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Cal Fussman is one of the greatest interviewers of all time. He's interviewed an estimated 500 iconic people. He asks the question no one else is asking. He gains respect. And gets the best answers. Cal knows how to connect with everyone. So how did he get the superpower of connection? Show Notes: Read Cal's Esquire column -What I've Learned Listen to Cal's podcast -Big Questions with Cal Fussman The Tim Ferriss Show Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson Ep. 211 - Sara Blakely: How to Get a Billion Dollar Idea Ep. 321 - Jim Cramer: Stocks - The Greatest Wealth Creator of All Time The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Faceboo

David McCandless is the #1 data visualization expert. But what is that? "Data visualization?" Simply: it's a better way to tell stories. Show Notes:  "Visual Miscellaneum: The Bestselling Classic, Revised and Updated: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia" by David McCandless "Knowledge Is Beautiful: Impossible Ideas, Invisible Patterns, Hidden Connections--Visualized" David McCandless Visit David's website - informationisbeautiful.net Watch David's TED Talk - The Beauty of Data Visualization - which now has over 2.5 million views These are a few of David's infographics we talk about in the podcast (most have been updated) Snake Oil Supplements Left vs. Right (US) Which Fish are Okay to Eat? Top 500 Most Common Passwords Visualized International Number Ones The Billion Dollar-o-Gram 20th Century Death Based on a True True Story? Novels Everyone Should Read One of the first infographics from 1869 by Charles Minard depicting Napoleon's March in Russia in 1812. I write about all

Probably the books I've recommended most in the past five years was "Sapiens" by Yuval Harari. And not only me: it's Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg's top recommendation. I'm releasing this episode because there's so much to know about our past as humans. And our future.   Show Notes: Read New York Times bestseller "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari Read "Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow" by Yuval Noah Harari   I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.   Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in gett

Jim Cramer is one of the most well known financial experts on the planet. I've known him for 16 years. We worked together. I was a writer for TheStreet.com and he was doing "Mad Money" for CNBC. So we have history. And I wanted to check in with him. But I didn't ask about his success or how his career is going. I wanted the hidden truth. "Are you happy?" That's what I asked Jim Cramer. 22 years later... fame, money, success... "Are you happy?" And that's what I found out...   Show Notes: "Confessions of a Street Addict" by Jim Cramer My podcast interview with Dr. Oz: The #1 Health Guru in America "Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company" by Andrew S. Grove   I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio

This podcast episode is action packed. It's not philosophy. It's action. It's HOW to actually get to the top of Amazon's best seller list, how to get an idea for your book, how to create daily writing habits, etc. Steve Scott has written 70+ books. And each one generates income. He makes 30, 40, 50 thousand dollars A MONTH! He's been on the podcast before. And broke it all down. I brought him back again to give us more details. More inspiration. Because if you didn't act then, it's okay. You can act now. Show Notes: "Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less" by SJ Scott Visit Steve's websites: https://authority.pub/category/podcast/ https://www.developgoodhabits.com/ Steve Scott's Facebook group "Authority Self-Publishing" Listen to my first interview with Steve Scott - Ep. 23 - How To Go From $0-$40,000 a Month Writing From Home "Deep Work" by Cal Newport "Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg My interview with Charles Duhigg pomodoro technique "The Accountability Manifesto: How Acc

Self-care. What does that even mean? I called the expert: Cheryl Richardson. She's written several New York Times bestsellers and I owe her credit for helping me cultivate new thinking whenever I needed it. When I was most scared, I'd call Cheryl. And she'd say, "Your best thinking got you here, (to the worst situation of your life, to your complete bottom), so you probably need the thinking of somebody else." She's always been right.    Show Notes: "Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife" by Cheryl Richardson "The Art of Extreme Self Care: Transform Your Life One Month at a Time" by Cheryl Richardson "Take Time for Your Life: A Personal Coach's 7-Step Program for Creating the Life You Want" by Cheryl Richardson "Life Makeovers: 52 Practical & Inspiring Ways to Improve Your Life One Week at a Time" by Cheryl Richardson "Choose Yourself" by James Altucher "The Power of No" by James Altucher Hay House Publishing - Cheryl's first publisher "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay Laun

Wait! Before I say "comedian." Let me tell you who Paul Mecurio really is. He's a transformer. A true re-inventor. He started out at as a lawyer on Wall Street. Because it was logical. And he got used to making 2, 3... 4 million dollars a year (after bonuses vested). It was hard to give it up... at first.But he still made little efforts. And those efforts add up. Overtime Paul stopped taking notes in meetings. He wrote jokes instead. And then one day he got a chance to meet Jay Leno. And he started living a double life. If the senior partners knew what he was doing, they wouldn't tolerate it. He'd be out. Immediately. This was a gamble. But it was worth it... Show Notes: Jay Leno The Daily Show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stand up NY Comedy Cellar Paul Koestner - Louis CK's cinematographer The Hudlin brothers (Warrington Hudlin and Reginald Hudlin. Reginald wrote "Black Panther: Power," directed "Marshall" and produced "Django Unchained.") Spike Lee ("25th Hour," "He Got Game," "Do The Right Thing," "M

