Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Episodes
Cristin Milioti
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cristin Milioti (The Penguin, How I Met Your Mother, The Wolf of Wall Street) is a Grammy Award-winning actor. Cristin joins the Armchair Expert to di...
Armchair Anonymous: Cruise Ship
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a cruise ship disaster.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or ...
Scott Payne (retired undercover FBI Agent)
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Payne (Code Name Pale Horse, White Hot Hate) is a retired FBI Special Agent and author. Scott joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his first tas...
Nick Kroll Returns
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth, Adults, I Don't Understand You) is a comedian, showrunner, and producer. Nick joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he turne...
Armchair Anonymous: Kind Gesture from a Stranger
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a kind gesture they received from a stranger.Follow Armchair Expert ...
You Might Enjoy: The Big Flop
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On each episode of Wondery’s podcast The Big Flop, comedians join host Misha Brown to chronicle one of the biggest pop-culture fails of all time and...
Eric Topol Returns (on longevity)
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Topol (Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity) is a cardiologist, researcher, and author. Eric returns to the Armchair Expert to di...
Michelle Williams
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex, Manchester by the Sea, Brokeback Mountain) is a Golden Globe-winning and Oscar and Tony-nominated actress. Michelle ...
Armchair Anonymous: Public Transit
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy public transit story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery A...
Chris Nowinski (on CTE)
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Nowinski (Stop Hitting Kids in the Head, Head Games: Football's Concussion Crisis, Concussion Legacy Foundation) is an author, retired pro-wrest...
Mo Amer
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mo Amer (Mo, The Vagabond, Black Adam) is an award-winning comedian and actor. Mo joins the Armchair Expert to discuss feeling anxiety only when there...
Armchair Anonymous: Cults II
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they escaped a cult.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App...
Michael Lewis (on the gambling epidemic)
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis (Who is Government: The Untold Story of Public Service, Against the Rules, The Big Short) is a best-selling writer, journalist, and podc...
Jon Bernthal
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Bernthal (The Accountant 2, The Bear, Real Ones) is an Emmy Award-winning actor and podcast host. Jon joins the Armchair Expert to discuss making ...
Susan Morrison (on Lorne Michaels)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Morrison (Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, SPY Magazine, The New Yorker) is a journalist and author. Susan joins the Armchair Ex...
Anthony Anderson
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Anderson (G20, Black-ish, The Departed) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor, comedian, and television host. Anthony joins the Armchair Expert to ...
Armchair Anonymous: First Responder
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy first responder story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or...
David Blaine (magician and mentalist)
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Blaine (Do Not Attempt, Buried Alive, Above the Below) is a magician, mentalist, and endurance performer. David joins the Armchair Expert to dis...
Monica Lewinsky Returns
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monica Lewinsky (Reclaiming) is an activist, writer, and podcast host. Monica returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss confronting deep trauma listen...
Armchair Anonymous: Cedar Point
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy Cedar Point story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or whe...
David Sedaris #5
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Sedaris (Happy-Go-Lucky, A Carnival of Snackery, Calypso) is a comedian, humorist, and author. David returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss w...
Bert Kreischer
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bert Kreischer (Lucky, Bertcast, 2 Bears 1 Cave) is a standup comedian, television host, and podcaster. Bert joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the ...
Armchair Anonymous: Haven’t Confessed to Parents
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us something they still haven’t confessed to their parents.Follow Armchair ...
Rebecca Lemov (on brainwashing)
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Lemov (The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion) is a historian of science, author, and professor at Harvard...
Dove Cameron
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dove Cameron (Too Much, Descendants, Liv and Maddie) is an Emmy Award-winning actor and singer. Dove joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the origins ...
Armchair Anonymous: Meet Cute II
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their meet cute.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or whereve...
Herman Pontzer (on evolutionary anthropology)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Herman Pontzer (Adaptable: How Your Unique Body Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us) is an evolutionary anthropologist, author, and associate professo...
Eiza Gonzalez
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eiza González (Ash, Baby Driver, 3 Body Problem) is an actor and singer. Eiza joins the Armchair Expert to discuss whether there is human DNA in hotd...
Armchair Anonymous: Animal Attack II
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they fought a wild animal.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wonde...
Seth Rogen Returns Again
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Rogen (The Studio, The Boys, Sausage Party) is an Emmy-nominated writer, actor, and director. Seth returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss Snoo...
Ike Barinholtz Returns Again
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ike Barinholtz (The Studio, Running Point, The Mindy Project) is a comedian, actor, and writer. Ike returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss how the ...
Armchair Anonymous: Children's Party
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy children's party story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App o...
Mary Claire Haver (on menopause)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Claire Haver (The New Menopause, The ‘Pause Life) is a board-certified OBGYN, culinary medicine specialist, and best-selling author. Mary Clair...
