Tall Drink of Water, Chris Stapleton, Cher Question | Fact Check for Chris Stapleton

What this episode is about

The discussion examines a casual conversation about the finer details of cocktail preferences, particularly a specific martini order featuring Hendrick's gin, detailing the importance of preparation and ingredients. Additionally, it touches on the experience of encountering pre-batched drinks at events and offers a humorous reflection on the expectations of beverage service.

Key takeaways

• Ordering a martini isn't just a drink; it's a delicate art form—and expectations can clash with reality.
• Pre-batched cocktails: convenience or compromise? Even the best bar can disappoint when it’s served from a thermos.
• Nostalgia is a powerful cocktail, blending fond memories of childhood lunches with the bittersweet taste of adulthood.
• Like a great martini, life’s best moments often require a precise mix of elements—don’t settle for less than perfection.
• Dinner from a thermos may evoke comfort, but it’s a reminder that culinary shortcuts can dilute the experience.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Dax Shepard (Host) · 21 min speaking
• Cher (Guest) · 14 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Franco American, Golden Globe, Campbell Soup Company
2. 5:00 – 10:00: Golden Globe, Jacob Lordy, Nikki Crush, Snoop
3. 25:00 – 30:00: Pirelli, Staffordsville Kentucky

Notable quotes from "Tall Drink of Water, Chris Stapleton, Cher Question | Fact Check for Chris Stapleton"

• No. No. I'm not hung over. As far as my consumption, I had a teeny at the awards. Yeah. And then I got one at the Netflix party, but I only had one sip because it wasn't the way I liked it.

  about Golden Globe · at 0:20

• Called Spaghettiio. I think the trademark Rob Spaghettiios is trademark Franco American.

  about Franco American · at 3:57

• Was there a lot of people? Where was it at?

  about Spago · at 5:16

• I turned and I this son of a [ __ ] is like 65. He's so gorgeous.

  about Jacob Lordy · at 7:19

• And then Nikki Crush, what a job.

  about Nikki Crush · at 9:27

• Just a few. What is the population of Staffordsville Kentucky?

  about Staffordsville Kentucky · at 28:55

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Jacob Lordy — Person · Referenced celebrity (encounter at Golden Globes) · 1 mention · first at 7:17
  Mentioned as a very flattering celebrity interaction at the Golden Globes; likely refers to actor Jacob Elordi, but the transcript spells it differently.
• Nikki Crush — Person · Referenced awards host/performer · 1 mention · first at 9:27
  Praised for doing a great job (monologue and “podcast package”) and for hosting/throwing a party the speaker attended after the Netflix party.
• Snoop — Person · Referenced presenter/celebrity at awards · 1 mention · first at 8:49
  Mentioned in a joking aside about reading the wrong winner name and not wanting to embarrass him; likely refers to Snoop Dogg.
  Very similar to that. No, we did not win. and that's and we they just didn't want to embarrass Snoop, for reading the wrong Yeah. You read the wrong name.

Companies & orgs

• Franco American — Company · Referenced company · 3 mentions · first at 3:51
  Discussed as a brand of canned pasta that was later absorbed by Campbell Soup Company.
• Campbell Soup Company — Company · Referenced company · 1 mention · first at 4:31
  Mentioned in the context of discussing canned pasta brands and their history.
  Ring-shaped canned pasta was introduced in 1965 by the Campbell Soup Company under the Franco American brand.
• Amazon — Company · Referenced company · 1 mention · first at 5:32
  Mentioned as co-hosting a party with Vanity Fair during the Golden Globes.
  Yeah, Spago was good. We went to an event and I was reminded, we went to a party. We all went to a party on Friday night.
• Pirelli — Company · Referenced company · 1 mention · first at 29:11
  Mentioned in the context of discussing the industrial cable division where Chris Stapleton's father worked.
  Okay. What is the industrial cable side of the Pirelli company? The one his dad worked for. In 2005, Pirelli sold its cable division to Goldman Sachs, changing the new group's name to.

Places & events

• Golden Globe — Event · Setting · 2 mentions · first at 0:23
  The awards ceremony where the hosts attended and discussed their experiences.
• Spago — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at 5:18
  A restaurant where part of the Golden Globes events took place.
• Staffordsville Kentucky — Place · Referenced location · 1 mention · first at 28:55
  Mentioned in the context of discussing the hometown of Chris Stapleton.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:01 Stay tuned for the fact check so you can hear all the facts that were wrong. How you feeling?

