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Unemployed with Anna Roisman

This is a safe space for anyone who has ever lost a job, left a job, or is sitting at their desks bored out of their mind right now! Based on the hit live digital talk show, “The Unemployed Show,” where Anna and guests would wear pajamas every week and commiserate about bad jobs, this podcast is a more intimate look into the world of unemployment and underemployment. Anna sat in front of a camera on her couch for ‘The Unemployed Show’ for 2 years and then got a job hosting a show in front of hundreds of thousands of people on the app HQ. Is she the fairy godmother of unemployed millennials? Some say yes! Hopefully this podcast will inspire you to pick yourself up and get a new job, or stay on your couch and chill all day. Either way, you’ll laugh with Anna and her guests about the insane things they did for work. Each week Anna interviews friends, comedians, and professionals about their worst (and best!) job stories and how they figured out life as an unemployed person. Oh and sometimes they call a stranger from the internet who is unemployed and in need of a pep talk. It’s sweet.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 89: Do Not Reveal Anything About Yourself At The Office with Maddy Smith Feb 09, 2022

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We have one of NYC's funniest comedians on the podcast this week, Maddy Smith (Wild 'n Out, That Time Of The Week Podcast)!! Maddy and Anna catch up about their pandemic, Maddy's job on MTV's Wild 'n Out, what she's been up to lately, and how she's killin it in the standup comedy world. But of course we take it back to Maddy's early jobs like when she was hired to clean her grandma's house, working as a referee for soccer games as a teenager, and ending up in a finance job. Maddy teaches us all a lesson on not being funny at your day job. She spent years at a job where she was super quiet and didn't show her personality so they wouldn't know she was a comedian. Smartest move! Maddy also had a super sweet post-college gig where she was paid to move to NYC. Ya gotta listen to believe it!!! Make sure you catch Maddy on tour in a city near you, and follow her online @somaddysmith for all the laughs. This episode rules! Follow us on social & catch our Patreon if you haven't yet!!!

Episode 88: Booking to Manifest and Manifesting to Book with Patrick Cotnoir Jan 27, 2022

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This week's episode is awesome because we have one of NYC's best comedy bookers, the funny and charming Patrick Cotnoir (The George Lucas Talk Show, The Chris Gethard Show). Patrick and Anna talk all about how this episode happened, because it was through a DM that Patrick sent Anna when he was recently laid off from a job. (REMINDER: While we love to talk to people about their job history we in no way want you to lose jobs! Keep your benefits!) Patrick has been a booker in NYC for a while and booked one of the most popular shows in the New York improv scene, Assscat at UCB (now Raaatscraps). Anna tells Patrick how it rocked her world to get booked as the monologist on this show there before the pandemic. We take it back to Patrick's early jobs and internships which were alllll over map, one of which was picking tobacco as a teenager on a farm. Not your first thought when you hear he's from Connecticut! But then he interned at Sesame Street, so that's a fun change. Also Anna and Patrick manifest their next jobs, which are both to work for Drew Barrymore. Check out all of the incredible shows he books!! And make sure to follow him on Twitter @PatrickCotnoir so he can reach his goal of having more followers than NBC's The Blacklist: Redemption. Don't forget to rate, review, and spread the love (Patreon) for this podcast! And if you want to call in, we love that - give us a call or email us!

Episode 87: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Restaurant Industry Friends Closer with Jake Cornell Jan 12, 2022

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We are so lucky to have one of the funniest people and the only 'gay dad in Brooklyn' on the first pod of 2022, Jake Cornell (Going Out Podcast). Jake and Anna catch up about his viral Tiktoks that blew up in the pandemic which you will love if you haven't already seen! They also chat all things restaurant industry and how great it is to work in a NYC restaurant and make friends with your coworkers. Jake talks about what it was like to have his restaurant close down in the pandemic and turn to making videos, which were successful! We take it back to Jake's early jobs of bartending for the first time while studying abroad, bartending in a hotel, and then moving to NYC. We also discuss what it's like to go to restaurants after you've left the industry. Jake is super knowledgable about the best spots in NYC so you gotta go check out his new podcast "Going Out With Jake Cornell" that just launched this week! Anna and Ellen talk soup, literally, and manifest Anna's future cook book! Make sure to listen to all the other episodes, and follow us on social media! You can also email us at TheUnemployedTeam@gmail.com or call us and leave a voicemail about ANYTHING: 929-274-4837 we wanna hear from you! Happy New Year :)

