This is the podcast that I did for Wired.com, Geek's Guide to The Galaxy. We explored so many topics including how sci-Fi movies changed my life, and also what Sci-Fi can teach you about running a business. Of course, we also talked about my latest book, Skip The Line. 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 you should run for president. I write about all my podcasts! Check...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min
The landscape of career nowadays has changed, it's no longer climbing the ladder, and you don't want to climb the ladder, It's too much effort, and more often than none, too little return. In today's world, you have to learn how to pitch quicker, negotiate better and sell more efficiently. In this episode, I have on 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, on to breakdo...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Is BETTER to have a bad plan than no plan at all! In this episode, I have on Phillip Stutts, founder/CEO of Win BIG Media, founder/Exec. Chairman of Go BIG Media, Vet of 3 presidential wins, to talk about his new book, The Undefeated Marketing System. We talked about everything data, how to use data to come up with plans (either good or bad.) to help you in life, and in business! Phill also shared some of his "politic day's" stories, and his journey from losing one of his biggest clients to now ...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 18 min
I Will Make You A Millionaire! A new series that has been in my mind for a while now, I pitched to TV executives, agents, and even mentioned it in the podcast a couple of times! This time, I am choosing myself, skipping the line, recording this series, and putting it in the podcast! In this series, I will work with a couple of people that will put them on the path of making a million dollars. In this episode, I am mentoring James Quandahl, who was picked by me from Skip The Line book's contest, ...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min
What is Metabolism? We were thought in school that metabolism is the chemical reactions in organisms to convert food to energy, but are there any more layers to it, and how can we efficiently use metabolism to keep us healthy? In this episode, I have Angelo Poli, an internationally recognized expert in the field of body transformations and Founder of MetPro, on to break down all the ins and outs of Metabolism, and does it affect our health and fitness goal. I also made a deal with Angelo and Met...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr
The author of one of my favorite books: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, a #1 New York Times bestseller; and also The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, David Epstein is now the new host of Slate.com's "How To!" Podcast. In this episode, I have him on to discuss his newfound experience in the podcasting world, and also some of the podcast topics like: "How To Survive In The Wild", "How To Fall Out of Love", "How To Start Over at 60" and s...
Apr 13, 2021•56 min
Do you feel like you had to keep engaging in an argument on Twitter without knowing who they are and what their agendas are? Do you ever lose friends or family members over a single argument and disagreement? What is High Conflict? What is Positive Conflict? How do we avoid it and get ourselves out from those conflicts? In this episode, I have on Amanda Ripley, American journalist and author of the new book, High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, to talk about all the stories abou...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Amy Morin, psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, international bestselling author, and a friend of the pod, is on again to talk about her new book, 13 Things Strong Kids Do: Think Big, Feel Good, Act Brave. However, I think this book is really for all adults and parents! In this episode, we discussed what did we do as a parent for our kids, and how could we even apply those methods that Amy suggested to ourselves (as an adult). My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy where...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min
In this episode, we have one of our pod favorites, Sam Parr, on to talk about his company, The Hustle, being acquired by Hubspot! And what is Hubspot? Now that he has, or will have "Sh*t Ton of Money", how does he manage his personal finance? Also, what are the new side hustle trends out there that people can make money on? How big are chess.com and dictionary.com? Find that all out in this episode of Side Hustle Friday! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I lea...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 16 min
It's never too late to start, what's next in the stock market, the importance of "I don't know"...and much more. Robyn and I hope you like these. Please let us know or share with friends because it makes us happy. If you have any questions, tweet at me @jaltucher on Twitter! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and...
Mar 30, 2021•59 min
Companion Podcast for March 2021! In this episode, Nathan and Jay were talking about what they learned in this month's episodes. Burnout is real, even Jay and Nathan were affected by it. Nathan explains the election's platform to Jay and Jay shared his burnout stories. If you enjoy this episode, feel free to revisit the episodes again! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episo...
Mar 28, 2021•30 min
I always fascinated by the different persuasion and negotiation techniques, I even wrote a long article about them, and my experience with them. However, in this episode, I have on the author, president, and CEO of Mekanism Inc, Jason Harris, to talk about his new book, The Soulful Art of Persuasion: The 11 Habits That Will Make Anyone a Master Influencer, He has a very different perspective and techniques on persuasion. On top of that, we shared stories about the times we invested in something ...
Mar 25, 2021•57 min
What actually is burnout? August 2020, I wrote an article laying out why New York City is on the downfall with the hope of maybe someone would come up with the solution to save New York City. However, the backslash is real, the negative comments, losing friends, Friends losing friends, and even people that I used to be closed with, and Seinfeld wrote an article bashing me. It is then I truly felt the so-called "Burnout". I became less and less active on social media, and I will just play chess a...
Mar 23, 2021•56 min
Another Episode with Dr. Brian Keating! This time, the other way around, I was being interviewed by him about my new book, Skip The Line, on the podcast, and also taking questions from Clubhouse, the first experiment that we did together! In Skip The Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals, James Altucher busts the 10,000-hour rule of achieving mastery, offering a new mindset and dozens of techniques that will inspire any professional-no matter their...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 19 min
How to be a good CEO? How do you judge someone's success? How to build a relationship? How does a work-relationship would affect a company? In this episode, I talked to Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of General Electic, arguably one of the largest companies, on to talk about his new book, Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company. We also talked about his journey, how he became the CEO, and also a couple of strategic decisions that GE made, or did not make. My new book Skip The Line...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 2 min
How do you live a high quality of life? What should you eat so that you will have enough energy for you to focus on your task(s) at hand? In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Steven Gundry, a former cardiac surgeon, American doctor, and author, again to talk about his new brand new book, The Energy Paradox: What to Do When Your Get-Up-and-Go Has Got Up and Gone. We discussed, what should you do and eat to maximize your energy for the day, how does sugar affects your energy level. We also talked ...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min
IG Live is back! Back in March 2020 when the lockdown started, I started doing IG Live to translate what's going on in the news, the lockdown, the economy, the virus, and I also figured people needed some entertainment as well. But back in August 2020, there's rarely news about the economy, viruses, and I also experience social media burnt out as well, so I stopped doing them. However, now IG LIVE IS BACK AGAIN! There was a lot of movement in the stock market, GameStop incident created a wave of...