0:10 Good. Are you tore up? Um, as in like tired? Tired. Hung over? I'm not hungry. No.

0:20 No. No. I'm not hung over. As far as my consumption, I had a teeny at the awards. Yeah. And then I got one at the Netflix party, but I only had one sip because it wasn't the way I liked it.

0:33 And then what was wrong with it? I'm particular. I'm particular. What does it got to be?

0:42 It's a Hendrick's martini. Oh, lemon twist. Okay. No, vermouth. Extra bruised. If I can get that. I have to see. I have to see what kind of the environment is. If someone can take that.

0:53 What's extra bruised? Like shaken. A little icy. Oh, like chunky. Some ice shards.

1:00 Oh, ice sharks. Like just little shards. I like it really cold. Oh, wow. There's so much to it. How long does it take them to make this when they do it right?

1:08 No. If they do it, if they know their stuff. Yeah. 8 to 10 minutes. I'm just kidding.

1:14 12, 13, I don't know. I only order one at 8 and it arrives at like 8:40 to the table. So, I don't know what they're doing. if they do it right.

1:22 Yeah. No, it's fast. But so there was a really cute little martini bar thing right next to where we were standing sitting

1:31 at the Netflix bar. Okay. And I was like, "Oh, I'll I'll get one of those." And I I was like, "Do you have Hendricks?" And he was like, "Oh, no. They're pre-batched." And immediately I was like, "Uhoh." And he said, "But is

1:42 that like the version of like a microwave? Is that like the equivalent since I'm out of the scene?"

1:48 It's okay. pre-batch is, you know, they they make it ahead of time in a big th container

1:55 thermos where you put your spaghettiio and then and then they pour it into glasses for you. A lot of places do pre-batch. That's not for me.

2:05 You just gave me the best blast from the past memory. Kids used Well, I never had that set up, but other kids did whose mothers were at home.

2:13 Yeah. And boy, and they I swear sometimes they'd pop that lid and there was still steam coming out and held [clears throat] the heat. This son of a [ __ ] is having a hot spaghetti dinner next to me. I know.

2:23 And the thermos. And did you have like the halfsiz thermos? There's havsies. Yeah. I I'm I'm I'm only saying this because my mom will be mad if I don't say it cuz you just protected your mom as you should. And now I have to protect my mom. Okay.

2:36 Cuz she also worked. So she would be like, "Hey, I wasn't I worked too cuz you didn't have it either." No, I had it, but not all the time, but I had it every now and then. Okay.

2:47 You know, my mom was making me lunch. And your mother really, she also had another person helping her make some money and stuff, you know.

2:55 Oh, money? Yes. I was like, he didn't help with lunch. Yeah. Um, as you know, my mom's sick. It was just Subway every day.

3:02 Yeah. My mom was the overtime queen. I know. I know. I'm not I just wanted to be clear cuz you said, you know,

3:08 now I just spending my mother like round two. Yeah. Nor did she even buy that. Oh, no, that's not true. We would get some I think when we go grocery shopping, there were a couple splurges. David and I could both pick out one 2 L of soda occasionally.

3:24 Oh, that's nice. And then the other thing could be like I could pick out two cans of Chef Boyardd.

3:28 Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Ravioli all the way. I love the ravioli. I would put it in my mouth and I'd like deconstruct it with my teeth and tongue so that I could like I would scoop out the little ball of meat with my tongue. Like I really was a psychopath with the way I consumed it and I loved it.

3:44 Yeah. So, you could have picked spaghettiios, but you went ravioli. We We were mainly a ravioli. Chef Boyardd house too.

3:51 Well, raviolis, I believe, are Franco American. Oh, I thought they were Chef Boyardd.

3:56 They had one, but I don't think it was called Spaghettiio. I think the trademark Rob

4:01 Spaghettiios is trademark Franco American. Spaghettiio. Uh-oh. Campbell. Campbell Campbell. But I think maybe Campbell's bought Franco American since the

4:15 80s9. I remember it as Campbell. Yeah, it was Franco American in 1965. Introduction.

4:23 Okay. When did it when did it dissolve or get absorbed by Campbell Soup? Ring-shaped canned pasta was introduced in 1965 by the Campbell Soup Company under the Franco American brand.

4:36 Perfect. So it was it was a subsidiary. Yeah. Yeah, it was under the umbrella. The Campbell's umbrella.

4:42 Oh my god. Wow. Anyway, so um the batched martini. So he said I was like, "Do you have Hendricks?" And he said, "Oh no, they're pre-batched." And I was like, "Oh, maybe I'll" and he was like, "But they're really, really good." So, you know, he had a lot of investment and pride. And so I was like, "Sure, I'll do it."

