Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Armchair Umbrella
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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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Flightless Bird: Lord of the Rings
This week on Flightless Bird, David Farrier still finds himself stranded back in New Zealand, waiting for his new Visa to be issued so he can make more American Flightless Birds. Cut off from America, he decides to do one of the most touristy things he can imagine: he sets off for Matamata and the tiny sleepy village of Hobbiton. Left over from the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, he goes to meet Hobbiton general manager Shayne Forrest, who takes Farrier around the most incredibly detailed living film set he’s ever seen. Farrier discovers that Hobbiton has recently opened up a Hobbit house, so Farrier goes inside to experience it with an American man called Matt. Outside, Farrier is lucky enough to meet Pickles, Hobbiton’s one and only rescue cat.
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Conor McGregor & Jake Gyllenhaal
Conor McGregor is a mixed martial arts fighter, businessman, and actor. Jake Gyllenhaal is an actor. Conor and Jake join the Armchair Expert to discuss what their experience was collaborating to remake Roadhouse, how promoting a movie is different than promoting a fight, and what the motivation was for Conor to learn mixed martial arts as a young man. Conor, Jake, and Dax talk about what it’s like growing up in hypermasculine environments, how they approach failure, and what it’s like raising children as a fighter. Conor and Jake explain what training for a fight does for your physical health, what it takes to create believable fight scenes, and how much they love being creators.
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Armchair Anonymous: Cult
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they escaped a cult.
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Bill Gates Returns
Bill Gates is a businessman, investor, and philanthropist. Bill returns to the Armchair Expert (from India!) to discuss the process of partnering with governments to provide vaccines, what data he looks at to assess what a successful project is, and why he is comfortable being critical of others' ideas. Bill and Dax talk about how impactful having a good meeting with peers can be, how important it is to admit that you aren’t an expert at something, and what superpowers they would want. Bill explains why he loves the history of science, how much of his foundation’s research goes towards world health, and what impacts A.I. will potentially have on the global economy.
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Synced: Gate Boyfriend
In this episode of Synced, Liz shares her latest meet cute with Monica, they discuss phone background etiquette, and talk through how they would respond if one of them committed murder. They deep dive into a listener question on how to handle an odorous coworker.
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Flightless Bird: Feijoas
This week on Flightless Bird, David Farrier finds himself stranded back in New Zealand, waiting for his new American Visa to be issued. He decides to investigate New Zealand’s most famous fruit - not the kiwifruit, but the feijoa. They’re an icon in New Zealand, put in everything from chocolate to vodka. Farrier then sets out to understand why the feijoa has never taken off in America - and is shocked to find an underground network of feijoa lovers throughout California.
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Customer Reviews
Goldie Hawn
I was so enamored with Goldie's stories and her banter with Dax. As a fellow J2C (yep, I'm Jan 2nd too!), I'm genetically incapable of being like her, but boy would I love to embody her loving and carefree spirit!! Such a sweet little series with the Russell/Hawn clan 🙂
Wow!!!!!!
I wish so very much that people would stop commenting on Dax’s Instagram and feeding his ego or narcissism. He loves it. He also loves the feeling of being righteous and blocking people on Instagram. He blocks people on his page and the Armchair Expert page. So be prepared to only say butt kissing things or you will be blocked. The only thing they care about is fame and money and they will do anything for that. Rob is a snob. Monica is super judgemental. Dax is clearly bisexual. I find Kristen pathetic for staying with him. He knows she keeps his career going and money flowing so he stays with her and flirts with other females and males. I feel so bad for their daughters as their parents are greedy hypocrites. They also are frauds and a poor example of what a healthy marriage and relationship is. And all of Dax and Kristen’s friends go along with it because they benefit from them financially. Am I the only one that sees it? I hope that very soon they will all be exposed and cancelled.
Arm 🍒🍒 since the beginning…
…but Monica is ruining the show. And as a liberal myself, it’s so disappointing. She finds a problem with EVERYTHING and obviously detests Dax for his open-mindedness. Honestly she gives feminists a bad name. If I do listen, I stop before it gets to the fact check because I CAN’T.