Episode 86: It's The End Of The Year As We Know It with Anna & Ellen! Dec 23, 2021

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It's the end of the year and so we sat down to give back to the community and give some advice to people who have things to say about their jobs! This is the first IN PERSON episode with Anna and Ellen before covid creeped back into NYC. But this is exciting: we now have a phone number and can take your calls! If you want to call in for our next episode where we can discuss anything you desire, CALL US! 929-274-4837 and leave a message. It will ring a bunch but wait for it. We also have an email for you to write to:TheUnemployedTeam@gmail.com. Get in touch and let us know about your work situation, something you wanna scream out loud to your boss, keep it anonymous, or let it all out! If you need advice we can also give that! On this episode we hear from someone who wants to shout out some sh*t to their old boss at an escape room and from a friend/listener Nate who has a crazy story about the liquor store he owns! This is a really really fun and different episode and we wanna thank you for being a part of this UNEMPLOYED FAM THIS WHOLE YEAR!!! We will be back in 2022 with new episodes :) xoxo

Episode 85: Leader Of The Job Revolution(s) with Marcia Belsky Dec 08, 2021

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This week's episode is with the hilarious comedian Marcia Belsky (Comedy Central, Tonight Show)! We talk all about Marcia's song "100 Tampons" and how cool it was to have it go super viral in the pandemic with celebrities lip syncing it on TikTok and everyone sharing it. It's so funny, and continues to grow on social media, and honestly was the thing that led Marcia to focusing on doing comedy full-time. But Marcia's had her share of day jobs in customer service, and easily made friends there. And then got her friends on board with her complaints about the job and everyone was ready to revolt. That's why she's our leader of the job revolution! We also talk about doing standup and how different it feels to pack your schedule now that we've lived through a pandemic. Marcia also tells us how she started working more on musical comedy after meeting her writing partner at the coffee shop she worked in. Also, we're fascinated with her love of Glee. Follow Marcia all over @Marciasky and listen to her hilarious songs or watch her Tonight Show performance! Anna and Ellen also discuss their jobs and Anna booked a FUN GIG! So listen to find out.

Episode 84: Turning Nail Art Dreams into Reality with Winnie Huang Nov 24, 2021

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This week's guest is the fabulous and incredible Winnie Huang. She is a content creator, nail professional, judge on Canada's Next Top Nail Artist, and Anna's friend from a job! They met working together on the awesome app Airtime, and now they're real life friends. Winnie lives in Canada and is a professional nail artist. (Do yourself a favor and follow her incredible instagram @WinnieIsAwesome because her nail art is on another level!) She works with the iconic brand CND, and makes the best content. But before she decided to become a full time creative queen, she had many jobs, and a blog about nails. That blog started to become more and more important and that's how she knew it was time to follow her heart. Growing up in a traditional Chinese family meant she had to get a "real full-time job" and would put her love of nails on the side. However, after putting herself through school she finally took the leap and made it happen. And thank god, because she's won competitions (Next Top Nail Artist), been on TV, worked on fashion shoots and movies, and is killing it. This episode is so much fun because Winnie's energy is infectious! If you love it like we do, leave a review! We love a cute review! For video: Patreon.com/UnemployedPodcast

Episode 83: Child Prodigy Of The Comedy Scene with Ruby Karp Nov 10, 2021

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This week we are blessed to have an old friend and one of the funniest, most hardworking comedians on the scene, Ruby Karp! Ruby is a comedian, author of "Earth Hates Me" and senior in college...and yet she had time to be unemployed with us this week! Ruby talks about all of the jobs she's had from her early comedy writing jobs (yes she was a teen), to hosting shows at UCB from a very young age (where she and Anna met), to publishing her book! This episode is so much fun because Ruby is about to graduate and become an adult adult, where she'll be working many jobs! We talk all about what it was like to perform on a show with her when she was an actual child, and how chill her mom was backstage! This episode is full of hilarious stories, including the one where Ruby got to interview Ariana Grande. Ya gotta listen it's too good!!! And then go listen to the rest of the episodes. Also, Ellen and Anna discuss Anna's terrible day and how some of her jobs are dwindling so HIRE HER! (but really give us a cute review, thanks!)

