Idina Menzel

Episode overview

Idina Menzel is a singer and actor. Idina joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her scary theater accident, how her dad was a pajama salesman, and her feelings about the Happy Birthday song. Idina and Dax talk about how much pride goes into parenting, what being in relationships with other successful people is like, and her strategy for performing day after day. Idina explains how she views being a voice for people that she didn't intend to be, why she has always wanted to do a stage dive, and how she is always messing up well-known sayings.

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1. 0:00welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert I'm Dan Rather and I'm joined by
2. 1:10:48and I have my set list cuz that's when I sing it now when I'm touring I don't get sick of it and I...
3. 2:24:27love you love you happy Halloween everybody this was recorded on Halloween