Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Beastie Boys

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City. Adam and Mike D sit down with the Armchair Expert to discuss the nascent beginnings of...

Alanis Morissette

12 Jun 2020

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Alanis Morissette is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Alanis chats with the Armchair Expert about finding music a...

Ibram X. Kendi

11 Jun 2020

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Ibram X. Kendi is an American author and historian who teaches at American University. From July 2020, Kendi will join Boston University to launch the...

Bradley Whitford

08 Jun 2020

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Bradley Whitford (The West Wing, The Handmaid's Tale, Get Out) is an American actor and political activist. Bradley chats with the armchair expert abo...

Heather McGhee

04 Jun 2020

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Heather McGhee is an American political commentator, political strategist, currently a distinguished senior fellow and former president of Demos, a no...

Jon Meacham

28 May 2020

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Jon Meachamis a Pulitzer prize winning author, reviewer, and presidential biographer. Jon chats withthe Armchair Expert aboutthisearly fascination wit...

Melissa McCarthy

25 May 2020

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Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, Mike and Molly, Spy, Identity Thief) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Melissa chats with her old ...

Laurie Santos

21 May 2020

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Dr. Laurie Santos is a cognitive scientist and Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast. Laurie chats with the...

50 Cent

18 May 2020

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Curtis Jackson better known as 50 Cent is an American rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. 50 cent chats with the Armchair Expert about towing t...

Rajiv Shah

14 May 2020

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Rajiv Shahis the President of the Rockefeller Foundation. He is a former American government official, physician and health economist who served as th...

America Ferrera

11 May 2020

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America Ferrera (Ugly Betty, End Of Watch, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Superstore) is an American actress, voice actress, producer, and dir...

Dan Heath

07 May 2020

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Dan Heath is an American bestselling author, speaker and fellow at Duke University's CASE center. Dan chats with the Armchair Expert about why certain...

Zoë Kravitz

04 May 2020

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Zoë Kravitz (Mad Max: Fury Road, Big Little Lies, High Fidelity) is an American actress and singer. Zoë chats with the Armchair Expert to discuss th...

David Chang

30 Apr 2020

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David Chang is an American restaurateur, author, television personality and founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. David chats with the Armchair Ex...

Rob Lowe

27 Apr 2020

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Rob Lowe (The Outsiders, St. Elmo's Fire, The West Wing, Parks and Recreation) is an American actor, producer, and director. Rob chats with the Armcha...

Glennon Doyle

23 Apr 2020

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Glennon Doyle is an American author known for her #1 New York Times bestsellers Untamed and Love Warrior and bestseller Carry On, Warrior. Glennon cha...

Sheryl Crow

20 Apr 2020

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Sheryl Crow is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actress. She joins the armchair expert to discuss starting her career later in life, how ...

Jessica Lahey

16 Apr 2020

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Jessica Lahey is an American teacher and author. She writes the bi-weekly 'Parent-Teacher Conference' advice column for the New York Times, is a regul...

Ed Helms

13 Apr 2020

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Ed Helms (The Daily Show, The Office, The Hangover) is an American actor, comedian and musician. Ed chats with the Armchair Expert about his love of t...

Andrew Marantz

09 Apr 2020

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Andrew Marantz is a journalist, staff writer for The New Yorker magazine and author of Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians and the Hijackin...

Alicia Keys

06 Apr 2020

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Alicia Keys is an American musician, singer, composer, actress and pianist. Alicia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss overcoming resentments, her pa...

Stephen Dubner

02 Apr 2020

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Stephen Dubner is an author, journalist, and podcast/radio host. He is co-author of the Freakonomics book series and host of Freakonomics Radio. Steph...

Joy Bryant Returns

30 Mar 2020

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Joy Bryant (For Life, Parenthood, Get Rich or Die Tryin') is an American actress. Joy returns to Armchair Expert and sits down with her ex-TV husband ...

