Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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.

Episodes

Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card V

July 26, 2024 • 64 mins
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Andrea Dunlop (on Munchausen by proxy)

July 25, 2024 • 152 mins
Andrea Dunlop (Nobody Should Believe Me, The Mother Next Door) is an author and podcaster. Andrea joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her journey to becoming a writer, how her sister tried to sue her for defamation after her first book, and her personal relationship to Munchausen by proxy (MSP). Andrea and Dax talk about willful deception and reality distortion, the gendered aspects of MSP, and why confronting and taking action ag...
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Synced: Jesus Christ Superstar

July 24, 2024 • 64 mins
Happy 1 year of Synced! In this episode Monica and Liz reflect on the past year, they discuss the book of the summer, and exchange paper anniversary gifts. They answer listener questions on condom etiquette, how to hide an early pregnancy from friends, and they discuss when it's appropriate for a man to "step in" physically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Woody Harrelson & Ted Danson

July 22, 2024 • 111 mins
Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson (Where Everybody Knows Your Name) are award-winning actors. Woody and Ted join the Armchair Expert to discuss working together on Cheers, their brotherly relationship, and how much shame pains them. Woody talks about his motorcycle accident, how his ambitions have evolved, and why he doesn’t have a cell phone. Ted discusses his codependency, the growing awareness of his self deprecation, and what brou...
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Armchair Anonymous: Beach Stories

July 19, 2024 • 62 mins
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy beach story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Alegra Kastens (OCD Specialist)

July 18, 2024 • 122 mins
Alegra Kastens (Books, Looks, and Lobotomies) is a licensed therapist, OCD specialist, and writer. Alegra joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the difference between OCD and OCPD, what having onset OCD is like, and how some compulsive behaviors can be contagious. Alegra and Dax talk about what some of the misinformation is around OCD, what the difference between habitual and obsessive behaviors are, and how OCD is related to other ...
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Synced: aMENds

July 17, 2024 • 51 mins
In this episode of Synced Monica shares a big life update, they talk about the 'four quadrants of dating,' and Liz recounts when she was hit by a car in her early twenties. They answer listener questions on pet names, initialed jewelry, and not being invited to a friend's wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ke Huy Quan

July 15, 2024 • 132 mins
Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Indiana Jones, The Goonies) is an Academy Award-winning actor. Ke joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his experience was like escaping Vietnam after the war, what it was like landing his role in an Indiana Jones at such a young age, and his decision to quit acting in his 20s. Ke and Dax talk about how he struggled to find his identity, how he got into fight choreography, and the impa...
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Armchair Anonymous: Pooped Yourself

July 12, 2024 • 53 mins
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they pooped themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Phil Elwood (on the dark side of PR)

July 11, 2024 • 136 mins
Phil Elwood (All the Worst Humans) is a public relations operative and author. Phil joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what speed debating is, what astroturf organizations are, and how he’s trying to increase media literacy. Phil and Dax talk about his involvement with helping Qatar win the World Cup bid, how he instigated a trade war between Antigua and the US, and his trip to Vegas with a dictator’s son. Phil explains how psych...
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Synced: PJ Buffer

July 10, 2024 • 56 mins
In this episode of Synced Monica is feeling summery, Liz shines light on an a growing health hazard, and they chat about men who ‘raw dog’ flights. They answer listening questions on kissing after oral sex, manscaping, and the merits of joining a bowling league to appease a partner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Meghan Trainor

July 8, 2024 • 138 mins
Meghan Trainor (Timeless) is a singer and songwriter. Meghan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what it was like growing up on Nantucket Island, how she felt about the age gap between her parents, and having to move because of her allergies. Meghan and Dax talk about how she got into producing songs at a young age, why she loves the true crime genre, and song writing competitions. Meghan explains how she deals with negative comme...
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Armchair Anonymous: Near Death

July 5, 2024 • 55 mins
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a near death experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Avett Brothers Return

July 4, 2024 • 107 mins
The Avett Brothers are a Grammy-nominated American folk rock band. They return to the Armchair Expert to discuss how they decide to make big purchases, whether people actually have new thoughts, and the influences for their new self-titled album. Seth and Scott talk about what it’s like to be an opening act at this stage of their careers, how the human voice might be the best instrument, and why people are drawn to the themes of th...
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Synced: Mary Katherine Paulson

July 3, 2024 • 58 mins
In this episode of Synced Monica and Liz discuss manifestation, the Synced hierarchy of needs, and fashion dupes. They answer listener questions on the the ethics of masturbating in a relationship, what to do after discovering erectile disfunction medication, and the definition of "exclusive." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Flightless Bird: Chocolate

July 2, 2024 • 48 mins
This week on Flightless Bird, David Farrier investigates why American chocolate tastes so different to New Zealand chocolate and more specifically, why Hershey’s chocolate allegedly smells a little bit like vomit. Farrier talks to a former Hershey’s worker to try and get to the truth, learning about various theories, and stumbling on an old rivalry between Hershey’s and Mars. David finds himself talking to flavour expert Barb Stuck...
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Kirby

July 1, 2024 • 135 mins
Kirby (Sugar, Barry, The Good Place) is an actor. Kirby joins the Armchair Expert to discuss where she got her sense of style, her mom’s love of American celebrity gossip, and how representation is starting to change in television and film. Kirby and Dax talk about how acting careers differ in England and America, what getting negative feedback in drama school does to you, and her relationship with her own appearance. Kirby explain...
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Armchair Anonymous: Parent-Teacher Conference

June 28, 2024 • 51 mins
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us their best parent-teacher conference story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Cody Delistraty (on grief)

June 27, 2024 • 121 mins
Cody Delistraty (The Grief Cure) is a writer and journalist. Cody joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how art can differ between cultures, his experience with his mother’s cancer treatment, and what the social function of grieving is. Cody and Dax talk about how grief has become more public with social media, the changes that need to happen to bereavement policies, and how grief can be studied in the same way addiction is studied....
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Synced: Fair Use Guy

June 26, 2024 • 57 mins
In this episode of Synced, Liz and Monica practice for Miss USA, Liz shares her fears surrounding perimenopause, and they discuss how new porn trends reflect current culture. They answer listener questions on toilet phobias, the ethics of an anonymous vibrator control link, and the value of a 'warm-up date'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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