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The James Altucher Show

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James Altucher interviews the world's leading peak performers in every area of life. But instead of giving you the typical success story, James digs deeper to find the "Choose Yourself" story - these are the moments we relate to... when someone rises up from personal struggle to reinvent themselves. The James Altucher Show brings you into the lives of peak-performers: billionaires, best-selling authors, rappers, astronauts, athletes, comedians, actors, and the world champions in every field, all who forged their own paths, found financial freedom and harnessed the power to create more meaningful and fulfilling lives.
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729 - I gave advices to Tom Kelly on how to Skip The Line, and have "Quantum Leap" Moment!

Tom Kelly is a great comedian and TV personality! He has issues and needs advice. So I call him up and gave him advice on how to Skip The Line. We breakdown how he can have his "Quantum Leap" moment, how can he break out from his regular comedian stand-up role, his side hustle, how can he start newsletter services, and how to come up with more of his own ideas! 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 Faceboo...

Jul 01, 20211 hr 44 min

The Companion Podcast EP04: Breaking down the episodes that made me question everything!

Another Companion Podcast for May 2020 that hosted by Jay the Engineer and Nathan! This time was a Livestream episode! In this episode, they talked about our pick for The Make You a Millionaire Series, and who they think would be the first to reach millionaire status! They also broke the episodes with Unni Turrettini (EP 726), Robert Leonard (EP720), and Peter Boghossian (EP724)! If you like The Companion Podcast, tweet at me @jaltucher and @jay_yow07! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure...

Jun 30, 202148 min

728 - The Ultimate Techniques to Cultivate Your Creativity with Josh Linkner

You want to write the best novel, best screenplay, come up with the best business idea, side hustle ideas, you need creativity. Know this, creativity is a muscle, everyone has it, some are stronger than others, in order to grow your creativity muscle, you have to practice it! In this episode, I have on Josh Linkner, an American entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and author, to talk about his new book, Big Little Breakthroughs: How Small, Everyday Innovations Drive Oversized Results Hardcover. We tal...

Jun 29, 202151 min

Make You a Millionaire! Paolo EP02: Now you have a great idea, What's Next!? Idea branching, and problem solving!

Paolo had a great idea, he decided to work on it! An app that helps people gain a social following by automatically commending other people's pictures! However, along the way, we have to find a way to beat the "Bot Detection" Algorithm. And at the same time, we discussed how Paolo can branch off his initial idea, what business model he could use, and how to scale his idea on top of branching it. Remember, always starts with what's the easiest and then branches off from there! My new book Skip Th...

Jun 25, 20211 hr

727 - Amanda Ripley: What kind of people survives disaster? Are you one of them?

Do you know that people that escaped the world trade center during 9/11, sat at their cubicle on average for at least full 6 minutes after the building was hit! The reason being, when you're in the moment, your brain tried to "normalize" the situation, and refused to believe some disaster has happened! In this episode, I once again have Amanda Ripley, American Journalist, and Author, on to talk about one of her older books, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why. We breakd...

Jun 24, 20211 hr 13 min

726 - The Corruption Behind The Nobel Peace Prize with Unni Turrettini

Is The Nobel Peace Prize really about peace? What was the origin of The Nobel Peace Prize? Why are there so many controversies behind The Nobel Peace Prize? I sat down with Unni Turrettini, a writer, lawyer, citizen activist, and international speaker, to talk about her book, Betraying the Nobel: The Secrets and Corruption Behind the Nobel Peace Prize. We break down what's the secrets behind The Nobel Peace Prize, why is President Obama being awarded one despite two weeks into his presidency? Wh...

Jun 22, 20211 hr 9 min

725 - Man-Made Odds vs Math-Made Odds with Jeff Lerner

The return of the podcast friend, Jeff Lerner, CEO / Founder at ENTRE Institute! In this episode, we talked about Jeff's ENTRE Institute, and most importantly what does it takes for someone to start a business! How to choose yourself, what is "man-made odds vs math made odds? How to believe in yourself! Listen and I hope you learnt from Jeff as much as I do! 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 G...

Jun 17, 20211 hr 7 min

724 - How to Have Impossible Conversations when facts don't matter! Peter Boghossian

Facts Don't Matter! Over the past year, people are either on this side or another, and they're so into their own beliefs, it's almost impossible to have a reasonable and proper conversation with either side! Do you remember all the impossible conversations that you had with your family or friends? It's always unproductive and doesn't lead anywhere! In this episode, I have Peter Boghossian, an American philosopher, pedagogist, and author, on to talk about the techniques of talking to people that ...

Jun 15, 20211 hr 24 min

Make You a Millionaire! Jen Glantz EP01: You can't scale yourself! How to turn your knowledge into a million dollar!?

The fourth candidate for Make You a Millionaire, Jen Glantz, The Bridesmaid for Hire, Author, and Podcast Host, has entered the ring! What is a bridesmaid for hire? Why hire a bridesmaid? Why can't your friends do it? In this episode, we find out what, how, and why bridesmaids for hire? What's really going on at most weddings? Also, you can't scale yourself, so we talk about how to turn Jen's idea and knowledge into a million-dollar business! Twitter: @JenGlantz IG: @jenglantz My new book Skip T...

