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Ethan Kross

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - March 18, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Ethan Kross (Chatter) is an experimental psychologist, neuroscientist and writer, who specializes in emotion regulation. Ethan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the usefulness of your inner voice and how to harness it. Ethan explains how important context is when triggering emotions, how negat...

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Peyronies & Sleeping Aids

Race to 270 - March 17, 2021 07:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
Aaron looks great in a beard, Monica tells Charlie that his arms look smaller, and Dax reminisces about a time when he thought he’d never be able to have sex again.

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Family #6: Diane & Mike

Nurture vs Nurture with Dr. Wendy Mogel - March 16, 2021 07:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
Dr. Mogel answers the question: Will my children hate me if I don’t give them equal time? She also teaches us a new word: uitwaaien

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George Saunders

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - March 11, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
George Saunders (A Swim in a Pond in the Rain) is a #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author. George joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the mental phenomena of life, farting in an elevator, and romanticizing everything as a writer. George explains how he learned that being a w...

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Receptionist Ring Fingers & 6 Eggs on Top

Race to 270 - March 10, 2021 08:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
Dax gets a drug test, Aaron reveals how often he checks out ring fingers, and Charlie discusses how much he plays along with scammers at his gym.

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Family #5: Victoria & Elise

Nurture vs Nurture with Dr. Wendy Mogel - March 09, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
Dr. Mogel answers the question: Will my children hate me if I don’t allow them to curse in the bakery? She also teaches us new words: friluftsliv and iktsuarpok.

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Michael Eric Dyson

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - March 04, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Michael Eric Dyson is a professor, ordained minister, political commentator, and the author of seven New York Times bestsellers. Michael joins the Armchair Expert to discuss preaching at the National Cathedral on the King’s Sunday, the transition from going to an inner-city segregated school to a...

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Autoeroticism & Athletic Greens

Race to 270 - March 03, 2021 08:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
Aaron deals with covid symptoms, his perverted dogs, and binges the Wire. Charlie digs into Eggo waffles with peanut butter and syrup, 315-pound back squats, and catches glances of himself in the mirror in the middle of the night.

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Family #4: Rhutu & Avikar

Nurture vs Nurture with Dr. Wendy Mogel - March 02, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
Dr. Mogel answers the question: Will my children hate me if I’m strict? Will they hate me if I’m not? She also teaches us new words: etterpåklokskap & mamihlapinatapei

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Jane Goodall

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - February 25, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace is an ethologist and advocate for the environment, animals, and the natural world. Jane joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her journey to studying chimpanzees, how her approach of empathy allowed her to learn h...

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Zaddy Add Ons & Cul de Sac Kickball

Race to 270 - February 24, 2021 08:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
Aaron shares his embarrassing zoom AA meeting incident, reveals that he has covid, while Charlie eats a 2ft burger, deep-dish pizza and plays kickball.

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Family #3: Joan & Todd

Nurture vs Nurture with Dr. Wendy Mogel - February 23, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
Dr. Mogel answers the question: Will our children hate us for a bucolic childhood on the farm? She also teaches us new words: poronkusema & mbuki-mvuki

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Erin Meyer

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - February 18, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Erin Meyer (The Culture Map, No Rules Rules) is an author and professor at the INSEAD Business School, based in Paris. Erin joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how feedback is interpreted differently in various cultures, who the most direct and confrontational culture is, and how to move beyond ...

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Pee Pee Gets a Carcass & Double Payout?

Race to 270 - February 17, 2021 08:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
Charlie & Aaron discuss their Thanksgiving meals, Dax & Monica become coaches to our contestants and decide to double the payout if things end in a tie.

