First on today’s episode, Nina Dobrev, Anna, and Sim chat with… …Caden in Utah who loves his wife of six months…but doesn’t love how he’s been losing friends since they got married and doesn’t know whether he should focus on his marriage or on his friendships. Then, we crack into the Unqualified caller vault to revisit a call from Jaime Pressly’s episode… …Breanne is 33 years old, newly single, and ready to mingle after recently moving to London! But she’s noticing that all the men she’s been da...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast Dear Listeners, we have a treat for you today as the beautiful and talented Nina Dobrev ( The Vampire Diaries, Fam) joins Anna and Sim to get into… …porn performances …multi-cam format …’actor’ versus ‘actress’ …smoking weed & scooters …Dating Deal Breakers & Après Ski Improv Catch Nina in Fam on CBS on Thursdays! And join us Thursday to hear Nina and Anna talk to callers! Follow us! Anna Faris: @annakfaris Unqualified: @unqualified Nina Dobrev: @ninadobrev Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Jan 29, 2019•59 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast First up on today’s Unqualified calls: …Anna, Sim, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar chat with Tim from Nevada who is struggling to understand why his in-laws have stopped taking an active role in his 3-year-old son, Milo’s, life. Next, Unqualified travels back in time with a classic call from Ken Jeong’s episode: …Anna, Sim, and Ken chat with Rebecca, a 23-year old recent college grad who is concerned about how her boyfriend’s upcoming med school plans will impact the future of their relationship. Don’t ...
Jan 24, 2019•43 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast There isn’t a bell loud enough to save this week’s Unqualified guest from Sim’s lifelong love and adoration…the talented Mark-Paul Gosselaar joins Anna and a starstruck Sim today to chat about… …Saved by the Bell nostalgia …Prostatitis & cleaning out the “pipes” …Going from teen heartthrob to well-respected actor …MP’s Dating Deal Breakers …a little improv with ‘Kayla’ Catch Mark-Paul Gosselaar on The Passage , every Monday at 9/8c on FOX! And don’t forget to tune in Thursday to hear Mark-Paul, ...
Jan 22, 2019•42 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Join Anna, Sim, and Colton as they chat with today’s first caller: Madison, 26, calling in all the way from Canada to discuss a guy that she matched with on an app and met while on vacation in Hawaii. After spending one incredibly romantic night together before Madison flew home, the two have stayed in touch, leaving Madison wondering if this long-distance love interest could become more… And you don’t want to miss the surprise celebrity guests joining Anna and Sim to chat with today’s second ca...
Jan 17, 2019•36 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast It’s all coming up roses on this week’s episode of Unqualified as Anna and Sim hang out with former NFL player, philanthropist, and current star of ABC’s The Bachelor …Colton Underwood! On today’s Tuesday episode, Colton, Anna, and Sim get into… Football culture and the NFL The inside scoop on being The Bachelor Relationships and Colton’s Dating Deal-Breakers Social media and the ‘fame bubble’ Catch Colton on The Bachelor every Monday on ABC! And don’t forget to tune in Thursday to hear Anna and...
Jan 15, 2019•48 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Join Sarah Wright, Eric Christian Olsen, Anna, and Sim as they talk to two callers… …Jennifer, 39, is calling from Massachusetts to talk about co-parenting with her narcissistic ex-husband, who won’t allow Jennifer to meet his new girlfriend, a woman that is spending a lot of time with Jennifer’s daughter. Can the Unqualified team help Jennifer solve this co-parenting power struggle? …Kindra, 27, is calling from Edmonton, Canada to discuss a flirtatious new relationship that’s been developing be...
Jan 10, 2019•40 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Make sure to tune in Thursday to hear Eric, Sarah, and the Unqualified team talk to callers! And today, it’s a mini- House Bunny reunion as Anna and Sim welcome the adorable power couple, Sarah Wright and Eric Christian Olsen, to chat about… Memories from The House Bunny How Eric and Sarah met Anna’s facial expressions Age and gender roles in the industry Red carpet improv with Beige Schumacher Smith It’s a new year and we thought what better time than now to try out a new format with the show -...
Jan 08, 2019•52 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast The holidays may be over but here at Unqualified, we like to carry the spirit of giving well into the new year…which is why we’ve prepared this edition of ‘The Lost Tapes’ just for you – a collection of never-before-heard clips from some of our favorite 2018 episodes! Enjoy! BILL HADER talks about his project, Documentary Now, and re-making Grey Gardens (00:53) SOPHIA BUSH brings in Something Weird, talks literature, and makes a plan with Anna to re-vamp traffic signals (9:58) MACAULAY CULKIN bu...
Jan 03, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Dear Listeners, We want to help you start 2019 off right, with lots of laughter and love - which is why we’ve put together Part 2 of Unqualified’s Memorable Moments from 2018! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and safe New Year! Love, Anna, Sim, and the entire Unqualified team BERT KREISCHER tells his notorious ‘Machine Story’ (1:04) TOPHER GRACE shares what it was like working with Anna, some pointed advice that he gave her (11:14), and going out on the town with Wilmer Valderrama (23:45) DAVI...
