Episodes
July 9, 2025
James Gunn
James Gunn (Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad) is a director, screenwriter, and co-chair of DC Studios. James joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the enduring impact of Super Friends, why people love the f...
July 7, 2025
Nicholas Hoult Returns
Nicholas Hoult (Superman, The Great, Nosferatu) is a Golden Globe-nominated actor. Nicholas joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how becoming a blonde for a role hasn’t changed his personality, how he inspired Dax’s body reck...
July 4, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: 4th of July
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell about a crazy 4th of July disaster. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen ...
July 2, 2025
Suleika Jaouad (on creative alchemy)
Suleika Jaouad (The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life) is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author. Suleika joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why in a memoir you should save the sharp...
June 30, 2025
Olivia Munn
Olivia Munn (Your Friend and Neighbors, The Newsroom, The Daily Show) is an actor and advocate. Olivia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss accepting that a messy home with kids is not a sign of failure, the story of her fami...
June 27, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Wild Card VIII
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...
June 25, 2025
Curtis Duffy (chef and restaurateur)
Curtis Duffy (Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef, Ever) is a chef, restaurateur, and author. Curtis joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being dropped off at 6 months old on his 15 year-old stepmom’s doorstep, building a safe space ...
June 24, 2025
Listen Now: Liberty Lost
In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outside of marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents hide her away at the Liberty Godparent Home, a little-known facility for pr...
June 23, 2025
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt (F1 The Movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fight Club) is an Academy Award-winning actor and producer. Brad joins the Armchair Expert to discuss whether it makes him nervous to talk to Dax in public, holding two ...
June 20, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Foreign Object in Butt
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy story about finding a foreign object in a patient's butt. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch ...
June 18, 2025
Michael Calvey (on being wrongfully imprisoned in Russia)
Michael Calvey (Odyssey Moscow: One American's Journey from Russia Optimist to Prisoner of the State) is an investor, businessman, and author. Michael joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how the Soviet Union existed when he ...
June 16, 2025
Alex Cooper
Alex Cooper (Call Her Daddy, Call Her Alex) is a podcast host and television personality. Alex joins the Armchair Expert to discuss coveting Orna as her own shrink, growing up with a therapist mother, and the push to continuo...
June 13, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Jury Duty
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy jury duty experience. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or list...
June 11, 2025
Shan Boodram (intimacy expert)
Shan Boodram (Too Hot to Handle, Lovers by Shan, The Art of Sex Appeal) is a certified sex educator, intimacy expert, and sexologist. Shan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the exoticism of Americans to Canadians, connecti...
June 9, 2025
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell (Bad Guys 2, The White Lotus, Moon) is an Academy Award-winning actor. Sam joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in the Tenderloin of San Francisco, doing plays and improv with his mom at 10 years old, ...
June 6, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Stalking II
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a crazy stalking story. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to ...
June 4, 2025
James Kimmel Jr. (revenge and forgiveness expert)
James Kimmel Jr. (The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction) is a lecturer at Yale University on forgiveness and revenge. James joins the Armchair Expert to discuss plotting his revenge against the...
June 2, 2025
Cristin Milioti
Cristin Milioti (The Penguin, How I Met Your Mother, The Wolf of Wall Street) is a Grammy Award-winning actor. Cristin joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in the place of origin of the Jersey Devil, the great equa...
May 30, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Cruise Ship
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a cruise ship disaster. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to ...
May 28, 2025
Scott Payne (retired undercover FBI Agent)
Scott Payne (Code Name Pale Horse, White Hot Hate) is a retired FBI Special Agent and author. Scott joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his first taste of undercover work in high school in South Carolina, how he caught the b...
May 26, 2025
Nick Kroll Returns
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth, Adults, I Don't Understand You) is a comedian, showrunner, and producer. Nick joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he turned down the opportunity to kiss Dax’s wife, calling dibs on a celebrity bran...
May 23, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: Kind Gesture from a Stranger
Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a kind gesture they received from a stranger. Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on...
May 21, 2025
Eric Topol Returns (on longevity)
Eric Topol (Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity) is a cardiologist, researcher, and author. Eric returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss being Monica’s epilepsy consultant after their early interview, recen...
May 19, 2025
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex, Manchester by the Sea, Brokeback Mountain) is a Golden Globe-winning and Oscar and Tony-nominated actress. Michelle joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what constitutes an apex dinosaur skel...