Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Anonymous: Unique Kink

February 20, 2026

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  • The episode of *Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard*, *Armchair Anonymous: Unique Kink*, features listeners sharing deeply personal and vulnerable stories about their unique sexual kinks. 
  • One caller's unique kink involves finding her husband extremely attractive when he removes his prosthetic eye, a moment signifying deep trust and vulnerability. 
  • Another caller shared the story of 'Forced Gay,' where he participated in a sexual act dictated remotely by the man's Australian 'mistress' via AirPods, highlighting complex dynamics of control and performance in kink exploration. 

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Armchair Anonymous Introduction
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  • Key Takeaway: The Armchair Anonymous segment of Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard focuses on listeners sharing unique kinks, explicitly noting that the content is not suitable for all audiences.
  • Summary: The episode begins by welcoming listeners to Armchair Anonymous and immediately warns that the content regarding unique kinks is not family-friendly. The hosts express gratitude for the bravery of the individuals submitting these vulnerable stories. The segment is set to feature submissions detailing unique kinks.
Quince and Squarespace Sponsorships
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  • Key Takeaway: Quince is advertised as a direct-to-consumer brand offering premium, well-made essentials without brand markup, while Squarespace is promoted as an all-in-one website platform featuring AI design assistance.
  • Summary: The first sponsor, Quince, emphasizes quality, premium materials, and ethical production by cutting out middlemen to offer better pricing on everyday essentials. Squarespace is highlighted for its ease of use, professional results, and business tools like payment processing and scheduling. Both sponsors offer specific promotional codes or URLs for listeners.
Husband’s Prosthetic Eye Kink
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  • Key Takeaway: A caller’s unique turn-on is her husband removing his prosthetic eye, which she finds attractive due to the vulnerability and trust it represents after seven months of dating.
  • Summary: The first caller, Amanda from Ohio, revealed her kink is sexual arousal triggered when her husband removes his prosthetic eye, a fact she only learned seven months into their relationship. She observed the empty socket resembles the tissue inside the mouth, and she finds the act incredibly hot due to the intimacy involved. The couple has been married for almost ten years, and her father also has a physical difference (one leg), leading to family jokes about them forming a ‘perfect pirate.’
Forced Gay Kink Story
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  • Key Takeaway: A gay man shared an experience involving ‘Forced Gay,’ where he performed sexual acts while being remotely directed by the man’s Australian ‘mistress’ over AirPods for a video recording.
  • Summary: The second caller, David from Rhode Island, detailed a Tinder encounter involving a specific kink where the participant must perform for the remote enjoyment of the partner’s girlfriend/mistress in Australia. David felt like a ‘prop’ or a ‘remote control car’ as the mistress dictated every action via AirPods, leading to a performative orgasm to satisfy the remote director. The caller ultimately felt the experience was more about the remote dynamic than his own pleasure, refusing to give feedback to the mistress afterward.
Toes Nibbling Kink Revelation
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  • Key Takeaway: The third caller, Rico, shared his long-held, shame-inducing kink: the desire for his toes to be nibbled on, which originated from his mother soothing him as a child.
  • Summary: Rico explained that his need for toe nibbling started in childhood comfort but led to shame when observed by family, causing him to self-soothe by putting his toes in his mouth. He noted that while many partners found the request ’too weird,’ his current fiancé indulged him during sex, creating a vivid, highly positive memory for him. The hosts validated his desire, emphasizing that kinks based on simple, harmless acts like this should not carry shame.
Addiction Recovery and Kink Awareness
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  • Key Takeaway: Rico, who is in recovery from sex and porn addiction, advocated for greater awareness and less shame surrounding sex addiction, noting that the preoccupation of addiction steals presence from other life aspects.
  • Summary: Rico expressed deep appreciation for Dax Shepard’s ‘Day Seven’ episode regarding recovery, stating that sex and porn addiction recovery is often more stigmatized than alcoholics anonymous (AA). He highlighted that the preoccupation of addiction prevents presence in other areas of life, and that understanding these kinks can help liberate people from shame. The hosts agreed that simple, benign kinks like toe nibbling are often unfairly judged compared to other comforting behaviors.