Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Evan Gershkovich (This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story) is a foreign correspondent and memoirist. Evan joins Armchair Expert to discuss his mother sewing gold earrings into her skirt to get them out of the Soviet Union, why the Soviet spies on The Americans felt more familiar than most Russians he’d seen in Hollywood, and watching teenagers snatch his mom’s friend’s purse on his first day in Russia. Evan and Dax talk about hearing state TV count him as a bargaining chip, taking papers from a source after his editors told him to take nothing, and getting a 16-year sentence just weeks before a prisoner swap brought him home. Evan explains what makes danger addictive, why he blamed himself for what his family went through, and what changed when he realized his investigator really thought he was a spy.Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ This holiday season, NOBULL encourages people stay “Stronger Than the Season.” Head to https://www.NOBULLProject.com all holiday season to shop new deals every week and checkout products like the Drive 2, a versatile hybrid training shoe built for mixed workouts, helping listeners move through the season their way.The Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal now $8 for a limited time. Only at McDonald’s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car we welcome Jonathan Tucker (American Hostage, Kingdom, Westworld). Jonathan, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through how Jonathan raffled off his Cadillac at wrap, walked strangers’ dogs in New York, rushed barefoot into a neighbor’s house to rescue a family during a home invasion, went home to play a bank robber after years of defending Charlestown’s reputation, how he realized he wanted to marry his wife after bombing at an awards show, and how he helped turn a struggling dairy farm into a weed business.Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rhea Seehorn (Stick, Pluribus, Better Call Saul) is an Emmy Award-winning actor. Rhea joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up with a counterintelligence agent for a father, getting a crash course in status symbols in Virginia Beach, and discovering acting through a college requirement. Rhea and Dax talk about sharing a house while shooting Better Call Saul, telling eight pages of story without a word of dialogue, and training to look like a golf pro for Stick. Rhea explains how perfectionism can turn errands into paralysis, why needing a day job never meant giving up acting, and what happens when the need to be right leaves no room for uncertainty.Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ This holiday season, NOBULL encourages people stay “Stronger Than the Season.” Head to https://www.NOBULLProject.com all holiday season to shop new deals every week and checkout products like the Drive 2, a versatile hybrid training shoe built for mixed workouts, helping listeners move through the season their way.The Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal now $8 for a limited time. Only at McDonald’s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us about a time they ended up in jail. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kelly McGonigal (Joy Is a Risk Worth Taking, The Joy of Movement, The Upside of Stress) is a psychologist, bestselling author, and dance instructor. Kelly joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up with a mirror twin in New Jersey, navigating childhood with unexplained chronic pain, and finding freedom at Boston University. Kelly and Dax talk about studying psychopaths recruited through newspaper ads, sneaking compassion into her viral TED Talk, and spreading joy in dance class despite her own pessimism. Kelly explains why joy doesn’t require a happy life, how connecting with strangers challenges our cynicism, and why singing with a concert crowd can restore our faith in humanity.Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/This holiday season, NOBULL encourages people stay “Stronger Than the Season.” Head to https://www.NOBULLProject.com all holiday season to shop new deals every week and checkout products like the Drive 2, a versatile hybrid training shoe built for mixed workouts, helping listeners move through the season their way.The Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal now $8 for a limited time. Only at McDonald’s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.