Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
By Armchair Umbrella
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.
Episodes (7)
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Lena Waithe
Lena Waithe dismantles the myth that success comes from shortcuts, declaring bluntly: 'The shortcut is the quickest way to the back of the line'—a revelation born from years of navigating Hollywood’s minefields, personal heartbreak, and creative reinvention. I
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Cohen Miles-Rath (on psychosis and recovery)
Psychosis is not a moral failing, but a medical condition triggered by a perfect storm of trauma, sleep deprivation, substance use, and genetic vulnerability—yet only 4% of people with psychosis become violent, a statistic that shatters the media’s obsession w
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Hannah Berner
The most damaging thing a woman can do in a moment of vulnerability isn’t fail—it’s be seen as unlikable. Hannah Berner, former Division I tennis player turned stand-up sensation, dismantles the myth of perfection with a searing, self-aware narrative that turn
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Darby Saxbe (on Dad Brain)
Fatherhood isn’t just a social role—it’s a biological transformation that rewires men’s brains and bodies, according to clinical psychologist Darby Saxbe, whose groundbreaking research in *Dad Brain* reveals that men experience measurable hormonal shifts befor
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Anonymous: Camping
A mother's worst nightmare unfolds when her nine-year-old son accidentally drops a hot metal roasting stick into his open eye during a camping trip in British Columbia—only to discover, in the dim light of dawn, a terrifying white line across his eyeball that
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden reveals that his addiction wasn’t a moral failure but a survival strategy forged in the fire of childhood trauma—losing his mother and sister in a car crash at age three, a grief so deep it became the foundation of a lifelong performance of toughn
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Leslie John (on the power of oversharing)
The most dangerous thing you can do isn’t overshare—it’s stay silent. Behavioral scientist Leslie John dismantles the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness, revealing instead that strategic self-disclosure is a superpower in building trust, deepening re
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