Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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

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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...

Paul Feig (filmmaker)

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Freaks and Geeks, Minx) is a director, writer, and producer. Paul joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his tendency for making...

Cillian Murphy

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders, Batman Begins, Red Eye) is an actor and producer. Cillian joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how Irish culture can b...

Anna Lembke (psychiatrist on addiction)

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Lembke (Dopamine Nation) is a psychiatrist and professor at Stanford University. Anna joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why the opioid crisis ...

Mandy Moore

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mandy Moore (In Real Life, This Is Us, A Walk to Remember) is a singer, songwriter, and actress. Mandy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how she wa...

Brian Cox (physicist)

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Cox (Horizons: A 21st Century Space Odyssey) is a physicist and former musician. Brian joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how we know the Big ...

Jimmy Fallon

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Fallon (The Tonight Show, Nana Loves You More) is a comedian, actor, author, and television host. Jimmy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how...

Daniel Pink (The Power of Regret)

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Pink (The Power of Regret) is a New York Times best-selling author. Daniel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how people having no regrets in...

Tony Hawk & Sam Jones

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Hawk is a professional skateboarder and entrepreneur. Sam Jones is a photographer and director. Tony and Sam join the Armchair Expert to discuss ...

Monica Aldama (cheerleading coach)

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Monica Aldama (Cheer, Full Out) is a cheerleading coach and author. Monica joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how her life changed because of the Ne...

Seth Meyers Returns

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Meyers (SNL, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Documentary Now) is a comedian, writer, and television host. Seth returns to discuss what his process w...

Roy Choi (chef)

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Roy Choi (Broken Bread, The Chef Show, Kogi) is a chef, author, and television personality. Roy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he went from ...

Bob Odenkirk

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show, Nobody, Better Call Saul) is an actor, writer, and producer. Bob joins the Armchair Expert to discuss beginning his career fly...

Jacqueline Novogratz (founder and CEO of Acumen)

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqueline Novogratz (Manifesto for a Moral Revolution) is an entrepreneur, author and founder of Acumen, a nonprofit global venture capital fund whos...

Alia Shawkat

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, Search Party, Being the Ricardos) is an actor. Alia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what it was like to grow ...

Chuck Palahniuk (novelist)

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Choke, People Places Things) is an author and journalist. Chuck joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he uses suspense...

Zooey Deschanel

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zooey Deschanel (New Girl, Elf, 500 Days of Summer) is an actor and musician. Zooey joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how doing auditions always ma...

Metta World Peace (former NBA player)

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Metta World Peace (NBA Champion, All-Star, and Defensive Player of the Year) is a former basketball player. Metta joins the Armchair Expert to discuss...

Nicholas Hoult

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nicholas Hoult (The Great, About a Boy, Mad Max: Fury Road) is an actor. Nicholas joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he got into motorcycle raci...

Brené Brown Returns

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brené Brown (Atlas of the Heart) is a research professor and author. Brené joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how important language is to express...

Kristen Bell Returns Again

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kristen Bell (The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window) is an actor and producer. Kristen returns to discuss her new satir...

Michael Schur Returns

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Schur (The Good Place, The Office, Parks and Recreation) is a television producer and writer. Michael returns to discuss his new book on ethic...

David Arquette

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Arquette (Scream, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ready to Rumble) is an actor. David joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he almost died in a pro...

Brian Klaas (political scientist)

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Klaas is a political scientist and professor. Brian joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the topics of power and corruption, how he got connecte...

Kristen Stewart

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kristen Stewart (Spencer, Twilight, Charlie's Angels) is a Golden Globe-nominated actor and filmmaker. Kristen joins the Armchair Expert to discuss he...

Michael Moore (documentary filmmaker)

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Moore (Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine, Where to Invade Next) is a documentary filmmaker and author. Michael joins the Armchair Expert to di...

Max Greenfield

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Max Greenfield (New Girl, The Neighborhood) is an actor. Max joins the Armchair Expert to discuss writing a book for beginner readers, how being dysle...

Stacey Abrams (Former Georgia State Representative & Voting Rights Activist)

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stacey Abrams (Stacey's Extraordinary Words) is a political leader, voting rights activist, and best-selling author. Stacey joins the Armchair Expert ...

