Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Holiday Spectacular 2022

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for our annual holiday spectacular as we celebrate the season, reflect on the year, and visit the Descanso Gardens Enchanted Forest of Light. ...

Best of 2022

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this special episode, we revisit some of our favorite moments from 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Richard Branson

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Richard Branson is a businessman, entrepreneur, and adventurer. Richard joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he became interested in starting ...

Edward Norton Returns

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Edward Norton (Glass Onion, Motherless Brooklyn, Fight Club) is an actor and filmmaker. Edward joins the Armchair Expert again to discuss the concept ...

Armchair Anonymous: Holiday Nightmare

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a nightmare holiday experience. See Privacy Policy at https://...

Gloria Mark (on attention spans)

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gloria Mark (Attention Span) is a professor, author, and researcher. Gloria joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what attention is, how email can be a...

Victoria Beckham

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria Beckham is a fashion designer, singer, and television personality. Victoria joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why she wanted to start a li...

Armchair Anonymous: Snow Day

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their craziest snow day memory. See Privacy Policy at https://...

Neil deGrasse Tyson (astrophysicist)

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Neil deGrasse Tyson (Starry Messenger, StarTalk) is an astrophysicist, author, and podcast host. Neil joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he firs...

Jordan Peele

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope, Wendell & Wild) is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Jordan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he loves the horror...

Armchair Anonymous: Black Friday

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the craziest thing they've witnessed on Black Friday. See Priv...

Mark Rober (engineer & inventor)

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Rober is an engineer and inventor. Mark joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he became one of the biggest YouTubers in the world, how he got ...

Jerry Seinfeld

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, 23 Hours to Kill) is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Jerry joins the Arm...

Armchair Anonymous: Thanksgiving

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the craziest thing that happened at Thanksgiving dinner. See P...

Yuval Harari Returns Again

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yuval Noah Harari (Sapiens, Unstoppable Us) is a historian, philosopher and best-selling author. Yuval joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how people...

John Stamos

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Stamos (Full House, Big Shot, ER) is an actor and musician. John joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his DM to Dax about loving the podcast, his...

Armchair Anonymous: Stuck

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the worst place they've been stuck. See Privacy Policy at http...

Layne Norton (scientist and bodybuilder)

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Layne Norton, Ph. D. (BioLayne) is a scientist, professional bodybuilder, and physique coach. Layne joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he approa...

Constance Wu

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Constance Wu (Making a Scene, Crazy Rich Asians, Fresh Off the Boat) is an actress. Constance joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why she decided to ...

Armchair Anonymous: Dating App

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their worst dating experience from a dating app. See Privacy P...

Will Bunch (on college in America)

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Will Bunch (After the Ivory Tower Falls) is an author and journalist. Will joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he wanted to research the college ...

Gwen Stefani

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gwen Stefani is a singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Gwen joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how she got started singing and writing songs, why s...

Armchair Anonymous: Ghosts

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their spookiest encounter with a ghost. See Privacy Policy at ...

Felix Gillette & John Koblin (on the Rise, Revolution, and the Future of HBO)

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Felix Gillette is the enterprise editor for Bloomberg News & John Koblin is a media reporter for The New York Times. Felix and John join the Armchair ...

Hasan Minhaj Returns

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hasan Minhaj (The King's Jester, Patriot Act, The Daily Show) is a comedian, writer, political commentator, and actor. Hasan joins the Armchair Expert...

Armchair Anonymous: Morning After

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the weirdest place they woke up after a night of drinking. See...

Siddhartha Mukherjee (physician & biologist)

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Siddhartha Mukherjee is an author, biologist, and physician. Siddhartha joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how the evolution of cells can advance me...

Elisabeth Moss

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale, Mad Men, The West Wing) is an actress, director, and producer. Elisabeth joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how...

Armchair Anonymous: Funeral

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the craziest thing they've witnessed at a funeral. See Privacy...

Reza Aslan (scholar of sociology of religion)

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reza Aslan is an author and expert on world religions. Reza joins the Armchair Expert to discuss where the idea of Christianity came from, the history...

Scarlett Johansson

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Her, Lost In Translation) is an award-winning actress. Scarlett joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her experience w...

Armchair Anonymous: Pooped at the Gym

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they had an unauthorized evacuation at the gym. See Pri...

Jonathan Abrams (on the history of Hip-Hop)

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Abrams (The Come Up) is an author and journalist. Jonathan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he wanted to write an oral history of hip...

Kevin Bacon

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Bacon (They/Them, City on a Hill, Footloose) is an actor. Kevin joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he thinks Footloose had so much success...

