Podcasts by Jacks and Viv: Unqualified

Episode #38. Post-COVID Life from 2021-04-22T02:38:20

Fingers crossed, there might just be a light at the end of the tunnel. As vaccines start to roll out, Jacks and Viv start to think through what a post-COVID world will look like when the pandemi...

Episode #37. Things We're Terrible At from 2021-04-08T01:24:42

Alright, as a follow-up to our 'things we're really good at' episode, we thought it was only fair to counterbalance with a, 'things we're terrible at' episode. From cooking, to having general se...

Episode #36. Lies Our Parents Told Us from 2021-03-25T00:37:21

Parents. They're supposed to be the ones to guide you in life. Pass down their knowledge and wisdom. But....Santa Claus? Not swimming 30 minutes after you've eaten? You need a husband???!!!! Our...

Episode #35. Tips for Living Together from 2021-02-24T16:00

The day has finally come. After fighting off elbow-less weirdos and homeless suitors, ages of searching all the dating apps, Jacks is finally the plunge. Yup. She's moving in with her boyfriend....

Episode #34. Valentine's Day from 2021-02-11T00:20:33

Which do you celebrate?

Galentine's Day - you give props to your gal pals for sticking by you through thick and thin! You share life updates, whether it be promotions, breakups, a new r...

Episode #33. Things We're Really Good At from 2021-01-28T02:31:49

So.. we're bad a lot of things... like, a LOT. BUTTTTT there are some we actually are REALLY good at. In this episode, Jacks and Viv regail us with tales of triumph. If you want tips on how to d...

Episode #32. Keeping Entertained in Quarantine from 2021-01-13T16:00

Welp, we kicked 2020 to the curb!!! And here we are, 2 weeks into the new year and.....it's not any better. Hmm.. So with another round of stay at home orders and extensions on state of emergenc...

Episode #31. New Year, New Us from 2020-12-30T18:59:13

2020 is almost done (WOO HOO!) Considering we spent pretty much the entire year in sweat pants and aspiring to be nothing more than a potato, a lot of our goals for this past year flew out the w...

Episode #30. What's the Deal with Santa? from 2020-12-17T03:22:03

"He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake.."

Ahhh.. the jolly fat man in red pajamas… no, we’re not talking about your drunk Uncle Jerry, but none other than Santa him...

Episode #29. Our Fave Holiday Traditions from 2020-12-03T02:20:58

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..."

It's officially DECEMBER!!! And that means singing along to Michael Bublé's Christmas album, decorating the tree and every available space...

Episode #28. Covid Habits We Hope Stick from 2020-11-19T03:52:19

We think we speak for everyone when we say “WTF was wrong with this year?” Well, how much time do you have? Who knew we’d spend this year in Quarantine and spraying and praying the COVID germs a...

Episode #27. Weird Times to Make Eye Contact from 2020-11-05T00:33:29

It's been 1 year of Jacks and Viv!!!! Here we are, 27 episodes in and with a pandemic going on around us! Crazy! 

Since all of us responsible and kind individuals are wearing masks i...

Episode #26. Halloween in your 30s from 2020-10-28T23:52:17

Remember when you were in your 20’s and if you needed a costume idea you just added the word “slutty” in front of anything and that’s what you would go as? And now if it’s not warm or comfortabl...

Episode #25. Biggest Lies We Have Ever Told from 2020-10-07T22:20:44

Jacks is only 25 years old and Viv only weighs 120lbs.
Both.. are... not... lies.
Ok fine. They are. But not by much ok??
Oh Gaawwd.. ok, we're lying by a lot.
This one is all ab...

Episode #24. Okay to do as a Kid... Not Okay as an Adult from 2020-09-23T17:09:10

We've said it many times before, and we'll keep saying it... Adulting is HARD. When we were younger, we had full-on meltdowns in a grocery store, we didn't have to "hold it in" until it hurts......

Episode #23. How To Make Chores More Fun from 2020-09-10T00:39:29

Sometimes, life is just a bit of a bore. Maybe you're buying groceries (because you're an adult, and if you don't do it, you won't have snacks!!!) or maybe you're just stuck following your mothe...

Episode #22. Our Dream Jobs from 2020-08-27T06:35:17

What do we want to be when we grow up? In this episode, Jacks and Viv muse over their dream jobs if money (and calories) were no object. Some dream jobs seem normal. Like becoming a wedding plan...

Episode #21. Rabbit Holes Part 2 from 2020-08-12T22:42:02

We're baaaaack! With all this time that Jacks and Viv has had during quarantine, you know they've gone down a heck of a lot more rabbit holes! What kind of time suck things have they been up to?...

Episode #20. The People We Look Up To from 2020-07-30T03:09:28

Michelle Obama, the AOC, the Notorious RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and our moms... All amazing women. All amazing role models. But who doesn't look up to these powerhouses? What about the baker that ...

