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How often do you have a hard time falling asleep? For me, it's almost every day, until I found this podcast, Nothing Much Happens, which helps people fall asleep by telling soothing stories.So naturally, I invited Kathryn Nicolai, the creator of Nothing Much Happens Podcast, and the writer of the book with the same name, on to talk about the podcast's origin story, what inspired her to start the podcast, her approach to writing the stories, and also the neuroscience behind sleep!Listen to the episode, and find out 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 should run for president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow

Our "Pod" friend, A.J. Jacobs, an American journalist and author, has finally come out from his writing cave, and come onto the podcast once again! In this episode, AJ shared his experience while writing his upcoming new book, The Puzzler (coming out in April 2022), the interesting puzzles that he had come across, and the way he approaches the new book!We also talked about what is the difference between intelligence, and being knowledgeable. He used tomato as an example to explain the difference between the two! A.J. also told me about the "secret" conference that he had attended about how we should be thinking about the future!Listen to this episode, and listen to all the interesting conversations that we had!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 president.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.Thanks

It's the end of the year, so it's time to have an annual meeting with the "Millionaire's Series" candidates to look at their progress!In this episode, Jay Yow, The Engineer, has an annual meeting with James Quandahl, Jen Glantz, and Paolo. They talked about their journey, expectation, experience, and their obstacles that they faced during this whole journey!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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will he

Have you had the feeling where you woke up one day, in a nice house, nice bed, turn on your new phone, look at social media, scroll through them, and you say to yourself, "My Life Suck!" Well, no more! In this episode, Dr. Benjamin Hardy, an organizational psychologist, and bestselling author sat down with me on Zoom, and we talk all about dealing with negativity and self-doubt.Of course, we also talked about his new book,  The Gap and The Gain as well!Listen to the episode where Dr. Benjamin will share the techniques of improving your life by being grateful, and appreciative! Mentioned in the podcast: Dan Sullivan, Tucker Max, David GogginsMy 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 president.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 "T

Another Makes You A Millionaire series with Jen Glantz! Now that Jen has  "cleaned" her list, her newsletter open rate has gone up to almost 20%! Now that the open rate is up, we have to talk about monetization from sponsors to affiliate deals. Also, another new business venture/ idea for Jen, a Newly Wed Card Game, we talk more about how should the card game looks like, and what type of question should be included.Twitter: @JenGlantzIG: @jenglantzMy 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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think o

In this Make You a Millionaire Episode,  Paolo is ready to publish his app, FastType! Now, we need ways to scale it, and potentially create more apps from the initial ideas! Also,  in this episode, we also teased an idea that Paolo and I would potentially work on together one day!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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------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 d

People said it's important to ask the right questions.  However, the way you frame a question is equally important as asking the right questions!In this episode, Andrew Warner, an entrepreneur, author, and host of the hit startup podcast, Mixergy, came on to talk about this new book, STOP ASKING QUESTIONS.We also talked about a wide range of topics such as techniques of asking the tough questions, Andrew's origin story, why did he start the Mixergy Podcast, and also how to exploit the so-called "Motivated Moment" to book high profile guests, and also, how do we capitalize on the "speak up privilege" to get what we wanted!All these techniques don't only apply to podcasting, but day-to-day life, entrepreneurship, and even relationship!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 president.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuc

How does one write books that sell 160 million copies? What was the writing process looks like?In this episode, I have one of my favorite authors, Ken Follett, the author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 160 million copies of his works, came on to talk about his writing process for his new book, Never. Some of the things that we talked about include, developing characters, what can we borrow from the real world in the writing process, and what's the best approach to writing current politics and current events!Listen to the episode and find out 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 should run for president.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 pod

Is the Nobel Prize fair? Is anyone that won the Nobel Prize deserves, the Nobel Prize? Or is there anyone out there who deserves the Nobel Prize more?In this episode, Unni Turrettini, a writer, lawyer, citizen activist, and international speaker, who came on to talk about The History of the Nobel Prize, and loneliness, came on to discuss her 5 best and 5 worst Nobel Prize winners. And of course, I also talk about who should've won the Nobel Prize, and is the Nobel Peace Prize really for peace?Listen to the episode, and find out 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 should run for president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioS

