Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Umbrella - armchairexpertpod.com
Latest episode: Fri Apr 26 2024
Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people’s stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training. I will attempt to discover human “truths” without any laboratory work, clinical trials or data collection. I will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, an Armchair Expert.
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- Apr26Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card IV71mins
- Apr25Phil Heath (professional bodybuilder)128mins
- Apr24Synced: Double Man Plan48mins
- Apr23Flightless Bird: Surveillance52mins
- Apr22Maya Rudolph151mins
- Apr19Armchair Anonymous: Cautionary Tale63mins
- Apr18Patric Gagne (on sociopathy)141mins
- Apr17Synced: DAN45mins
- Apr16Flightless Bird: Loma Linda58mins
- Apr15Joey King124mins
- Apr12Armchair Anonymous: Worst Day55mins
- Apr11Finneas149mins
- Apr10Synced: Roommate People61mins
- Apr9Flightless Bird: Taylor Swift61mins
- Apr8John Cena133mins
- Apr5Armchair Anonymous: Delivery Driver56mins
- Apr4Jonah Nolan (director & screenwriter)138mins
- Apr3Synced: WOM53mins
- Apr2Flightless Bird: True Crime70mins
- Apr1Rebel Wilson123mins
- Mar29Armchair Anonymous: Took the Fall50mins
- Mar28Maureen Dunne (on neurodiversity)92mins
- Mar27Synced: MSP60mins
- Mar26Flightless Bird: Shoes Indoors55mins
- Mar25Christina Applegate119mins
- Mar22Armchair Anonymous: Amusement Park51mins
- Mar21Lisa Damour (on the emotion of teenagers)124mins
- Mar20Synced: Manscraping63mins
- Mar19Flightless Bird: Lord of the Rings62mins
- Mar18Conor McGregor & Jake Gyllenhaal116mins
- Mar15Armchair Anonymous: Cult67mins
- Mar14Bill Gates Returns111mins
- Mar13Synced: Gate Boyfriend52mins
- Mar12Flightless Bird: Feijoas45mins
- Mar11Maisie Williams123mins
- Mar8Armchair Anonymous: Cheated50mins
- Mar7Angela Duckworth Returns136mins
- Mar6Synced: Breaking News46mins
- Mar5Flightless Bird: Smokey Bear47mins
- Mar4Goldie Hawn119mins
- Feb29Jared Cohen Returns135mins
- Feb28Synced: The Pool46mins
- Feb27Flightless Bird: Costco52mins
- Feb26Bradley Cooper Returns126mins
- Feb23Armchair Anonymous: Greatest Fear48mins
- Feb22Rob Reiner126mins
- Feb21Synced: DePENS53mins
- Feb20Flightless Bird: Roswell55mins
- Feb19Camila Mendes146mins
- Feb16Armchair Anonymous: Valentine's Day Disaster61mins
- Feb15Charles Duhigg (on being a supercommunicator)131mins
- Feb14Synced: The Recital58mins
- Feb13Flightless Bird: Donuts45mins
- Feb12Jason Bateman Returns Again137mins
- Feb9Armchair Anonymous: Accidentally Naked55mins
- Feb8Molly McNearney112mins
- Feb7Synced: Martini Mission48mins
- Feb6Flightless Bird: Callery Pear Trees49mins
- Feb5Heidi Klum116mins
- Feb2Armchair Anonymous: Alcoholics Anonymous50mins
- Feb1Noah Hawley (Fargo Week)109mins
- Jan31Synced: My Favorite F63mins
- Jan30Jon Hamm (Fargo Week)117mins
- Jan29Juno Temple (Fargo Week)102mins
- Jan26Armchair Anonymous: Underdogs58mins
- Jan25Henry Louis Gates Jr.115mins
- Jan24Synced: Clacks65mins
- Jan22Dave Burd (Lil Dicky)117mins
- Jan19Armchair Anonymous: Resolutions44mins
