Episodes

Brett Scott (author on cashless societies)
June 30, 2022

Brett Scott (author on cashless societies)

Brett Scott (Cloudmoney, The Heretic's Guide to Global Finance) is an author, journalist, and financial broker. Brett joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how important economic anthropology is, how secondary monetary systems...
Bryan Cranston
June 27, 2022

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle, Jerry and Marge Go Large) is an actor. Bryan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his work ethic as an actor, where he learned improv from, and how playing Walter White cha...
Armchair Anonymous: Scams
June 24, 2022

Armchair Anonymous: Scams

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries answer the question: have you ever been scammed? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...
Steve Brusatte (paleontologist and evolutionary biologist)
June 23, 2022

Steve Brusatte (paleontologist and evolutionary biologist)

Steve Brusatte (The Rise and Reign of the Mammals) is a paleontologist and author. Steve joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the process of finding dinosaur bones, how mammals survived during the time of the dinosaurs, and h...
Laura Linney
June 20, 2022

Laura Linney

Laura Linney (Ozark, The Big C, The Truman Show) is an actress. Laura joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the rewards and sacrifices of doing theater productions, what her experience at Juilliard was like, and how she has a ...
Father's Day
June 19, 2022

Father's Day

Father's Day See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Armchair Anonymous: Swingers
June 17, 2022

Armchair Anonymous: Swingers

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries answer the question: have you ever accidentally found yourself in a swingers situation? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...
Reggie Fils-Aimé (former Nintendo president)
June 16, 2022

Reggie Fils-Aimé (former Nintendo president)

Reggie Fils-Aimé (Disrupting the Game) is a businessman and former President and COO of Nintendo. Reggie joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he marketed a Japanese video game company to American teenagers, how growing up...
Daniel Ricciardo Returns
June 13, 2022

Daniel Ricciardo Returns

Daniel Ricciardo is a Formula 1 driver. Daniel returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss why he jokes so much about his looks, where he got his manners from, and how he handles the pressures of being a famous race car driver....
Armchair Anonymous: Airplanes
June 10, 2022

Armchair Anonymous: Airplanes

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about the craziest thing that ever happened to them on an airplane. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ...
Ed Yong (on animal senses)
June 9, 2022

Ed Yong (on animal senses)

Ed Yong (An Immerse World, I Contain Multitudes) is a science journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner. Ed joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he became a science writer, how his coverage of the pandemic was different than o...
Zazie Beetz
June 6, 2022

Zazie Beetz

Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Deadpool 2, Joker) is an actor. Zazie joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her name and how everyone pronounces it incorrectly, growing up in a pro-nudity culture in East Germany, and her communist grand...
Armchair Anonymous: Forbidden Love
June 3, 2022

Armchair Anonymous: Forbidden Love

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about being in love with someone they aren't supposed to be in love with. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...
Susan Cain (on the power of introverts and bittersweetness)
June 2, 2022

Susan Cain (on the power of introverts and bittersweetness)

Susan Cain (Quiet, Bittersweet) is an author and lecturer. Susan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the power of introverts, the different ways people collaborate, and how melancholy can lead to creativity. Susan and Dax ta...
LIVE: Ike Barinholtz
May 30, 2022

LIVE: Ike Barinholtz

Armchair Expert Live from Los Angeles at the Wiltern. May 2nd, 2022. Ike Barinholtz (The Afterparty, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) is an actor, comedian, and producer. Ike joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how m...
Ray Dalio (investor and hedge fund manager)
May 26, 2022

Ray Dalio (investor and hedge fund manager)

Ray Dalio (Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order) is a global macro-investor and author. Ray joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how the world's economy is driven by debt, how investors can study history to tr...
Jerrod Carmichael
May 23, 2022

Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael (On the Count of Three, Rothaniel) is a comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Jerrod joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his new stand-up special, what growing up in a hyper-masculine community was like, and what...
Lord & Miller (filmmaking duo)
May 19, 2022

Lord & Miller (filmmaking duo)

Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, The Last Man on Earth, The Afterparty) are writers, producers, and directors. Lord and Miller join the Armchair Expert to discuss how they started working together after attending t...
Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly)
May 16, 2022

Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly)

Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) is a rapper, musician, and actor. Colson joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being vulnerable in a hyper-masculine society, how he moved around a lot growing up, and how he deals with som...
Cathy O'Neil (data scientist on shame)
May 12, 2022

Cathy O'Neil (data scientist on shame)

Cathy O'Neil (The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation) is a mathematician, data scientist, and author. Cathy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how shaming is used as a tool of oppression, how companies...
Molly Shannon
May 9, 2022

Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon (Superstar, The White Lotus, I Love That For You) is an actress and comedian. Molly joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how she really loves being a mother to teenagers, how she dealt with the passing of her mo...
Joseph Henrich (professor of human evolutionary biology)
May 5, 2022

Joseph Henrich (professor of human evolutionary biology)

Joseph Henrich (The WEIRDest People in the World) is an author and professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard. Joseph joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how cultural relativity affects people's views on morality, ho...
Emmy Rossum
May 2, 2022

Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum (Shameless, Phantom of the Opera, Angelyne) is an actress, producer, and singer. Emmy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what it was like being a classically trained singer at an early age, how her upbringing dr...
A.J. Jacobs (on puzzles and living biblically)
April 28, 2022

A.J. Jacobs (on puzzles and living biblically)

A.J. Jacobs (The Puzzler, The Year of Living Biblically) is a journalist and author. A.J. joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he loves puzzles so much, why he decided to follow every rule in the Bible literally to study ...