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Family #2: Brooke

Nurture vs Nurture with Dr. Wendy Mogel - February 16, 2021 08:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
Dr. Mogel answers the question: Will my children hate me for becoming a cool secret agent? She also teaches us a new word: allomother

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Family #1: Erick and Elsie

Nurture vs Nurture with Dr. Wendy Mogel - February 16, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
Dr. Mogel answers the question: Will our children hate us if we stop loving them so much? She also teaches us a new word: Familect

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Emily Morse

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - February 11, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Emily Morse is a sex therapist, author and host of the podcast Sex with Emily. Emily joins the Armchair Expert to discuss Dax’s favorite subject: sex. Emily explains her theory on why sex is still the most taboo topic in America, how little has changed in sex education, and the effect pornography...

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Body Bronzer & Big Dan with his Big Chrome Ferrari

Race to 270 - February 10, 2021 08:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
Charlie & Aaron talk about their dream body types, Charlie discusses when his obsession with vanity started, and Monica tempts Aaron with chips.

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Adam Grant Returns

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - February 04, 2021 08:30 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Adam Grant returns to discuss his new book Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know. Adam is an organizational psychologist, professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and TED speaker. Adam discusses how to open people’s minds, the psychology of maximizing and ...

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First Class Salami & Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Race to 270 - February 03, 2021 08:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
Best friend Aaron Weakley visits, Thanksgiving strategizing, and a love letter to olive oil.

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Robert Livingston

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - January 29, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Robert Livingston is a social psychologist at the Harvard Kennedy School, he studies the science underlying implicit bias and racism. Robert joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the science behind racism, how to synthesize and assemble it into something people can digest, and the ways to make pro...

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Jethro Bovingdon & Rob Corddry

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - January 28, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Jethro Bovingdon and Rob Corddry join the Armchair Expert to discuss all things Top Gear America. The group explains the prestige of the Top Gear brand, how high the bar was going into the new iteration, and Jethro explains how his job is mostly stopping Dax & Rob from doing weird bits. They disc...

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Chicken Breasts & Triple Cheeseburgers

Race to 270 - January 27, 2021 08:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
In this episode, we discover a weigh-in discrepancy, learn more about Aaron & Charlie’s eating habits, someone has an accident, and Monica double fists two bottles of wine.

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Jamil Zaki

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - January 21, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Jamil Zaki (The War for Kindness) is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. Jamil joins the Armchair Expert to discuss all things empathy: why he was drawn to the topic, the roadblocks of it, the erosion of empathy and how to get...

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306 and 230

Race to 270 - January 20, 2021 08:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
In this episode, we meet the contestants: Perfect 10 Charlie (230lbs) and Best Friend Aaron Weakley (306lbs). The colorful history of their physiques, rules of engagement and week 1 results will be revealed!

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Introducing... Nurture vs Nurture

Nurture vs Nurture with Dr. Wendy Mogel - January 19, 2021 08:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
Nurture vs Nurture is a new podcast brought to you by the producers of Armchair Expert. Dr. Wendy Mogel, social-clinical psychologist and author, specializes in the protection and promotion of self-reliance, resilience, accountability and exuberance in children and she is our fearless leader in t...

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Brad Grossman

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - January 14, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Brad Grossman is an author, entrepreneur, and creator of the Zeitguide’s Culture Class. Brad joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his role as a culture guide and how he seeks out all the interesting information in the world and synthesizes it for his students.  Brad explains the inspiring ways co...

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Sanjay Gupta Returns

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - January 07, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the first three-peat Armchair Expert guest and an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, CNN medical correspondent, and author. Sanjay, fresh off receiving his covid-19 vaccination, joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how much we’ve learned about human behavior this year. S...

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Introducing... Race to 270

Race to 270 - December 29, 2020 20:23 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratings
Welcome to Race to 270– Armchair Expert’s first game show! Two competitors, Best friend Aaron Weakley and Perfect 10 Charlie, are on a race to see who can reach 270 pounds first. Aaron starts out the competition at 306 pounds and has 36 pounds to lose. Charlie starts at 230 pounds and has 40 poun...

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John O. Brennan

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - December 17, 2020 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
John O. Brennan is a former American intelligence officer who served as the Director of the CIA from 2013 to 2017. John joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the distinctions between the CIA and FBI, his professional route through his career, and serving under six different administrations. John e...

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