The James Altucher Show

Is America facing another crisis on top of inflation, and gas prices? Will America gets divided into two based on political belief? Will Asia or China eventually takes over in terms of political advantage? Is the rise of social media dangerous and dividing the country? In this episode, Ian Bremmer, an American political scientist and author with a focus on global political risk came on to talk abo...

Despite what is happening in the crypto world now, can we still trust Bitcoin? Last time, in Episode 830, we talked about why Bitcoin was invented, and how can it be used? In this episode, Omid Malekan, the author of The Story of the Blockchain, A Beginner's Guide to the Technology That Nobody Understands comes on again to talk about the trust in Bitcoin, where will Ethereum be in the crypto race....

It has been doom and gloom for the crypto world in the past few weeks. However, I am still pretty optimistic about the future of crypto, because we are like Kevin O'Leary said in this episode, we are in the first inning of the crypto world, and they will be so much more real-world use cases comes up in the future! In this episode, Kevin O'Leary, nicknamed "Mr. Wonderful", is a Canadian businessman...

Over the years, I have interviewed hundreds of guests that came on to promote their books or promote their self-help habits. Now, the series, Who Are You, is an experimental series where I just interview strangers, people that I never met before, (or maybe my producer, Jay has met and recommended.)  to get them to tell their stories, their downfall, their recovery, their hero's journey! In this ep...

Zuby, an independent rapper, author, podcast host, public speaker and creative entrepreneur,  is back on the podcast again! I saw his recent tweet, "I'd rather be called influential person than an influencer", I knew I have to have him on again. Zuby is the Master of Hypocrisy, he sees it, he identifies it, and then he calls it out! Who spoke their own mind anymore nowadays, and especially if your...

How often that I can get a Hall of Fame Basketball on the podcast? I don't know a single thing about basketball, but when Grant's team reached out, I was so excited that I said YES right away! In this episode, Grant Hill, an American former professional basketball player who is a co-owner and executive of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association came on to talk about his life journ...

What the F--, Bernie Madoff told me off because he doesn't want his name appears on the front page of the Wall Street Journal!?In this episode of Wall Street Insane, we talked about the shady that goes down during our time in 212 ventures, not to mention that the FBI knocked on my door wanting to talk to me about Osama Bin Laden, and also the full stories on how I met Bernie Madoff, and subsequent...

So you're working out, a routine set that you do every time you go to the gym. At the end of the set, do you say, okay, I have achieved what I came here for, or do you say to yourself, you know what? Let's do one more set, let's stay for another 5 to 10 mins, let's run one more mile, and do "one more"!In this episode, Ed Mylett, an entrepreneur, global speaker, author, and host of The Ed Mylett Sh...

Does IQ matters? What is intelligence? How do you define if someone is intelligent? And if someone gets a high score on their IQ test, does that means they will be successful? In this episode, I was joined by Howard Gardner, an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harv...

Negotiation is very important, and the first step of negotiation is to recognize the power differential in the negotiation? Who has more power, and how do use the power to your advantage? In this episode, I was joined by Rich Cohen, an American non-fiction writer, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone came on to talk about his new book, The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's...

Do you know that the typical rich American is the owner of a regional business? And also, there's a study that has found that you can massively increase your odds (of being rich) by hustling? Once again, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, American data scientist, economist, and author, joined us to talk about his new book, Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life. We also talked...

This is a new show about the beginning and the origin story of my time on Wall Street. Insane stories, and nightmares that still haunt me to this day! Dan Kelly, my business partner, who is his first time being on any podcast, and Omid Malekan, joined me on this new series, Wall Street Insane, where we recount all the shady, and bat-sh*t crazy deals and people that we have to deal with! In this ep...

Such an inspiring story by Dr. Edith Eger, a psychologist practicing in the United States. Holocaust survivor and a specialist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and her daughter, Dr. Marianne Engle, licensed clinical psychologist and a sports psychologist. In this episode, we talked about her new book, The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life, how she was able to keep her drive thro...

