The James Altucher Show

By James Altucher

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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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03.23.2023

Dr. Leroy Hood and Dr. Nathan Price, with over a century of combined experience in the industry, have written a book titled "The Age of Scientific Wellness" which explores cutting-edge technology that can help people live longer, healthier lives regardless ...

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03.23.2023 The Future of Medicine is Personalized, Predictive, and in Your Hands! \| Dr. Leroy Hood & Dr. Nathan Price Dr. Leroy Hood and Dr. Nathan Price, with over a century of combined experience in the industry, have written a book titled "The Age of Scientific Wellness" which explores cutting-edge technology that can help people live longer, healthier lives regardless ...
03.21.2023 Banks, Crypto, China: Do We Need to Be Afraid? \| Omid Malekan & Cal Fussman Amid bank runs and mid-size bank insolvency, crypto's continued massive fluctuation, and China's increasing influence as an international deal broker, uncertainty about the US financial system's dominance is running high. Resident financial expert Omid Malekan joins James and guest Cal ...
03.17.2023 A Decade of Discovery: Reflecting on Ten Years of Podcasting with James and Jay In this podcast episode, James talks to our producer Jay Yow about the show's first ten years, James' experience with interviewing before starting the podcast, and his podcast goals for the next decade. This conversation comes after James has conducted ...
03.16.2023 The Secrets to The Good Life: Insights from Harvard's 80-Year Study \| Robert Waldinger Today's guest is Professor Robert Waldinger, who has been in charge of an 80-year study at Harvard University, tracking the happiness and well-being of a group of 724 people and their descendants. In his viral TED Talk, which has garnered ...
03.14.2023 Fraudsters Unveiled: Inside the Minds of Intentional, Righteous, and Accidental Perpetrators \| Kelly Richmond-Pope James welcomes Kelly Richmond-Pope, a forensic accountant and professor at DePaul University, to discuss her new book Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry. The book explores the world of financial fraud and provides insights ...
03.12.2023 Exploring the COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory \| Matt Ridley Matt Ridley, who co-wrote the book "Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19," is back on the show for the third time to talk about the possible origins of the pandemic. Recent reporting suggests that the Department of Energy ...
03.09.2023 Master the Art of Persuasion and Win Every Argument \| Mehdi Hasan Are you tired of always losing arguments? Do you find it challenging to persuade others to your point of view? Look no further than today's episode with Mehdi Hasan, renowned news anchor and author of "Win Every Argument: The Art ...
03.07.2023 Unusual Facts of the Day: Insights on Marriage, History Trivia and Neuroscience In this episode of The James Altucher Show, James sits down with producer Jay Yow to discuss eight fascinating and unusual facts James learned that day. From tips on marriage and happiness to surprising historical trivia and neuroscience, this conversation ...
03.03.2023 Writing Your Most Interesting Story: Six Rules for Everyday People to Write Compelling Books In today's episode, James is sharing some great tips on how everyday people can write interesting books that really grab their readers' attention. If you're thinking about writing a book that really stands out and connects with your readers, this ...
02.28.2023 Mastering the Magic of Language: Insights on Persuasion and Connection \| Jonah Berger Today's episode is going to be incredible because we have a very special guest: Jonah Berger, author of "Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way." Are you looking for ways to improve your persuasion skills, whether in business ...
02.26.2023 Jordan B. Peterson \| Exploring the Phenomenal Logical Landscape of Humanity “You have the ideal life,” I said. “You think about things. And people pay attention. And you get paid for it.” I was talking to Jordan B. Peterson. His YouTube channel has tens of millions of views. He’s a clinical ...
02.23.2023 James Mentors People \| Jason Wright In this new sub-series of unfiltered mentoring calls, James Altucher and Jason Wright engage in an openly vulnerable conversation where Jason shares his journey of escaping corporate America and becoming a successful entrepreneur. Join us as we listen in on ...
02.21.2023 Superpowered Aging with the Master of Flow \| Steven Kotler Steven Kotler believes that middle-aged adults are better learners than kids, and he has the Ivy League studies to back it up. We covered a lot of ground in this interview with Kotler, the bestselling author of "Gnar Country", from ...
02.17.2023 The Making of a Legend: How a Criminal Became a Champion \| Frank Shamrock Frank Shamrock calls himself "The First Super Athlete" in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). He revolutionized MMA and went deeper than anyone else, studying the body and optimizing his performance. While others focused on technical fighting, Frank dug ...
02.15.2023 Mastering the Mindset: Unlocking Peak Performance \| Avetik Grigoryan To be the best in the world at something requires a lot of skill, some talent, and a lot of hard work. In this episode, James sits down with Grand Master Avetik Grigoryan, the founder of ChessMood.com, to explore the ...