Lydia Denworth

26 Mar 2020

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Lydia Denworth is a science journalist and author. She is the contributing editor for Scientific American and writes for Psychology Today. Her work ha...

Sanjay Gupta on COVID-19

23 Mar 2020

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta (American neurosurgeon and medical reporter) joins us for an informative episode on COVID-19. Sanjay takes time out of his incredible...

Tom Silver

19 Mar 2020

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Tom Silver is a Hypnotherapist with over 35 years of experience developing powerful, proven therapeutic hypnosis methods. Tom sits down with the Armch...

Lennon Parham

16 Mar 2020

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Lennon Parham (Playing House, Veep, Bless This Mess) is an American actress, comedian and improviser. Lennon sits down with the Armchair Expert to dis...

Adam Mosseri

12 Mar 2020

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Adam Mosseri is the current CEO of Instagram. Adam sits down in the attic to talk about how he landed a job at Facebook, the responsibility of social ...

Men's Bodies with Kumail Nanjiani & Rob McElhenney

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dax invites Rob McElhenney (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet) and Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley, Th...

BJ Fogg

05 Mar 2020

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BJ Fogg is an author and social science research associate at Stanford. BJ sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss his approach to changing beha...

Whitney Cummings

02 Mar 2020

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Whitney Cummings (Whitney, Two Broke Girls, Chelsea Lately) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, producer, writer, director, and podcaster. Whit...

Peggy Orenstein

27 Feb 2020

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Peggy Orenstein is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Waiting for Daisy and Boys & Sex. Peggy sits ...

Ashton Kutcher Returns

24 Feb 2020

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Ashton Kutcher (The Ranch, Jobs, No Strings Attached, That 70s Show) is an American actor, producer, and entrepreneur. Ashton returns to the attic to ...

LIVE: Jason De León

20 Feb 2020

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Armchair Expert Live from Los Angeles at UCLA. February 1st, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Alison Brie

17 Feb 2020

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Alison Brie (Community, Mad Men, Glow) is an American actress. She sits down with the armchair expert to discuss the experience of filming Mad Men and...

Ezra Klein

13 Feb 2020

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Ezra Klein is an American journalist, blogger, and political commentator who co-founded Vox. Ezra sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss the cu...

Josh Gad

10 Feb 2020

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Josh Gad (Frozen, Frozen 2, Book of Mormon, The Daily Show) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Josh sits down with the Armchair Expert to dis...

Chris Voss

06 Feb 2020

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Chris Voss is an American businessman, author, and professor. Voss is a former FBI hostage negotiator, the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd, and co-aut...

Will Arnett

03 Feb 2020

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Will Arnett (Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, Blades of Glory, Lego Movie) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and producer. Will sits down w...

Jared Cohen

30 Jan 2020

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Jared Cohen is an American businessman. He is currently serving as the CEO of Jigsaw and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations....

Claire Danes

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Danes (Homeland, Romeo and Juliet, Temple Grandin, My So Called Life) is an American actress. Claire sits down with the Armchair Expert to disc...

LIVE: Dierks Bentley

23 Jan 2020

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Armchair Expert Live from Nashville at Andrew Jackson Hall. November 1st, 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Drew Carey

20 Jan 2020

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Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show, The Price is Right) is an American comedian, actor, voice actor, sports executive, and game show host. Drew sits down...

Sam Harris Returns

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, philosopher, and podcast host. In Sam's return to Armchair Expert, he discusses what it means to liv...

January Jones

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

January Jones (Mad Men, Last Man on Earth, Anger Management) is an American actress and model. January joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her obsess...

Ronan Farrow

09 Jan 2020

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Ronan Farrow is an American journalist. Ronan sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss his childhood growing up among 10 siblings, the discomfort...

Rainn Wilson

06 Jan 2020

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Rainn Wilson (The Office, Six Feet Under, The Rocker) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, businessman and producer. Rainn joins the Armc...

