In part 1 (of 2), Vanessa Bohns, a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University, and author, came on to talk about her new book, You Have More Influence Than You Think. and I spoke about the amazing power of "ask", and studies that were done on "Ask", and how successful usually an "Ask" is? In this Part 2, Vanessa shared more stories and the exercises that increase the ability of "asking" on things that you are uncomfortable to ask for and the exercises to d...
Sep 09, 2021•41 min
Is America still as great as it once was? And how the modern technologies have changed the county's development and politics? In this episode, I am joined by David Rubenstein, former government official, and lawyer, who is a co-founder and co-executive chairman of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group, author, to talk about his new book, The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream. In this part 1 (of 2), we talked about the politics, the economy, and how we as Americans fair against China ...
Sep 07, 2021•27 min
Is America still as great as it once was? And how the modern technologies have changed the county's development and politics? In this episode, I am joined by David Rubenstein, former government official, and lawyer, who is a co-founder and co-executive chairman of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group, author, to talk about his new book, The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream. In this part 2 (of 2), we talked about why people lost trust in the government(s), what are his prediction fo...
Sep 07, 2021•37 min
Our "Pod" friend, Jason Feifer, the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, a podcast host, book author, keynote speaker, startup advisor, and nonstop optimism machine, is once again on the show! We started out troubleshooting his internet, router, and Google Mesh, then with my great segway, we segway into the conversation of what good can come from changes? And did or did the core consumers know what they need, and how should one recognize that? Make sure you also check out Part 2 of the epis...
Sep 02, 2021•41 min
Part 2 of Jason Feifer's episode! Make sure you check out part one! In this episode, Jason takes us back to when the elevator is first invented, and how the public is reacting to the machine that goes up and down! We also talked about how the necessary skills had been evolved in the past thousand of years. Jason also shared why did he change the name of his podcast, and how important it is to understand your consumer! Make sure you check out Part One, and also follow Jason's Podcast, Build for T...
Sep 02, 2021•46 min
Have you ever need to make a decision that would change your life or lifestyle? I.E. Moving to another state? Or deciding if you should or if you want to move to another state, or another city? In this episode, I gave guidance to Jen Glantz and Jay The Engineer, how should they go about making life decisions like that! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for ...
Aug 31, 2021•41 min
Another series with James Quandahl! He has launched a new podcast, called The James Quandahl Show, everyone should check it out! This time around we talked about should you quit when you're so close to the finish line, and we also talked about how could you niche what you do, so you will get more audience! Sometimes, less is more! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why sho...
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Who doesn't want to stay young, who doesn't want to grow younger? They are technologies today that would potentially help you grow younger, habits that help you stay young. However, how efficient are those technologies? How long before those technologies would be available to the masses? In this episode (Part 2 of 2), Sergey Young talked about what he does to stay young, and what are the new technologies he's looking, and interested in! One day, we could all live to 200 years old! My new book Sk...
Aug 26, 2021•42 min
Who doesn't want to stay young, who doesn't want to grow younger? They are technologies today that would potentially help you grow younger, habits that help you stay young. However, how efficient are those technologies? How long before those technologies would be available to the masses? In this episode (Part 1 of 2), Sergey Young, a longevity investor and visionary with a mission to extend healthy lifespans of at least one billion people, and author, came on to talk about his new book, The Scie...
Aug 24, 2021•49 min
What is Smart? What is Intelligence? Does learning more vocabulary actually make you smarter? Does knowing a couple of mumbo jumbo terms, show that you're smarter than others? My answer is NO. Being smart means, you're able to make new discoveries based on all the information that you've learnt, and you have given. Being smart also means, how well you can connect different dots from different knowledge! Listen to the episode, and find out, how you can "be smart". My new book Skip The Line is out...
