“A man on the road is solitary,” the writer Vanessa Veselka said. “A woman on the road is just alone.” This is a spotlight episode via Bitchface Podcast, about a hitchhiked trip to Vegas and women with agency doing whatever the F they want.
First up: Amy Ryan. You’ve seen her as Beadie Russel on The Wire, in The Office, Gone Baby Gone, a bunch more. She’s starring in the new movie Abundant Acreage Available too. She’ll talk with us about all that stuff, plus, how she convinced her family it was cool to skip college and give acting a real go. Then, Shea Serrano. He’s a writer. He’s covered basketball, music and more for ESPN, Vice, the Ringer, and more. And he took kind of an unusual path to making a career out of it. Born and raised in Texas, Serrano was originally a teacher who’d write in his spare time. He only started writing full time a little over two years ago. His new book is a hot one - it’s called Basketball and Other Things, it’s beautifully illustrated, and it’s out now. Finally: some beautiful words about the baseball team with the worst record this year.
It’s a brand new week, which means there’s a brand new episode of Unqualified! This week, Anna and Sim sit down with Anna’s Overboard co-star Mel Rodriguez (THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, GETTING ON). Anna and Mel discuss things that make Mel nervous (8:30), Mel’s college experience in New York (17:30), the video “Two Girls, One Cup” (23:30), and the time Mel was homeless (43:00). Then, Mel has to answer some dating deal-breakers for guys that might date his daughter in the future (59:30). Also, don’t miss Anna’s message to Will Forte (1:21:00)! Later, the group call Mandie (1:23:00), who had a threesome with her husband and the other woman is now pregnant; and Angelica (1:50:00), who doesn’t know if she should let her step-dad walk her down the aisle. For the second half of the episode, listen to a recording from Sim and Anna’s USC class with guest Paul Scheer (2:07:00)! ALSO, Anna is going on a book tour!! Go to http://unqualified.com/booktour/ to learn more. This episode is sponsored by Boll & Branch and Audible. Boll & Branch are the finest luxury bedding and tools at affordable prices. Audible is one of the largest producers of downloadable audiobooks in the world. Check out our deals! For $50 off your first set of sheets (plus free shipping in the U.S.), visit http://bollandbranch.com and use promo code: UNQUALIFIED Fora 30-day trial membership, visit http://audible.com/unqualified Social Media: Mel Rodriguez: @realmelrodriguez Paul Scheer: @paulscheer Anna Faris: @annafaris Sim Sarna: @simsarna Unqualified: @unqualified
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