Andrew Schulz
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Schulz (Life, Schulz Saves America, Flagrant) is a comedian, actor, and podcaster. Andrew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss loving showing o...
Armchair Anonymous: I Quit
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy "I Quit" story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherev...
Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious Generation)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Haidt (The Anxious Generation) is a social psychologist, professor, and best-selling author. Jonathan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss wh...
Lauren Graham Returns
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Graham (The Z-Suite, Parenthood, Gilmore Girls) is a Golden Globe-nominated actor, producer, and author. Lauren joins the Armchair Expert to di...
Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card VII
07 Mar 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...
Suzanne O'Sullivan (on over diagnosis)
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne O’Sullivan (The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker) is a neurologist, clinical neuropsychologist, a...
Mindy Kaling
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mindy Kaling (Running Point, The Mindy Project, Never Have I Ever) is an Emmy-nominated writer, actor, and producer. Mindy joins the Armchair Expert t...
Armchair Anonymous: DIY Disaster
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about DIY projects gone wrong.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or...
Blaise Aguirre (on overcoming self-hatred)
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Blaise Aguirre (I Hate Myself: Overcome Self-Loathing and Realize Why You’re Wrong About You) is a child and adolescent psychiatrist specializing in...
Nikki Glaser
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Glaser (Alive and Unwell, Someday You’ll Die, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser) is a comedian, actor, and television host. Nikki joins the Armchair ...
Armchair Anonymous: DNA Testing
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy DNA testing story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App ...
Wondery Presents: Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve heard her name in headlines, during trivia nights, as a punchline: Monica Lewinsky. She’s been a major reference in pop culture since she w...
Alison Wood Brooks (on the science of conversation)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Wood Brooks (Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves) is a behavioral research scientist. Alison joins the Armchair Ex...
Walton Goggins
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Walton Goggins (White Lotus, Fallout, Hateful Eight) is an Emmy-nominated actor. Walton joins the Armchair Expert to discuss no longer being willing t...
Armchair Anonymous: Bad Proposals
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a proposal gone wrong.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or w...
Nate Silver (statistician)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Silver (On the Edge, The Signal and the Noise, Baseball Between the Numbers) is a statistician, author, and founder of FiveThirtyEight. Nate join...
Chelsea Handler Returns Again
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Handler (I’ll Have What She’s Having, Dear Chelsea, Chelsea Lately) is a comedian, producer, and best-selling author. Chelsea returns to t...
Armchair Anonymous: Sports Event
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a live sporting event disaster.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery...
Acquired Podcast on the NFL (with Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal (Acquired) are hosts of the critically acclaimed podcast covering business history and strategy. Ben and David join th...
James Marsden
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Marsden (Paradise, Jury Duty, X-Men) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor. James joins the Armchair Expert to discuss paying the price fo...
Armchair Anonymous: Nurses II
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us their craziest nurse stories.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or ...
Wondery Presents: New Heights
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
92%ers this is for you! We’ve got King James himself stopping by on this episode of New Heights presented by Hershey’s. Shop Reese's Chocolate Lav...
Reid Hoffman Returns (on an optimistic AI)
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reid Hoffman (Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With our AI Future) is an internet entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of LinkedIn and Inflec...
Josh Gad Returns
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gad (In Gad We Trust, Frozen, Book of Mormon) is a Grammy Award-winning actor. Josh returns to Armchair Expert to discuss why he believes he woul...
Armchair Anonymous: Dated a Criminal
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they dated a criminal.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery A...
Sunita Sah (on defiance)
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sunita Sah (Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes) is an author, award-winning, tenured professor at Cornell University, and expert in org...
Adam Scott Returns
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Scott (Severance, Parks and Recreation, Stepbrothers) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor and comedian. Adam joins the Armchair Expert to...
Armchair Anonymous: Unauthorized Evacuation
17 Jan 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...
Jenny Taitz (on stress resets)
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Taitz (Stress Resets, How to Be Single and Happy) is a licensed clinical psychologist, best-selling author, and assistant clinical professor in ...
Josh Brolin Returns
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Brolin (From Under the Truck, No Country For Old Men, Dune) is an Academy Award-nominated actor. Josh joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his in...
Armchair Anonymous: Embarrassingly Caught
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us the most embarrassing thing they’ve ever been caught doing.Follow Armcha...
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Goldberg (Why Don’t We Have Better Robots Yet?) is an award-winning artist, roboticist, and engineering professor. Ken joins the Armchair Expert...
Tyler Perry
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler Perry (The Six Triple Eight, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Diary of A Mad Black Woman) is an actor, playwright, producer, and filmmaker. Tyler joi...