5:01 Yeah. And then you couldn't get through it. Only I drank one sip. That's okay. Um

5:06 why don't you switch it to wine or something? I know, but then I was like, I don't want to walk all the way to the bar. It felt

5:11 Yeah, Tris is really doing this. Oh, no. It was It's like there's a lot of people, you know.

5:16 Was there a lot of people? Where was it at? Spago. Spago. Spago. Do they have canned spaghetti? Is that Italian?

5:22 They did. They had some like big batched past like the martinis. Uh-huh. I didn't get any, but Rob got some.

5:31 It was good. It was good. Yeah, Spago was good. We went to an event and I was reminded, you know, we went to a party. We all went to a party on Friday night.

5:38 Amazon by Vanity Fair and Vanity Fair. And um yeah, I I keep going to get reminded I'm not a big party person.

5:48 I know it's fun to be invited. Like it is it's an honor to be invited. It's flattering and I think it's nice to get cute.

5:56 Yeah. Wear cute outfits. But then when you get there and it's just so loud and so crowded,

6:04 very crowded and impacted and then really you just end up like you because of the environment you want to just be with people you know.

6:13 That's right. So yeah, eventful week. Yes. And then the big day. Big day. Your designer came through.

6:21 H I was so happy. I was so happy with my dress. Shout out brand. saw your post and they put your name on the inside of it. A that's

6:31 my name in there. It's so sweet. Um it was really cute too because a few people who were there uh who listened to the pod

6:43 Uhhuh. were chatting and where the party or No, at the show Golden Globes. Dakota.

6:50 Oh yeah, Dakota. Yeah. We were talking and she was like, "Is that the Brandon Maxwell?" Cuz she listens. So like they knew Mila also.

6:59 Oh, she was on it. Yeah. So that was cute. My most flattering moment you witnessed.

7:06 You almost passed out. I did. Lincoln, I mean, she screamed at the top of her lungs when I told her this.

7:14 This is a big deal. Hilarious. Jacob Lordy. Yes. Um I turned and I You know, this son of a [ __ ] is like 65. He's so gorgeous.

7:25 So gorgeous. is so tall you cannot miss him. He towered over you. Yeah. Yeah. And so I just looked at him and I I said, "Um, look at this tall, handsome son of a bitch." Not thinking he was going to know me. And then he said what was it's at both times the most flattering and humbling thing ever.

7:44 Yeah. He said, "Oh my god, dude. I've been a huge fan of you my whole life." Yeah.

7:49 I was like, "Yeah, I bet I've been working since you were born or damn near." How old is he? 1997 he was born 28.

7:57 Okay. So he was six when I got on the screen. Yeah. Yeah. It's a nice memories are starting to form.

8:04 I'm his first me. So for him Yeah. his whole life cuz that's when your memories kind of start imprinting. Um so but I I took it very well. And then second highlight was I was seated next to Jenna Ortega.

8:17 Oh that's nice. So I got a whole another two hours to annoy her. That's funny. She was with her mom and it was so cute. So cute.

8:25 Yeah. So I got to know mom really really well. Nice. And I asked her a bazillion questions and it was really fun.

8:31 Fun. Yeah. And then we won. And then we won. Some people don't Some people might think Amy Polar won and not have read that they did call later and said they missed.

8:40 There's a mistake. It was like Moonlight when Moonlight did. Yeah. It's very similar to Moonlight.

8:45 Very similar to that. No, we did not win. Um, and that's and we they just didn't want to embarrass Snoop, you know, for reading the wrong Yeah. You read the wrong name.

8:54 Actually, we did an interview with him on the carpet and I said, "Well, regardless of what it says, are you just going to say armchair expert?" He said, "Yes."

9:02 I know. And I said, "I have cage." I know. I was willing to pay. You were willing to pay.

9:07 Yeah. And then for the record, I just uh if if I I and I told Babers, I was like right from their announcement if if we had to get beat by someone, I couldn't be happier that it was Babers.

9:18 I went up to her and I said, "How dare you? How dare you?" And she was so cute. She's so cute. I just love her so much.

9:27 And then Nikki Crush, what a job. She did so well. She did so well. I love her. I have such an affinity for her. I went to her party after the Netflix party. I wanted to show up for her. Um and uh she was so cute. I said the podcast package was so funny and her monologue was so good. I thought

9:49 Yeah. Oh my god. Yeah. It was so good. Uhhuh. I was very fatigued though by the time we got to the show because we had done a lot of press which a I haven't done in a while and b we were navigating this endless share question.

