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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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766 - How to Test if You're Rational with Robyn and Jay The Engineer

A couple of episodes ago, I have Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author, on to talk about this new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. And at the end of this book, there are quizzes to see if you're system 1 or system 2 in terms of Rationality. Naturally, I have to try this quiz on people, so I have my wife, Robyn, and Jay The Engineer on to see how they do on the quiz! We also talked about some of the different biases. My new ...

Oct 01, 202136 min

764 - Dr. Brian Keating (Part 1): Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner

Dr. Brian Keating, an American physicist, podcaster, and author, has a new project, new book, and even a new podcast, Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner! Naturally, I wanted to be a Novel Prize Winner myself, so I have him on to talk about the collective interview that he had done with all the Nobel Prize Winner, and maybe one day, I too can win a Nobel Prize myself! The Kindle version is only 99 cents this week. Order it here https://amzn.to/2UPTxOI and tune into Brian's YouTube channel https://ww...

Sep 30, 202150 min

765 - Dr. Brian Keating (Part 2): Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner

In this Part 2 of the 2 parts episode with Dr. Brian Keating talking about his new book Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner, we discussed the trait of the Nobel Prize Winner, and what does it mean for them! The Kindle version is only 99 cents this week. Order it here https://amzn.to/2UPTxOI and tune into Brian's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 to watch his phenomenal interviews. Listen to this Part 2 out of 2, and make sure you check out Part 1 if you missed...

Sep 30, 202145 min

762 - Steven Pinker (Part 1): Are you Rational or Irrational?

In 2020, things have been challenging! There are constant arguments on social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and all the social sites that you can find on the internet! In this Part 1 (of 2) of the episode, I have one of my favorite writers, and I have read countless of his book, multiple times, Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author, on to talk about this new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. We talked about what i...

Sep 28, 202131 min

763 - Steven Pinker (Part 2): How to be more Rational?

In this Part 2 of the episode (make sure you check out Part 1), Steven Pinker, and I discussed how to be more Rational, and how to argue with yourself if you could understand the other "side" better? We also talked about all the biases that are associate with Rationality, and if you recognize them, can you change your behavior? Listen to this Part 2 out of 2, and make sure you check out Part 1 if you missed it! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new ...

Sep 28, 202127 min

761 - Chess Grandmaster Judit Polgár: Learning how to learn with chess

Prodigy vs talent vs hard work. Is a prodigy born or made? How important is talent compare to hard work? What is the role of the educator nowadays compare pre-Google days? In this episode, I am honored to have Judit Polgár, Chess Grandmaster, on to talk about her origin story, her take on the education system nowadays, how can chess be translated into education, how can an adult learn a new skill at a high level. Towards the end of the episode, Jay The Engineer and I also talked about what we le...

Sep 23, 20211 hr 5 min

Make You a Millionaire! Jen Glantz EP04: How do I gain more subscribers for my newsletter!?

I was totally blown away by Jen Glantz's idea lists! She didn't just send me one, but multiple idea lists and all of them are great! In the last episode with Jen's, we talked about multiple ideas for newsletters that she could start. Sure enough, two weeks later, she started her new newsletters! Now, the next question, how can she gain more subscribers in a more organic and effienct ways! Twitter: @JenGlantz IG: @jenglantz My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you g...

Sep 22, 20211 hr 10 min

759 - Dr. Scott Gottlieb (Part 1): Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 CRUSHED Us

When did Covid-19 start to spread? How did it get spread globally so quickly? How is it different than all the other Flu-like diseases? In this episode, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, an American physician, investor, Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, and author, came on to talk about his new book, Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic. We also talked about how should The CDC have responded to the pandemic, how did the "6 inches" guideline came ...

Sep 21, 202134 min

760 - Dr. Scott Gottlieb (Part 2): Uncontrolled Spread: How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic

In this Part 2 of the episode (make sure you check out Part 1), Dr. Scott Gottlieb explained the role of the vaccine against Covid-19 in the current situation, vaccines vs drugs, the immunity against Covid-19, and also how soon could we have drugs that would work against Covid-19. Also, I finally get to ask the question that I always wondered about my whole life (until now.) If someone has a terminal disease, why do we have to wait years, and billions of dollars spent, to have the drugs that cou...

Sep 21, 202124 min

758 - Bill Jackson (Allied Van Lines) : Where are people relocating to?

In the past year during the lockdown, people have been relocating cause 1. They are working remotely, and they can be anywhere they want to, 2. They need a bigger space because they have kids or more family members, 3. Or they realize, they don't need to be in the city for what they do, and they could pay cheaper rent and cheaper income tax elsewhere! In this episode, Bill Jackson from Allied Van Lines, comes on to the show, to talk about his experience of relocating people. How has the pandemic...

