LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT HAS
STARRED IN "IDIOCRACY," "PARENTHOOD," AND "BLESS THIS
MESS."
HE ALSO HOSTS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PODCASTS IN THE COUNTRY.
PLEASE WELCOME DAX SHEPARD!
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>> HELLO!
>> Stephen: HELLO.
NICE TO HAVE YOU ON.
>> YES.
LONG TIME FAN.
FIRST TIME CALLER.
>> Stephen: DITTO, I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY, DITTO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WE HAD YOUR LOVELY WIFE ON --
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>> OH, OKAY, GOOD.
>> Stephen: SHE HAD NICE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU.
>> SHE DID?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
OH, GOOD.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE
TONIGHT.
>> SHE'S GOT TO PROTECT OUR IMAGE.
THESE SAMSUNG WASHE WASHERS WILL SELL THEMSELVES.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: SHE SEEMS LIKE A
NICE PERSON.
>> SHE'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HUMAN I'VE EVER MET, OTHER THAN
MY CHILDREN.
THEY'RE SLIGHTLY NICER THAN HER.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOUR CHILDREN?
>> FOUR AND SIX, TWO GIRLS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE BEST AGE.
YOU'RE PEAKING NOW.
>> I'M AWARE OF IT, TOO.
THE SNUGGLE SESSIONS ARE BEYOND ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DREAMT OF.
>> Stephen: DO YOUR KIDS KNOW YOU ARE FAMOUS?
>> THAT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT
MOM IS PRINCESS ANNA FROM FROZEN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S AS FAMOUS AS YOU CAN BE.
>> WELL, YES, I AGREE.
THEY HAVE BEEN TO SET, THEY SEE US WORK, THEY HAVE SEEN
BILLBOARDS AROUND TOWN AND PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF US
WHEN WE'RE OUT AND ABOUT, BUT I WAS TALKING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND
SHE SAID, WHY DO PEOPLE LISTEN TO THE PODCAST?
DO THEY LIST TORN YOU OR MONICA, MY CO-HOST?
I SAID, IT'S 50/50.
SHE SAID, OKAY, BUT THAT'S WHY THEY STARTED LISTENING?
I SAID INITIALLY I THINK THEY STARTED LI LISTENING BECAUSE THE
KNEW ME AND NOT MONICA.
SHE SAID, WHY?
I SAID BECAUSE I'M FAMOUS.
SHE SAID YOU'RE FAMOUS?!
I SAID, YEAH, THAT'S WHY I'M ON TV AND PEOPLE TAKE PICTURES OF
US.
AND SHE GOES, DOES MOM KNOW?!
( LAUGHTER ) AND I GO, HONEY, MOM'S MORE
FAMOUS THAN DAD.
AND SHE GOES, MOM'S FAMOUS, TOO?!
AND I WAS, LIKE, WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?
SHE UNDERSTANDS HOW WE'RE MAKING A LIVING BUT THIS WORD "FAMOUS"
WAS ITS OWN THING.
LIKE AT KINDERGARTEN, I GUESS WE WERE ALL OF A SUDDEN TAYLOR
SWIFT OR SOMETHING.
VERY WEIRD, THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: NO, THAT'S REASONABLE RESPONSE FOR A CHILD.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE FAMOUSNESS HAS GOT MAGIC TO IT.
>> IT DOES, AND I GUESS I HADN'T ASSUMED SHE WAS AWARE OF THAT
YET.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S A WEIRD
THING TO BE.
FAMOUS IS A WEIRD THING TO BE.
>> IT'S A VERY B BIZARRE THING T BE.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE ONCE YOU, ARE IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ACTION ON
YOUR BEHALF, YOU JUST ARE.
>> THAT'S MY HOPE.
( LAUGHTER ) I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SELL, LIKE,
LAWN GARDENING EQUIPMENT WHEN I'M OLDER.
>> Stephen: SEED, FERTILIZER.
( LAUGHTER ) DO THEY NOW THINK EVERYONE IN
YOUR FAMILY IS FAMOUS?
>> WELL, SOMETHING HAPPENED WHICH IS VERY MISLEADING WHERE
THEY WOULD BE RIGHT TO ASSUME THAT.
SO MY MOTHER GOES BY GA-GA IN OUR HOUSE.
( LAUGHTER ) ALSO, I WAS ON A TV SHOW THAT
SAM ELLIOTT IS ON AND SAM ELLIOTT IS MY MOM'S NUMBER ONE
HEART THROB OF ALL TIME.
I BROUGHT HER TO WORK ONE DAY, SAM KISSED HER HAND, PUT HIS ARM
AROUND HER, IT WAS AWESOME AND SHE TOLD THE GIRLS I SAW MY
BOYFRIEND SAM ELLIOTT.
SO THEY START WATCHING THE GOLDEN GLOBES.
MY MOM'S WATCHING THE KIDS AND SAM ELLIOTT COMES ON STAGE.
>> Stephen: FOR "A STAR IS BORN."
>> AND THE KIDS GO, GA-GA, YOUR BOYFRIEND'S ON STAGE!
