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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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- Yesterdayconversational53 min6-min read
Armchair Anonymous: Dinner Party
A chaotic holiday dinner descends into oil-slicked floors, a runaway dog, and a husband grilling a turkey in the rain, while another dinner party ends with a naked man in view of the entire neighborhood after a massive food-induced vomit explosion. Meanwhile, a 10-year-old girl attempts a pool cue jump and gives herself an accidental episiotomy, leading to a midnight ER visit. These wild dinner party stories blend absurdity, trauma, and humor in equal measure.
- 3 days agoconversational1h 55m6-min read
Jared Diamond Returns (on the science of leadership)
In this lively episode of Armchair Expert, Dan Shepard and Lily Padman welcome back Pulitzer Prize-winning polymath Jared Diamond for an in-person chat about his latest book, Prophets, Poets, Coaches, and Kings: When Do Leaders Matter? The conversation unpacks the complex factors that make leaders effective—or not—through historical deep dives, natural experiments, and a healthy dose of humor.
- 5 days agoconversational2h 20m6-min read
Leanne Morgan
Comedian Leanne Morgan joins Dan Sheppard, Lily Padman, and Sharon Beasley on Armchair Expert to share her wild journey from rural Tennessee to Netflix stardom. With humor and heart, she recounts growing up in a town of 624 people, surviving an abusive early marriage, raising three kids while grinding through corporate gigs and local comedy shows, and finally breaking through in her 50s with viral social media content that led to Netflix specials, a Reese Witherspoon-produced film, and a Chuck Lorre sitcom.
- 1 weeks agoconversational54 min5-min read
Armchair Anonymous: Bad Customer
This episode of Armchair Anonymous dives into wild, disturbing, and darkly hilarious customer service horror stories from around the world, featuring a woman pooping in a theater foyer during a bachelorette meltdown, a flooring salesman nearly seduced into a religious threesome by a creepy couple, a waxing session that escalates to full ejaculation, and a bartender who gets slashed in the back with a tactical hatchet—all while maintaining a tone of morbid amusement and empathy for frontline workers.
- 1 weeks agoconversational2h 3m7-min read
Ben Lamm (on de-extinction)
Ben Lamm, CEO of Colossal Biosciences, joins Dan Shepard and Lily Padman to discuss his company’s audacious mission to de-extinct species like the woolly mammoth and dire wolf using synthetic biology, CRISPR, and AI. What began as a sci-fi dream has evolved into a real scientific and ethical frontier, complete with breakthroughs in genetic engineering, artificial wombs, and plastic-degrading microbes — all while navigating public skepticism, regulatory scrutiny, and the philosophical question of what it means to ‘play God.’
- 1 weeks agoconversational2h 9m6-min read
Joey King Returns
Actor Joey King returns to Armchair Expert for a lively, unfiltered chat with hosts Dan Shepard and Lily Padman, diving into everything from nose hairs and food poisoning to facial burns, chin fillers, and the cultural legacy of Practical Magic 2. The conversation is equal parts hilarious, gross, and heartfelt, touching on identity, public perception, and the absurdity of modern life.
- 2 weeks agoconversational46 min5-min read
Armchair Anonymous: Crazy Gym II
This episode of Armchair Anonymous features three wild gym-related stories from callers: a fitness coach who vomits mid-treadmill during a surprise 5K challenge, a college student whose gym buddy turns into a steroid-fueled, emotionally unstable roommate with a secret paternity crisis, and a bouldering enthusiast who suffers a grotesque ankle dislocation that leaves her foot folded upward — all wrapped in the show’s signature humor and empathy.
- 2 weeks ago1h 49m
Eric Goode (documentary filmmaker)
Eric Goode (Monsters of God, Chimp Crazy, Tiger King) is a filmmaker, hotelier, and conservationist. Eric joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in an animal-filled home, surviving Northern California’s New Age movement, and befriending Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring in 1980s New York. Eric and Dax talk about creating legendary nightclubs and hotels, directing Nine Inch Nails videos, and stumbling into Tiger King while investigating reptile smugglers. Eric explains why obsession can give life purpose, why conservation requires talking to people you oppose, and why there is rarely one clear bad guy.Thank you to our presenting partner Lilly. Lilly’s Foundayo™(orforglipron). Advertisement Disclaimer: Please see Indications and Safety Summary with Warnings for Foundayo™(orforglipron) at https://www.foundayo.lilly.com/riskStart your 2 month free trial today: https://youtube.com/premium . Terms Apply. Cancel Anytime.Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/Take printer ink off your to-do list with HP Smart Tank | http://www.hp.com/SmartTankSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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About Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
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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