Jan 01, 2019•2 hr 45 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast Dear Listeners, We love you all so much and want to wish everyone Happy Holidays (or Happy Christmas as Anna likes to say)! This holiday season we wanted to give you something special, so, we have compiled some of Unqualified’s most memorable moments from 2018 – please enjoy! Love, Anna, Sim, and the entire Unqualified team DAX SHEPARD discusses sex, parenting, and clickbait with Anna (1:26) KELLY RIPA talks aging, porn, and Kegels (13:40) JIMMY KIMMEL & MOLLY McNEARNEY play ‘Molly’s Game’ (19:4...
Dec 25, 2018•2 hr 1 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest, Elizabeth Reaser ( True Detective, The Haunting of Hill House ) perfectly complements Anna’s comedic repertoire as the pair discuss... Juilliard, acting, and pussy with joy Oyster farmers, crime scene cleaners, and party clowns the Tit Look App and tits around the world You don’t want to miss this week’s calls as Anna generously opens up about her personal life while her, Sim, and Elizabeth help to unpack some intense situations for two dear listeners... Olivia, 21, is calling...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast We’re headed back to school this week on Unqualified as Professors Anna and Sim hang out with their students at USC and chat with the hilarious actor, Jake Johnson ( New Girl, Safety Not Guaranteed, Tag ), about topics like… Podcasting Acting and Embarrassing Auditions Tampon Commercials Bad Press and Clickbait Female Corrections Officers In lieu of callers this week, Anna, Sim, and Jake are talking to USC students and helping them with their relationship problems… Ashley is a USC junior dealing...
Dec 11, 2018•57 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast It’s all about strong female vibes this week as Anna and Sim welcome the beautiful, brilliant Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill, Chicago PD) to chat about... College fashion and the Greek scene Self-confidence and self-acceptance Acting, stunt-work, and kissing on-screen Dating Deal-Breakers and some ski-trip improv On the phones this week... Courtney, 27, is calling from Seattle where she has a job and a boyfriend that she loves – but after finding out about her boyfriend out of state job offer, she n...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast BILL HADER ( SNL, Barry , The Skeleton Twins ) laughs so hard on this week’s episode that his glasses actually fog up as he chats with Anna and Sim about… …Saturday Night Live…Jerking Off…Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs…Genre, Anxiety, and Comic Con…Red Carpet Improv… ON THE PHONES THIS WEEK: …For the first time ever, the Unqualified team calls back a previous caller, Nicholas from Arizona, to dive a bit deeper into his situation involving a female classmate that him and his friend are both cr...
Nov 27, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast It’s non-stop laughs this week on Unqualified as hilarious comedian, Jay Pharoah ( Saturday Night Live) joins Anna and Sim to explore… Working retail and funky feet Porn preferences and thigh-high stockings Year-round Christmas decorations Peeing sitting down and genitalia Beverly Hills Cop improv with Karen Sarducci On the phones this week… Francisca, 27, is calling from Switzerland seeking advice on whether she should make a big, life-changing move in order to follow her dreams. Allison, 29, c...
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast What do… Marriage and Divorce Euphoric Dementia Faberge Eggs and Losing Your Virginity …all have in common? They are just a few of the topics that Anna, Sim, and Unqualified’s stunning guest, Emily Ratajkowski, get into on this week’s hilarious episode! Callers this week include… Marie who is struggling with the slow progression and non-existent future timeline of her 6-year relationship with her boyfriend. Beth who is struggling to come to terms with the distant relationship that she has always...
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Unqualified, Anna and Sim welcome the incredibly talented, Golden Globe winning actress, Maura Tierney ( NewsRadio, ER, The Affair )! Maura brings her acting chops and intellect to the table as her and Anna engage in some stimulating conversation about… The ins-and-outs of being an actor Whorehouses, stud farms, and Heidi Fleiss Maura’s volunteer experience in Greece Next, the ladies jump into an Unqualified game where Maura weighs-in on dating professions like… A brew-master A psyc...
Nov 06, 2018•54 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast WARNING: The following episode will cause extreme, gut-busting laughter - listen at your own risk! This week, Anna and Sim welcome a guest that will have you rolling on the floor laughing until your sides hurt – get ready for non-stop fun with the hysterical actor and comedian, Bobby Lee ( MADtv, Pineapple Express, The Dictator, Splitting Up Together ). Anna and Bobby get down and dirty as they hilariously discuss… Masturbating with food and porn preferences some morning TV and radio talk show i...