Aug 19, 2021•34 min
During the lockdown, I have been thinking a lot about the different philosophies, especially Stoicism and Absurdism. In this episode, I broke down the 4 big philosophies: Stoicism, Existentialism, Nihilism, and Absurdism. I also talked about why I am adapting one of them and how that makes me happier! (To know more about Stoicism, Ryan Holiday, author, and he wrote a lot about it, make sure you check out all his book and his podcast.) My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wh...
Aug 17, 2021•56 min
In this companion podcast! Jay, The Engineer, and Nathan, the post-production manager were supposed to talk about last month's episode and what have they learned. However, they got sidetracked! They ended up talking about the process in a traditional book publishing company. What happened after you finished writing a book if you ever get a book publishing deal? Should you or should you not narrate the audiobook yourself? And if you do, what should you do and be mindful of when you narrate the bo...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Brandon Webb, former United States Navy SEAL, and SEAL Sniper course Head Instructor, New York Times bestselling author, Experimental aircraft pilot, and Entrepreneur, always wanted to be a fiction and novel writer. This time, he did it. He wrote a novel called Steel Fear: A Thriller, and he even manage to auction it off to Peacock TV! I am so impressed by this, so I decided to call him up, and asked him how he did it. How to write a non-fiction book, how to defy all the naysayers, and do what y...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 2 min
I have been obsessed with newsletters, generally, they're accessible, and nowadays, they're tens of thousands of different newsletters with different topics out there. However, this particular newsletter, Exploding Topics, caught my eyes, and I have been reading it every time it hit my inbox! In this episode, I have the writer and co-founder of Exploding Topics, Brian Dean, comes on to talk about the popular and the next trend in the world. We also talked about how to build new businesses and ev...
Aug 10, 2021•39 min
Jason Furst is going to New York to interview for a manager position in the restaurant industry! In this episode, before going to New York for an interview, Jason is still looking for ways to solve the staffing issues. One thing I suggested to him is, Newsletter and List. That way, he can help with staffing, and also could help himself building a network that could come in handy in the future! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Sho...
Aug 09, 2021•37 min
Jay and I were supposed to do a regular catch-up, but he asked me a very good question. Are there any "Good People" left in the world? What is "Good"? Is cancel culture good or bad? How will it affect people's lives? On top of that, Jay and I go through all 27 amendments to the Constitution and see if they make any sense? Listen to the episode and let's find them out together! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so ...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Do you use these 3 lazy words daily? Do you use these words when you tried to solve problems? Create businesses? Win a game? Well, it's time to change that. I am joined by Dr. Brian Keating to talk about these 3 lazy words, and what's the meaning behind these words, and how can we change our mindset, and prevent ourselves from using these words! Brian Keating is the Chancellor's Professor of Physics at UC San Diego. He hosts INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE (https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirm...
Aug 03, 2021•24 min
"Talented" is just a label. You can't be good or successful at something by just being talented! I have been plagued by brain fog ever since I am recovering from Covid, and my chess tactics are not as sharp as they used to be. So I have been experimenting, how can still win knowing that I have brain fog. The answer is, do the unexpected. This can also apply to everyday life. Rather than sticking to what you know, and your routine. Break away from it, and experiment with the unexpected! My new bo...
Jul 30, 2021•39 min
In the last episode in the series, I urge Jen Glantz to start a "10 ideas a day's list". And sure enough, she did! She even overdid it and came up with a dozen of idealists, some relevant to her newsletter, and some are new ideas that she could venture into! In this episode, we spend most of the hours discussing all the ideas list that she came up with, including some new newsletters that she could start, things that she could do to scale the bussiness! Listen to this episode and see how we came...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Part two of Extraterrestrial Life! Professor Avi Loeb, Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology, and author of Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, came back on again to talk about Oumuamua, how should confirm the state of the object, and what actually is the project! What can we do to better detect Extraterrestrial Objects? If there's any billionaire listening to this episode, you know what you could put your money into good us...
