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Not-so-great relationship advice from completely unqualified Hollywood types. I am a solid 3.4 student with a major in English from the University of Washington. I've also been asked what my SAT score was and it was 1060. It only took five years of dorm/rave life for me to accrue the life knowledge I have received. I’m a Sagittarius, which means I’m super creative and stubborn; but there are walls I need to break down because I always want to leap over the boundaries that make me climb ladde ...
Kaitlyn Bristowe [The Bachelor Season 19, The Bachelorette Season 11, Dancing with the Stars seasons 17 and 18] describes what it’s like behind the scenes of Anna’s favorite series, the public pressure on a relationship after The Bachelorette, starting over after a break-up, getting engaged, planning a wedding, and much more. Today’s caller Kelsie …
Torrey DeVitto [One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, Vampire Diaries, Chicago Med] tells Anna about her farm in Michigan, what being a doctor on TV is really like, volunteering at a hospice, working with SafeBAE, and much more. Today’s caller is Caroline who, after ending a 6-year relationship, ponders the mysteries of dating. Hosted on Acast. See a…
Peyton List [Cobra Kai, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jessie, Bunk’d] talks with Anna about love, envy, breakups, being a twin, her upcoming show School Spirits, and much more. Today’s caller Sadie loves her job but despises her coworker, leaving her to wonder if she can remedy the situation or if she needs to move on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…
Penn Badgley [You, Gossip Girl] talks with Anna about love, heartbreak, the science behind relationships, artistic integrity, and much more. To hear more of Penn, check out his podcast Podcrushed! Gioia, today’s first caller, questions if she should give up on a friendship with someone who continually lets her down. Next, Anna and Penn talk with Sh…
Alison Brie [Community, Glow, Mad Men] returns to Unqualified! Alison talks with Anna about women in Hollywood, good and bad relationships, hooking up with her husband (Dave Franco), her first movie, her new movie Somebody I Used to Know and a lot more. Somebody I Used to Know is available for streaming now on Prime Video. Today’s caller is Matthew…
Hilarie Burton [One Tree Hill, White Collar, Grey’s Anatomy, The Secret Life of Bees] talks with Anna about her true crime show It Couldn’t Happen Here, the power of community, criminal injustice, the dangers of being polite, and much more. Then Anna and Hilarie talk with Niah, whose remorseful ex wants to get back together after he recently broke …
Blake Anderson [Workaholics, Woke, Dope] talks with Anna about his many nicknames, delivering pizza, comedy, sports, relationships, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
WWE star Zelina Vega talks with Anna about growing up, losing her father in the world trade center on 9/11, playing a WWE villain, meeting The Rock, meeting her husband, and much more. Today’s first caller is Nina who doesn’t know what to do after her long-term boyfriend told her he wants an open relationship. Next, Anna and Zelina talk with Molly …
Lake Bell [Pam and Tommy, Harley Quinn, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever] talks with Anna about her work (as an actor, writer, director, and producer), dating at different ages, and Lake’s new audio book, Inside Voice, which explores the way we sound and how our voices might define us. Content warning: violence, sexual abuse. Today's caller Sally is …
Scott Adkins [The Bourne Ultimatum, The Tournament, Ip Man 4: The Finale, X-Men Origins: Wolverine] talks with Anna about his latest films Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday and John Wick: Chapter 4, if he gets upset when someone hits him, what Scott would do if Anna broke into his house, the “art” in martial arts, meeting his childhood hero, meeting h…
Ed Helms [The Hangover, The Office, The Daily Show] tells Anna the story of Able Archer 83 from his new podcast SNAFU which, in Ed’s words, focuses on history’s greatest screw-ups. We also hear about Ed’s high school experience, early relationships, alternate career paths, the benefits of therapy, Bob Dylan’s authenticity, and a lot more. Today’s c…
Digital content creator, comedian, writer, influencer, and podcaster Elyse Myers talks with Anna about her Funny Cuz It’s True podcast, her unusual childhood, falling in love with a terrible person, joining a church by accident, meeting her husband at that church, moving to Nebraska and much more. Today’s caller is Lacey, who describes herself as b…
Actress, podcaster and talk show legend Ricki Lake talks with Anna about overcoming past traumas, the idea of home, Rikki’s new podcast Raised by Ricki, trying to fix people, being cast in Hairspray and a lot more. Today’s first call is with Steven who at age 16 moved from Haiti to the United States with only his little brother. Now, 12 years later…
Broadcast journalist and talk show host Tamron Hall talks with Anna about embracing age, different styles of parenting, Tamron’s family history, realizing childhood dreams, love, heartbreak and much more. Today’s first caller is Brooke whose long-distance relationship will finally come to an end when she and her boyfriend move in together. Because …
Paul Scheer [Black Monday, Veep, The League, Human Giant] talks with Anna about career choices, unexpected casting, the benefits of being naïve, surviving on Subway sandwiches, good movies verses favorite movies, and much more. For more of Paul, check out his podcasts How Did This Get Made? and Unspooled. Today’s first call is with Mya whose decisi…
Magician, author, actor, musician, and inventor Penn Jillette talks with Anna about the allure of magic and the need for skepticism, how he thought he was following in Bob Dylan’s footsteps, what he learned on Celebrity Apprentice, how he fell out of favor with Donald Trump, early loves, predicting the future and much more. Today’s first caller is …
Television personality, podcaster, and former playboy model Bridget Marquardt talks with Anna about first loves, Hugh Hefner’s bedroom, Bridget’s high school experience, the A&E playboy documentary, Bridget’s podcast Ghost Magnet, and a lot more. Today’s first caller is Emma who after being roommates with a guy for two years realized that she was s…