Dax Shepard on the Craft of Podcasting, Favorite Books, and Dancing With Your Demons

Tickled

David Farrier (inferred)

“he directed this this documentary Tickled that I loved”— Dax Shepard

My Favorite Murder

“those wonderful women who have the best podcast, My Favorite Murder”— Dax Shepard

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Ron Chernow

“there's a number one. I can't stop talking about. I've read it three times now... is Titan, the Ron Chernow book about John D. Rockefeller”— Dax Shepard

Where Men Win Glory

Jon Krakauer

“I always recommend all the Jon Krakauer books. He's my favorite writer probably... Where Men Win Glory is an incredible book”— Dax Shepard

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Jack Weatherford (inferred)

“Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, if you haven't read that... it's outstanding”— Tim Ferriss

Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates

“I saw that documentary on Netflix... Inside Bill's Mind? ... I guarantee if you give it 5 minutes, you're going to plow through all four episodes. It's so good”— Tim Ferriss

The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande

“author of many books including The Checklist Manifesto”— Tim Ferriss

Inside the Actors Studio

“I initially looked at Inside the Actor's Studio and some of these others”— Dax Shepard

WTF with Marc Maron

Marc Maron (inferred)

“went on WTF with Marc Maron and Joe Rogan and was on Nerdist and had such a great time”— Dax Shepard

The Joe Rogan Experience

Joe Rogan (inferred)

“went on WTF with Marc Maron and Joe Rogan and was on Nerdist and had such a great time”— Dax Shepard

Nerdist

“went on WTF with Marc Maron and Joe Rogan and was on Nerdist and had such a great time”— Dax Shepard

Zathura

“I was about to start this movie Zathura. I knew I had to get sober for.”— Dax Shepard

Lightlife

Lightlife

“We have this great relationship with Lightlife, which is a uh alternative vegetarian meat”— Dax Shepard

Idiocracy

Mike Judge (inferred)

“different for me about listeners... than people maybe who saw me in Idiocracy”— Dax Shepard

David and Goliath

Malcolm Gladwell

“there's a great chapter in a Malcolm Gladwell book. I want to say in the Goliath book, about for years... dyslexics”— Dax Shepard

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

“I'm talking to Richard Dawkins like, I read Selfish Gene and just thought, How could someone have thought of that?”— Dax Shepard

Dark Tourist

David Farrier (inferred)

“he also has a show on Netflix called Dark Tourist”— Dax Shepard

Top Gear

“I'm on a show, Top Gear, that'll come out in maybe January and I have 12 more I got to film”— Dax Shepard

Radiolab

“you better be a Radiolab or or This American Life and you got a team of journalists”— Dax Shepard

This American Life

“you better be a Radiolab or or This American Life and you got a team of journalists”— Dax Shepard

Parenthood

“I reluctantly was on this show Parenthood because I was at a lull in my career. Best experience I've ever had as an actor”— Dax Shepard

CHIPS

Dax Shepard (inferred)

“Chips for me was at least 2 and 1/2 years of my life where that's all I did”— Dax Shepard

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk (inferred)

“25% of at least if if a body keeps a score is an accurate book, 25% of people have had some sexual trauma”— Dax Shepard