then they talk about Griffin's many jobs, including his stint at the Disney Store in ...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 29 min
In the latest episode of Unemployed (which was recored in a Covid-Free world) Anna chats with her friend, hilarious comedian Corinne Fisher (Guys We F*cked, & podcast queen)! They talk about everything from Corinne's "childhood educational vacations" to going to art school, to working at a management company for years! You know, one that reps Lin Manuel Miranda... NBD. Corinne gives amazing advice on manifesting your jobs, and how to scan a room during an interview to say the right things. I...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This week on the podcast (in a covid-free world) we have my friends Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin who host the podcast Unofficial Expert on Foreverdog! We discuss everything from what we wanted to be when we grew up to jobs we were all fired from to that one time Marie almost got cast on The Real World. Sydnee talks about her Victoria Secret days and just how many boobs she saw in her 2 years there. Marie and Anna relive their temping days and how they got in trouble while being a temp. ...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr
Today's episode of Unemployed was recorded in a Covid-19 free world where Anna still had her job at HQ. It's a refreshing break and it's super inspiring! Anna is joined by her friend, a lifestyle influencer and content creator, Chinae Alexander (of Press Send Podcast)! Chinae and Anna talk about how they met on a very bizarre audition that no one booked! They talk about Chinae's superwoman confidence at age 21 and how much that impacted her future career. Chinae is a self starter, an entrepreneu...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Warning: The latest episode of Unemployed was recorded in a coronavirus-free world when Anna was still employed at HQ...sounds beautiful, right? How lucky are we to have the very funny Josh Gondelman on this episode?! VERY. You may know Josh from his work on Desus&Mero on Showtime, or Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO. He's the king of pep talks on twitter and he's actually pretty employed! Josh and Anna talk about his days teaching pre-school and tutoring, and what it was like to ma...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 2 min
In this episode of Unemployed, Anna sits down with her friend, hilarious comedian, and Podcast Queen, Krystyna Hutchinson! You may know Krystyna from the hit podcast, "Guys We F*cked" (new episodes on Luminary). Krystyna and Anna talk about all of the jobs she had from working at Apple and not knowing who Steve Jobs' daughter was, to getting fired for 'not wearing enough makeup' at a restaurant job! The nerve! Krystyna also gives the beautiful story about how she finally paid off all of her bill...
Mar 04, 2020•52 min
It happened. Anna's unemployed again. But she's not alone, she is joined by her close friend and former(?) co-worker Matt Richards! The Money Flipper and The Word Queen UNITE! Anna and Matt hosted on HQ, and you may remember them from their late night hang, HQ After Dark. This is the most RECENT and RAW episode yet. On this episode, you'll hear how Anna and Matt got started at HQ! They talk about behind the scenes stuff at HQ, how hard Matt commits to his "cleanses," what it was like to meet eac...
Feb 24, 2020•43 min
On the 10th episode of Unemployed with Anna Roisman, she chats with her friend of almost 10 years and semi (former) co-worker, comedian, 1/2 Cooligan, and former HQ Sports host Alexis Guerreros! Alexis and Anna talk about their love of food, and yes you will know where to get a good sandwich if you're visiting NYC by the end of this episode. They also talk about how Alexis left a very high paying job to pursue his dreams. Plus, they call Amanda who was a teacher, and is now focusing on writing. ...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min