10:03 Yeah. which requires like that you're nimble. You have to be really what I want to say is like guys it was funny and a joke. Why the [ __ ] would we post it if we didn't think that? That's what you want to say and you're not allowed to say that.

10:16 You're not allowed to say that Dax and you didn't. Yeah. And I was glad. Yeah. No, that question came up a lot.

10:23 Every single interview we did Yeah. Yeah. Thought it might. We thought it might. I thought I was like we'll get hit with that once or twice, but every single one we did

10:30 sometimes. You can almost feel them waiting to drop it. Like I'm going to do three nice things and then I'm going to

10:36 It's funny because you know this is where my um PR background comes into play. Uhhuh. Your expert training. Just the anticipated like, okay, when is it coming?

10:46 Yeah. Exactly. That was nice. That was where when's it coming? It's like waiting to get shoved in the back like when you're in high school and you're a dude and you you know someone wants to kick your ass

10:56 and you know they they people will tell you like Mike's looking for you. Yeah. Yeah. And you kind of just walk around waiting to just shoved in the back.

11:04 And that's kind of there just a simmering feeling. Yeah. I know. Also, who cares? No. Boohoo. Just Yeah. Yeah. No, but Yeah. No, I mean, speaking of high school, the whole thing is extremely high school on crack. The from beginning to end, it's immediately popular kids versus not popular kids. Who belongs here versus who doesn't belong here. Um

11:30 the seating arrangement. Oh my god. The arrival stuff. Oh my god. Okay. So, they changed the whole thing this year

11:36 that there was stairs. It was in tent day. Like we had slots. Yeah. And you have to arrive during that time.

11:45 Yeah. Yeah. To to do the carpet. And then and even that is a whole thing. It's like only nominees are allowed to go on the carpet and and your your name has to be there, you know. Yes.

12:00 And no publicists are allowed on the carpet, right? Yeah. Our saw was really early, but you were going with Kristen, so you were going a little later.

12:09 Yeah. I was really caught. Yeah. In the middle there. Rob and I went early. It took so long to get We're in eyesight. Like this is just what's all so funny. These are things you don't know when you're watching. I think it's funny. Like we're at a hotel that is in ey line to the

12:30 Beverly Hills where we were staying versus the venue is a nine iron away if you golf.

12:35 Yes, exactly. But you have to go three miles. Yes. Maybe more. I think more. You got to go all the way to [ __ ] West LA and make a bootleg onto Wilshire. It's insane. the whole specific way that the cars have to go. And then what I did really, even though it was like frustrating maybe for people cuz it's it slowed everything down, I did like there was like extreme security.

12:58 Oh yeah, I love that part. And I was so happy. Me too. So that was great. But then Yeah. So the whole thing takes so long to get there. Then you get there and then you have to stand in line for the carpet. So, by the time doesn't matter what time you leave, unless you leave at 10:00 a.m. Yeah. Yeah. By the time you get there, you're not in your slot. So, we fin get to the front of the line and it's me and our wonder publicist and Adam

13:25 Kersh Kersh, our publicist, and Rob and me. And so, we're like going up the line and they're ready to like drop me off, right? And then they have to go this other way. So, we get there and she's like to to our publicist, she was like, "Are you in the right time slot?"

13:44 And she kind of just says, "Yeah." And then like is going and then she was like,

13:48 "No, what? Let me see it." Mhm. And she was like, "Well, we're not." And she was like, "Well, then you guys need to go over there." And I was like, "Wait, wait, wait, over there." And she was like, "Yeah, there's photo opportunities over there." And I was like, "But that's not the carpet." I was like, I just spent my entire I'm not like no.

14:06 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And and she was like, yeah. And she just kept saying there's photo opportunities over there. And I was like, um, I'm going to go this way. And she was like she was like, well, how many of you is it? And I was like, it's just me. And she was like, okay, if it's just you, that's fine. And I was like,

14:24 I mean, and then then you are in such a weird headsp space. Sure. Cuz it's like

14:28 you're very insecure. You know, they didn't say that. Demastone. Uh, exact. Okay. Well, and and and as he should, Stellin Scarsgard's in front of me. He walks right in and is fine and no one's stopping him. [clears throat] Adam and Leighton are next to me. No one's, you know, and I was like,

14:43 yeah, it starts immediately where you're just like, oh my god. And then you feel like you want to be like, I'm nominated. I'm not just here.