Oct 30, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast Anna and Sim get up close and personal this week with an incredibly brilliant director, producer, actor, musician, screenwriter, and author – it’s Mark Duplass ( The League, Room 104, Black Rock, Your Sister’s Sister )! Anna and Mark take their friendship from ‘mild’ to ‘spicy’ as they explore a wide range of topics like… threesomes with Helen Mirren their fantasy way of dying diphallia, bunk-bed coffins, & Mark’s fears Anna’s experience on Mom & Mark’s creative projects Next, Mark weighs-in on ...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Anna and Sim welcome a very talented actress who also happens to be a DIE-HARD fan of Unqualified – it’s the beautiful Skyler Samuels ( The Gates, Scream Queens, The Gifted )! On Deal Breakers , Anna, Sim, and Skyler explore… sperm donation medical marijuana handwashing exotic male dancers John Mayer pregnant-women porn…which leads to a very stimulating convo on the role of porn in relationships! Next, Anna and Skyler jump into some hilarious role-playing with ‘Kayla’, who’s auditioni...
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep 181•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Unqualified, Anna and Sim welcome the incredibly relatable, very charming, and brilliantly funny actress and comedian, Yvette Nicole Brown ( Community, Talking Dead, Mom )! Anna and Yvette dissect the dating world as they cover balancing a career and relationship, break-ups, celebrity dating apps, and what Yvette is looking for in a man. On “Deal Breakers”, Yvette weighs in on male waxing habits, a peculiar career move, and cringey pet names before engaging in some hysterical role-p...
Oct 09, 2018•1 hr•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s episode of Unqualified offers equal parts laughter and life lessons as Anna and Sim welcome podcasting-aficionado, talented filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, and author - the legendary Kevin Smith (aka Silent Bob)! You’ll quickly learn that there’s nothing silent about Silent Bob as he opens up about everything from the Fleshlight to his near-death experience to his most important life lessons. The episode kicks off with Kevin’s personal account of his recent massive hea...
Oct 02, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s episode of Unqualified feels like a good ol’ fashioned girl’s night as Anna and Sim welcome the incredibly smart, sexy, talented actress, Constance Zimmer ( UNReal, Entourage, House of Cards )! The conversation and laughter flow freely as these two long-time friends chat about what it’s like to be a blonde versus a brunette, Constance’s guest appearance on Mom, and the juicy details from a very memorable, very star-studded group vacation where the two first met. “Dating Deal Breakers...
Sep 25, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast Break out your skates and spandex and get ready to fall in love with this week’s talented and charming Unqualified guest…Adam Rippon, American figure skater and Olympian! Anna wastes no time breaking the ice with Adam, kicking off the episode by asking, “Would you wipe Dame Judi Dench’s butt?” (Spoiler Alert: He would!) Clearly, no topic is off-limits this week as Anna and Adam candidly converse about everything from Adam’s accomplished figure skating career to condoms and hooking up at the Olym...
Sep 18, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Unqualified, Anna and Sim welcome the creative mind behind countless iconic films and TV series like Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Pineapple Express, Freaks and Geeks , and so many more -it’s none other than the incredibly talented, Judd Apatow! In honor of talking with such a comedic force and creative mind, Anna is abandoning the Unqualified game segments and using her witty interviewing skills to ask Judd the really hard-hitting questions on dating, family, his career, and ...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep 176•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Jerrod Carmichael (THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, NEIGHBORS) joins Anna and Sim to talk about being a creative introvert and his bias against a certain brand of bottled water. Then, they play a round of profession-centered deal breakers and call Jamie, who feels left out with her couple-friends, and Jordan, who is confident on stage but nervous when it comes to dating. Follow us! Anna Faris: @annakfaris Unqualified: @unqualified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast The enchanting Kat Dennings is Unqualified’s guest this week. First, Kat and Anna talk about their education and reminisce about working together on “The House Bunny”. Then, they play a round of deal breakers, exchange dating anecdotes, and hit the phones to talk to Brittany, who is struggling to choose between two romantic interests, and Mary-Kate who wants to know when a friendship is inappropriate. Follow us! Kat Dennings: @OfficialKat Anna Faris: @annakfaris Unqualified: @unqualified Hosted ...
Aug 28, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast David Spade (FATHER OF THE YEAR, A POLAROID GUY IN A SNAPCHAT WORLD) joins Unqualified this week! First, David delves into his childhood and bonds with Sim over a party they both attended where David earned the title of “lady’s man” in Sim’s eyes. Next, David and Anna role-play a date and David coaches Anna about how to attract men. Next, they talk stand-up, and David talks about his crazy experiences working with Rob Schneider and they play a round of deal breakers. After, they call Brittany, w...
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast The hilarious and innovative Bo Burnham (EIGHTH GRADE, MAKE HAPPY) joins Unqualified this week to discuss the stress of going on talk shows, the making of his directorial debut, how to elicit vulnerable and truthful performances from young actors, and why it was crucial for the lead of Eighth Grade to be female. Next, Bo answers some deal breakers and Anna auditions for Eighth Grade 2: Ninth Grade. Later, they call Jesse who is struggling to handle social anxiety in friend groups and Madeline, w...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast 
