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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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300 episodes · Explicit

Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people’s stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training. I will attempt to discover human “truths” without any laboratory work, clinical trials or data collection. I will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, an Armchair Expert.

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  1. Armchair Anonymous: Stalking III

    · 53 min · Episode 1076 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy stalking story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  2. Grant Achatz (award-winning chef)

    · 1 h 47 min · Episode 1075 · Explicit

    Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, The Aviary) is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, and culinary innovator. Grant joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in small-town Michigan working in his family's diner, rebuilding…

  3. Jackie Tohn Returns

    · 2 h 01 min · Episode 1074 · Explicit

    Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This, The Boys, GLOW) is an actress, comedian, and musician. Jackie joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up on Long Island with two gym-teacher parents, discovering her BRCA mutation after…

  4. Armchair Anonymous: Animal Attack III

    · 54 min · Episode 1073 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about an animal attack. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  5. Dave Eggers (writer and publisher)

    · 2 h 03 min · Episode 1072 · Explicit

    Dave Eggers (Contrapposto, The Circle, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) is a bestselling author, founder of McSweeney’s, and Pulitzer Prize finalist. Dave joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the strange…

  6. Lukas Gage

    · 2 h 10 min · Episode 1071 · Explicit

    Lukas Gage (I Wrote This For Attention, Voicemails for Isabelle, and The White Lotus) is an actor and author. Lukas joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in a chaotic family in San Diego, surviving a brutal hate…

  7. Armchair Anonymous: Family Secret

    · 40 min · Episode 1070 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy family secret. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  8. Edward Norton Returns Again

    · 2 h 03 min · Episode 1069 · Explicit

    Edward Norton (The Invite, Fight Club, and American History X) is an Academy Award-nominated actor, filmmaker, and environmental entrepreneur. Edward joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up with a visionary…

  9. Olivia Wilde

    · 2 h 24 min · Episode 1068 · Explicit

    Olivia Wilde (The Invite, Booksmart, and Don’t Worry Darling) is a director, actor, and filmmaker. Olivia joins Armchair Expert to discuss being raised by war-correspondent parents, growing up too fast on the…

  10. Armchair Anonymous: Foreign Object in Butt III

    · 56 min · Episode 1067 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story about finding a foreign object in a patient's butt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…

  11. Susie Wolff (Managing Director of F1 Academy)

    · 2 h 10 min · Episode 1066 · Explicit

    Susie Wolff (Driven, F1 Academy, and Williams Formula One) is a former professional racing driver, and managing director of F1 Academy. Susie joins Armchair Expert to discuss her motorsport-obsessed childhood in…

  12. Steve Aoki

    · 1 h 47 min · Episode 1065 · Explicit

    Steve Aoki (Wonderland, Dim Mak, and Neon Future) is a Grammy-nominated DJ, producer, and record label founder. Steve joins Armchair Expert to discuss the larger-than-life legacy of his Benihana-founder father Rocky…

  13. Armchair Anonymous: Crazy Neighbors II

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 1064 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a story about a crazy neighbor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  14. Leslie John (on the power of oversharing)

    · 1 h 43 min · Episode 1063 · Explicit

    Leslie John (Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing) is a behavioral scientist, Harvard Business School professor, and expert on privacy, self-disclosure, and decision-making. Leslie joins Armchair Expert to…

  15. Hunter Biden

    · 2 h 00 min · Episode 1062 · Explicit

    Hunter Biden (Beautiful Things) is a former attorney, artist, and recovery advocate. Hunter joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in Delaware political royalty, surviving the car accident that killed his mother…

  16. Armchair Anonymous: Camping

    · 54 min · Episode 1061 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy camping story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  17. Darby Saxbe (on Dad Brain)

    · 1 h 48 min · Episode 1060 · Explicit

    Darby Saxbe (Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives) is a clinical psychologist, tenured professor, and researcher on family stress and the transition to parenthood. Darby joins Armchair…

  18. Hannah Berner

    · 2 h 33 min · Episode 1059 · Explicit

    Hannah Berner (Giggly Squad, None of My Business, Summer House) is a comedian, podcaster, and former Division I tennis player. Hannah joins Armchair Expert to discuss her dad being her personal tennis coach, battling…

  19. Armchair Anonymous: Stealing III

    · 46 min · Episode 1058 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they stole something. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  20. Cohen Miles-Rath (on psychosis and recovery)

    · 2 h 07 min · Episode 1057 · Explicit

    Cohen Miles-Rath (Mending Reality: An Advocate’s Existential Journey with Mental Health) is a mental health advocate, author, and suicide prevention professional. Cohen joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up…

  21. Lena Waithe

    · 2 h 01 min · Episode 1056 · Explicit

    Lena Waithe (The Chi, Queen & Slim, Master of None) is an Emmy-winning writer, producer, actor, and playwright. Lena joins Armchair Expert to discuss being a talkative kid in the South Side of Chicago, discovering…

  22. Armchair Anonymous: Graduation

    · 56 min · Episode 1055 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy graduation story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  23. Ezra Klein Returns (on political polarization)

    · 2 h 08 min · Episode 1054 · Explicit

    Ezra Klein (Abundance, The Ezra Klein Show, Why We’re Polarized) is a political commentator, journalist, podcast host and New York Times columnist. Ezra joins Armchair Expert to discuss becoming a father, getting…

  24. Jack McBrayer

    · 2 h 29 min · Episode 1053 · Explicit

    Jack McBrayer (Zillow Gone Wild, 30 Rock, Wreck-It Ralph) is an Emmy-nominated actor, and comedian. Jack joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in a family of school teachers, finding his people in Chicago improv,…