14:52 I'm supposed to be here. Um, yeah. So, that whole thing is so interesting. And then you're that's in your head right before you have to go do these pictures in front of all these people and it's really it's really it's in I just find it very interesting and I feel like there's a there's a story in here, there's a book in here and then you know you you go down the stairs and sometimes people it's like 85 people are taking pictures of someone and then for you know for me it's like one person and you're like oh it's just like ego hit after ego hit and and at the same time you're like and I'm here It's like, do you remember in Indiana Jones when they're going through the thing and the darts are coming out the wall like the blow darts?

15:32 I know. I know. And and it is really But then you're also at like one of the biggest parties in the world. You're invited there and like you know

15:44 and wild people are walking by. Sean Penn's walking by. Bonitio del. And that's all amazing and so cool. Um, and I also I think I said this also when we were talking to someone. Um, it's fun for me. Rob and I were talking about this. We're like, everyone coming down these stairs is someone we've had on this show.

16:04 Like so many. And that was cool. It's like we've created something where all these

16:10 these people have come and chatted with us. Yeah. So, so it's just wild. And yeah. Where the seating is or where the seats are and obviously we had to deal with a little bit like where are you going to sit? Yes. I was supposed to be at the podcast table.

16:23 Yeah. With me. I'm not not sitting with my wife. Mhm. During also this other added layer of everyone's

16:33 scrutinizing us. Yeah, I know. So, if now I'm not at her table, that looks insane. [ __ ] I would never normally have to think about.

16:40 I know. But we did some moving around. You can't category and Anna was next to me most of the time. So, we had tons of fun. So, yeah. But it's it's all it was really it was really it was fun. It was a cool

16:56 You'll never forget that for the rest of it. It was really fun. Stay tuned for more armchair expert if you dare.

17:14 The biggest event is Lincoln requested that we go back to the go-kart track. Yeah.

17:21 And I was like, "Oh my gosh, she's got she's been bit." Okay. So, we went we just got back. Uh we did four races. First race, eight adults. Last time it was mostly her and I then a couple stragglers, but today was, you know, there's track full. She's [ __ ] passing peopleing. Could took a turn, collided into somebody, didn't give a [ __ ] kept it going, finished fourth,

17:46 beat her time from last week, brought it down every single session. So great. Uh, someone passed her and spun her out and she was livid for 45 minutes. She wouldn't take her helmet off between sessions and she wanted to get back. So, I'm going to sp and I'm like, "Wow, this is incredible." Cuz when I watched her play soccer, I was like,

18:02 "Girl, attack, collide. You got to you got to get over this fear of colliding." Well, it's here.

18:07 Like within her second time, she was like Max going for every pass. Fearless. Oh, so fun.

18:15 Very fun. Yeah, I just saw her and she was showing me her her printouts. Yeah, really cute.

18:20 She has She got into the 26s. She's so excited. She wants to She got to get into the 25s now.

18:27 What if she gets in the ones then? So, I was coasting first two races. Of course, I got the fastest lap time.

18:36 Of course. Of course. That's my move over there. And I'm paying attention mostly to Lincoln. And then the third session, and I hadn't been in the same spot of the track. I just told I get out and I see the printout. I was not first.

18:49 Well, what the [ __ ] Who's this Patrick dude? Oh, well, turns out this dude worked there.

18:54 He also races Formula 4. Oh, cool. And I was like, okay, good. I got to I got a goal now, too. So, you lost two days in a row.

19:03 I guess I did. Wow. And again, Max didn't win this year and he's the best. So, just look at him.

19:09 It is funny when like, you know, when you lose, which I don't have all that much experience with.

19:18 Yeah. I'm going to have to guide you through this experience. Yeah. Um, it is it's funny when you look around and you're like, look at all these other people who also did not win. Like

19:30 Leonardo DiCaprio didn't win. I know. It's like how can you really be upset? You're like, "Oh my god, these people didn't win too."

19:36 Yeah. Did you just see one people in the Yeah. Yeah. And like Adam Scott sitting so close to us and he didn't win. And of course, but it's not because I'm not saying the person who won shouldn't have won. It's just like, oh yeah, everyone's [ __ ] amazing here.

19:52 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So that is when they're like, you know, when people say it's an honor to be nominated, when you're on the outside, you kind of think that's just something you say, but it is real.

20:02 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's [clears throat] very real. Yeah. So, was cool. Very cool.

