Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Episodes
Armchair Anonymous: Holiday Nightmare III
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a nightmare holiday experience.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery...
Holiday Dinner 2025
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this special holiday dinner party episode of Armchair Expert, Dax and Monica are joined by Kristen, Amy, Jess, Erick, and Wobby Wob to discuss an e...
Zooey Deschanel Returns
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zooey Deschanel (Merv, New Girl, She & Him) is an actress and musician. Zooey returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss the lessons of the go-bag ...
Armchair Anonymous: Stealing II
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they stole something.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery Ap...
Coltan Scrivner (on morbid curiosities)
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coltan Scrivner (Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away) is a psychologist, researcher, and author. Coltan joins the Armchair E...
Jake Johnson Returns Again
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Johnson (We’re Here to Help, The Dink, New Girl) is an actor, writer, and podcast host. Jake returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss why anyt...
Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card X
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you ge...
James L. Brooks (director and producer)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James L. Brooks (Ella McCay, The Simpsons, Taxi) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, and producer. James joins...
D'Arcy Carden Returns
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
D’Arcy Carden (Loot, The Good Place, The Handmaid’s Tale) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian. D’Arcy returns to the Armchair Expert t...
Armchair Anonymous: Thanksgiving III
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the craziest thing that happened at Thanksgiving.Follow Armchair Exp...
David Fajgenbaum (on repurposing medicine)
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Fajgenbaum (Chasing My Cure, Every Cure) is an immunology researcher, professor, and author. David joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being re...
Joel Edgerton
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams, The Secret Life of Us, The Square) is an actor, writer, and director. Joel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he kn...
Armchair Anonymous: Dental Disaster
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a dental disaster.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or where...
Andrew Ross Sorkin (on stock market crashes)
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Ross Sorkin (1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History) is a financial columnist, TV anchor, and author. Andrew joins...
Billy Crudup
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show, Jay Kelly, Almost Famous) is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor. Billy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his inte...
Armchair Anonymous: Unexpected Orgasm II
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about an unexpected orgasm.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wh...
Mel Robbins (on the Let Them Theory)
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Robbins (The Let Them Theory, The High 5 Habit, The 5 Second Rule) is a podcast host, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. Mel joins the Armchai...
Mom's Car: Larry Trilling
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome acclaimed director of Parenthood and sweetest man Larry Trilling. Larry, Dax, and Best Friend Aaro...
Anthony Hopkins
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Anthony Hopkins (We Did Ok, Kid, The Silence of the Lambs, The Father) is an Academy, Emmy, and BAFTA Award-winning actor. Anthony joins the Armch...
Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card IX
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you ge...
Malala Yousafzai (education activist)
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Malala Yousafzai (Finding My Way, I Am Malala, He Named Me Malala) is an education activist, Nobel Prize laureate, and author. Malala joins the Armcha...
Mom's Car: Ryan Hansen
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car we welcome all-around buddy Ryan Hansen. Ryan, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through feeling famous ...
Reese Witherspoon
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reese Witherspoon (Gone Before Goodbye, The Morning Show, Big Little Lies) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award-winning actor and producer. Ree...
Armchair Anonymous: Babysitting II
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a bad babysitting experience.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery A...
Listen Now: BETH’S DEAD
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monica Padman (cohost of the Armchair Expert Podcast) always wondered why her favorite podcasters, Elizabeth Laime and Andy Rosen, abruptly ended...
Cas Holman (on being playful)
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cas Holman (Playful: How Play Shifts Our Thinking, Inspires Connection, and Sparks Creativity) is a toy creator, play designer, and author. Cas joins ...
Mom's Car: Tim Lovestedt
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car we welcome comedic legend and fellow Groundlings alum Tim Lovestedt. Tim, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley t...
Rose Byrne
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I Would Kick You, Damages, Neighbors) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor. Rose joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being reje...
Armchair Anonymous: Military
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy military story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherev...
Stephen Dubner Returns Again
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics, When to Rob a Bank, Freakonomics Radio) is an award-winning journalist, author, and radio host. Stephen returns once aga...
Mom's Car: Briegh Morrison
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome Dax’s former longtime partner and forever pal Briegh Morrison. Briegh, Dax, and Best Friend Aaro...
Jennifer Aniston
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show, Cook with Clydeo, Friends) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor. Jennifer joins the Armchair Expert to ...
Armchair Anonymous: Wedding II
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a wedding disaster.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wher...
