Armchair Anonymous: Spring Break

April 3, 2026

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In a lively Armchair Anonymous episode, hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman field caller-submitted tales of spring break mishaps. These stories underscore how the season's blend of heavy drinking, travel, high expectations, and unfamiliar settings often spirals into chaos, from injuries and embarrassment to narrow escapes.

Fort Lauderdale Crosswalk Collision

Mary, a Cleveland native, shares her 2017 senior-year trip to Fort Lauderdale for her 22nd birthday. After two days of typical beach partying, a hangover kept her sober. Unable to urinate in the ocean due to pee shyness—exacerbated by motion and crowds—she borrowed oversized size-12 Crocs and walked back to her hotel across the busy A1A road. At the crosswalk, with one lane stopped, she stepped forward and was struck by a minivan in the outer lane, an Uber carrying other spring breakers. She blacked out, waking on scorching asphalt unable to move her neck, her black one-piece swimsuit offering little protection.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Show Intro** - Hosts Dan and Lily introduce Armchair Anonymous and spring break disaster theme
2 (03:04) **Mary's Fort Lauderdale Hit-and-Run** - College senior hit by Uber minivan in crosswalk while sober and pee-shy
3 (07:31) **Mary's Hospital and Rally** - Transported to trauma center; sobers friends, cleared same day despite zero BAC
4 (13:48) **Katie's Cruise Waterslide Trap** - Teacher gets stuck in steep V-shaped tube slide on Caribbean cruise
5 (24:58) **Courtney's Appalachian Trail Ordeal** - Floridians ill-prepared for Georgia snow hike post-kidney stone surgery
6 (38:10) **Courtney's Rescue and Pivot** - Follows mysterious footsteps to unsafe camp; bails for beach after near-disaster
7 (45:33) **Steven's Dominican Republic Scam** - Drunk spring breaker lured from resort bar into prostitution setup

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Show Notes

Dax and Monica talk to Armcherries! In today's episode, Armcherries tell us a crazy spring break story.

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