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Live & Unqualified

Live & Unqualified

By Anya Jones

This is a live recording of a dark comedy show/talk show/therapy session in which New York City comedians share an event that shaped them.

We do a monthly live podcast recording/show at 8pm on the second Sunday of every month at Young Ethel's Bar and Stage in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The show is free to attend and watch, so come join us!

Video footage available on Instagram @anyaj0nes and on our website lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified
Currently playing episode

002: Jon Moskowitz Talks About: Learning Disabilities

Live & UnqualifiedSep 19, 2022

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012. Matt Hardy on People Pleasing

012. Matt Hardy on People Pleasing

In this episode, comedian Matt ⁠Hardy (⁠⁠IG: @achegram⁠) talks about a traumatic childhood injury and what he wants out of life.


More podcast/show info on: ⁠www.lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified⁠ and on our Instagram:  ⁠@liveandunqualified⁠ .

Hosted by: ⁠@anyaj0nes

Jun 19, 202324:54
011. Matt Bowman on True Love

011. Matt Bowman on True Love

In this episode, comedian Matt Bowman (IG: @mattbowmancomedy) talks about living a "sheltered life", his long term relationship, and more.

More podcast/show info on: www.lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified and on our Instagram:  @liveandunqualified .

Hosted by: @anyaj0nes

May 01, 202335:10
010: Brennan Tasseff on Sobriety
Apr 29, 202331:47
009: Isaiah Mueller on Getting the Shit Kicked Out of Him in Wash. Sq. Pk.

009: Isaiah Mueller on Getting the Shit Kicked Out of Him in Wash. Sq. Pk.

In this episode, comedian and film-maker Isaiah Mueller talks (IG: @ij_mueller) on being jumped in Washington Square Park, and how the effect that being physically attacked has had on him. 

SHORT FILM: "Get The Comic" a neo-noir caper short film shot on the streets of NYC. Instagram Page: @getthecomic

More podcast/show info on: www.lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified and on our Instagram:  @liveandunqualified .

Hosted by: @anyaj0nes

Feb 07, 202330:21
008: Becky Goodman on Sleeping With Older Married Men

008: Becky Goodman on Sleeping With Older Married Men

In this episode, improvisor, musician, and content creator Becky Goodman (IG: @beckygoodtimes) talks about her long and winding history with older married men, and Anya emotionally unravels. 

More podcast/show info on: www.lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified and on our Instagram:  @liveandunqualified .

Hosted by: @anyaj0nes

Feb 07, 202339:19
007: Dean David, Phobias and Philias

007: Dean David, Phobias and Philias

In this episode, comedian Dean David (IG: @deandavid95) talks about his fear of jewelry, his love of giant women, growing up in a household that he had to get out of, and how to pull yourself out of a dark place. 

More podcast/show info on: www.lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified and on our Instagram:  @liveandunqualified .

Hosted by: @anyaj0nes

Dec 21, 202239:31
006: Jennie Romero Had a "Mystical Experience", NOT a Psychotic Break

006: Jennie Romero Had a "Mystical Experience", NOT a Psychotic Break

In this episode, comedian Jennie Romero (IG: @comedyforcats but she deletes her IG sometimes) talks about the psychotic episodes she’s had and how it affected her life… this is one where we have something in common! Every time I’ve ever run into Jennie, she’s always nothing but sweet and open and I really hope y’all get the privilege of meeting her one day... but till then, this episode may have to be good enough.

More podcast/show info on: www.lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified and on our Instagram:  @liveandunqualified .

Hosted by: @anyaj0nes

Dec 07, 202226:57
005: Eddie Liles Is Very Funny... but I Cracked Him Open Like A Walnut

005: Eddie Liles Is Very Funny... but I Cracked Him Open Like A Walnut

In this episode, comedian Eddie Liles (IG: @eddielilesdc) talks about running away from home as a kid, being dark skinned, marrying his high school sweetheart,  and losing his cousin.
More podcast/show info on: www.lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified and on our Instagram:  @liveandunqualified .  

Hosted by: @anyaj0nes

Nov 05, 202226:30
004: Liz Savage's Trauma: Having to Take Her Sister's 3 Kids in the Pandemic

004: Liz Savage's Trauma: Having to Take Her Sister's 3 Kids in the Pandemic

In this episode, comedian Liz Savage (IG: @lizzsavage_) cracked me up while she talked to us about how she had to take legal guardianship of her sister's three children in the pandemic, how she never wanted kids, Mormonism, and other things! More podcast/show info on: www.lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified and on our Instagram:  @liveandunqualified .

Hosted by: @anyaj0nes

Oct 12, 202226:54
003: Jared Apper Talks About: Losing His Closest Friend/Mentor

003: Jared Apper Talks About: Losing His Closest Friend/Mentor

In this episode, NYC comedian Jared Apper (IG: @jaredapper)  talks to us about what shaped him the most: the suicide of his best friend and mentor. Check lifeofanya.com for show dates, and come see us in Park Slope (Brooklyn, NY).

Oct 02, 202217:36
002: Jon Moskowitz Talks About: Learning Disabilities

002: Jon Moskowitz Talks About: Learning Disabilities

In this episode, NYC comedian Jon Moskowitz (IG: @comicjonwithnoh)  talks to us about what shaped him the most while he was growing up... his learning disabilities. TBH, I was running on little sleep and lotta tequila for this interview... so I was barely able to keep up. Jon has always been a fascinating comedian to watch on the stage and truly one of the sweetest people off it. 

Sep 19, 202227:48
001: Rich Templeton and Matthew Silver

001: Rich Templeton and Matthew Silver

This is a live recording of a dark comedy show/talk show/therapy session in which New York City comedians share an event that shaped them. This is dark comedy, and it's also very intimate and vulnerable comedy... so be warned, you will hear people sharing things that may have not only hurt them, but cracked them open.

In this episode, Rich Templeton ( @richhunttemp New York City comedian and actor) talks about the death of a baby-sitter when he was young... and how this has contributed to his trust issues and the amount of pressure he puts on himself. Our second guest, Matthew Silver ( @silver.matthew New York City comedian and street performer), talks to us about how he feels chronically unheard and unseen... to a menacing level. This episode, as every episode, is dark and loving. Feel free to see the video recording on the host's Instagram @anyaj0nes and check our the website lifeofanya.com/liveandunqualified

This is a monthly live podcast recording/show that happens at 8pm on the second Sunday of every month at Young Ethel's Bar and Stage in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The show is free to attend and watch, so come join us!



Aug 17, 202201:26:45