Rerelease: Roy Choi
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we revisit Roy Choi's episode from March 10th, 2022. Roy Choi (Broken Bread, The Chef Show, Kogi) is a chef, author, and tele...
Rerelease: Monica Lewinsky
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we revisit Monica Lewinsky's episode from October 17th, 2019. Monica Lewinsky is an American anti-bullying ambassador to the ...
Rerelease: Dax's Mom (Laura Labo)
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we revisit Dax's mom's episode from July 2nd, 2018. Laura Labo (Dax's Mom) is an American entrepreneur, businesswoman and Dax's #1...
Best of Friday 2024
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode, we revisit some of our favorite moments from Friday episodes in 2024. Nick goes topless and bounces off the wall, Steve gets ...
Best of Wednesday 2024
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode, we revisit some of our favorite moments from Wednesday episodes in 2024. Molly McNearney remembers joining Jimmy Kimmel Live,...
Best of Monday 2024
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode, we revisit some of our favorite moments from Monday episodes in 2024. Bradley Cooper reframes his story, Goldie Hawn champion...
Holiday Spectacular 2024
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dax & Monica for our annual holiday spectacular with as we harmonize holiday hymns with Kristen Bell, Anna Kendrick, and Gabe Gibbs, divulge ...
Armchair Anonymous: Holiday Nightmare II
20 Dec 2024
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...
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Jones (Freaks and Geeks, The Office, Veep) is an Emmy Award-winning casting director. Allison joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up ...
Wondery Presents: Hollywood & Crime: The Cotton Club Murder
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On June 10th, 1983, the decomposing body of a well-dressed man was found in a desolate canyon near Los Angeles. John Doe #94 would soon be identified ...
Jesse Eisenberg
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain, The Social Network, Now You See Me) is an Oscar-nominated actor, writer, and producer. Jesse joins the Armchair Expert t...
Armchair Anonymous: Crazy Neighbors
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy neighbor.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherev...
Fei Fei Li (on a human-centered approach to AI)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fei Fei Li (The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI) is a computer scientist, co-director of the Stanford Institute ...
Lisa Kudrow
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Kudrow (No Good Deed, Friends, The Comeback) is an award-winning actor and producer. Lisa joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her background as ...
Armchair Anonymous: Little League/Coaching
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy little league/coaching incident.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wond...
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Toto Wolff (Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane) is principal of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. Toto joins the Armchair Expert to discuss th...
Morgan Freeman
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Freeman (Lioness, Shawshank Redemption, Unforgiven) is an Academy Award-winning actor, producer, and narrator. Morgan joins the Armchair Expert...
Armchair Anonymous: Thanksgiving II
29 Nov 2024
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...
Matt Murphy (homicide prosecutor)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Murphy (The Book of Murder) is a former Homicide prosecutor and current legal analyst for ABC News. Matt joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the...
Wondery Presents: 'Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cuddly as a cactus and charming as an eel, Whoville's favorite talk show host is back on the mic! The Grinch may hate the holidays, but he loves his n...
Anna Kendrick Returns
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Kendrick (Woman of the Hour, Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air) is an actor and director. Anna returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss being a non-f...
Armchair Anonymous: Mother-in-Law
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story about their mother-in-law.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wond...
Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Bird is a former WNBA basketball player and a five-time Olympic gold medalist. Megan Rapinoe is a former soccer player and an Olympic gold medalis...
Cynthia Erivo
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked, Harriet, The Color Purple) is an award-winning actor and singer. Cynthia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the vibes of Sout...
Armchair Anonymous: Crazy Ex
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a story about a crazy ex.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wher...
Keith Payne (on the psychology behind the political divide)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Payne (Good Reasonable People, The Broken Ladder) is a professor and author. Keith joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the effects of econ...
Jude Law
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jude Law (The Order, Skeleton Crew, Sherlock Holmes) is an actor. Jude joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he feels like he cries more than he us...
Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card VI
08 Nov 2024
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...
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon McMahon (The Small and the Mighty) is a NYT bestselling author, podcast host, and known as America’s History Teacher. Sharon joins the Armcha...
Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone (Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire) are actors, comedians, and writers. Melissa and Ben join the Armchair Expert...
Yuval Noah Harari IV (on the history of information networks)
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yuval Noah Harari (Nexus, Sapiens, Homo Deus) is an author and historian. Yuval joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how people can be manipulated by ...
Sarah Paulson
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Paulson (Hold Your Breath, American Horror Story, 12 Years A Slave) is an award-winning actor and producer. Sarah joins the Armchair Expert to d...
Armchair Anonymous: Hotel
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy hotel story.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever ...
Kimberley Quinlan (on anxiety and self-compassion)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberley Quinlan is a therapist and anxiety specialist. Kimberley joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her self-compassion test, her techniques in tr...