Holiday Spectacular 2019

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In our final episode of 2019, we send out the year by inviting friends and family to sing, laugh and be merry. Please enjoy our 2019 holiday spectacul...

Best of 2019

19 Dec 2019

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On this special episode, we revisit some of our favorite moments from 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Keri Russell

16 Dec 2019

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Keri Russell (Felicity, Mission: Impossible III, The Americans)is an American actress and dancer. Keri visits the attic to discuss her time on the all...

BONUS: Rhys Darby (Live)

14 Dec 2019

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Armchair Expert Live from San Antonio at the Dad 2.0 Conference. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice ...

Malcolm Gladwell

12 Dec 2019

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Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist, author, speaker and podcast host. Malcolm joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the value of gleaning inform...

T.I.

09 Dec 2019

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T.I. is an American rapper and actor. He sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss his foray into entrepreneurship as a child, narcissistic patter...

Adam Grant

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Grant is an American psychologist and author who is currently a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania specializing in...

Sam Elliott

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Elliott (Mask, The Big Lebowski, Road House, A Star is Born, The Ranch) is an American actor. Sam sits down with the Armchair Expert to talk about...

Laura Beil

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Beil is a journalist and podcast host. Laura sits down with the Armchair Expert on this Thanksgiving day episode to talk about having to work on...

Tony Hale

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Hale (Arrested Development, Toy Story 4, Veep) is an American comedian and actor. Tony joins the attic to discuss his tools for combating anxiety...

LIVE: Martina McBride

21 Nov 2019

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Armchair Expert Live from Nashville at Andrew Jackson Hall. November 1st, 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California ...

Emilia Clarke

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Me Before You, Terminator Genisys) is an English actress. She sits down with the Armchair Expert to talk about her Hog...

Jonathan Safran Foer

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Safran Foeris an American novelist. He is known for his novels Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Eating Animals a...

Judd Apatow

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Judd Apatow (Freaks and Geeks, The 40 Year old Virgin,Knocked Up,This is 40,Trainwreck) is an American filmmaker, producer, actor and comedian. Judd s...

Richard Dawkins

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Dawkins is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University ...

Kate & Oliver Hudson

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, How to Lose A Guy In 10 Days) and Oliver Hudson (Nashville, Splitting Up Together) are American actor/producer siblings. T...

Liz Plank

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Plank is an author, journalist and political correspondent at Vox. Liz sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss how to include men in the con...

Edward Norton

28 Oct 2019

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Edward Norton (Fight Club, American History X, Birdman, Grand Budapest Hotel) is anAmerican actor and filmmaker. Edward sits down with the Armchair Ex...

LIVE: Andrew Zimmern

24 Oct 2019

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Armchair Expert Live from Minneapolis at the Orpheum Theatre. June 29th, 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Elizabeth Banks

21 Oct 2019

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Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games, 40 Year Old Virgin, Pitch Perfect) is an American actress, writer, director and producer. Elizabeth sits down with ...

Monica Lewinsky

17 Oct 2019

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Monica Lewinsky is an American anti-bullying ambassador to the Diana Award's Anti-Bullying Programme, on the advisory board of Project rockit, foundin...

Jim Jefferies

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Jefferies (Legit, The Jim Jefferies Show) is an Australian-American stand-up comedian, political commentator, actor, and writer. Jim visits the at...

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

10 Oct 2019

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Nadine Burke Harris is an American pediatrician who is the 1st and current Surgeon General of California. She is known for her work in adverse childho...

Adam Devine

07 Oct 2019

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Adam Devine (Workaholics, Pitch Perfect, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and si...

Lori Gottlieb

03 Oct 2019

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Lori Gottlieb is an American author and psychotherapist. She sits down in the attic to discuss her transition from entertainment to therapist, her wil...

The Avett Brothers

30 Sep 2019

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The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band. They sit down with the Armchair Expert to discuss the experience of being in a family band, the bal...