For two decades Annie Duke ranked as one of the top poker players in the world. Which means she won a lot. But she couldn't win without losing. I'll explain. It's hard to learn when you win, I think. Because if you win, then you think you're a genius, but if you lose you blame your opponent for being "lucky". So how do you become a real master... Skip the 10,000 hour rule. There's a hack. And Annie figured it out. Listen now.   Show Notes: "Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts" by Annie Duke "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell "Every Hand Revealed" by Gus Hansen "Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy" by Judd Apatow "Ego is the Enemy" by Ryan Holiday "The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph" by Ryan Holiday "Choose Yourself" by James Altucher    I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this epis

Aaron Berg is "the fearless comedian." And I think that's a compliment. How would you like if someone call you "the fearless (whatever you are)." Fill in the blank. I wanted to learn that skill. And that's what I think you'll learn from this interview.  Show Notes: "American Etiquette: Failing Upwardly in a Fox News Nation" by Aaron Berg?  "Mr. Manners: Proper Etiquette for the Modern Degenerate" by Aaron Berg Aaron Berg's Albums: "Comedy Coltrane" & "Unscripted", both available on iTunes or Amazon Aaron's Radio Show "In Hot Water" LIVE Tuesdays at 2pm Stand Up NY Gotham Comedy Club LOL Comedy Club I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of

Kevin Allocca is "Head of Culture and Trends" at YouTube. He's been there for 8 years. So he knows how videos go viral. But more than that, Kevin knows the economics of entertainment. He told me how to get a message out (because no one reads books anymore. It's easier to get hits online than hits on Kindle.) So what's the first step? "You gotta start making something," he said. "Especially when you're trying to establish what your voice is, what your perspective is... these things need to be sort of incubated in a way."   Show Notes: Videocracy: How YouTube Is Changing the World . . . with Double Rainbows, Singing Foxes, and Other Trends We Can't Stop Watching by Kevin Allocca Kevin's TED talk "Why videos go viral"  Ylvs's videos: "What Does the Fox Say"  and "What's the Meaning of Stonehenge"  GANGUM STYLE David after Dentist  Charlie bit my finger  The making of GANGUM STYLE The Star Wars Kid  Chocolate Rain with Tay Zonday My interview with Erika Ender (songwriter of Despacito, which has 4+ billion views o

Sara Blakely is a self-made billionaire. She's the founder and creator of Spanx. I interviewed her exactly a year ago. But all of her advice (learned directly from DOING) is still impacting me today. I had to re-listen. And I hope you do, too.   I wrote an article "What I Learned From Spanx Founder Sara Blakely." Sometimes I re-read it to remind myself of everything she taught me. Some people are inspirations for life. Sara is one of those people. Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.   Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from J

This podcast is all about getting in control of your food. Food is medicine. It's fuel. Listen to Dr. Oz, leading cardiac surgeon, featured health expert, host of The Dr. Oz Show and author of 8 New York Times bestselling books, including his newest, "Food Can Fix It: The Superfood Switch to Fight Fat, Defy Aging, and Eat Your Way Healthy".   Show Notes: Dr Oz's 8th NYT Bestseller: "Food Can Fix It: The Superfood Switch to Fight Fat, Defy Aging, and Eat Your Way Healthy" "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari My interview with Yuval Noah Harari Dr. Oz's article on "The Pegan Diet" I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.   Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of

Jordan thinks about things, people pay attention, and he gets paid for it. His YouTube channel has tens of millions of views. He's a clinical psychologist, professor and author of "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos."     Show notes: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson Jordan's popular YouTube channel and lectures "Tools of Titans" by Tim Ferriss  Jordan's interview with Joe Rogan on "The Joe Rogan Experience"  Carl Panzram (the serial killer Jordan talks about) A quote from Carl Jung: "Modern people can't see god because they won't look low enough" I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAlt

