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Special guest Monica Padman joins us to improvise a bedtime story. Her prompt: loose change under couch pillows. Monica Padman is the cocreator, cohost, and producer of the hit podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are full-on Armchairies here at goop, so the chance to interview Monica Padman, half of the Armchair Expert brain trust (GP interviewed the other half, Dax Shepard, here—do not miss it), had us pinching ourselves. Whether Padman, cocreator and cohost with Shepard of the smash-hit podcast (she’s also editor, producer, and erstwhile fact-checker), was interviewing Yuval Harari, Glennon Doyle, Ibram X. Kendi, or perhaps Bill Gates when we heard her mention an enthusiasm for beauty, we no longer remember. All we know is we pounced and somehow convinced her to come on our podcast—and it was amazing. Whether she’s talking about growing up Indian American in Georgia or how she holds own with her brilliant guests, Padman is smart, full of insights, and always hilarious. (For more, see The Beauty Closet hub.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The wonderful Monica Padman joins us this week to talk about her podcasts, “Armchair Expert” and “Monica and Jess Love Boys,” and to share the lessons she’s learned from her life’s pivots. Find Monica: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlpadman/?hl=en Armchair Expert: https://armchairexpertpod.com/ Monica and Jess Love Boys: https://armchairexpertpod.com/monica-jess-love-boys Follow Us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/candicekayla/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/CandiceKayla Website: www.candicekayla.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we wrap up our For the Love of Podcasts series (insert sad face), Jen’s sitting down with the one and only Monica Padman, co-creator and co-host with Dax Shepard of Armchair Expert —aka THE most-downloaded new podcast of 2018 . Monica is a creative powerhouse, and today she and Jen go down memory lane to trace Monica’s path from theater major to LA-babysitter-trying-to-land-an-acting-gig to getting a text from Kristen Bell asking if she wanted to watch her five-month-old baby—which, by the way, was a job Monica almost didn’t take (!). Monica’s relationship with Kristen and Dax gradually developed into a creative partnership that’s spawned multiple projects, including the always-insightful Armchair Expert where some of the most creative and smart people spill their guts for two hours . Monica shares that finding a north star and following it, even if it doesn’t take you where you planned to go, is always worth the risk.