Jeremy Renner

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Renner (Mayor of Kingstown, Hawkeye, The Hurt Locker) is an actor. Jeremy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss where the confidence in his own ...

Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO)

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Schmidt (The Age of AI: And Our Human Future) is a technologist, businessman, and former CEO of Google. Eric joins the Armchair Expert to discuss...

Dwyane Wade

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dwyane Wade is a former professional basketball player, film producer, and author. Dwyane joins the Armchair Expert to discuss navigating different fo...

Holiday Spectacular 2021

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for our annual holiday party where Dax, Monica and Wobby Wob reflect on the holidays and we welcome music and holiday cheer from Norah Jones &...

Best of 2021

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this special episode, we revisit some of our favorite moments from 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Anderson Cooper (CNN Political Commentator)

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anderson Cooper (Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty) is a broadcast journalist and political commentator. Anderson joins the Armchai...

Brooke Shields

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brooke Shields (A Castle for Christmas) is an actor and model. Brooke joins the Armchair Expert to discuss raising two teenage girls, how her mother a...

Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder)

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn, Masters of Scale) is a software entrepreneur and author. Reid joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being obsessed with role-pl...

Bradley Cooper

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bradley Cooper (Nightmare Alley, A Star is Born, The Hangover) is an actor and filmmaker. Bradley joins the Armchair Expert to discuss their long-stan...

Chris Wallace

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Wallace is a journalist, author, and television news anchor. Chris joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how being the son of a famous journalist...

Nick Offerman

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Offerman (Where the Deer and the Antelope Play, Parks and Recreation, Devs) is an actor, comedian, and carpenter. Nick joins the Armchair Expert ...

Erin Lee Carr Returns (documentarian of Britney Vs Spears)

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Lee Carr (Britney Vs Spears, I Love You Now Die, Mommy Dead and Dearest) is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and producer. Erin joins the Armchai...

Rachael Ray

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rachael Ray (This Must Be the Place) is a cook, businesswoman, and best-selling author. Rachael joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how she dealt wit...

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Khalil Gibran Muhammad (Some of My Best Friends Are) is a Harvard professor and historian. Khalil joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how the Civil R...

Stanley Tucci

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stanley Tucci is an actor, writer, and producer. Stanley joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he decided to move to England, the motivation for wr...

Paul Bloom

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Bloom is a psychologist and professor at Yale University. Paul joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he loves to debunk simple ideas that peop...

Ed Sheeran

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Sheeran is a Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and producer. Ed joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his experience breaking onto the British...

David Copperfield

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Copperfield is an Emmy award-winning illusionist. David joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how his curiosity about the world led him to discov...

Gwyneth Paltrow Returns

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gwyneth Paltrow (Sex, Love & Goop, Iron Man, The Royal Tenenbaums) is an actress, author, and businesswoman. Gwyneth joins the Armchair Expert to disc...

Amishi Jha

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Amishi Jha is a neuroscientist and professor of psychology at the University of Miami. Amishi joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up as a...

Ron Howard

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ron Howard (Parenthood, The Da Vinci Code, Happy Days) is a director, actor, and producer. Ron joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his personal and p...

Van Jones

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Van Jones is an author, journalist, and lawyer. Van joins the Armchair Expert to discuss choosing activism after graduating from Yale Law School, his ...

B.J. Novak

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

B.J. Novak (The Office, Inglourious Basterds, The Premise) is an actor, producer, and writer. B.J. joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his time on Pu...

David Sedaris Returns

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Sedaris is an author and comedian. David joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his new book A Carnival of Snackery, why he can get away with sayi...

Elijah Wood

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings, Green Street, No Man of God) is an actor and producer.Elijah joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how New Zealand beca...

Steven Pinker

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Pinker is an award-winning experimental cognitive psychologist, best-selling author, and Harvard professor. Steven joins the Armchair Expert to...

Drew Barrymore

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Drew Barrymore (The Drew Barrymore Show, E.T., Charlie's Angels) is an actor and producer. Drew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being a child sta...

Andrew Huberman

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Huberman (Huberman Lab) is a neuroscientist and Stanford professor of Neurobiology. Andrew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how testosteron...