20:08 Oh, no. Should I tell people about something disgusting about me? Oh, sure. We love discussing stuff.

20:13 God, this is probably why we lost. I think Eric put a curse on me. Okay. when he asked me like or when he said, "You're lucky you don't have dandruff cuz your hair is so black."

20:27 Oh, and you've been experiencing a little dander. I hate it. Okay. Okay. Okay. It doesn't really match with what I'm going for in this life. Um, and I really It's like starting to make me feel insane. But I am using a new product, Rose. Shout out Rose for real. Also, I keep spit. Uh

20:51 oh. Uh oh. Uh oh. I also keep spitting because I bit my lip and it and it's so big and it hurts and now I'm talking bad and I'm spitting and I have dandruff. Who will date me?

21:06 Everyone. Everyone will date you. You let them. Um anyway, so yeah. So this new product is like an exfoliant scrub, so it helps. Yeah,

21:15 cuz one [clears throat] day I was like, "What?" Like I was like, "What's happening?" I didn't I did I I couldn't even realize it was coming from my head. That's how bad it was.

21:25 Oh, wow. And then I hated I have beard dander, so I can relate. That's just I was say that's just skin.

21:32 Yeah. Same same old same. All skin. I think it's pmenopause. No. No. Just dander. Okay. One thing I We also went to a thing Saturday morning. We went to a little event.

21:45 Oh, we did. Yeah. And I went solo. First of all, I was supposed to overlap you and I was riding in the morning and I happened to get on one of those rare things where I was like couldn't stop. I was in the bubble.

21:58 Yeah. I went to take a dump, see a text from you. Where the [ __ ] are you? And I'm like, "Oh my god, that's right now."

22:04 Yeah. It was 11. And it when I read that text and I'm sitting on the toilet and I'm like, "Oh my god." So I got down there in like 12 minutes. Yeah, good.

22:14 Hung with the people I needed to hang with and then I was leaving and this needs to be explained. There are fans of which I have endless time for. Then there are dudes who when they see you going to place, they go into a printer in the back of their van. They print out posters and then they ask you to sign them so they can sell them. I don't care about those dudes, right? Uh

22:31 that's fair. And so I um I was leaving and I was going to walk to my motorcycle really close to the front door of this place and there's you know these dudes with posters and um and I kind of walk by them and I only get like halfway by him and then there's there's all these TMZ people or TMZ like people there

22:50 and immediately one guy starts screaming Sher signs autographs you [ __ ] sign swearing at me Sher signs autographs which first of all no I don't think that's true. Uh, secondly, he's screaming that and then this woman, she's got a camera filming and she starts going, "You still gonna make your 11year-old daughter freeze her eggs?" And I'm like, "What is going on right now?"

23:17 I was saying it was as if the internet came alive for a second. Like you only really deal with that in writing from strangers on the internet. But it was like straight internet chatter. The worst comments just blasting as I got on my com on my motorcycle

23:35 and you're like I dropped my glove. Oh [ __ ] I'm on camera. I dropped my you know from MY MOTORCYCLE GLOVES

23:42 AND I got to bend over and I'm like I just want to like get out of there. I'm being filmed and they're screaming just toxic things at me. Oh. Uh, that's

23:51 I got to bend over, get my glove. And then I just stopped and I had a big giggle on the motorcycle. That's good.

23:57 I'm like, share autographs. Like, it really got me. I'm like, what does this guy mean? He's like trying. He knows that's bait share. But then an autograph thing happens. So, he's like he's he's tying these two messages together. And this girl's yelling about getting my 11. And I wanted it. So, you can't say anything, but I wanted to go. I just want to ask you, do you do you think they freeze 11year-olds eggs?

24:20 No, she doesn't. Do you think the question you asked me is a possibility on planet Earth?

24:25 She does. She doesn't. That's the whole thing. They know they know the reality. They're there to make you mad.

24:32 Yeah, that is that is literally the point of that. Yeah. And they just attack you. I'm going to even rewind. Thank god, by the way. So earlier [snorts] I had had this other experience where someone a friend of mine I look at my DMs and I it appears they've sent me a video. So I open up this video and it is this comedian lady making a video about Sher saying the thing and she's talking about how [ __ ] ugly I am and what a stupid name I have and it's just she's letting it rip. I mean, this woman hates my guts.

25:04 And so I immediately I'm like, why the [ __ ] did my friend send this to me, right?

25:10 And then I realized because the comments that are first under a post are the people, you know, right? They So I see, oh, my friend actually defended me.