02.14.2023 The Importance of Human Connection \| Cal Fussman "If you're connected, there's always hope, there's always a solution. If you feel disconnected, man…it's all on you!" In this episode of the podcast, James Altucher sits down with Cal Fussman to discuss the need for human contact and social ...
02.10.2023 Everyone is Lying About the Economy! \| James on The Undefeated Marketing Podcast Everybody is lying about the economy and I can't stand it anymore. I break down what people are either lying about or misrepresenting, what is actually going on, and how I'm personally investing during this time. This interview originally appeared ...
02.09.2023 The Human Hacker's Guide to Hacking Your Own Biology \| Ben Greenfield I'm not going to inject stem cells into my penis, but I'm going to do everything else Ben Greenfield suggests. Human hacker - and New York Times bestselling author - Ben Greenfield joins the show as he shares the secrets ...
02.07.2023 Sara Blakely \| From Footless Tights to Forbes Sara Blakely is a self-made billionaire. She’s the founder and creator of Spanx. I interviewed her in January 2017 - over 900 episodes ago! - but all of her advice (learned directly from DOING) is still impacting me today. I ...
02.04.2023 The Secrets of Negotiation from the FBI Top Negotiator \| Chris Voss “Terrorists have moms,” he said. Jeffrey Schilling was kidnapped in the Philippines and held hostage for 7 and a half months. The terrorists said they were torturing him. Chris Voss didn’t fall for it. Chris is a former FBI hostage ...
02.02.2023 The Secret World of Illicit Finance \| Raymond Baker, Author of 'Invisible Trillions' Today, we're joined by Raymond Baker, author of the eye-opening book "Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy is in periling Capitalism and Democracy, and the Way to Renew our Broken System". That's a lot in the subtitle, but it's also a ...
01.31.2023 Inside the Mind of a Cybercriminal: The Original Internet Godfather Shares His Story \| Brett Johnson Brett Johnson committed tax fraud and credit card fraud from a desk inside the FBI offices for almost a year before going on a cross-country crime spree, stealing $600,000 in four months, making the US Most Wanted list, going to ...
01.27.2023 Uncovering the Legend: A Personal Look at the Life and Legacy of Larry King \| Cal Fussman James sits down with legendary journalist Cal Fussman to discuss the life and career of the iconic Larry King. Cal, who knew Larry for over 30 years, shares personal anecdotes and insights into the man behind the microphone. Throughout the ...
01.26.2023 Failing to Predict the Future: A Deep Dive into 'The Worst Tech Predictions Ever' \| Trung Phan When Elon Musk tweets a one-character reply to your article and 2.3 million people view it, you've hit viral gold. That's what happened with Trung Phan's article about the worst tech predictions ever on the Sat Post substack; a retrospective ...
01.24.2023 Breaking the Rules: Insider Secrets from a Former CIA Agent and Author of 'Company Rules' \| Mike Baker In this episode, James sits down with Mike Baker - a former CIA agent and author of the bestselling book 'Company Rules'. With years of experience in covert operations and leadership, Mike shares his unique insights on strategy, corporate culture, ...
01.20.2023 One Billion Users: The Future of Crypto \| Tascha @TaschaLabs Is it possible to time the crypto market? I talked to Tascha from @TashaLabs, one of the smartest people I know in the crypto space. You definitely have to check out her website, Tasha Labs, and sign up for her ...
01.19.2023 He Was So Fed up with Traffic, He Redrew the Map (Literally!) \| Uri Levine Uri Levine was frustrated by traffic jams on his commute and found validation that the problem was widespread. His solution was to co-found Waze, the crowd-sourced GPS navigation platform which became a major competitor to Google Maps before being acquired ...
01.17.2023 Steven Pressfield \| Writing Lessons from the Master Steven Pressfield's newest book, "Govt Cheese a memoir", must jump to the top of your reading list. Both gut-wrenching and laugh-out-loud funny, his brutally honest story is a compelling page-turner. Steven's writing career spans many genres and formats, but it ...
01.13.2023 Side Hustle Friday: Build Your Own Real Estate Empire Starting with Zero Dollars! \| Rolly Weaver Think of this as a step-by-step guide to building literally your own real estate empire! Roy “Rolly” Weaver did his first real estate transaction fresh out of college with ZERO dollars to his name and, leveraging his earnings, built a ...
01.12.2023 Skip the Line, Enter Through the Alley, and Sneak in Through the Kitchen! \| Alex Banayan Alex Banayan's story would have made a perfect chapter in Skip the Line: A college student hacks his way onto a game show, uses his wit to win the showcase, sells the prizes, and uses the proceeds to fund his ...
01.10.2023 This Author's Titles Are So Important, I Wrote an Entire Chapter About Them! \| Nassim Nicholas Taleb Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the author of "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder", joins The James Altucher Show to discuss technology and how different systems handle disorder. As humans evolve, technology is constantly being upgraded and replaced with new concepts and ...
01.06.2023 How to Thrive in our Modern Work World with a 70,000-year-old brain! \| Martin Seligman, Ph.D. & Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, M.D. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, M.D., has served as chief product officer and chief innovation officer at BetterUp, founding CEO of LifeLink, and an advisor to healthcare, coaching, and behavior change technology companies. Martin Seligman, Ph.D. is a professor at the University ...