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Roddick (Served) is a Grand Slam-winning tennis champion. Andy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss when his tennis rankings weren’t as good as...
Mom's Car: Nate Tuck
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome West Coast Best Friend Nate Tuck. Dax, Nate, and East Coast Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through...
Sharon Horgan
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Horgan (The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Bad Sisters, Catastrophe) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor, writer, and producer. Sharon joins the Arm...
Armchair Anonymous: Moving
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy moving story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wh...
Toby Stuart (on social status)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Stuart (Anointed: The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World) is an organizational theorist, professor of business ad...
Mom's Car: Jackie Tohn
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome longtime pal and Nobody Wants This supporting star Jackie Tohn. Jackie, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron...
Charlie Sheen
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Sheen (The Book of Sheen, Two and a Half Men, Platoon) is a Golden Globe Award-winning actor. Charlie joins the Armchair Expert to discus...
Matt Friend (impressionist)
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Friend (Grace Period, The Simpsons, Family Guy) is a stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor. Matt joins the Armchair Expert to discuss explo...
Mom's Car: Timothy Simons
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car we welcome actor extraordinaire and Timothy Simons. Tim, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through the f...
Kristen Bell & Justine Lupe
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Bell & Justine Lupe (Nobody Wants This) join the Armchair Expert to discuss the incredibly involved, long-game prank pulled on set, how th...
Armchair Anonymous: Valet Driver
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy valet story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or whe...
Steven Pinker Returns (on common knowledge)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Pinker (When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life) is a cognitive psycholo...
Mom's Car: Monica Padman
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car we welcome none other than the Duchess of Duluth, Monica Padman. Dax, Monica, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley ta...
Dominic Fike
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Fike (Euphoria, Rocket, What Could Possibly Go Wrong) is a singer, musician, and actor. Dominic joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing u...
Armchair Anonymous: Arrested
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they got arrested.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App o...
Bobbi Brown (make-up artist and entrepreneur)
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bobbi Brown (Still Bobbi: A Master Class in Leading an Authentic Life) is a make-up artist, entrepreneur, and author. Bobbi joins the Armchair Expert ...
Mom's Car: Erick Richardson
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome friend of the pod, Erick Richardson. Erick, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through making...
Timothy Olyphant
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Timothy Olyphant (Alien: Earth, Deadwood, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor. Timothy joins the Armchair Expert to discus...
Armchair Anonymous: Unauthorized Evacuation II
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about an unauthorized evacuation.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App...
Seth Harp (on drug trafficking in the military)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Harp (The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces) is an investigative reporter, foreign correspondent, and war vete...
Mom's Car: Joy Bryant
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Mom's Car, we welcome actor and Dax's on-screen wife Joy Bryant. Joy, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through high s...
Alicia Silverstone
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alicia Silverstone (Irish Blood, Begonia, Clueless) is an award-winning actress, writer, and activist. Alicia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her...
Armchair Anonymous: Divorce II
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy divorce story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or w...
Mark Ronson Returns
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Ronson (Night People: How to be a DJ in 90s New York City) is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and DJ. Mark returns to Ar...
Mom's Car: Karan Soni
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome actor Karan Soni. Karan, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through Karan’s first Kristen c...
Jason Aldean
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Aldean (Full Throttle, My Kinda Party, Night Train) is a Grammy Award-winning country music artist. Jason joins the Armchair Expert to discuss t...
Armchair Anonymous: Subway
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy subway experience.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App ...
Amanda Uhle (on hoarding)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Uhle (Destroy This House, McSweeney’s) is a journalist, publisher, and author. Amanda joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the east meets wes...
Mom's Car: Kristen Bell
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our first ever episode of Mom’s Car we welcome Mom herself, award-winning actress and beloved spouse Kristen Bell. Kristen, Dax, and Best Friend ...
Introducing... Mom's Car with Dax Shepard & BFAW
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember borrowing your mom’s car and driving around with your friends? Us too. It was the greatest. Dax and Best Friend Aaron Weakley missed it so ...
Amanda Knox
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Knox (The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox) is an exoneree, author and producer. Amanda joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the human urge to find ...
Armchair Anonymous: First Day of School
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy first day of school.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery Ap...
Nancy Segal (on twins)
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Segal (Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart) is an evolutionary psychologist, behavioral gen...
Luke Combs
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Combs (Back in the Saddle, Fathers & Sons, What You See Is What You Get) is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and musician. Luke joins the...