- Jan18Vanessa Marin (sex therapist)152mins
- Jan17Synced: Hot Girl Hobbies62mins
- Jan15Wyatt & Kurt Russell113mins
- Jan12Armchair Anonymous: Crazy Concerts64mins
- Jan11Matthew Desmond (on poverty)113mins
- Jan10Synced: You Can't Shortcut It51mins
- Jan8Paul Giamatti124mins
- Jan5Armchair Anonymous: Crazy Gym55mins
- Jan4Billie Joe Armstrong120mins
- Jan3Synced: Back to Basics65mins
- Jan1Taraji P. Henson133mins
- Dec29Yearbook - Chapter 7: What The Living Can Offer29mins
- Dec22Holiday Spectacular 202353mins
- Dec22Yearbook - Chapter 6: The Hardest Book to Read34mins
- Dec21Best of Thursdays 202361mins
- Dec20Synced: That's What We Do58mins
- Dec19Flightless Bird: Hot Dogs43mins
- Dec18Best of Mondays 202380mins
- Dec15Armchair Anonymous: Holiday Vacation53mins
- Dec15Yearbook - Chapter 5: Teenage Love & Danger34mins
- Dec14Adam Frank (physicist and astronomer)142mins
- Dec13Synced: It's Rustic64mins
- Dec12Flightless Bird: Quilts52mins
- Dec11Willem Dafoe126mins
- Dec8Armchair Anonymous: Meet Cute50mins
- Dec8Yearbook - Chapter 4: Local Celebrity33mins
- Dec7Maria Sharapova115mins
- Dec6Synced: Vorsh!75mins
- Dec5Flightless Bird: American Accents57mins
- Dec4Jon Batiste133mins
- Dec1Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card III63mins
- Dec1Yearbook - Chapter 3: Insecurity29mins
- Nov30Daniel Markovits (on meritocracy)145mins
- Nov29Synced: Maxing Out65mins
- Nov28Flightless Bird: Cereal50mins
- Nov27Eva Longoria120mins
- Nov24Armchair Anonymous: Piercing & Tattoos62mins
- Nov24Yearbook - Chapter 2: The Driver30mins
- Nov23Jedidiah Jenkins (author and memoirist)160mins
- Nov22Synced: Morning After Slumber Party73mins
- Nov21Flightless Bird: Cars61mins
- Nov20Wiz Khalifa137mins
- Nov17Yearbook - Chapter 1: The Perfect School30mins
- Nov17Welcome to Yearbook44mins
- Nov16Dr. Becky Kennedy (psychologist on parenting)136mins
- Nov15Synced: T.B.C.46mins
- Nov14Flightless Bird: Pinball50mins
- Nov13Trevor Noah152mins
- Nov10Armchair Anonymous: Bartending46mins
- Nov9Barbara Kingsolver (author of Demon Copperhead)139mins
- Nov8Synced: Trips & Falls & Pies & Creams59mins
- Nov7Flightless Bird: Fantasy Football48mins
- Nov6Tom Hansen145mins
- Nov4eff won: Christian Horner Debrief73mins
- Nov3Armchair Anonymous: Babysitting54mins
- Nov2Dan Ariely (on behavioral economics)120mins
- Nov1Synced: The OT's are OK47mins
- Oct31Flightless Bird: Haunted Houses56mins
- Oct30Craig Ferguson126mins
- Oct27Armchair Anonymous: Halloween51mins
- Oct26Adam Grant Returns Again155mins
- Oct25Synced: Future Surf60mins
- Oct23The Chainsmokers117mins
- Oct20Armchair Anonymous: Generous Hospitality53mins
- Oct19Robert Sapolsky (on human behavior and free will)113mins
- Oct18Synced: The Smell54mins
- Oct17Flightless Bird: Bail Bonds64mins
- Oct16Jada Pinkett Smith129mins
- Oct13Armchair Anonymous: Teacher/Principal48mins
- Oct12Morgan Neville (documentary filmmaker)143mins
- Oct11Synced: AMA61mins
- Oct9Fred Armisen122mins
- Oct6Armchair Anonymous: Service Industry52mins
- Oct5Vivek Murthy Returns (US Surgeon General)152mins
- Oct4Synced: Stay in Your Hula Hoop56mins
- Oct3Flightless Bird: Laundromats47mins
- Oct2Kerry Washington108mins