Episode #19. The Parents We Want To Be from 2020-07-15T22:40:14

VOTE JACQUELINE MURCHISON AND VIVIAN CHAN FOR PTA PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT!!!

Seriously though, can you picture it? We'd have posters up around the school, we're passing out cupcake...

Episode #18. The Weirdest Gifts We've Given/Received from 2020-07-01T18:24:20

Happy Birthday Can-eh?-da and Amurrrrica!

And as per tradition, when there's a birthday.... there's DRINKS! Oh right, And gifts! From Jacks, you get a whole freedom dollar and from Viv, y...

Episode #17. The Best Advice From Our Dads from 2020-06-17T17:23:39

Father's Day is just around the corner, so we're taking this episode to talk about our dads! They've given us lots of random advice and life hacks over the years, from Pop Murch's calorie counti...

Episode #16. Romance During Quarantine from 2020-06-10T23:25:19

If you're like Jacks and Viv, you've probably been stuck at home for much longer than you had wanted/planned for. Perhaps you're at home spending almost ALL your time with your significant other...

Episode #15. Knowledge Gaps from 2020-05-20T18:00:38

We have a secret. While we pretend to be well-adjusted adults, there are (a lot of!) things that we never learned.. or did we just black out and not pay attention when it was being taught? Proba...

Episode #14. Kids these days will never know the pains of... from 2020-05-07T00:20:17

Damn kids with their fidget spinners and TikTok videos!! They'll never know what life was like before smart phones and google maps. In this episode, Jacks and Viv lament over how good today's yo...

Episode #13. Adjusting to Quarantine from 2020-04-23T01:27:53

It's Jacks and Viv Episode 13 aka the Baker's Dozen episode! (And that's about how many donuts Viv has been consuming during this time) Just like everyone else, we are all stuck at home in quara...

Episode #12. Rabbit Holes from 2020-04-08T17:00

We've all been there. 

You know... gone down the rabbit hole like Alice in Wonderland?

Except, there's no tea party and no rabbits. Instead of just hunting for a quick and eas...

Episode #11. Advice to Our Younger Selves from 2020-03-25T19:42:45

Hindsight is 20/20 right? Jacks and Viv are getting old and are now full of regrets. So in this episode, they're reflecting on their past (gulp!) and pulling a Cher - getting all "if I could tur...

Episode #10. Impressing The Parents from 2020-03-11T15:00

Did you catch the season finale of The Bachelor? (If not, you missed out on reality television GOLD!) Bachelor Peter's mom, Barb (who turned out to be the true MVP of this crappy season), called...

Episode #9. Lessons by Disney from 2020-02-26T23:03:16

Looking to get hitched? Have every eligible maiden in the kingdom show up at your house for a a ball! 16 years old and got eyes for royalty? Trade your voice for legs (women don't need to talk, rig...

Episode #8. Dating Series Part 2: Online/Dating Hacks from 2020-02-12T20:49:22

Galentine's and Valentine's Day is this week! Whether you're smushing your lips against your lover or throwing a dinner party with your girls and burning any remnants of your ex, love - or lack of ...

Episode #7. Dating Series Part I: Dating Ask Us Anything from 2020-01-29T18:22:46

We already told you we're unqualified to be giving any advice, yet we keep getting asked dating questions.. as if we're experts. So.. we figured, let's jump on this train with a Dating Series an...

Episode #6. Shit We Don't Have Time For from 2020-01-15T19:26:28

Jacks and Viv are in the same house!!!! And in this episode, not only are we sharing a bottle of wine and our cheese, we're sharing our stories and experiences about all the things that we no lo...

Episode #5. Keeping your New Year's Resolutions from 2020-01-01T22:51:57

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It's 2020! It's a brand spankin' new year, friends! A brand new decade! In this first episode of the new year, Jacks and Viv talk about making (and keeping, or failing at) resol...

Episode #4. How to Get Over a Breakup from 2019-12-12T02:52:31

Crying your face off.  A spur of the moment haircut. Revenge body. Naming bait after your ex. Exercise (did somebody say extra fries?) Whatever it is that helps you get over your ex after a...

Episode #3. Life Hacks from 2019-11-27T19:13:53

Apparently the  "hair tie pants expander" life hack we shared in Episode 1 was life changing for some listeners. (Guess we're all hitting up those AYCE sushi joints!) So we're back! And aft...

Episode #2. Confessions from 2019-11-13T15:00

Like early 2000's Usher once sang "These are my confessions.." 

Ever had things you've been holding onto over the years that are just eating you up and the only way you can move on i...

Episode #1. Adulting from 2019-10-30T06:08:44

Adulting: (noun) the practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks. Well crap.  Nobody told us that adult...