The James Altucher Show
James Altucher interviews the world’s leading peak performers in every area of life. But instead of giving you the typical success story, James digs deeper…
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Oct 07, 2026 · 48M
David Rubenstein: Why Owners Care About Winning, Not Money
He admits he was so bad at firing people at Carlyle that he sometimes promoted them instead by mistake...A Note from James:On this show, I’m…
Oct 04, 2026 · 1H 54M
The Art of a Great Question with Cal Fussman [From the Archive]
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…
Sep 30, 2026 · 33M
Bill O'Reilly on Brokering a Secret Hostage Release Deal
Two weeks after one phone call, four hostages walked free from Gaza...A Note from James:After the election, before Trump was sworn in for his second…
Sep 27, 2026 · 1H 40M
Annie Duke on Why We Judge Decisions by Results, Not Logic [From the Archive]
Episode Description:A good outcome does not necessarily mean you made a good decision.And a bad outcome does not necessarily mean you made a bad one.That…
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2026-03-20 07:00:00
The Skills School Never Taught You - Train Your Brain with Jim Kwik
Episode DescriptionThis archival conversation with Jim Kwik moves beyond memory tricks and into something more fundamental: how we think, learn, and make decisions.Jim breaks down…
2026-01-31 08:00:00
From the Archive: David Goggins - Embrace the Suck
Episode Description:This was one of the most intense conversations James ever recorded.This archive conversation captures David Goggins at the moment Can’t Hurt Me was launching…
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48M·Sep 16
The Friendliest Store in the Mall | Ron Johnson Built the Apple Store
Ron Johnson built the Apple Store as Apple's SVP of Retail, and is the author of Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius.A Note from…
1H 15M·Sep 13
Jon Morrow: The Man Who Changed the Rules [From the Archive]
57M·Sep 11
Carlo Rovelli: Nothing Exists Alone
28M·Sep 05
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Becoming Kareem, the Skyhook, and the Search for a Self [From the Archive]
1H 3M·Aug 27
How You Get Rich Isn't How You Stay Rich: 300 Years of Proof | Joseph Moore
51M·Aug 23
Seth Godin: The Smallest Viable Audience and the Work That Might Not Work [From the Archive]
38M·Aug 22
Arianna Huffington: The Sleep Revolution, Microsteps, and the Joy of Being Awake [From the Archive]
1H 14M·Aug 16
Nancy Cartwright: Bart Simpson, Fellini, and Finding the Artist Inside [From the Archive]
1H 5M·Aug 14
Mike Massimino: Why Failure Couldn't Keep this Astronaut from Outer Space [From the Archive]
1H 15M·Aug 02
Ray Dalio: Principles, Failure, and the Formula for a Successful Life [From the Archive]