01.05.2023 Google Doesn't Care About Stories! \| SmartBlogger's Jon Morrow Jon Morrow might be the most successful copywriter on the web, and he's definitely the best indexed on the web. Jon (the owner of Smart Blogger) and James take today's 80 minutes to unravel the current market conditions for getting ...
01.03.2023 How to Build the Future \| Peter Thiel "If you listen to only one podcast this year, this has to be the one." That's what James wrote after interviewing Peter Thiel in 2014 and, to begin 2023, we've remastered this classic episode for a new audience to experience. ...
12.27.2022 What's Important for the 2nd Half of Your Life? \| Dr. Brian Keating (Part 2 of 2) Today's episode with Dr. Brian Keating - concluding our conversation from last week - also acts as a fitting bookend to our previous episode with Jordan Harbinger. Brian and James delve into the perils of fame-seeking ambition and how their ...
12.22.2022 Ambition and Experiences in an AI World \| Jordan Harbinger Fan favorite guest Jordan Harbinger joins today for an agenda-free discussion that winds up centering around ambition, the importance of lived experience, family life, and how artificial intelligence is changing the job descriptions of content creators and media personalities.
12.20.2022 Winning the Horace Mann Medal \| Dr. Brian Keating Our conversations with astrophysicist Brian Keating Ph.D. are always wide-ranging, topical, and a little spicy (served with a side of bad puns). Today's conversation begins amidst the 5-week University of California Graduate Student Union strike, where Brian was unable to ...
12.16.2022 Machatunim & More! \| Jason Feifer's Recommendations for 2023 Our end-of-the-year recommendation series continues this week with friend of the pod Jason Feifer! In honor of the eight nights of Chanukah (not really), Jason has come loaded with 8 recommendations to take you into 2023. Listen on to hear ...
12.13.2022 Code, Content, Content, Collaboration \| Dan Martell (Pt. 2) Dan Martell’s work ethic propelled his business forward…and destroyed his life. His constant attachment to the job ruined his friendships and ended his engagement with his fiancé. Did any of this stop him? Yes, yes it did. Dan now preaches ...
12.10.2022 Askhole, Stretchy Belts, and AI Bible Verses! \| A.J. Jacobs's Recommendations for 2023 Whenever A.J. Jacobs comes on the podcast, you better buckle up. Our longtime friend (and occasional co-host) is always deep in the middle of a long-term experiment on himself and you never know what he's going to bring to the ...
12.08.2022 Buy Back Your Time! \| Dan Martell As a teenager in rehab in 1997, Dan Martell focused his attention on a 486 computer and Java programming handbook and never looked back. Today, Dan is on a mission to scale companies and help CEOs "Buy Back Their Time", ...
12.06.2022 Books, Boats, Murders, and More \| Amy Morin & James' Best-of-2022 Recommendations Our favorite boat-dwelling, social working, Maine-to-Florida transplant - bestselling author/podcaster/psychotherapist Amy Morin, LCSW - makes her eagerly awaited return to the podcast to wrap up 2022 and help ring in the new year with James. The duo present their favorite ...
12.03.2022 ...and How to Be Happy \| Dr. Andrew Huberman (Part 2) Enjoy the second half of our episode with Dr. Andrew Huberman (one of the world's leading neuroscientists), who tells us how to create happy chemicals in our brains (naturally) and feel good more often.
12.02.2022 How to Optimize Your Brain \| Dr. Andrew Huberman Part of enjoying life is taking care of your brain, so I invited Dr. Andrew Huberman (one of the world's leading neuroscientists) to tell us how to create happy chemicals in our brains (naturally) and feel good more often.
11.29.2022 How Do We Build a Better Crypto Marketplace? \| Omid Malekan (Part 2) Coming out of the FTX debacle, the media spotlight is highlighting the cracks and flaws in the current system. While the crypto industry is doubling down on ways to make key management and self-custody a lot easier with ideas like ...
11.25.2022 Build a Better Crypto Marketplace! \| Omid Malekan Omid Malekan, the former Crypto advisor for Citi Ventures, has a lot of ideas about the direction of decentralized finance and cryptocurrencies. Today, Omid and James piggyback on last week's interview with Google finance lead Antonio Reza to discuss the ...
11.22.2022 2022 Election Recap! How Did James' PredictIt Bets Fare? \| Phillip Stutts "Voters are ready to move on and they want to know how you're going to solve the future problems and the current problems, not dispute past arguments." - Phillip Stutts Political operative and campaign manager Phil Stutts joins James live ...
11.19.2022 The Rational Optimist Rationalizes the Pandemic \| Matt Ridley When Matt Ridley joined us most recently, he and co-author Alina Chan - a molecular biologist specializing in gene therapy and cell engineering - had just released the book "Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19". One year later, ...
11.17.2022 The Biggest Fraud in History \| Antonio Reza Enron, WorldCom, Madoff Securities, FTX. All of these companies have had Icarus-like rises & collapses, and they all followed the same playbook. Is it a coincidence that the man who returned $20 billion to Enron’s creditors will now oversee FTX ...
11.15.2022 An American Tale \| David Bellavia "There's a consequence to everything you do on a chess board, there's a consequence to everything you do in a firefight." David Bellavia is an author, radio host, public speaker, and US Army veteran, known famously as the first and ...

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