The James Altucher Show

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 En...

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 cen...

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 phe...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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 ta...

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 termi...

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...

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 s...

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 afte...

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...

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...

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 chec...

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 ou...

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 Cor...

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 inc...

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 p...

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 p...

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 kno...

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 unde...

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 you...

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...

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 techn...