Jun 12, 20211 hr 4 min

723 - What drives people to cult and conspiracy with Dan Cummins

I enjoy having people that are smart, knowledgeable, and good at telling stories on the podcast, sometimes I just enjoy discuss why some people do something! In this episode, I have Dan Cummins, the American stand-up comedian, and Timesuck podcast host, on to talk about Cult, Qanon, Conspiracy, and what superheroes ability that you rather have! 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 d...

Jun 10, 20211 hr 15 min

722 - How can CHIA solves Cryptocurrency's problem?! with Bram Cohen

Bram Cohen, the founder of BitTorrent and Chia Network, in 2004, realized the internet speed and bandwidth was slow, and even maybe a fraction of what we have today, so he came up with a peer-to-peer protocol called BitTorrent. If you're old enough, you might have used it to download movies, music, and even games at some point. Fast track 2017, he found a new interest in cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and Etherum, and saw that there's a problem with it. So he founded his own "Green" cryptocurrency in ...

Jun 08, 20211 hr 31 min

Make You a Millionaire! Paolo EP01: Idea Sex! Combining Passion, Knowledge and Skill!

The third candidate for Make You a Millionaire has entered the ring! This time around, I will follow Paolo's journey and guiding him to become a millionaire, or set him on the path! Paolo has a very interesting background, he majored in theoretical physics, however, he doesn't just want to become a professor, so he started getting into coding. During his past time, he would cook and take pictures of food, so he decided to combine his passion for food and his knowledge in coding, and came up with...

Jun 06, 20211 hr 33 min

721 - Can psychedelics help with mental illness? with Calum Hughes

The suicide rate has been going up, more and more people are having some sort of mental illness, and the economic lockdown last year didn't help either! In this episode, Calum Hughes, Founder, and CEO of Allied Corporation came on and raise awareness on the mental health issue. We also talked about how psychedelic and cannabis/ marijuana can be used for the treatment of therapy-resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders. My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a...

Jun 03, 20211 hr

720 - How Sha Na Na Solves Murder - Robert A. Leonard, American Forensic Linguist and Founding Member of Sha Na Na

How does Sha Na Na solve a murder? This is probably one of the best transitional stories that I have ever heard! Robert A. Leonard, American Forensic Linguist and Founding Member of Sha Na Na, opened for Jimi Hendrix in Woodstock, toured with the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and even Bruce Springsteen opened for them!Then he gave it all up, went and finished his Columbia Ph.D. in Linguistics, and became one of the best Forensic Linguists in the world. He worked on cases like the murder of JonBen...

Jun 01, 20211 hr 25 min

Make You a Millionaire! Jason Furst EP01: Know your passion, and your field!

The second candidate for Makes You a Millionaire's series is here! In this episode/ series, we feature, Jason Furst, an up-and-coming restaurant manager! We talked about how's the restaurant business looks like in terms of staffing, reservation, and serving. What are the new methods and how a restaurant should adopt them in order to adapt to the post-pandemic Era? How can Jason start his journey to the million dollars! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get y...

May 28, 20211 hr 9 min

719 - John Lee Dumas: The Common Path to Uncommon Success

John Lee Dumas, author, and founder, and host of the award-winning podcast, Entrepreneurs on Fire, is probably one of my favorites Entrepreneurs in the world. In this episode, we have him on to talk about his new book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success. What I love about this book is that it has some very simple techniques that work about how to find your passion, how to find your niche, and then how do you become successful at it! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy whe...

May 27, 202151 min

718 - Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution with Carlo Rovelli

I love doing podcasts, cause when the guest comes on, I get to ask all sorts of questions, and the guests are obligated to answer them! The same goes with this episode! In this episode, I have Carlo Rovelli, an Italian theoretical physicist, and a writer, who also wrote the Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, which outsold the Fifty Shades of Grey, on to talk about his new book, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution. We talked about the whole history of the Quantum Revolution and everyth...

May 25, 20211 hr 6 min

Bonus Episode - 'Real Good' Podcast: Don't Get Lost In The Easy Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Shepherd

Once in a while, I will come across a show that's so good and relevant, I think the listener needs to listen to it, and here's one of them, Real Good Podcast. Real Good by U.S. Bank, hosted by Faith Salie (Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me, CBS Sunday Morning) and is a podcast about the stories of people who are truly making an impact, and the people whose lives are being changed by their efforts. In this episode, which is the final episode of Season 2, they speak with Jonathan Shepherd, the President of...

May 22, 20211 hr 13 min

717 - Exploring the God Equation with Dr. Michio Kaku

I love having Dr. Michio Kaku, An American theoretical physicist, futurist, and popularizer of science, and the co-founder of String Theory, on the podcast. He's such a science communicator and has great philosophy behind every idea and theory that he has. In this episode, Dr. Michio Kaku talks about his new book, The God Equation, and explains to me if it's possible to time travel. 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...