Episode 82: Leaving A Full-Time Tech Job to Start Over Non-Technical(ly) with Alexis Gay Oct 27, 2021

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We have an amazing episode this week with comedian and podcast host, Alexis Gay! Alexis hosts the amazing podcast "Non-Technical" where she talks to stars in the tech world about everything BUT their resume. So basically the opposite of this podcast! Alexis is super inspiring because she was working in tech, at startups, at Patreon, and decided to take the leap to leave her full-time job and work for herself doing comedy and starting her podcast. We talk a lot about what it's like to make that transition, and how to set yourself up for a career change. Of course we also talk about her first jobs and her crush on her coworker when she was 16 who she later in life went on a date with which is an amazing juicy story! Anna also gets inspired to call her old crushes to try and make this fairytale happen! The conversation goes deep into the struggle between going for your dreams or going to school and doing what you thought was a traditional path. But if you have the acting bug, you have the acting bug! This is an inspiring episode if you've been thinking about changing your career. Make sure you follow @YayAlexisGay on all platforms and watch her hilarious viral videos and definitely check out Non-Technical Podcast wherever you're listening to your pods these days! Lastly, please check out our Patreon because Patreon is totally the star of this episode lol. *If you want to be on the podcast, email us at TheUnemployedTeam@gmail.com !!

Episode 81: From Planning Butt-Con To Writing For Peacock with Corin Wells Oct 13, 2021

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This week we have the amazing comedian Corin Wells on the pod! Corin is a writer for The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock, as well as a voice actor on Tooning Out The News. But on the day we recorded? She was unemployed! We talk all about her time living at home with her parents during the pandemic and then coming back to NYC and landing 2 amazing jobs. (Hello inspiration right here!) But before these awesome gigs, Corin worked in retail for Bath & Bodyworks, a theater in Philly, the citibike company of Philly, a bidet company, and she temped at Ocean Spray for 2 days (u gotta hear this one). Also she had a lot of call center jobs because her voice is that lovely to listen to! The hookup stories, the drama, and the dedication at her jobs is what makes this episode so special. You're gonna love it, and then follow Corin at @Charity_Corin! Don't forget to review the podcast! Tell us how much you love the company Tushy so Anna can get hired there! Also, Anna and Ellen discuss benefits and Anna's issues with her insurance, naturally! To watch this episode, check out our Patreon. BIG KISS!

Episode 80: A Soccer Star Can Have A Lot Of Feelings with Lorena Russi Sep 29, 2021

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It's our 80th birthday!!! And we're still unemployed! We have an amazing guest on this week - she's one of the funniest around town, Lorena Russi! You may know Lorena from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert or her hilarious digital work. She and Anna met doing comedy shows and spent one of the last days before the pandemic at a bizarre commercial audition that Lorena fully remembers and Anna doesn't! Lorena talks to us about all of the jobs she had like random jobs of scrubbing off graffiti around NYC, selling condoms with Obama on them, becoming a professional soccer player, doing improv, quitting improv, moving to Italy to teach, working with groups of people facilitating difficult conversations and the list goes on. Lorena also tells us about learning 'how to be the best person in a workplace' and honestly we shoulda had her on YEARS AGO! This episode is so real, full of heart, and so much fun. Follow Lorena at @colonialmanface all over and watch some of her amazing comedy videos on her website! Don't forget to RATE, REVIEW, and HIRE ANNA & ELLEN for all of your employment needs. Plus, check out our Patreon.com/UnemployedPodcast for exclusive video if that's your thing!

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