Sep 18, 202141 min

Side Hustle Friday: How to rock your Affiliate with Laura Sprinkle

In almost every Side Hustle Friday, and Make You A Millionaire series, I talked about building email lists, publish a book, and get affiliate deals constantly. The question is, what is an affiliate deal? How does it actually work? On top of that, do you know, you can be an Affiliate Manager? In this episode, Laura Sprinkle, affiliate partnerships strategist, came on to talk about how to become a successful affiliate manager, and how much money affiliate managers can make. This is one of the epis...

Sep 17, 202143 min

756 - Brandon Webb (Part 1): What actually happened in Afghanistan, what happened in Iraq?

What happened after 9/11? What happened in Afghanistan? What happened in Iraq? What were we doing in Afghanistan for 20 years? What have we achieved? In this episode, Brandon Webb, author, former United States Navy SEAL and SEAL Sniper course Head Instructor, with one combat deployment to Afghanistan and one to the Persian Gulf, joined me to talk about his time when he deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11. We also discussed why America has stayed in Afghanistan so long after we won the war? Listen...

Sep 16, 202142 min

757 - Brandon Webb (Part 2): Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Sequel): What went wrong, and what should've happened?

What exactly happened to the Withdrawal from Afghanistan? What went wrong? How should America has be more effective in the withdrawal? What should we do better in politics, in terms of foreign policy, and internally? In this 2nd part of the episode, Brandon Webb, author, former United States Navy SEAL, and SEAL Sniper course Head Instructor, with one combat deployment to Afghanistan and one to the Persian Gulf, talk about what should America do to be more effective in withdrawal, and how should ...

Sep 16, 202135 min

754 - Kai-Fu Lee (Part 1): AI 2041, Ten Visions for Our Future

How will AI evolve in the future? Can AI replace humans in the future? How much do we really understand AI? In this episode (Part 1 of 2), my long-time friend, Kai-Fu Lee, computer scientist, businessman, and writer came on to The James Altucher Show to talk about his new book, AI 2041, Ten Visions for Our Future. Such an amazing book about the future of AI. Unlike all the other AI books out there, he forecasts the future of AI in an imaginative storytelling way! Listen to this Part 1 out of 2, ...

Sep 14, 202131 min

755 - Kai-Fu Lee (Part 2): AI 2041: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

In this part 2 (of 2), Kai-Fu Lee, computer scientist, businessman, and writer, explained The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of AI's future. How a good intention, could lead to a bad or undesirable outcome. How does privacy come into play with AI? Are people comfortable with sharing their personal data with AI? Can we actually have the "Good" AI? Listen to this Part 2 out of 2, and make sure you check out Part 1 if you missed it! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever y...

Sep 14, 202130 min

753 - Can you pass this sample US Citizenship Test?? with Jay The Engineer

After the podcast taping with David Rubenstein, about his book, The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream, there was a sample Citizenship Test at the end of the book. So naturally, I have to have Jay Yow, The Engineer comes on to take the test and see if he would pass the test!? I am not going to lie, even I can't answer a couple of the questions! Can you answer all of them? Listen and find out how much do you know about the Citizenship Test, feel free to pause at any point to figure out the...

Sep 10, 202132 min

751 - Vanessa Bohns (Part 1) : You Have More Influence Than You Think, just ask!

Do you know you have more influence than you think? Do you know, when you have hard times asking for things that you want, it's also equally hard for someone else to say no, and reject you! I have been fascinated by this topic as you know, I have Robert Cialdini on before to talk about this topic! In this episode, 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 Th...

Sep 09, 202133 min

752 - Vanessa Bohns (Part 2) : How to have more influence

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, 202141 min

749 - David Rubenstein (Part 1): Did The American Experiment Fail?

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, 202127 min

750 - David Rubenstein (Part 2): The American Experiment: The Future

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, 202137 min

747 - Jason Feifer (Part 1): What good come from changes?

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, 202141 min

748 - Jason Feifer (Part 2): What is holding us back from the future?

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, 202146 min

746 - How do you make decision that would drastically change your life and lifestyle? With Jen Glantz and Jay The Engineer

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, 202141 min

Make You a Millionaire! James Quandahl EP05: When what you love intersect with what you good at, is Passion, When what you love intersect with what the world needs, is Mission!

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, 20211 hr 35 min

745 - Sergey Young (Part 2): What technologies would help us "Grow" and stay young!

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, 202142 min

744 - Sergey Young (Part 1): The Evolution of The Science and Technology of Growing Young!

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, 202149 min

743 - How to be "Smarter"?

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, 202134 min

742 - The One Philosophy James Lives His Life By!

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, 202156 min

The Companion Podcast Episode 06: Should you or should you not narrate your own audio book?

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, 20211 hr 1 min

741 - You can't just be something, You have to do something! with Brandon Webb

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, 20211 hr 2 min
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