LIVE: Monica Potter

26 Sep 2019

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Armchair Expert Live from Cleveland at KeyBank State Theatre. June 23rd, 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Jim Gaffigan

23 Sep 2019

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Jim Gaffigan (Away We Go, 17 Again, Mr. Universe, Obsessed) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Jim joins the armchair expe...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Dave Asprey

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Asprey is an entrepreneur and author. He founded Bulletproof 360, Inc., and Bulletproof Nutrition Inc. He has also written multiple books. Dave s...

Charlie Day

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Horrible Bosses, Pacific Rim) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, director and musician. He ...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Dog the Bounty Hunter

12 Sep 2019

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Duane "Dog" Chapman aka Dog the Bounty Hunter is an American reality TV star and bounty hunter. Dog sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss why ...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

09 Sep 2019

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock From the Sun, 500 Days of Summer, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrep...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Pete Carroll

05 Sep 2019

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Pete Carroll is an American football coach who is the head coach and executive vice president of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League....

Kal Penn

02 Sep 2019

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Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar, The Namesake, House) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and former civil servant. Kal sits down with the Armchair E...

LIVE: David Koechner

29 Aug 2019

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Armchair Expert Live from Chicago at the Chicago Theatre. June 28th, 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Beanie Feldstein

26 Aug 2019

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Beanie Feldstein (Neighbors 2, Lady Bird, Booksmart) is an American actress. Beanie sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in LA but...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Dr. Steven Gundry

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Steven Gundry is an American doctor, former cardiac surgeon and author. Dr. Gundry sits down in the attic to discuss his early work in heart trans...

Danny McBride

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Alien: Covenant, Vice Principals) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Dann...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Tal Ben-Shahar

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tal Ben-Shahar is American and Israeli professor and author in the areas of positive psychology, organizational psychology and leadership. Tal sits do...

Busy Philipps

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Busy Philipps (Freaks and Geeks, Cougar Town, Vice Principals, Busy Tonight) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Busy sits down wi...

LIVE: Peter Krause

08 Aug 2019

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Armchair Expert Live from Detroit at the Fox Theatre. June 21st, 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

Casey Affleck

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Casey Affleck (Good Will Hunting, The Assassination of Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, Manchester By The Sea) is an American actor and director. Casey si...

LIVE: Dan Savage

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Armchair Expert Live from Seattle at the Paramount Theatre. June 1st, 2019. This episode features music from The Head & The Heart, performing "Missed...

Ben Platt

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect, Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. Ben sits down with the Armchair Expert to tal...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Mayor Eric Garcetti

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mayor Eric Garcetti is an American politician serving as the 42nd and current Mayor of Los Angeles since 2013. Mayor Garcetti sits down with the Armch...

Lake Bell

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lake Bell (Wet Hot American Summer, No Strings Attached, It's Complicated, Bless This Mess) is an American actress, director, screenwriter and TV wife...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Dr. Rahul Jandial

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Rahul Jandial, MD, Ph.D. is a dual-trained brain surgeon and neuroscientist at City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles. Rahul sits down in the a...

Fred Savage

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Savage (The Wonder Years, The Princess Bride, The Grinder) is an American actor, director and producer. Fred sits down with the Armchair Expert t...

LIVE FROM SAN FRANCISCO: W. Kamau Bell

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Armchair Expert Live from San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. May 31st, 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Andy Richter

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Richter (Conan, Madagascar, Andy Richter Controls the Universe) is an American actor, voice actor, writer, comedian and late night talk show anno...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Jennifer Newsom

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Newsom is an American documentary filmmaker and actress. Jennifer joins us on this episode of Experts on Expert to discuss her documentary Th...

Bill Hader

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live, Barry, Trainwreck, Skeleton Twins) is an American comedian, actor and producer. Bill sits down with the Armchair Expe...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: Steve Madden

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Madden is an American fashion designer and businessman. Steve sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss feeling different from an early age,...