25:20 He's showing you he defended me. No, just I He wasn't even showing me, but he tagged me. I don't think he realized it was going to go to my DMs.

25:27 Oh, I see. I'm like, but now I saw this [ __ ] lady spending all this time doing this. And then

25:36 so I preemptively sent my family a very nice text. All the all my family that loves me and I know will defend me if they see something. And I said, "Hey gang, there's a lot of stuff being written about me and I just want you to know it doesn't bother me and you don't need to defend me and it'll only give oxygen to the thing. So I'm not saying anyone did anything, just preemptively blah blah blah."

25:57 Yeah. So then I had a chat with my mom like later that day and she goes, "I didn't really know what that text was about." So So I looked you up and it was like, "You know what? I got to say I'm [ __ ] proud of you. That's my son."

26:11 And I'm like, "What is she talking?" I literally I'm like, "The share?" Yeah. And I go, [clears throat] "You're you're proud of me?" And she goes, "Yeah, that's such a feminist move. You're going to get your daughter's eggs freeze if they wanted to so that they can be on their own timeline." And I go, "Hold on a second. That's a story which I didn't even know.

26:31 Wait, that Yeah, that's a huge story. Did you know that? I I saw it once. I didn't know that.

26:36 But I wasn't The thing I saw didn't say 11year-old. It It said the real thing, which is Yeah.

26:43 Okay. So, my mom stumbled upon that stuff. So, weirdly, thank God she told me about that thing because if I didn't know that and this stranger just randomly talked about my daughter.

26:57 Oh, the crazier thing I think I dodged a real bull is I was going to take Delta to that party.

27:02 I know. I know. But I left so late. I knew I was going to ride my motorcycle so fast. I didn't want her on back. So, I didn't take her and she was sad about and I was sad.

27:10 Yeah. Um, but [ __ ] thank god if I was walking out with her and they were doing that [ __ ] to her. I do. They're [ __ ] shameless. Yeah.

27:19 Um, oh my god. I don't I can't predict what I would do. Like you can't talk in front of my 11-year-old.

27:28 I know. I know. But I know. But I just I'm so lucky. I I'm so lucky that dodged. Yeah.

27:34 It was like I'm now universe. Like, thank god I was late so that I didn't take Delta cuz if that woman would have been saying that [ __ ] in front of Delta,

27:41 I just I don't know if I could have kept my cool. Yeah. And [snorts] then there would have been another [ __ ] headline that I have my daughters on my motorcycle. Then that would have been the next thing. He rides with his children on his motorcycle.

27:51 Yeah. There's a there's an endless, you know, you got to Yeah. But I want to say the thing that I said to my family and then I I want everyone to know that I it it doesn't bother me because it is a gift of things having worked out for me.

28:05 Yeah. The more it works out for you, the more that's going to happen. And I just remind myself like this is just a symbol of like you got [ __ ] lucky things have worked out for you. Look, in the past I haven't had a great healthy attitude about this kind of stuff, but I currently h have a lot of peace with it, which is uh I'm grateful for.

28:22 Yeah. Yeah. Okay, we're going to do some This is for Chris Stapleton. Great. So exciting. Huge get.

28:30 Now would be a great time to say that I cannot stop listening. He's the best to Steel Drivers, his first band.

28:40 Uh Heavenscent. What a [ __ ] song. He's so good. He's just so good. Yeah. Um really lucky that we got to interview him. We've been trying for a while. So, it was very exciting. Um, not very many facts.

28:55 Okay. Just a few. What is the population of Staffordsville Kentucky? Yeah, small. 2,625 people.

29:05 Okay. So, kind of Milford size where I grew up. Really small. Small stuff. Okay. What is the industrial cable side of the Pirelli company? The one his dad worked for. In 2005, Pirelli sold its cable division to Goldman Sachs, changing the new group's name to Prismian. Prismian.

29:26 Don't recognize it. P R Y S M I A N. Wouldn't even try to say it out loud. That's tough. I'm going to go with Prismian.

29:35 Yeah. I don't know if that was the right name to go with. Yeah, maybe it was someone's last name.

29:42 Maybe that's a well-known term within cabling. Oh, maybe. Oh, speaking of [sighs] today, which you posted, but today connections was exciting.

29:53 Wina, wina, we love you. I mean, I don't know. I don't know. It is a phrase. It's a phrase, so it could it could also be just cheeky as a phrase. It might not be about us,

30:06 Monica. We're making some assumptions. Oh, I feel very I don't even feel cocky about saying that.

