{"podcast":{"title":"Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard","slug":"armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard-229033","podcast_index_feed_id":229033,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/armchair-expert","website_url":"https://wondery.com/shows/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/d6/39/3e/7c/d6393e7c-2c94-4bf8-ace5-22c075450625/5462340d2d523ce16f25efbd2b425f6ecdbdaa718e8222c7da564ce73eaaeca491e30d8a10cf99e9d351bdb65daad1681b4e54f264672188be0469655bad9155.jpeg","author":"Armchair Umbrella","episode_count":1071,"summary":"Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people’s stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training. I will attempt to discover human “truths” without any laboratory work, clinical trials or data collection. I will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, an Armchair Expert.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:19:56.634074+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard-229033"},"episode":{"title":"Dave Eggers (writer and publisher)","slug":"dave-eggers-writer-and-publisher","published_at":"2026-07-08T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard-229033/dave-eggers-writer-and-publisher","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard-229033","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/2bf51521-56fc-4387-8574-8973b7675bb0.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/2bf51521-56fc-4387-8574-8973b7675bb0.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Dave Eggers (Contrapposto, The Circle, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) is a bestselling author, founder of McSweeney’s, and Pulitzer Prize finalist. Dave joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the strange family lore behind McSweeney’s, growing up in John Hughes-era Illinois, and falling in love with writing and designing books as a kid. Dave and Dax talk about moving to Berkeley to help raise his little brother after his parents died, shaking up literary readings with They Might Be Giants, and building a creative community out of rejected magazine pieces. Dave explains why kids should be published, how writing can give order to chaos, and why the happiest creative life might be the one with the least preciousness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Dave Eggers (Contrapposto, The Circle, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) is a bestselling author, founder of McSweeney’s, and Pulitzer Prize…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7405,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard-229033/episodes/dave-eggers-writer-and-publisher/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard-229033/dave-eggers-writer-and-publisher.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}