- Sep29Armchair Anonymous: Failed Romantic Pursuit37mins
- Sep28Gabor Maté (on trauma & addiction)106mins
- Sep27Synced: Long End of the Stick81mins
- Sep25Jonathan Van Ness114mins
- Sep22Armchair Anonymous: Waxing Debacle52mins
- Sep21Prachi Gupta (on the model minority myth)134mins
- Sep20Synced: My Best Friend's Boobs55mins
- Sep19Flightless Bird: Healthcare II52mins
- Sep18Jimmy Kimmel Returns117mins
- Sep15Armchair Anonymous: School Dance54mins
- Sep14Mustafa Suleyman (on artificial intelligence)142mins
- Sep13Synced: September 13th60mins
- Sep11Idina Menzel148mins
- Sep8Armchair Anonymous: Worst USA Trip57mins
- Sep7Amy Edmondson (organizational behavioral scientist)113mins
- Sep6Synced: i drizzle40mins
- Sep5Flightless Bird: Pizza47mins
- Sep4Jake Johnson Returns137mins
- Aug31Jim Farley (CEO of Ford)92mins
- Aug30Synced: Third Location51mins
- Aug28Tig Notaro126mins
- Aug25Armchair Anonymous: Bad Landlord42mins
- Aug24Brian Chesky (co-founder of airbnb)133mins
- Aug23Synced: Bubbles49mins
- Aug22Flightless Bird: Storm Chasers43mins
- Aug21Jason Derulo109mins
- Aug18Armchair Anonymous: Grateful for a Lie44mins
- Aug17Wendy Mogel134mins
- Aug16Synced: The O.W.61mins
- Aug15Nurture vs Nurture: Family #12: Denise & Ryan56mins
- Aug14Kristen Bell, by the grace of God, returns164mins
- Aug10Michael Waldman [Rerelease from 5/25/23]131mins
- Aug9Synced: The Pins Have Pins55mins
- Aug8Flightless Bird: Ice47mins
- Aug7Robert Downey Jr. [Rerelease from 6/19/23]163mins
- Aug3Phil Stutz [Rerelease from 1/5/23]172mins
- Aug2Synced: M+R or L+D62mins
- Jul31Anna Kendrick [Rerelease from 1/9/23]152mins
- Jul27David Sedaris [Rerelease from 10/7/21]112mins
- Jul26Synced: We’re Back69mins
- Jul25Flightless Bird: School Cafeterias60mins
- Jul24Matt Damon [Rerelease from 8/2/21]120mins
- Jul11Flightless Bird: PSA / Farrier Takes Flight33mins
- Jul4Flightless Bird: Independence Day30mins
- Jun27Flightless Bird: Attics & Basements58mins
- Jun20Flightless Bird: Electric Kettles44mins
- Jun13Flightless Bird: DMV Pt II42mins
- Jun6Flightless Bird: Beavers39mins
- May30Flightless Bird: Drug Rehab34mins
- May23Flightless Bird: Exotic Pets49mins
- May16Flightless Bird: The Villages50mins
- May9Flightless Bird: EPCOT vs Universal46mins
- May2Flightless Bird: Alligators50mins
- May1Danny Ric + Daxy Shep “eff won” Teaser10mins
- Apr25Flightless Bird: Spiritualists44mins
- Apr18Flightless Bird: Gladesmen57mins
- Apr11Flightless Bird: Eggs50mins
- Apr4Flightless Bird: Movies60mins
- Mar28Flightless Bird: Pickleball54mins
- Mar21Flightless Bird: Rabies51mins
- Mar14Flightless Bird: BBQ63mins
- Mar7Flightless Bird: Waco51mins
- Feb28Flightless Bird: Waffle House54mins
- Feb21Flightless Bird: DMV50mins
- Feb14Flightless Bird: Valentine's Day47mins
- Feb7Flightless Bird: Sandwiches70mins
- Jan31Flightless Bird: New Zealand Summer Vacation67mins
- Dec21Race to 35: Esther Perel49mins
- Dec20Flightless Bird: Christmas62mins
- Dec14Race to 35: Post Retrieval55mins
- Dec13Flightless Bird: Soft Drinks57mins
- Dec7Race to 35: Day 9 + Andrew Solomon93mins
- Dec6Flightless Bird: Leaf Blowers48mins
- Nov30Race to 35: Day 8 + Chelsea Handler46mins