30:13 I I don't know. Oh, I wish you would tell us. Maybe next the next clue will be you are right.

30:20 Monica's wrong. Dax is right. Trying to put Dax in one of these. You can't. There's no

30:25 They can make it about group anything. Oh, that's right. Or the German stock exchange maybe.

30:32 Or like the D's are replaced with X's and these four words. It could be for facts. Oh,

30:38 like types of machines. But the first letters changed. I don't know if it was real or not real. I don't know if it was for us or not for us, but regardless, we took it as a big win.

30:48 I'm taking it as the consolation prize for sure. Yeah, that it was exciting. Oh, how old was Chris when he wrote the song Higher? He wrote it 23 years ago. 20 years before the album came out in 2023. He's currently 47, so he would have written it at 24.

31:04 24. great age. I was really hitting my stride as a party animal at 24. 24. Yeah. I was like developing, you know, I had like I knew what boozes I liked and what drugs I was partaking in. You know, really it was working.

31:21 You knew your cocktail like I know mine. My Do you remember it? Yes. Your Hrix martini bruised.

31:29 Lemon Twizz. Lemon Tweez. Yeah. Cuz I don't like olive. Okay. I love them. I want to like them.

31:36 Yeah, they look good, don't they? Yeah, they're on my top foods that I wish I liked, but I don't.

31:41 Do you try? Because I I do. I keep trying. You do? Okay, great. Cuz I've had a lot of things flip.

31:47 Yeah. Cottage cheese. Yeah. Always look so good. I know. I would take a bite. This is terrible.

31:52 I know. And then I took a bite one day, [ __ ] this is good. Coffee. Coffee. You're like, gh shit's bitter. And one day you're like, this stuff's delicious.

32:01 I know. You're right. But I keep trying and every now and then I'll just eat it.

32:06 Now, I'll be specific. I like the purple ones. The purple and dark ones. I'm not wild about the green ones. So, have you [ __ ] with the purple ones?

32:16 They get put on They get put on stuff. Do you know my gateway was? I remember the day and place where it turned.

32:22 Okay. I hate olives. I hate olives. I hate olives. I was with my mother doing leg work at the Builtmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona or Scottsdale.

32:30 Uhhuh. And we went out to eat with the client for lunch and they put an olive tamponade on the table.

32:36 Uhhuh. And I sampled that olive tamponade and I was like, "Hold up a second. What is this goulash? This slurry

32:45 and I fell in love with then led to me being able to eat them in the raw." I know I'm probably not saying it right. No, you are. Maybe. Yeah. Okay. No.

32:54 So try olive top. Okay. That might get you. That's what got me. Do you like black olives? I like the purple ones. That's what's generally in a top.

33:04 But what about if you order a pizza and it has olives? It's normally black. Yeah. I would never order pizza with olives.

33:10 Okay. I would just eat the purple ones raw or eat a topot and I have a gallon of top. And you know, u my old favorite restaurant, RIP Tropical.

33:20 Oh, Tropicalia. Tropicalia. They made a tapina. That'll I wonder if I ever made that top. I'm going to go find myself a top and nod tonight.

33:32 You should. And I'll report back. They're They vary a lot in their quality. I'll say

33:37 it doesn't really make sense because I love salt. Yeah. And it's and it's baked in, you know, not baked, but it's it's um soaked and marinated in olive oil, which I love.

33:45 I love olive oil, which is also makes no sense. I love olive oil. I like capers, which are basically olives.

33:52 I like capers. But why? I don't know. All right. Well, I hope this will be your gateway. Okay. 2026,

33:59 the year of the tough nod. Okay. Love you. Love you.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Tall Drink of Water, Chris Stapleton, Cher Question | Fact Check for Chris Stapleton"?

Dax Shepard (Host), Cher (Guest).

What is "Tall Drink of Water, Chris Stapleton, Cher Question | Fact Check for Chris Stapleton" about?

The discussion examines a casual conversation about the finer details of cocktail preferences, particularly a specific martini order featuring Hendrick's gin, detailing the importance of preparation and ingredients. Additionally, it touches on the experience of encountering pre-batched drinks at events and offers a humorous reflection on the expectations of beverage service.

What is mentioned in this Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard episode?

10 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Golden Globe, Jacob Lordy, Nikki Crush, Franco American, Campbell Soup Company, Spago. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Tall Drink of Water, Chris Stapleton, Cher Question | Fact Check for Chris Stapleton"?

The episode runs 34 min; the transcript is about 6,904 words in 196 timestamped sections.

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