Armchair Anonymous: Caught Masturbating

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they were caught masturbating in an inappropriate place. ...

Saul Kassin (psychologist on false confessions)

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Saul Kassin (Duped: Why Innocent People Confess) is a professor and psychologist. Saul joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why some people give false...

Jennette McCurdy

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jennette McCurdy (I'm Glad My Mom Died, iCarly) is a writer, director, and actress. Jennette joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what doing Dialectic...

Armchair Anonymous: Wild Animal

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they fought a wild animal. See Privacy Policy at https:...

Jared Diamond (geographer, historian, ornithologist)

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jared Diamond is an author, geographer, historian, and ornithologist. Jared joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what his thoughts are on the future s...

Ice-T

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ice-T (Power, Law and Order: SVU, Split Decision) is a rapper, actor, and producer. Ice-T joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the message of his new ...

Armchair Anonymous: Pooped on a Date

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time that they pooped their pants on a date. See Privacy Pol...

Will MacAskill (philosopher and ethicist)

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Will MacAskill (What We Owe the Future) is a professor at Oxford and philosopher. Will joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how our moralities are aff...

Lili Reinhart

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lili Reinhart (Riverdale, Look Both Ways) is an actress and producer. Lili joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her struggle with social anxiety, why ...

Armchair Anonymous: Heroic

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time that they saved someone's life. See Privacy Policy at h...

Jamie Fiore Higgins (on her experience as a manager at Goldman Sachs)

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Fiore Higgins (Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs) is a former finance executive and author. Jamie joins the Armchair...

Tom Hanks

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Hanks (Pinocchio, Forrest Gump, Cast Away) is an actor and filmmaker. Tom joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what his approach was playing a bel...

Erin Kimmerle (forensic anthropologist)

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Kimmerle (We Carry Their Bones) is a forensic anthropologist and author. Erin joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what we can learn by studying ...

Neil Patrick Harris

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Patrick Harris (Uncoupled, How I Met Your Mother, Doogie Howser) is an Emmy and Tony-award-winning actor, singer, writer and producer. Neil joins...

Armchair Anonymous: Coitus Interruptus

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the most awkward moment they were interrupted. mid-coitus. See...

George Monbiot (climate activist)

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George Monbiot (Regenesis, The Guardian) is a climate activist and author. George joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what the restoration story narr...

Zoey Deutch

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zoey Deutch (Not Okay, Buffaloed, Zombieland) is an actor. Zoey joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what it was like growing up on movie sets, how sh...

Armchair Anonymous: Wedding Mishap

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us the craziest thing they've ever witnessed at a wedding. See Privacy ...

Woo-Kyoung Ahn (Yale psychologist on thinking)

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Woo-Kyoung Ahn (Thinking 101) is a psychologist and professor of Psychology at Yale University. Dr. Ahn joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how h...

Ben Stiller

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Stiller (Severance, Meet the Parents, Tropic Thunder) is an actor, producer, and director. Ben joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what his exper...

Armchair Anonymous: Workplace Poop

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their untimely, unauthorized evacuation in their pants while on the ...

David Lieberman

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Lieberman (Mindreader, You Can Read Anyone) is an author and psychotherapist. David joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his research into the p...

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Gay Pride & Prejudice, Modern Family, Take Me Out) is an actor and producer. Jesse joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how the ...

Armchair Anonymous: Stealing

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

Tracy Dennis-Tiwary (anxiety researcher & author)

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tracy Dennis-Tiwary is an author and researcher. Tracy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how anxiety can be a tool for people to deal with stress, ...

Shaun White

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun White is an Olympic gold medalist snowboarder. Shaun joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he dealt with the pressures of people expecting hi...

Armchair Anonymous: 911

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they had to call 911. See Privacy Policy at https://art...

Malcolm Gladwell Returns

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Malcolm Gladwell (Revisionist History) is an author, journalist, and podcaster. Malcolm returns to the Armchair Expert again to discuss what social ex...

John Early

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Early (The Afterparty, Search Party, 30 Rock) is an actor and comedian. John joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what it was like growing up wit...

Armchair Anonymous: Zoom Blunder

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their biggest zoom blunder. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

R.L. Stine (Goosebumps novelist)

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) is an author and television producer. Bob joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he got started writing the Goo...

Rick Glassman

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rick Glassman (As We See It, Undateable, Take Your Shoes Off) is a comedian, podcaster, actor, and creative volcano. Rick joins the Armchair Expert to...

Armchair Anonymous: Betrayal

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they betrayed someone they love. See Privacy Policy at ...

Seirian Sumner (behavioral ecologist on wasps)

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Seirian Sumner (Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps) is an entomologist and behavioral ecologist. Dr. Sumner joins the Armchair Expert to dis...