Jul 27, 2021•50 min
It's another Companion Podcast for July 2021! In this episode, Jay the Engineer tells his story about getting scammed buying a "meme" cryptocurrency. He doesn't listen to my advice, now he had to learn it the hard way! In addition to all the episodes we broke down, involving the future of cities and cryptocurrencies, Nathan Rosborough tells us the story of how he & his wife met, and Jen Glantz crashes the live taping session! Jen does, however, give us a lot of thoughts about marriage & ...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Have you felt fear, guilt, anxiety, upset, frustration, and have no idea how to deal with it? Should you hide it? Should you embrace it? Should you let it out? Akshay Nanavati, United States Marine veteran, speaker, entrepreneur, ultra runner, and author of FEARVANA: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth, and Happiness, has such destructive guilt when his buddy died in a war when he is not there. To make it worse, he wishes it was him that died and not his buddy. The ...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 51 min
Who actually rules the world? Is it the president? Is it the politician? Is it China? Or is it an unknown force that might shape like a spaghetti monster that rules the world? In this episode, Ray Wang, Founder, Chairman, and Principal Analyst of Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research Inc., author of this new book, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, came on to talk about who exactly rules the world? It could be Facebook, Google, or Amazon! We also discussed the opportunity that presents in ...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Jen Glantz clearly knows what she wants to do and what she doesn't want to do! And it's okay to say NO to ideas that you are not interested or passionate about even though you might be good at it! In this episode, Jen Glantz bought a ton of idealists with her, and we started brainstorming all the things that she could do, from PR to agencies to newsletters. Along the way, she had said NO to a couple of the ideas that I brought up, but that's okay! Cause she knows what she's more passionate about...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 12 min
What is QAnon? How did the QAnon movement start? Why did no one stop the movement when it first started? And how did QAnon manipulate their frame, stories, and their believer? In this episode, Mike Rothschild, a journalist focused on the intersections between internet culture and politics as seen through the dark glass of conspiracy theories, came on to the podcast to talk about his new book, The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything, all thing ...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 15 min
The past year probably are the loneliest year ever. There's a lockdown, people have to stay home, and you probably haven't seen any strangers in a year! So you might lose the muscle to start a conversation or talk to strangers! We have to bring the muscle back! In this episode, I have Joe Keohane, writer, editor, and the author of his latest book, The Power of Strangers, on to break down the techniques on how to start and have a conversation with strangers! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min
James Quandahl is back in the series again! He is great at being an Amazon Ninja! However, being great at something doesn't mean you have to stop there! In this episode, we broke down how he can transfer the skill into making a course, another spoke-and-wheel opportunity for him! Like any other episode, this is not a regular interview series, we also talked about chess, writing, and books! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should ...
Jul 10, 2021•1 hr 36 min
What are the future states of the cities? Will Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin or Ethereum replace Fiat money? Is inflation happening, and how will it affect us? What is the future of housing? Is the South East the new West? In this episode, Tyler Cowen, an American economist, came back on to answer all my questions. Will New York City come back? How can we save the city? What happened when the rent moratorium expired? Which tier 2 or perhaps tier 3 cities are people moving to? Is crypto here to sta...
Jul 08, 2021•58 min
Another episode, another great conversation with Dr. Brian Keating! All of our conversations have been thought-provoking! In this episode, we did an experiment, we turn on our phones, and went live on Twitter Space! The experience was great and possibly better than the clubhouse! Our conversation started from, how to become an expert, to does UFO/ Aliens exist, to the state of AI, to finally, physics and unifying theory! You can win a FREE copy of James Altucher's smash hit book, SKIP THE LINE c...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 48 min
It's been a struggle in staffing in the restaurant industry, people rather work other jobs, that being in the restaurant industry. In this Make You a Millionaire episode, Jason Furst and I talk about the struggle, and why no one wants to work in the restaurant industry. However, the answer still eludes us. The only thing that we can do is to brainstorming ways to attract people, and/or ways to find and hire more staff for the restaurant. On top of that, we came up with different ideas on how can...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 23 min
