The first episode, an interview with Kristen Bell that opened with nearly an hour of marital bickering, has been downloaded more than 4 million times.
Dax Shepard and his-cohost, Monica Padman, in the improvised studio where they record their hit podcast,"Armchair Expert."
With this household schedule, it is critical that Shepard stay hydrated. He drinks fluids compulsively. As a result, he needs to use the bathroom multiple times at night. But it can take him half an hour or more to fall back asleep. When you add it up, the bathroom trips are really cutting into his REM. “Why don’t I just start wearing Depends undergarments and training my body to pee at night?” Shepard demanded to know.
Certainly, the podcast’s legions of fervent fans, known as “arm cherries,” think so: The first episode, anthat opened with nearly an hour of marital bickering, posted on Valentine’s Day, has been downloaded more than 4 million times. What if he should find himself in bed with Scarlett Johansson? “Then I’ll make an exception,” Shepard joked. “I’ll remove my diaper, and I’ll do it in a very sexy manner.”
The La-Z-Boy is an old gift from Bell, but it has become something of a mascot for the podcast: Shepard grills his guests from the padded comfort of the recliner while interviewees are relegated to the couch.in November.The recliner also embodies the show’s conceit — that although Shepard interviews actual experts, he himself is an armchair expert, or “someone with huge theories doing no research,” as he put it.
“Armchair Expert” frequently becomes a family affair. During the diaper debate, Padman’s cellphone rang — it was Shepard’s mother, calling to ask about tickets to a forthcoming live recording of the podcast in Denver. “I really loved the long form,” he said of Maron’s podcast. “I got to express things I care more about than the movie I’m promoting.”
As the podcast explosion erupted in earnest, Shepard would mention to Padman that he wanted to start a podcast of his own. Eventually, Padman came up with a business plan, and together they hashed out rough parameters.
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