Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · November 3, 2026 · 00:43:40

Mom's Car: Minka Kelly

Dax Shepard and Aaron Weakley welcome Minka Kelly for a conversation covering her decision to write candidly about difficult personal history, her past job at a peep show, and how her self-perception has shifted with age. They also discuss what makes for a compatible long-term partnership, preferences around cannabis consumption, and Dax's growing toothpick habit.

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Writing a memoir about dark personal history

Minka Kelly, Dax, and Aaron discuss the experience of putting one's darkest secrets into a book.

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Relief of aging out of the young cheerleader role

Kelly describes feeling relief at no longer being cast as the young cheerleader on set.

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