David Sedaris Returns Again

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Sedaris (Happy-Go-Lucky) is a comedian and author. David joins the Armchair Expert again to discuss what his experience was when his father died...

Armchair Anonymous: Sexcapades

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a place they thought was going to be romantic to have sex but ended ...

Kathleen Belew (white supremacy historian)

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kathleen Belew (Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America) is a historian, author, and expert on white nationalism. Kathle...

Connie Britton

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Connie Britton (Mamas, Friday Night Lights, Nashville) is an actress. Connie joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being an aerobics instructor in New ...

Brett Scott (author on cashless societies)

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brett Scott (Cloudmoney, The Heretic's Guide to Global Finance) is an author, journalist, and financial broker. Brett joins the Armchair Expert to dis...

Bryan Cranston

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle, Jerry and Marge Go Large) is an actor. Bryan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his work ethic ...

Armchair Anonymous: Scams

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries answer the question: have you ever been scammed? See Privacy Policy at https...

Steve Brusatte (paleontologist and evolutionary biologist)

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Brusatte (The Rise and Reign of the Mammals) is a paleontologist and author. Steve joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the process of finding d...

Laura Linney

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Linney (Ozark, The Big C, The Truman Show) is an actress. Laura joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the rewards and sacrifices of doing theater...

Father's Day

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Father's DaySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Armchair Anonymous: Swingers

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries answer the question: have you ever accidentally found yourself in a swingers situa...

Reggie Fils-Aimé (former Nintendo president)

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reggie Fils-Aimé (Disrupting the Game) is a businessman and former President and COO of Nintendo. Reggie joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he ...

Daniel Ricciardo Returns

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Ricciardo is a Formula 1 driver. Daniel returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss why he jokes so much about his looks, where he got his manner...

Armchair Anonymous: Airplanes

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the craziest thing that ever happened to them on an airplane. ...

Ed Yong (on animal senses)

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Yong (An Immerse World, I Contain Multitudes) is a science journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner. Ed joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he bec...

Zazie Beetz

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Deadpool 2, Joker) is an actor. Zazie joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her name and how everyone pronounces it incorrectly, ...

Armchair Anonymous: Forbidden Love

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about being in love with someone they aren't supposed to be in love with. ...

Susan Cain (on the power of introverts and bittersweetness)

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Cain (Quiet, Bittersweet) is an author and lecturer. Susan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the power of introverts, the different ways peop...

LIVE: Ike Barinholtz

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Armchair Expert Live from Los Angeles at the Wiltern. May 2nd, 2022. Ike Barinholtz (The Afterparty, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) is an ac...

Ray Dalio (investor and hedge fund manager)

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Dalio (Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order) is a global macro-investor and author. Ray joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how t...

Jerrod Carmichael

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jerrod Carmichael (On the Count of Three, Rothaniel) is a comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Jerrod joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his new stand-up...

Lord & Miller (filmmaking duo)

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, The Last Man on Earth, The Afterparty) are writers, producers, and directors. Lord and Miller join the Arm...

Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly)

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) is a rapper, musician, and actor. Colson joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being vulnerable in a hyper-masculi...

Cathy O'Neil (data scientist on shame)

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cathy O'Neil (The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation) is a mathematician, data scientist, and author. Cathy joins the Armchair E...

Molly Shannon

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Shannon (Superstar, The White Lotus, I Love That For You) is an actress and comedian. Molly joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how she really ...

Joseph Henrich (professor of human evolutionary biology)

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Henrich (The WEIRDest People in the World) is an author and professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard. Joseph joins the Armchair Exper...

Emmy Rossum

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emmy Rossum (Shameless, Phantom of the Opera, Angelyne) is an actress, producer, and singer. Emmy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what it was lik...

A.J. Jacobs (on puzzles and living biblically)

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A.J. Jacobs (The Puzzler, The Year of Living Biblically) is a journalist and author. A.J. joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he loves puzzles so...

Josh Brolin

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Brolin (Outer Range, No Country for Old Men, Goonies)is an actor. Josh joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what he thinks it means to be masculi...

Floyd Abrams (Supreme Court lawyer specializing in First Amendment)

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Floyd Abrams is a Supreme Court lawyer with a focus on First Amendment Rights. Floyd joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what the First Amendment act...

Craig Robinson

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Robinson (The Office, Hot Tub Time Machine, Knocked Up) is an actor, musician, and comedian. Craig joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he r...

Bonus: Armchair Stories

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Monica and Dax talk to Armcherries! In todays episode, they cover the topic: abnormal massage stories. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...