May 20, 202157 min

716 - Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov: How to be better at Chess!

The world is still crazy over chess! At one point last year, chess was the most view's stream on Twitch, and it even surpassed Fortnite, which once was the most viewed game on Twitch! In this episode, I have, the Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, on to talk everything about chess, and his new platform, kasparovchess.com. I asked him all sorts of questions that I have been pondering myself for the past few months as I was trying to improve my chess rating. Can you be good at chess if y...

May 18, 202158 min

The Companion Podcast EP03: From Discussing Conflicts, to Jobs Changing, to Pitching ideas, to Trusting Data, and to Influencing other people! What did we learnt this month!?

Companion Podcast for April 2021! Why are there so many conflicts out there? Do you lose any friends over a conflict? An argument? How the job industry has changed? How to successfully pitch a good idea? Why should you really trust data, and how do we influence other people? In this episode, Jay and Nathan explore what they have learnt from The James Altucher Show for the month of April 2021! If you missed any of the episodes, make sure to go back and revisit them! Also mentioned: David Epstein,...

May 15, 202138 min

715 - How to Win The Crowd!? with The Millionaire's Magician, Steve Cohen

This is a fascinating episode that I learned so much! I have on the Millionaire's Magician, Steve Cohen, who has performed for Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg, Barry Diller, Martha Stewart, Jack Welch, Michael Eisner, Stephen Sondheim, André Previn, Anne-Sophie Mutter, the Queen of Morocco, and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and also done more than 5000 shows around the world! In this episode, we don't just talk about magic, we don't just talk about his journey of becoming the Millionaire's...

May 13, 20211 hr 24 min

714 - You're INVITED to The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence with Jon Levy

I remember a couple of years ago, one day when I was asleep, my friend woke me up in the middle of the night and "invite" me to a dinner party. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT! I have nothing better to do, so I went along. It turns out, it was the best dinner party that I ever have been, and was organized by the great organizer and influencer, Jon Levy! In this episode, I have him on again to talk about his new book, You're Invited: The Art & Science of Cultivating Influence. We talked about what...

May 11, 20211 hr 10 min

Make You a Millionaire! James Quandahl EP03: Becoming more than an Amazon Ninja!

In the last episode of Make you a Millionaire with James Quandahl, we talked about spoke-and-wheel techniques. In this episode, we are putting that technique and mindset into practice. I started out asking James the ins and outs of setting up, and running an Amazon Seller account. And then we branch it out into making courses and other things for it! 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, an...

May 10, 202156 min

713 - Oscar Mayer Heir Chuck Collins: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions

Have you ever wonder how billionaires and millionaire, old or young, hide their rich? Specifically, what did they do, so that they can "hide" their money? In this episode, we have The Heir to Oscar Mayer, Chuck Collins, on to talk about his book, Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions. In the episode, Chuck talks about his take on passing down the wealth to the next generation, and also, all sorts of techniques that riches use to "hide" their wealth! From moving assets ...

May 06, 202155 min

712 - Robert Cialdini: How to use "Influence" to persuade anyone to give you anything

Once again, we have Robert Cialdini, the Regents' Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University and was a visiting professor of marketing, business, and psychology at Stanford University, as well as at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and also the author of the Marketing "Bible", Influence, on again to talk about the new and expanded version of the book, Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion. As an avid listeners know, I constantly quot...

May 04, 20211 hr 15 min

Make You a Millionaire! - James Quandahl EP02: Spoke-and-Wheel Techniques!

In the first Make You a Millionaire episode with James Quandahl, I showed him some of the interview techniques that I would use when I am interviewing people. We even did a couple of spontaneus interviews right there and then! In this episode, we broke down some of his idea lists, and use the Spoke-and-Wheel techniques from my Skip The Line book to come up with even more ideas, more ways to monetize his idea list! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your n...

May 02, 20211 hr

My Favorite Things: How To Get Everything You Want!

You don't have to have good grades to get into Ivy League School, heck, you don't even need to go to college to be successful in life! In this episode, I recounted the times that I get what I wanted just to be the "Only One". To get what you want, you don't need to be the "better", you just need to be the "only one"! 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 fo...

Apr 30, 202136 min

711 - Science VS Religion with Dr. Brian Keating

Another episode with Dr. Brian Keating! I always enjoy episodes like this, we were supposed to talk about a very specific topic, which is the beginning of the Big Bang! However, Jay and Dr. Brian started talking about religion and science before I got on, and when I got on, Dr. Brian and I went deep dive into Science vs Religion! 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 podc...

Apr 29, 20211 hr 32 min

710 - Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind with Jamie Wheal

What a great title and subtitle for a book, Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind, by Jamie Wheal, author, Founder, and Executive Director at Flow Genome Project! I have to say, the world has lost its mind. Just the past year, in 2020, the world rather argue on twitter about anything from epidemiology to politics, than doing things that are actually better for them. In this episode, Jamie talks about the critical issues with mankind, like how we th...

Apr 27, 20211 hr 13 min
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