Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Episodes
Nita Farahany (on neurotechnology and the law)
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nita Farahany (The Battle For Your Brain) is an author, professor, and scholar. Nita joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the effects of implementing ...
Jake Gyllenhaal
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Gyllenhaal (Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko) is an actor. Jake joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what it was like...
Armchair Anonymous: Craigslist Debacle
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a craigslist debacle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...
Rick Rubin (record producer)
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Rubin (The Creative Act: A Way of Being, American Recordings) is an 8x Grammy Award-winning music producer, record executive, and author. Rick jo...
Matthew McConaughey Returns
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyer's Club, Interstellar, True Detective) is a Golden Globe & Academy Award-Winning actor, author, and producer. Matthew...
Armchair Anonymous: Cremation Disaster
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a cremation disaster. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...
Paul Bloom Returns
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Bloom (The Sweet Spot, Just Babies, Psych: The Story of the Human Mind) is a psychologist, professor, and author. Paul returns to the Armchair Ex...
Barbie Ferreira
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria, The Afterparty, Nope) is an actor and model. Barbie joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her experience auditioning for Eup...
Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...
Alison Roman (food writer & chef)
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Roman (Sweet Enough, Home Movies) is a chef and author. Alison joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her experiences working in commercial kitch...
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Citadel, Quantico, Love Again) is an actor and producer. Priyanka joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her immigrant experience...
Armchair Anonymous: Fart
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their most embarrassing fart. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...
Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross (Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us) are researchers and authors. Susan and Ivy join the Armchair Expert to disc...
David Letterman
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Letterman (Late Show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. David joins the Armch...
Armchair Anonymous: Divorce
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy divorce. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...
Jay Shetty
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Shetty (On Purpose, 8 Rules of Love) is an author and podcaster. Jay joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he decided to live as a monk for thr...
Kurtwood Smith
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kurtwood Smith (That 90's Show, That 70's Show, Patriot) is an actor. Kurtwood joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he discovered acting in colleg...
Armchair Anonymous: Caught
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they were caught. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
Stephen Dubner Returns
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics, No Stupid Questions) is an author, journalist, and podcaster. Stephen returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss why peop...
Jenna Ortega
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday, Scream, X) is an actor. Jenna joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her relationship with her self-esteem, why she doesn't lik...
David Remnick (editor of The New Yorker)
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Remnick (editor of The New Yorker) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, journalist, and editor. David joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what w...
Shania Twain
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shania Twain is a singer-songwriter. Shania joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what breaking into the country music scene from Canada was like, how ...
Armchair Anonymous: Sleepwalking
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy sleepwalking experience. See Privacy Policy at https:/...
Kelly Slater (11x World Surfing Champion)
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Slater (Make or Break) is a professional surfer. Kelly joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he was drawn to surfing over other sports, what ...
Paul Rudd
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Rudd (Ant-Man, I Love You Man, Clueless) is an actor. Paul joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the importance of male friendship, why he's gotte...
Armchair Anonymous: Pet Sitting
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a pet sitting incident gone wrong. See Privacy Policy at https...
Andrew Newberg (neuroscientist on the brain and religion)
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Andrew Newberg (The Varieties of Spiritual Experience) is a neuroscientist and author. Andrew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the different l...
Natasha Lyonne
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face, Russian Doll, Orange Is the New Black) is an actor, writer, director, and producer. Natasha joins the Armchair Expert to d...
Armchair Anonymous: Valentines Disaster
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a Valentine's day disaster. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...
Tess Wilkinson-Ryan (on the sucker narrative)
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tess Wilkinson-Ryan (Fool Proof) is a law professor, moral psychologist, and author. Tess joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the concept of the suck...
Ramy Youssef
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ramy Youssef (Ramy, Mo, Mr. Robot) is an actor, comedian, writer, and director. Ramy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what his favorite comedies a...
Armchair Anonymous: Crazy Rideshare
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy rideshare experience. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...
Chris Palmer (Harvard psychiatrist on brain energy)
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Palmer (Brain Energy) is a psychiatrist, professor, and author. Chris joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he believes mitochondria can be t...
Pamela Anderson
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pamela Anderson (Love, Pamela, Baywatch, Barb Wire) is an actress and model. Pamela joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how she got into acting, why ...
Armchair Anonymous: Worst Honeymoon
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their worst honeymoon experience. See Privacy Policy at https:...
Scott Galloway (on the crisis facing boys and men)
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Galloway (Adrift: America in 100 Charts, The Prof G Pod) is a professor, author, and podcaster. Scott joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how h...
Octavia Spencer
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Octavia Spencer (Truth Be Told, The Help, Hidden Figures) is an award-winning actress and producer. Octavia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being...
Armchair Anonymous: Period Hijinx
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their craziest period hijinx. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...
José Andrés (chef and humanitarian)
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
José Andrés (Longer Tables, World Central Kitchen) is an award-winning chef. José joins the Armchair Expert to discuss where his passion for cookin...
Paul Scheer
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Scheer (Unspooled, How Did This Get Made, The League) is an actor, comedian, and podcaster. Paul joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the magic b...
Armchair Anonymous: Bad Roommate
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their worst experience with a roommate. See Privacy Policy at ...
Sue Johnson (on emotionally focused couples therapy)
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sue Johnson (Hold Me Tight) is a clinical psychologist and author. Dr. Sue Johnson joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the differences between pr...
Anna Kendrick
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Kendrick (Alice, Darling, Pitch Perfect, Trolls) is an actor. Anna joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her experience being in a toxic relations...
Phil Stutz (therapist, author, and psychiatrist)
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Stutz (Stutz, The Tools) is a psychologist, therapist, and author. Phil joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what his experience was being the su...
Gabrielle Union
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gabrielle Union (The Inspection, Strange World, Bad Boys 2) is an actor and producer. Gabrielle joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how she always pl...
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 ...