Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Anonymous: Meet Cute III

February 13, 2026

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  • The episode features 'Armcherries' sharing exceptionally sweet and life-affirming 'meet cute' stories, including one involving a baton twirler/juggler meeting her future husband at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. 
  • One featured story details a couple who met at age four through a shared medical condition (bladder exstrophy) and reconnected years later to begin a relationship that has lasted nearly 16 years. 
  • Another caller shared a highly improbable meet cute involving a napkin with contact information slipped into a fast-food order at Chicken Express, leading to a marriage of almost 16 years. 

Segments

Juggler Meet Cute Origin
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  • Key Takeaway: The first Armcherry’s meet cute occurred at the Philadelphia Folk Festival involving a hat trick routine.
  • Summary: The caller was a baton twirler and juggler who attended the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 2011. A performer threw his hat into the audience, and the caller successfully caught it on her head and threw it back perfectly. This interaction led to them juggling together and eventually becoming a performing couple for 14 years.
Chicken Express First Date
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(00:15:46)
  • Key Takeaway: A man placed his phone number on a napkin in a to-go box at Chicken Express, leading to a date with a woman from Savannah.
  • Summary: The second caller worked at Chicken Express near Athens, Georgia, where he and a coworker had a system for scouting cute girls in the drive-thru. He slipped his number into a customer’s food box, leading to a confusing text exchange before they finally connected by phone. Their first date was at De Palma’s, an Athens staple, followed by Marble Slab ice cream.
Childhood Medical Connection
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(00:39:40)
  • Key Takeaway: A couple met at age four during bladder neck reconstruction surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital and began dating years later.
  • Summary: The third caller was born with bladder exstrophy, requiring her hips to be broken and set with steel pins at age four. She met her future husband, Cameron, in the hospital during their respective eight-week recoveries. They reconnected via a directory from the Association for Bladder Exstrophy Community when she was 12/13, and they began dating shortly thereafter in 2006.