SHE SAYS, I KNOW, I'M WATCHING.
AND SAM ELLIOTT SAYS, I'D LIKE TO BRING OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT
WOMAN OF THE YEAR, THE BEAUTIFUL LADY GAGA, AND THE KIDS GO,
GA-GA!
HE SAID YOUR NAME!
HE'S TALKING ABOUT YOU ON TV!
>> Stephen: ISN'T THAT FANTASTIC?
>> ISN'T THAT GREAT?
YOU WOULD THINK THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING THAN THE
REST OF THE KIDS.
NO.
>> Stephen: THAT'S GREAT.
THEY THINK GA-GA IS DATING SAM ELLIOTT.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE THE NEW GAME SHOW.
IS THIS ON FOX?
>> FOX THURSDAY NIGHT AT 9:00 P.M.
I HOPE I'M SAYING THAT CORRECTLY.
>> Stephen: PROBABLY.
IT IS FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: AND WHAT IS IT CALLED?
>> "SPIN THE WHEEL" IS THE GAME.
IT'S A FOUR-STORY TALL WHEEL.
IT'S PREPOSTEROUSLY LARGE.
>> Stephen: LOOK AT THIS PHOTO.
LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE DOWN HERE.
THAT'S YOU.
LOOK AT THAT!
>> IT LOOKS EVEN DUMBER THAN I REMEMBERED.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NOW, WAIT A
SECOND -- >> WE LOOK LIKE ANTS ARE PLAYING
THIS GAME.
>> Stephen: WAIT A SECOND, THIS IS A 40-FOOT --
>> 40-FOOT TALL, AND IT WEIGHS 20-SOME TONS, RIGHT?
SO THE FIRST TIME -- OH, GO AHEAD.
>> Stephen: MY QUESTION IS WHY DON'T YOU NAME IT "40-FOOT
WHEEL"?
IF IT SAYS, SPIN THE WHEEL, NO, I'M NOT SURE, I WANT TO SEE
SOMEBODY SPIN THAT 40-FOOT WHEEL.
>> I'M THINKING ABOUT A SCI-FI HORROR FILM -- RUN!
IT'S COMING!
>> Stephen: IS IT IMPORTANT THE WHEEL BE THIS BIG?
>> I GUESS, WHEN MY BOSS ANDREW CALLED THE WHEEL MANUFACTURER,
THEY SAID WE'VE GOT ONE BUT IT'S FOUR STORIES.
WE CAN PROBABLY WORK WITH YOU ON THE PRICE, AND HE SAID, GREAT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: BUT WHAT HAPPENS
ON "SPIN THE WHEEL"?
>> THIS IS THE BEST PART OF THE SHOW.
YOU CAN WIN $23 MILLION, Y'ALL, ON THIS SHOW.
>> Stephen: WHAT?!
TWENTY-THREE -- WHICH IS AN ODD NUMBER OF MILLIONS, I GOTTA SAY.
>> SUSPICIOUS NUMBER!
>> Stephen: WHY 23?
AGAIN, HE CALLED UP THE BRIEFCASE PEOPLE.
THEY SAID, THE MOST WE COULD POSSIBLY FIT IN, WE'VE ALREADY
MADE THE BRIEFCASES, TURNS OUT YOU CAN PUT 23 MILLION IN THEM.
( LAUGHTER ) SO, AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT,
REAL-LIFE FRIENDS HAVE BEEN, LIKE, I WANT TO WIN $23 MILLION.
WHO DOES SNNT I'D LIKE TO WIN THAT MONEY.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.
THEY SAID CAN YOU GET US ON THE SHOW?
AND I SAID THE CONTESTANTS -- THIS IS NOT A JOKE -- ALL OF THE
CONTESTANTS HAVE DONE THINGS LIKE THIS.
ONE GUY CRAWLED OUT OF HIS CAR, RESCUED A DOZEN PEOPLE OUT OF A
DERAILED TRAIN CAR.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES THAT PERSON THEN GET ON THE SHOW?
WHAT HAPPENS?
>> SO THERE WAS A NEWS STORY ABOUT HIM IN WASHINGTON, AND THE
CAST TEAM FOLKS INVITED HIM TO PLAY THE GAME AS A REWARD.
>> Stephen: SO YOU HAVE TO BE SOME KIND OF HERO TO PLAY THIS
GAME?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
I HAD TO TELL MY FRIENDS THAT
NONE OF YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO BE ON THE SHOW.
MY WIFE WOULD PROBABLY BE.
>> Stephen: I HEAR VERY GOOD THINGS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: KEEP THE 40-FOOT WHEEL IN MIND, EVERY ONCE IN A
WHILE, REFER TO IT THAT WAY.
>> IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
WE HAVE THREE DAYS TO REBRAND THIS SUCKER.
TUNE IN TO THE 40-FOOT WHEEL!
>> STEPHEN: "SPIN THE WHEEL" PREMIERES THIS THURSDAY ON FOX.
DAX SHEPARD, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, PREET BHARARA.
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