Armchair Anonymous: Summer Camp
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy summer camp story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App ...
Chris Feistl & Dave Mitchell (former DEA agents)
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Feistl and David Mitchell (After Escobar: Taking Down the Notorious Cali Godfathers and the Biggest Drug Cartel in History, with Jessica Balboni...
Shaquille O'Neal
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq's Scholars Campus Scholarship and Mentorship Program) is a 4x NBA champion, sports analyst, and philanthropist. Shaquille joins...
Armchair Anonymous: Substitute Teacher
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy substitute teacher story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wonde...
Caroline Fraser (on serial killers)
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Fraser (Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Caroline joins the Armchair Expert...
Ramy Youssef Returns
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ramy Youssef (Mountainhead, Number One Happy Family USA, Ramy) is an award-winning comedian, director, and actor. Ramy returns to the Armchair Expert ...
Carter Sherman (on the sex recession)
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carter Sherman (The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation's Fight Over Its Future) is an Emmy Award-nominated reporter covering reproductive heal...
Seth Meyers Returns Again
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Meyers (Dad Man Walking, Late Night with Seth Meyers, SNL) is an Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and talk show host. Seth returns to the Arm...
Armchair Anonymous: Bad Dates
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a really bad date.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or where...
Rizwan Virk (on the simulation)
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rizwan Virk (The Simulation Hypothesis) is an entrepreneur, computer scientist, and bestselling author. Rizwan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss th...
Alexander Skarsgård
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Skarsgård (Murderbot, Melancholia, True Blood) is an Emmy Award-winning actor. Alexander joins the Armchair Expert to discuss accidentally ...
Armchair Anonymous: Cops
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy cop story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever yo...
Bridget Read (on multilevel marketing)
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bridget Read (Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America) is a features writer, journalist, and author. Bridget joins the Armchai...
Listen Now: Flesh and Code
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail...
Jerrod Carmichael Returns
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jerrod Carmichael (Don’t Be Gay, Rothaniel, Poor Things) is an Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor. Jerrod joins the Armchair Expert to discuss th...
Armchair Anonymous: Sleepwalking II
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy sleepwalking experience.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wonder...
James Gunn
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Gunn (Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad) is a director, screenwriter, and co-chair of DC Studios. James joins the Armchair Ex...
Nicholas Hoult Returns
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Hoult (Superman, The Great, Nosferatu) is a Golden Globe-nominated actor. Nicholas joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how becoming a blonde...
Armchair Anonymous: 4th of July
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell about a crazy 4th of July disaster.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App ...
Suleika Jaouad (on creative alchemy)
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Suleika Jaouad (The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life) is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author. Suleika joi...
Olivia Munn
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Munn (Your Friend and Neighbors, The Newsroom, The Daily Show) is an actor and advocate. Olivia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss accepting ...
Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card VIII
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you ge...
Curtis Duffy (chef and restaurateur)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Curtis Duffy (Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef, Ever) is a chef, restaurateur, and author. Curtis joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being dropped off at...
Listen Now: Liberty Lost
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outside of marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents ...
Brad Pitt
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Pitt (F1 The Movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fight Club) is an Academy Award-winning actor and producer. Brad joins the Armchair Expert to ...
Armchair Anonymous: Foreign Object in Butt
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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.Follow Ar...
Michael Calvey (on being wrongfully imprisoned in Russia)
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Calvey (Odyssey Moscow: One American's Journey from Russia Optimist to Prisoner of the State) is an investor, businessman, and author. Michael...
Alex Cooper
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Cooper (Call Her Daddy, Call Her Alex) is a podcast host and television personality. Alex joins the Armchair Expert to discuss coveting Orna as h...
Armchair Anonymous: Jury Duty
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy jury duty experience.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery A...
Shan Boodram (intimacy expert)
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shan Boodram (Too Hot to Handle, Lovers by Shan, The Art of Sex Appeal) is a certified sex educator, intimacy expert, and sexologist. Shan joins the A...
Sam Rockwell
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Rockwell (Bad Guys 2, The White Lotus, Moon) is an Academy Award-winning actor. Sam joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in the Tenderl...
Armchair Anonymous: Stalking II
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy stalking story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or ...
James Kimmel Jr. (revenge and forgiveness expert)
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Kimmel Jr. (The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction) is a lecturer at Yale University on forgiveness and revenge. ...