"It's weird to do something that you didn't really plan on doing," Todd Barry said. He's a comedian and actor. But he wanted to be a musician. "I didn't go on stage with the conscious goal of pursuing comedy. In my mind, I still wanted to be in a band," he said. "And at some point, I think it was like 8 months in where, I was like, 'I guess I guess I'm doing this.'" I wanted to know what kept him going... It was simple.  "Weirdly, I don't think I ever said 'I'm thinking about quitting...' which I guess is pretty telling." Maybe that's how you find your calling... By not quitting what you don't hate, you create skill. And skill becomes love.   Show Notes: Read Todd's book, "Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg: One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-the-Biggest Cities in the World" Listen to Todd's podcast interview with Judd Apatow  This is one of my favorite jokes from Todd Barry Watch Todd in "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" with Jerry Seinfeld  I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn wh

We live in this society where there's "rules of etiquette"... but there aren't really "rules of etiquette" when someone's trying to kill you. Sometimes violence is the answer. "This is a key mind shift people need to take for their own self protection," Tim Larkin said. Tim's an American self-defense expert, the founder of Target Focus Training, and author of the "New York Times" bestselling book "Surviving The Unthinkable." And he'll teach you how to save your own life. Show Notes: "When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake" by Tim Larkin "Survive the Unthinkable: A Total Guide to Women's Self-Protection" by Tim Larkin "How to Survive the Most Critical 5 Seconds of Your Life" by Tim Larkin "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene "Abnormal Psychology" By Ronald J. Comer The 21-Foot Rule Pancho Villa Jason Bourne Movies The Sopranos A History of Violence Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "

Happy chemicals = the key to happiness. So I interviewed Dr. Loretta Breuning, author of "Meet Your Happy Chemicals," "The Science of Positivity," "I, Mammal," and "Habits of a Happy Brain." Show Notes:  "Meet Your Happy Chemicals" by Loretta Breuning "The Science of Positivity" by Loretta Breuning "I, Mammal: How to Make Peace With the Animal Urge for Social Power" by Loretta Breuning "Habits of a Happy Brain" by Loretta Breuning "Anxiety: What turns it on. What turns it off" by Loretta Breuning Check out Loretta's site, Inner Mammal Institute - designed to helps people build their power over their mammalian brain chemistry. Also, if you like this interview, go back and listen to my first interview with Loretta Breuning I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher i

Erika Ender was just nominated for "best song of the year." She wrote "Despacito." (Which has 7billion+ views on YouTube.) I first interviewed her in October '17. And I wanted to re-release our conversation to celebrate her. She has so much wisdom and gave me so many powerful takeaways. But one of my favorites is "everybody has their own talent." And when she says it, I believe her.  I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podc

NBA's all-time leading scorer? Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Six-time NBA champion? Kareem Abdul Jabbar. 50 years of athleticism. THAT'S peak performance. Then he combined his career with activism, philanthropy (President Obama awarded him with "The Presidential Medal of Freedom," the nation's highest civilian honor.). He's also collaborated with HBO documentaries to create the highest rated sports documentary in history.   I don't know anything about sports. But I'm grateful I got to learn from Kareem. (And now you do, too). Show Notes:  "Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court" by Kareem Abdul Jabbar "Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court" by Kareem Abdul Jabbar becomingkareem.com Autobiography of Malcolm X I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Pod

PJ told me some unconventional ways to vote for president. "Who would you road trip with?" A lot of people might think they'd say Trump, "but think again," he said. I didn't vote. But I still wanted to know how it happened... (Also, this episode is airing just days before the one year inauguration of President Donald J. Trump.) Full show notes and links here. Show Notes: The National Lampoon, PJ was the Editor in Chief in the 70's (back in John Belushi days) "Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government" by PJ O'Rourke "Give War a Chance" by PJ O'Rourke "On The Wealth of Nations" by PJ O'Rourke Ezra Pound (poet) East Village Other (a competitor to The National Lampoon) The Village Voice (another popular magazine back in the 70's) NPR's debrief on Brexit My interview with Ron Paul - https://jamesaltucher.com/2016/05/ron-paul/ "The Art of The Deal" by Donald Trump Eisenhower's Farewell Address   Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, pleas

It's weird. Normally, the people I interview on this podcast are at the end of their career. Bill is just starting. He spent years in law school. And then made up his mind (after a day of fasting) that he's going to be a comedian. I wanted to know why... "I calculated it out," he said. "I figured I can out work a lot of these guys. I cultivated this really huge love for stand-up and it imbued my life with meaning the more I sacrifice for it and the harder I pursued it." I feel this podcast is filled with lessons on commitment and confidence, but mostly, on being true to your pursuit. And really choosing yourself... Show Notes:  "Choose Yourself" by me, James Altucher Bill's Quora page Bill's TED talk Bill's Show "If You Feel like Killing Yourself, Call Me" WTF with Marc Maron Podcast Nick Ogle "The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny" by Steve Kaplan Ari Shafer youtube talk - 4 hours long The Lazy Philosopher (Bill's podcast) Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode,