Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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. ...

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...