Plus, the wonderful Kristen Bell obviously sees something in Shepard because she married him, so that's reason enough to give it a try. But it's all part of the vaguely obnoxious "armchair expert" vibe, which Shepard's co-host and producer, Monica Padman, punctures at the end of each episode when she fact-checks his many claims. Yes, Dax can be obnoxious his inflated sense of self is particularly grating. Yet Shepard's impressive and often unexpected guests-combined with his ability to pull stories and commentary that you wouldn't hear on a TV talk show or in most print interviews (like Ira Glass remarking on threesomes)-has quickly vaulted him into the elite realm of podcast host. Comedians like Marc Maron and Pete Holmes have already cornered it (and besides, Terry Gross was outdoing everyone long before the term podcast existed). There's no room for growth in this genre. The host, Dax Shepard, interviews famous people and the occasional scholar or journalist. Armchair Expert shouldn't be as good as it is.
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