  25. Armchair Anonymous: Bad Roommate II

    · 49 min · Episode 1052 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a bad roommate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  26. Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau & Luke Malone (on child sexual abuse prevention)

    · 2 h 01 min · Episode 1051 · Explicit

    Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau (One in Five) is a leading prevention researcher and Luke Malone is an Emmy-nominated journalist. Elizabeth and Luke join Armchair Expert to discuss the staggering prevalence of child sexual…

  27. Brandi Carlile

    · 2 h 22 min · Episode 1050 · Explicit

    Brandi Carlile (Returning to Myself, By the Way, I Forgive You, and The Story) is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, producer, activist, and author. Brandi joins Armchair Expert to discuss being a feral kid in rural…

  28. Armchair Anonymous: Waterparks

    · 47 min · Episode 1049 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy waterpark story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  29. Ben McKenzie (on cryptocurrency)

    · 1 h 52 min · Episode 1048 · Explicit

    Ben McKenzie (Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, Easy Money) is an actor, author, and outspoken cryptocurrency skeptic. Ben joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in a civically minded family in Austin, studying…

  30. Chace Crawford

    · 1 h 58 min · Episode 1047 · Explicit

    Chace Crawford (The Boys, Gossip Girl, and The Covenant) is an actor. Chace joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up between Texas, Oklahoma, and Minnesota, being a people pleasing chameleon from having to always…

  31. Armchair Anonymous: Unauthorized Evacuation III

    · 54 min · Episode 1046 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about an unauthorized evacuation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  32. Patrick Radden Keefe (investigative journalist)

    · 1 h 53 min · Episode 1045 · Explicit

    Patrick Radden Keefe (London Falling, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing) is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, and staff writer for The New Yorker. Patrick joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing…

  33. Jack Antonoff

    · 2 h 17 min · Episode 1044 · Explicit

    Jack Antonoff (Bleachers, everyone for ten minutes) is a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and frontman. Jack joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up as an unsupervised middle child in suburban New Jersey,…

  34. Armchair Anonymous: Bar Stories

    · 45 min · Episode 1043 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy bar story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  35. Tara Stoinski Returns (primatologist)

    · 1 h 35 min · Episode 1042 · Explicit

    Tara Stoinski (A Gorilla Story) is a primatologist, conservationist, and CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Tara returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up outside Philadelphia,…

  36. Laufey

    · 1 h 52 min · Episode 1041 · Explicit

    Laufey (A Matter of Time, Mei Mei the Bunny, and Bewitched) is a two-time Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Laufey joins Armchair Expert in between Coachella performances to discuss…

  37. Armchair Anonymous: Twins

    · 47 min · Episode 1040 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy twin story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  38. Alvin E. Roth (on moral economics)

    · 2 h 15 min · Episode 1039 · Explicit

    Alvin E. Roth (Moral Economics) is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, Stanford professor, and author. Alvin joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in Queens with two schoolteacher parents, skipping a traditional…

  39. Tom Pelphrey

    · 1 h 54 min · Episode 1038 · Explicit

    Tom Pelphrey (Task, Ozark, Love and Death) is an Emmy-winning actor and mental health advocate. He joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in New Jersey near the Shore, the impact of his intense high school acting…

  40. Armchair Anonymous: Scams II

    · 56 min · Episode 1037 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they were scammed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  41. Rachel Zoffness (on pain)

    · 2 h 04 min · Episode 1036 · Explicit

    Rachel Zoffness (Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal) is a psychologist, pain scientist, and author. Rachel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why she was drawn to pain in her early…

  42. Jennie Garth

    · 2 h 19 min · Episode 1035 · Explicit

    Jennie Garth (I Choose Me, 90210, What I Like About You) is an award-winning actor and author. Jennie joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her vegan journey, being discovered in a pageant and moving to LA to work as an…

  43. Armchair Anonymous: Bad Dates II

    · 56 min · Episode 1034 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a really bad date. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  44. Emily & Matt Hyland (Emily Burger)

    · 1 h 51 min · Episode 1033 · Explicit

    Emily & Matt Hyland (Emily, Pizza Loves Emily, Emmy Squared Pizza) are restaurateurs and authors, with Matt a Michelin-recognized chef and culinary creator, and Emily an educator, poet, and mindful movement teacher.…

  45. Nikki Glaser Returns

    · 1 h 54 min · Episode 1032 · Explicit

    Nikki Glaser (Good Girl, Golden Globes, Alive and Unwell Tour) is an Emmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe-nominated comedian and television host. Nikki returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss not wanting to miss out on…

  46. Armchair Anonymous: Spring Break

    · 52 min · Episode 1031 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy spring break story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

  47. Michael Pollan Returns (on consciousness)

    · 2 h 10 min · Episode 1030 · Explicit

    Michael Pollan (A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness) is a science and environmental journalist. Michael returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss why choosing surrender is liberating in both psychedelics and…

  48. Ike Barinholtz #4

    · 1 h 56 min · Episode 1029 · Explicit

    Ike Barinholtz (Artificial, Funny You Ask, The Studio) is an award-winning actor, writer, and comedian. Ike returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss the agony and the ecstasy of colonoscopy prep, how all his winning…

  49. Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card XII

    · 50 min · Episode 1028 · Explicit

    Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  50. David Sussillo (on foster care and neuroscience)

    · 1 h 52 min · Episode 1027 · Explicit

    David Sussillo (Emergence: A Memoir of Boyhood, Computation, and the Mysteries of Mind) is a technologist, neuroscientist, and professor at Stanford University. David joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up…

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