135 episodes
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Armchair Umbrella
-
- Comedy
-
-
4.6 • 64K Ratings
-
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.
-
Jonathan Van Ness
Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye, Getting Curious) is a hairstylist, television personality, and podcaster. Jonathan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the idea of older women having younger sexual partners, dealing with skin issues, and how news organizations choose political sides. Jonathan and Dax talk about transgender participation in sports, what it means to challenge progressive ideas, and how state laws around gender-affirming care can differ. Jonathan explains why judging in cheerleading is not objective, what the motivation was to start a science-based podcast, and how relationships can truly grow.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Armchair Anonymous: Waxing Debacle
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a waxing debacle.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Prachi Gupta (on the model minority myth)
Prachi Gupta (They Called Us Exceptional) is a journalist and author. Prachi joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why she was grounded for reading fiction, how she views the institution of arranged marriages, and what the American Dream meant to her parents. Prachi and Dax talk about why she wanted to tell her brother’s story, how she feels about happiness being correlated to success, and why being emasculated can affect how men treat one another. Prachi explains why dating apps have changed how people find partners, why there is a stigma around family estrangement, and what her experience was finding effective therapy.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Synced: My Best Friend's Boobs
In this episode of Synced, Monica and Liz chat about naked bodies, Liz teaches Monica about underwater hockey, and they debate how one never knows what is going on behind closed doors or social media captions. They discuss listener questions about whether there is such a thing as too much therapy, would they want to know if their parents cheated, and how much should parents contribute financially to a wedding?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Flightless Bird: Healthcare II
After two American surgeons told David he needed back surgery, he fled back to his home of New Zealand where healthcare was less scary! What he discovered in New Zealand surprised him. David calls up journalist Luke O’Neil (writer of the Welcome to Hellworld newsletter and new book A Creature Wanting Form) to chat through what he discovered: two very different medical systems with vastly different approaches.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Jimmy Kimmel Returns
Jimmy Kimmel (Strike Force Five) is a talk show host and podcaster. Jimmy returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss how much the attic hasn’t changed in five years, what it’s like working with his competition on a podcast, and how much of a temper he doesn’t have. Jimmy and Dax talk about the state of trout fly fishing, what they think being retired from show business means, and how much they appreciate a good standup. Jimmy explains that he doesn’t accept comparisons to other talk show hosts, what he would ask Trump in an interview, and how long the text messages from his dad are.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Customer Reviews
Waxing
I’m not sure where you go, but every wax I had, you wear underwear and they move it around.
👎
Dax and Monica sound like out of touch Narcissists. Especially Monica.
Circumsion
I wish that this particular podcast had some science involved in it and some medical Science. If I remember correctly, there is some real medical science behind doing circumcisions. Because of the fact that a lot of men can't clean themselves well enough to prevent future medical problems. I believe they have a ride to their opinions, but it was mostly just cultural opinions that they discussed and I think if you're discussing something like this, that you need to talk about sure smegma and medical issues. Also, the medical reasons for doing it not just the cultural ones. That's all I wanna say.