290 episodes
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Armchair Umbrella
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4.6 • 65.3K Ratings
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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: Pies
In this week's Flightless Bird, David Farrier talks to the author of 50 Pies 50 States, Stacey Mei Yan Fong. Farrier sets out to discover why Americans love pie so much, declaring January 23rd National Pie Day back in 1986. Farrier and Fong discuss what makes the pie so American, before looking at Stacey’s top 3 American pies - which David, Monica and Rob then sample.
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Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish (I Curse You With Joy, Girls Trip, Night School) is an actor and comedian. Tiffany joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how much she needs laughter on a daily basis, her journey to find her biological father, and how messy her bedroom is. Tiffany and Dax talk about whether or not they think humans are designed to eat meat, what her love language is, and her first orgasm. Tiffany explains how some of her personal relationships changed after achieving success, what it’s like to date as a successful woman, and which chapter was the hardest to write in her book.
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Charan Ranganath (on memory)
Charan Ranganath (Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters) is a neuroscientist. Charan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the mechanics of memory, how AI learning is different than human learning, and the influence that present context has on memories. Charan and Dax talk about the relationship of imagination to memory, the problems with hypnosis, and repressed memories. Charan explains how sleep can conceptualize memories, the ways photos can influence memories, and how traumatic memories affect the brain.
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Synced: The B.E.D.
In this episode of Synced, Monica and Liz are out of sync. Liz pitches candidates for the ‘double man plan’, Monica learns the Heimlich maneuver, and a special guest joins to discuss murder. They answer listener questions on sobriety induced friendship shifts and whether to confront a partner with a new laugh.
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Flightless Bird: Citizenship
In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier looks at the process of gaining American Citizenship, and what it means to become truly American. Why over the last decade did over seven million non-Americans choose to become American? And what does this process look like? David talks to a New Zealander who chose to Naturalise before looking at some Americans who’ve chosen to do the exact opposite. Why would someone choose to become American and why would someone choose to give it up?
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Chris Pine
Chris Pine (Poolman, Star Trek, Wonder Woman) is an actor, producer, and director. Chris joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the thrills of a catastrophe, falling in love with nicotine toothpicks, and what growing up in old Hollywood was like. Chris and Dax talk about how hard it is to expose your emotions, how much they love saunas, and the experience of feeling fraudulent. Chris admits to his preconceptions of Dax, the juxtaposition of how he sees himself vs how others see him, and his love for the city of Los Angeles.
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Customer Reviews
Love everybody so much
More Monica, Liz and Dax time please!!! Love all of your expertise, experience and interest, so many diverse viewpoints it’s wonderful 🥂
And then have Wobby wob and David have some bro convos too please! they remind me of my guy friends, their bromance makes me giggle so much
Charan Ranganath
Loved the entire podcast, but the fact check had me uncontrollably laughing. The riff on Mikes coffee and Bobs paper towels was priceless. Monica’s acting skills shined while she played the straight guy. I hoped she was having as much fun doing it as I had listening to it. Thanks for the belly laughs!
The one where Monica ruined armchair expert .
The 2 episodes that were just Dax and the guest was BLISSFUL!!! Too bad she came back. So here we are…
A/E WAS my #1 podcast. Cut to…I’ve been struggling to push through Monica’s useless interjections and annoying fake/Dax laugh & entitled attitude for months but I think I’m at my wit’s end. This girl has the mentality of a spoiled child & the life experience of one as well . She serves ZERO purpose on AE, other than to ruin it for me(& many others, apparently). Imagine how wonderful, If it was Dax on his own for the interview, followed up w a post show wrap up with Rob!! This would be pure BLISS! Rob would be perfect! He isn’t offensive, doesn’t talk just to prove he’s important, yet he’s knowledgeable and thoughtful w his words. I use to enjoy all of A/E. Then I started fast forward through Monica. Then Monica basically took over the entire fact check. She occasionally “allows” Dax a few minutes here & there, (how generous 🙄). When i realized this is getting worse not better, that was my cue to peace out after the interview ends. Now Monica is inserting herself into the interviews as much as possible. This only serves to disrupt the natural flow/progression/connection between Dax & guest. I think I’m just done. I’ll get my fix from a plethora of other wonderful podcasts. Believe it or not, they aren’t the only game in town! Call Her Daddy is excellent! Alex Cooper always “GOES THERE” w ea guest! It’s a great listen/watch! So many to choose from now… why endure the obnoxious, entitled child who hit the lotto when she bamboozled Dax into promoting her from babysitter to co-host. I have no need to endure anymore tales of Monica’s expensive limited “edish” (she apparently cannot say addition) purchases and bossy brags about the first class flight that is now her life, thanks to Dax. Whom btw, she has yet to thank! Let’s not forget this is the girl who has lost so much perspective, she proudly announced in the fact check, that she regrets not putting our beloved President OBAMA “in his place”?!!!🤯 That’s a hard NO for me. ✌️
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