Mar 13, 2021•58 min
Another bucket list guest checked off my list! I have one of my idols, Alan Lightman, an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur, to talk about his new book, Probable Impossibilities, and also one of his older books, Einstein's Dreams. We also talked about Alan's constant self-reinvention. His best quote that stuck with me is, "People should reinvent themselves every 10 years." My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should ...
Mar 11, 2021•54 min
In this episode, we have one of my Bucket List's guests, author Walter Isaacson. He is the best biographer out there, and he wrote classic biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, and more. This time, Walter Issacson and I discussed his new book, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. Gene editing is probably one of the areas of science that will change all life, all society, the way we think about society and life! We also talked...
Mar 09, 2021•55 min
Last month, I wrote an article about why I really want to Run For President in 2024, and Why You Should Run for President. I strongly believe that the two political party system is out of date, and everyone should have a platform and everyone should have a voice! To try to make this come true, and I have on the former Presidential Campaign Manager, Phillip Stutts, to talk about how do one runs for President, what should the narrative and platform be? Life should be full of experiments, and this ...
Mar 08, 2021•54 min
"I sacrificed everything to do my writing" - Steven Pressfield said it in his first appearance on The James Altucher Show back in 2016, I didn't pursue the statement then. And now, Steven Pressfield, an American author of historical fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays, and also the author of one of my favorite books, The War of Art, comes on again to talk about this new book/ novel, MAN AT ARMS! This time, I used this opportunity to pursue the statement that he made in 2016. What does he mean ...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 24 min
For the past year, I have been addicted to reading news even though I've promised myself years ago not to look at the news. However, the news nowadays doesn't portray the entire truth or sometimes flat out wrong, I felt like I have to translate them to the audience what was the real news. So because of that, I was reading the news a lot more, on social media a lot more, and even argue with the "keyboard warrior"! So much that I was burnt out, and completely stop all my social media activities, a...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Almost a year ago, I had Dr. Peter Openshaw from Imperial College on to talk about what we knew about the novel coronavirus. I especially loved his takes on the virus, because he was one of the few people that actually gave me the answer "I don't know", which was true because no one knew anything! We now know a lot more about the virus, especially Dr. Peter Openshaw! This time, I have him on to talk about what we know about the variant, how it actually transmits, updates on the vaccine, how can ...
Mar 01, 2021•43 min
I am running for US President in 2024. I have filed with FEC and I am officially a US Presidential Candidate. In the past 4 to 6 years, we have been through the most bizarre's election and presidential candidate. However, this shows that anyone, ANYONE, can be a president, or at least a presidential candidate! In this episode, I break down why one should run for President! Why you should consistently do experiments, how to skip the line. What's the worst thing that could happen? The worst thing ...
Feb 27, 2021•39 min
It's the new meta-show! 'The Companion Podcast' for The James Altucher Show, where Jay Yow, the Producer, and Nathan Rosborough, the Post-Production Engineer, sit down and talk about what they learned during the last past month from The James Altucher Show! In this episode, we cover Cal Fussman's amazing Larry King stories, Angela Duckworth's Grit, Dr. Brian Keating's brilliant conversations, and more! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuch...
Feb 26, 2021•26 min
Another episode with my good friend Dr. Brian Keating. This time, we discussed what does it mean to "Believe" in Science? What does it mean politically, religiously, and individually? And Brian actually points that, it could be anti-science if you believe in science! Listen to this episode and find out why! Brian Keating is the Chancellor's Professor of Physics at UC San Diego. He hosts INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE (https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1), a podcast about science, lead...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 33 min
IF you're listening to this episode, make sure you also listen to Episode 688: Goodbye to Larry King with Cal Fussman (Part 1): 1 Step Back, 2 Steps Forward. This is Part 2 of Cal Fussman telling his experience and stories with Larry King. In this episode, Cal describes how he went on his journey to become one of Larry King's close and best friends. From being invited to the breakfast table to writing a book for Larry. He also describes how he was encouraged by Larry, and become the great storyt...
Feb 18, 2021•54 min
Cal Fussman, an American journalist, author, and the host of Big Questions Podcast with Cal Fussman, arguably one of Larry King's best friends, especially towards his later year. They have breakfast every morning for 13 years until the lockdown for Covid19 happened. Even then, Cal still tried to get together with Larry as much as he can. Larry has done more than 60,000 interviews, and he's the legend of the Radio host. So when I heard about Larry's past away, I have to call up Cal, other than ca...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Why did The Weeknd not take any pay and he even put up 7 Million Dollars for the Superbowl Half-Time show? And who are the 2 luckiest people in the NBA? Also, how to create one of the most interesting newsletters out there! In this episode, Joe Pompliano, Founder of The Huddle Up, joined me to talk about The Weeknd on the Superbowl Half-Time Show. And he breaks down how and why he quit his day job to focus on and do something he loves! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and l...
Feb 16, 2021•42 min
I always fascinated by stories about artists who rejected thousands and millions of dollars so that they can keep their artist intergrity! In this episode, I discussed 5 artists/ entrepreneurs that rejected money to choose themselves and still come up top! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever yo...
Feb 15, 2021•41 min