Have you developed new habits during the lockdown, or have you had any "Bad" habits that you knew, but can never shake off, or get rid of? In this episode, Jen Sincero, American Writer, Speaker, Success Coach, and the author of the "You Are a Badass" series came on to talk about getting rid of Bad Habits and cultivating new habits, how to deal with "friends" that are jealous of your success, and of course, her new book that just came out: Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick.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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart Rad

Another Makes You A Millionaire series with Jen Glantz!  The Human Billboard idea from previous episodes was a success! Now to maximize the potential of her newsletters, which include Odd Jobs Newsletter she has to do some "Spring Cleaning" to avoid being put on a blacklist! Also, we talked more about her card games idea and how to launch a successful Kickstarter for it! Twitter: @JenGlantzIG: @jenglantzMy 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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/lis

I have been obsessed with AI for the past years and constantly talk about it in a couple of episodes, especially will AI turn out to be the "Terminator" that we would fear?In this episode, Eric Schmidt, American technology businessman, software engineer, and ex-CEO of Google, and author, came on to answer all my questions on AI! Will AI turn into the "Terminator", should we fear AI, can we use AI to actually help humanity?We also talked about his new book, The Age of AI: And Our Human Future, and how would AI change our future! 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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotif

I have quite a few Chess tournaments lined up, and I want to get better at it, be hyper-focused, and be in the flow state! So I called up the expert in Flow, Steven Kotler, an American author, journalist, and entrepreneur, and talk about how I can get into Flow State between games in the tournament! We also talked about his new course, Zero to Dangerous, and how it can help people reach the Flow State, and boost their productivity!Check out their course here: 1. Zero to Dangerous program: https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/zero-to-dangerous/overview?utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=32521012. Z2D webinar: https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/lp?utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=3252101 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 president.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.Thanks so much for l

Another 'Make You A Millionaire' episode with James Quandahl! In this episode, we continue to navigate what's the best way to build new connections and bring in new clients. Also, I made a proposal with him to start a new venture! The PodPub!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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookShare ------------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 you

I have the honor to play 6 matches of Blitz Chess Game with the father of the famous chess grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen's father, Henrik Carlsen! It was such a great match. On top of that, he came on to the podcast to talk about the matches, adult learning, and how is it like to be the father of a great chess grandmaster! We also talked about how they built a chess learning empire as well!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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill

In Episode 796, we had Alina Chan on to talk about The Origin of Covid-19, and the new book that she co-authored, Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19. And in this episode, we have the other co-author of the book, Matt Ridley on to talk more about the purpose, and journey of writing the book. Should we still be optimistic about the pandemic, and will anything good come out of it? Also, why is it so hard for anyone to look for the origin of the virus?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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do Y

Another Makes You A Millionaire series with Jen Glantz! Like I always said, she came on with a couple of lists that are full of ideas! One of the ideas that I find fascinating and creative is https://www.bemybillboard.com/. Essentially people can sign up, and be a human billboards for brands! So we sat down and talked about the ins and outs of the business, what can she scale from it, and how to optimize the business!Twitter: @JenGlantzIG: @jenglantzMy 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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think

During my burnout days, there is only a handful of newsletters that keep my days going. And The Profile Newsletter, written by none other than Polina Pompliano is one of the few that I read every week! In The Profile, Polina (like the newsletter's name) profile the world's most successful people, from Sara Blakely to Keanu Reeves, and more!In this episode, Polina and I broke down some of the similar traits of successful people, and also, I wanted to profile her! What inspired her to start the newsletter, what did she learn from all the people that she had profiled, and most importantly, what I can learn from Polina!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 president.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" an

A couple of months back, I came down to a serious case of Covid-19/ Corona Virus, so I am really interested in the origin of the virus, why is Covid-19 different than the other flu-like disease, what was the origin, and what is the outlook for the future?So I have Alina Chan, a molecular biologist specializing in gene therapy and cell engineering at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, who came on to talk about a new book that he co-author with Matt Ridley, Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19. She talked about her findings, what could be the origin of Covid-19, why is Covid-19 so much deadlier than the other flu-like diseases, and could it or could it not be engineered?We also talked about, what are the role of viruses in this world, could there be another virus that can eliminate the Covid-19 virus?Listen to this episode to find out!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

James Quandahl, a participant for Make You A Millionaire series came back from an Expo! He describes how he made a connection with the companies that he loves!On top of that, he came on to the podcast with more ideas on ways to accelerate and grow his Amazon agency business! 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 president.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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------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