Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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Cat Bohannon (on the female body and evolution) Sep 18, 2024

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Cat Bohannon (Eve) is a researcher and best selling author. Cat joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why strangers want to tell her about their bodies, the reasons women often live longer, and how the medical industry doesn’t study women as much as men. Cat and Dax talk about why women are often seen as having more anxiety, how important females are to the success of a society, and why men have difficulties hearing women’s voices. Cat explains how working night shifts affects the human body, why women are better designed to walk upright, and how diversity is a strength of our species.

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Kristen Bell & Adam Brody Sep 16, 2024

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Kristen Bell & Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This) join the Armchair Expert to discuss what types of dogs they like most, what words take a lot of effort to say, and how they handle having disagreements with others. Kristen, Adam, and Dax talk about what shows they’ve never seen but should have, the importance of anticipation before a kiss, and why Adam has so many opinions about things. Adam and Kristen explain how much their spouses are involved in career decisions, how excited they are for more romantic comedies to be made, and the chemistry between them on screen.

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Armchair Anonymous: Blessing in Disguise Sep 13, 2024

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Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a blessing in disguise.

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Bill Lawrence Sep 11, 2024

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Bill Lawrence (Bad Monkey, Ted Lasso, Scrubs) is a writer, director, and show runner. Bill joins the Armchair Expert to discuss not watching his friends’ shows, how powerful the concept of story can be, and what having a renaissance later in life is like. Bill and Dax talk about what it’s like to be related to a famous family, the path to being a comedy writer, and how hard it is to build a world on screen. Bill explains why he wanted to transition from network to streaming, how difficult it is to make a show that relates to everyone, and the process of writing for specific actors.

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Vince Vaughn Sep 09, 2024

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Vince Vaughn (Bad Monkey, Wedding Crashers, Swingers) is an actor and producer. Vince joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he feels about taking advice from others, how he strives to be competent in his craft, and what movies he related to as a kid. Vince and Dax talk about their academic struggles, how they dealt with bullies, and how he feels about being results oriented. Vince explains why he drove a Firebird for so long, how he feels about the current state of comedies, and the importance of exposing your kids to physical conflict and how to handle it.

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Armchair Anonymous: Internship Sep 06, 2024

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Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about an internship disaster.

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Doctor Mike Sep 04, 2024

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Doctor Mike (The Checkup with Doctor Mike) is a family medicine doctor and YouTube’s #1 Doctor. Doctor Mike joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being the son of immigrants, how his social media presence started, and what it was like being auctioned off for charity. Doctor Mike and Dax talk about the dangers of hyper body optimization, the misinformation out there around healthcare, and how wealth affects a person’s access to their health needs. Doctor Mike explains how he feels about surgery as a solution, how necessary physical therapy is, and how important honesty is when speaking to your physician.

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Without a Paddle Reunion Sep 02, 2024

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Seth Green and Matthew Lillard join the Armchair Expert for a very special episode celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Without a Paddle. Seth and Matthew discuss the advice they would give to young actors, how the style of comedy movies has changed, and why they were afraid to take their shirts off on set. Seth, Matthew, and Dax talk about how many of their own stunts they did, what working with Burt Reynolds was like, and their idea of fame early in their careers. Seth and Matthew explain how they once rented the King of Thailand’s house, Matthew’s game “Coffee and Clips,” and what it’s like for their kids to watch them on screen.

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Armchair Anonymous: Worst Parenting Aug 30, 2024

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Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their worst parenting moment.

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Andrew Newberg Returns (on Sex, God, and the Brain) Aug 29, 2024

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Dr. Andrew Newberg (Sex, God, and the Brain) is a neuroscientist and author. Andrew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how philosophy and science can work together, how the study of seizures has changed over time, and why he started to take a more spiritual scientific approach to his research. Andrew and Dax talk about how human rituals developed, how religion and sex shaped the evolution of civilization, and the biochemistry of god and sex. Andrew explains why happens to the body during intense spiritual experiences, why he was interested in studying orgasmic meditation, and the good vs the bad of religion and spirituality.

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