Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their craziest movie-going experience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

5 Touko 202346min

Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy, Bridgerton, Scandal) is a producer, writer, and showrunner. Shonda joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what her experience has been working for a streaming service versus network television, why she loves meeting other showrunners, and her ability to stay unburdened by comparison. Shonda and Dax talk about their relationship with making money, the power of Chicago, and the impact of being interviewed by Oprah. Shonda explains how she is naturally a shy person, how she feels about people being intimidated by her, and the decision to raise kids by herself. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Touko 20231h 52min

Paris Hilton (Paris: The Memoir) is a model, actress, entrepreneur, and New York Times best-selling author. Paris joins the Armchair Expert to discuss playing into stereotypes early in her career, the power of shame, and how therapeutic it was to write her book. Paris and Dax talk about what their early experiences in Hollywood were like, why the bad boy persona is attractive, and how much she relates to Pamela Anderson. Paris opens up about her traumatic reform school experiences, being a new mother, and her obsession with making a billion dollars. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1 Touko 20231h 49min

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a well-intentioned gift gone wrong. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Huhti 202355min

Jason Katims (Dear Edward, Parenthood, Friday Night Lights) is a producer, writer, and showrunner. Jason joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his ability to embrace the ensemble, the relationship between an actor and writer, and what the responsibility of the creator is to the characters of a story. Jason and Dax talk about how much they loved working together on Parenthood, what their early film experiences were like, and how much they value a great crew on a project. Jason explains what it was like to employ his own father as an actor, his pattern of working off of source material, and what starts his creative gears. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Huhti 20232h 1min

David Sedaris (Happy-Go-Lucky, A Carnival of Snackery, Calypso) is a comedian and author. David joins the Armchair Expert again to discuss what trendy sayings bother him, how he feels about doing nice things for strangers, and why he likes to make his own postcards. David and Dax talk about what they know how to say in different languages, how drug and food addictions are similar, and how hard it is to accept help from others. David explains why he doesn't share his streaming passwords, the phenomenon of wanting to do things for his sister Amy, and how the societal value of the satirist is growing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

24 Huhti 20232h 41min

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about their worst homeshare experience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Huhti 202355min

Nita Farahany (The Battle For Your Brain) is an author, professor, and scholar. Nita joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the effects of implementing brain wave monitoring, what body politics are, and how AI is currently being used to predict human behavior. Nita and Dax talk about the fears they have surrounding neurotechnology, whether transferring a person's consciousness will be possible some day, and how fast surveillance is normalized. Nita explains why the definition of death is being debated, how privacy practices often don't align with privacy preferences, and what cognitive rights laws could look like in the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

20 Huhti 20231h 58min