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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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Episodes

740 - Finding the Next Exploding Topics with Brian Dean

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, 202139 min

Make You a Millionaire! Jason Furst EP03: The Power for Newsletter!

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, 202137 min

739 - Are There Any "Good People" Left in the World in this Climate?

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, 20211 hr 8 min

738 - Stop Using These 3 Lazy Words! with Dr. Brian Keating

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, 202124 min

737 - To be successful, you have to do something that's unexpected with James Altucher

"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, 202139 min

Make You a Millionaire! Jen Glantz EP03: This is why you make 10 ideas a day's list!

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, 20211 hr 38 min

736 - The possibilities of Extraterrestrial Life with Avi Loeb

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, 202150 min

The Companion Podcast Episode 05: Jay got scammed in Crypto? Nathan told his love story and Jen Glantz crashed the live taping!?

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, 20211 hr 19 min

735 - Fearvana: Embrace your fear and turn them into Health, Wealth and Happiness with Akshay Nanavati

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, 20211 hr 51 min

734 - Do You Know Who Rules The World? Ray Wang

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, 20211 hr 15 min

Make You a Millionaire! Jen Glantz EP02: Find what you're passionate about, and it's okay to say NO!

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, 20211 hr 12 min

733 - How and Why did QAnon exist!? with Mike Rothschild

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, 20211 hr 15 min

732 - How to start a conversation with Strangers? with Joe Keohane

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, 20211 hr 2 min

Make You a Millionaire! James Quandahl EP04: When you're good at something, make a course out of it!

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, 20211 hr 36 min

731 - Crypto, Inflation, Housing, Cities and Talent with Tyler Cowen

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, 202158 min

730 - UFO, AI, Physics and How to become an Expert with Dr. Brian Keating!

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, 20211 hr 48 min

Make You a Millionaire! Jason Furst EP02: How to overcome the staffing problem in the restaurant industry!?

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, 20211 hr 23 min

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
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