It's been almost 6 months now, what is The Fed doing?  How should we tackle the inflation issue? Is there a recession coming? I had a theory about what is The Fed doing, and Tyler agrees with me! Tyler Cowen, an American economist, columnist, blogger, and author, was supposed to come on to talk about his new book, but before that, we had to talk about the pressing issues on hand. The Fed, the infl...

This is an Emergency Crypto Update! What the h*ll is going on in the crypto market? They are fear everywhere, they're talking about inflation everywhere, and they are talking about Fed everywhere as well. I have been closely following the market, and I have seen some fears and misinformation about the Coinbase, and crypto market. So I recorded an episode and send it out to my crypto newsletter rea...

In the past few days, there have been a lot of uncertainties in the crypto world, and also a lot of talks around Coinbase, and what happens if Coinbase goes bankrupt? I called up my friend Omid Malekan, who had come on the show before to talk about all things crypto, and also my business partner, Dan Kelly to talk about what's really going on with Luna, UST, and the crypto world. Most importantly,...

Bitcoin has hit the lowest price point since 2021, and it's trading at $27,820 from $40,000 almost a month ago. What will happen to Bitcoin or Cryptocurrency in general? In this episode, I was joined by Jake McCarthy and Jeff Bishop to talk about the  stories, the future, the use cases, and  the optimism for Bitcoin. And we also talked about how NFT should be used rather than just a JPEG that anyo...

What is happiness? Are you happy in your relationship? Have you actually found the One? Did you meet your significant one in the online dating app? Or are you still single, and can't find anyone? In this episode, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, American data scientist, economist, and author, joined us, to give Jay Yow The Engineer and Producer of The James Altucher Show, advice on how to find the "one"...

What does it mean by embracing orthogonality? When should you go against the crowd? And what are some of the things that you should go against the crowd? In this episode, Robyn, Paolo, Jay and I talk about one of the  Notepd.com lists from one of our users, Random Roger Embracing Orthogonality! Check out the full list here: https://notepd.com/idea/embracing-orthogonality-fr0unOr visit Notepd.com t...

Quoting Tony Fadell: 'The best products are painkillers. Why? Because people need them. People, some people buy vitamins because they think they're going to help they are as they might be placebos. Other people buy painkillers, when you have back pain, when you have a headache, you buy that to get rid of that pain. And that's the best kind of product is when this when the individuals that you're t...

What does it takes to take the famous but underperforming (at that time) company, Nintendo, elevate them and create a whole culture following behind them? And how to take a food court brand, Panda Express, and make them a national chain restaurant? In this episode, I was joined by Reggie Fils-Aimé, is an American businessman best known for being the president and chief operating officer of Nintend...

The news cycle is moving extremely fast, and most of the news doesn't affect our daily life at all, especially if Elon Musk is buying Twitter or not, or the process of the trial of  Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard! In this idea list of the day episode, we talked about the list that was created by Bill Bergemen on Things to Ignore in 2022!Check out the full list here: https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-t...

Are you the person that has to feel happy all the time? Were you ashamed of yourself if you were feeling down and melancholy? Or are you the person that has to pick back up every time you feel down? Well, a study has shown that it's okay, and sometimes it's better to feel melancholy than feel positive! I invited one of my favorite authors, Susan Cain, the author of the bestsellers Quiet Journal, Q...

Are you obsessed with puzzles and riddles? When is the last time, you picked up the paper, and start doing the crossword puzzle in them? When is the last time someone ask you a riddle, and you solved it in seconds! In this episode, my good friend, A.J. Jacobs, an American journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments came on to talk to me all about puzzles...

The Tax Season has just ended! What would you do with your tax refund? Or if you had a couple of side hustles that have been making a ton of money, what would you do with all of your money? In this Re-Release Episode with Bill Perkins, an American hedge fund manager, film producer, and high stakes poker player, we talked about health vs wealth, cash vs experience,  and why should you die with zero...