The James Altucher Show

Episode Description:Before Cal Fussman interviewed Muhammad Ali, Mikhail Gorbachev, Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and hundreds of other extraordinary people, he spent nearly a decade traveling the world without much of a plan.He would get on buses without knowing where they were going. He had little money, so he often needed to strike up a conversation with a stranger and build enough trust to be invited home.That became his training.Cal learned to read people, listen closely, follow curiosity, and ask the question that could turn a stranger into a friend. Those same skills eventually became the foundation of his celebrated What I’ve Learned interviews for Esquire.In this first conversation between James and Cal, they explore why questioning is becoming more valuable in a world overflowing with answers. Google can give you information almost instantly. What it cannot necessarily give you is the question that changes how someone sees their own life.Cal explains why television intervi