Episodes
Nov. 24, 2025
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams, The Secret Life of Us, The Square) is an actor, writer, and director. Joel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he knows when his Australian Vogue Editor-in-Chief wife doesn’t like his outfit,...
Nov. 21, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Dental Disaster
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a dental disaster. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armch...
Nov. 19, 2025
Andrew Ross Sorkin (on stock market crashes)
Andrew Ross Sorkin (1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History) is a financial columnist, TV anchor, and author. Andrew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss a kid telling him when he was young that go...
Nov. 17, 2025
Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show, Jay Kelly, Almost Famous) is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor. Billy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his interpretation of his findings on Finding Your Roots, how he both appreciated a...
Nov. 14, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Unexpected Orgasm II
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about an unexpected orgasm. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Ar...
Nov. 12, 2025
Mel Robbins (on the Let Them Theory)
Mel Robbins (The Let Them Theory, The High 5 Habit, The 5 Second Rule) is a podcast host, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. Mel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss feeling every day in college like the only one who coul...
Nov. 11, 2025
Mom's Car: Larry Trilling
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome acclaimed director of Parenthood and sweetest man Larry Trilling. Larry, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through attending Santa Monica High School with the entire cast ...
Nov. 10, 2025
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Anthony Hopkins (We Did Ok, Kid, The Silence of the Lambs, The Father) is an Academy, Emmy, and BAFTA Award-winning actor. Anthony joins the Armchair Expert to discuss feeling othered and playing the role of the dummy in ...
Nov. 7, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card IX
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert...
Nov. 5, 2025
Malala Yousafzai (education activist)
Malala Yousafzai (Finding My Way, I Am Malala, He Named Me Malala) is an education activist, Nobel Prize laureate, and author. Malala joins the Armchair Expert to discuss having a relatively normal life until a militant organ...
Nov. 4, 2025
Mom's Car: Ryan Hansen
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car we welcome all-around buddy Ryan Hansen. Ryan, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through feeling famous from a young age at church, the legend of tough and redheaded Billy, doing bad ...
Nov. 3, 2025
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon (Gone Before Goodbye, The Morning Show, Big Little Lies) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award-winning actor and producer. Reese joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up on a military base in Ge...
Oct. 31, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Babysitting II
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a bad babysitting experience. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or list...
Oct. 30, 2025
Listen Now: BETH’S DEAD
Monica Padman (cohost of the Armchair Expert Podcast) always wondered why her favorite podcasters, Elizabeth Laime and Andy Rosen, abruptly ended their show years ago. When she finally got the chance to ask them in person, sh...
Oct. 29, 2025
Cas Holman (on being playful)
Cas Holman (Playful: How Play Shifts Our Thinking, Inspires Connection, and Sparks Creativity) is a toy creator, play designer, and author. Cas joins the Armchair Expert to discuss creating modular ecosystems of play in her t...
Oct. 28, 2025
Mom's Car: Tim Lovestedt
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car we welcome comedic legend and fellow Groundlings alum Tim Lovestedt. Tim, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through the dish on Brad, working in wine, Tim getting a DUI at the police ...
Oct. 27, 2025
Rose Byrne
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I Would Kick You, Damages, Neighbors) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor. Rose joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being rejected from every drama school she applied to in Australia, not having the co...
Oct. 24, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Military
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy military story. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armcha...
Oct. 22, 2025
Stephen Dubner Returns Again
Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics, When to Rob a Bank, Freakonomics Radio) is an award-winning journalist, author, and radio host. Stephen returns once again to the Armchair Expert to discuss the power and necessity of disgust, th...
Oct. 21, 2025
Mom's Car: Briegh Morrison
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome Dax’s former longtime partner and forever pal Briegh Morrison. Briegh, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through the harrowing story of her son’s near-drowning, breast can...
Oct. 20, 2025
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show, Cook with Clydeo, Friends) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor. Jennifer joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the hidden messages in children’s literature, why doing podcasts ca...
Oct. 17, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Wedding II
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a wedding disaster. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armc...
Oct. 15, 2025
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Andy Roddick (Served) is a Grand Slam-winning tennis champion. Andy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss when his tennis rankings weren’t as good as his older brother’s until the day it flipped, whether he thinks you’re born ...
Oct. 14, 2025
Mom's Car: Nate Tuck
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome West Coast Best Friend Nate Tuck. Dax, Nate, and East Coast Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through the deep evolutionary significance of a tribe chief embarrassing himself, Nate...