- Nov29Flightless Bird: Bears58mins
- Nov23Race to 35: Day 7 + Dana64mins
- Nov22Flightless Bird: Thanksgiving56mins
- Nov16Race to 35: Day 6 + Christina Perri90mins
- Nov15Flightless Bird: Airports53mins
- Nov9Race to 35: Day 5 + Andrew Huberman120mins
- Nov8Flightless Bird: News60mins
- Nov2Race to 35: Day 4 + Eve Wiley + Bee127mins
- Nov1Flightless Bird: Maths58mins
- Oct26Race to 35: Day 3 + Emily Oster + January Jones93mins
- Oct25Flightless Bird: Halloween57mins
- Oct19Race to 35: Day 2 + Douglas NeJamie + Dre & Rachel114mins
- Oct18Flightless Bird: Shower Curtains39mins
- Oct12Race to 35: Day 160mins
- Oct11Flightless Bird: Amish52mins
- Oct9Introducing... Race to 3517mins
- Oct4Flightless Bird: Game Shows50mins
- Sep27Flightless Bird: Pornography72mins
- Sep20Flightless Bird: RVs58mins
- Sep13Flightless Bird: Bunkers50mins
- Sep6Flightless Bird: Baseball55mins
- Aug30Flightless Bird: Tipping51mins
- Aug23Flightless Bird: Juggalos48mins
- Aug16Flightless Bird: Amazon58mins
- Aug9Flightless Bird: Healthcare52mins
- Aug2Flightless Bird: Diners35mins
- Jul26Flightless Bird: Circumcision51mins
- Jul19Flightless Bird: Football44mins
- Jul12Flightless Bird: Bottled Water47mins
- Jul5Flightless Bird: Disney II36mins
- Jun28Flightless Bird: Flags51mins
- Jun21Flightless Bird: Burgers54mins
- Jun14Flightless Bird: Dog Shows46mins
- Jun7Flightless Bird: Suing59mins
- May31Flightless Bird: Disney Adults49mins
- May24Flightless Bird: Toilets56mins
- May17Flightless Bird: Religion58mins
- May13Introducing... Flightless Bird with David Farrier5mins
- Sep8We are supported by... the Future is Female60mins
- Sep1We are supported by... Sheryl Sandberg55mins
- Aug27We are supported by... Reese Witherspoon60mins
- Aug11We are supported by... Kim Kardashian West71mins
- Aug4We are supported by... Abby Wambach64mins
- Jul28We are supported by... Esther Duflo63mins
- Jul23We are supported by... Diane von Furstenberg51mins
- Jul14We are supported by... Samantha Power76mins
- Jul7We are supported by... Oprah Winfrey47mins
- Jun30We are supported by... Malala Yousafzai75mins
- Jun23We are supported by... Gloria Steinem69mins
- Jun22Introducing... We Are Supported By21mins
- Feb23Nurture vs Nurture: Family #3: Joan & Todd13mins
- Feb19Nurture vs Nurture: Family #2: Brooke8mins
- Feb16Nurture vs Nurture: Family #1: Erick and Elsie74mins
- Apr15Part 10: Monica & Jess Love Each Other with Dax & Kristen69mins
- Apr8Part 9: Monica & Jess love Love Addiction with Dr. Alex Katehakis83mins
- Apr1Part 8: Monica & Jess Love Cock Buffets with Dan Savage86mins
- Mar25Part 7: Monica & Jess Love Goblins with Esther Perel79mins
- Mar18Part 6: Monica & Jess Love Tough Love with Patti Stanger (the Millionaire Matchmaker)69mins
- Mar11Part 5: Monica & Jess Love Getting Called Out on Their Bullshit with Dr. Drew68mins
- Mar4Part 4: Monica & Jess Love Therapy with Harry the Therapist88mins
- Feb26Part 3: Monica & Jess Love Motherly Advice with Kristen Bell87mins
- Feb19Part 2: Monica & Jess Love Boys who like Christmas70mins
- Feb14Part 1: Monica and Jess Love Boys with Dax Shepard81mins
- Feb12Introducing: Monica & Jess Love Boys2mins