James Altucher

Ben Mezrich — the bestselling author behind The Social Network and Bringing Down the House — spent a year embedded in the world of elite chess to uncover the full, untold story of the most explosive scandal in chess history. In this episode, Ben joins me (a chess master and commentator for Norway Ch...

What if one of the most powerful organizations in the world was hiding in plain sight — operating within the Catholic Church, grooming recruits, running shell companies, and influencing governments? In this episode, investigative journalist and author Gareth Gore exposes the shocking truth about Opu...

Former Navy SEAL sniper instructor and bestselling author Brandon Webb shares his no-BS, battle-tested parenting strategies for raising mentally strong, confident, and resilient kids — even as a divorced father. In this powerful conversation, Brandon opens up about co-parenting successfully with his...

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On The James Altucher Show, David Epstein discusses his book “Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better,” arguing that creativity improves when the easiest, most convenient solution is blocked, because blank-slate freedom tends to produce repetitive work. He contrasts General Magic’s failure—un...

Brandon Webb breaks down the current chaos inside Iran following major strikes that eliminated much of the regime’s top leadership. In this hard-hitting episode, former Navy SEAL and SOFREP founder Brandon Webb joins the show to analyze the rapidly evolving situation in Iran. With the Supreme Leader...

James talks with psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin about practical mental strength—the kind you need in the moment, not just in theory. Amy’s earlier books focused on what mentally strong people don’t do. Her new book, The Mental Strength Playbook, turns that work into 50 fast, usable...

Peter Diamandis joins me to argue the next pandemic will be emotional—a “pandemic of fear”—driven by job uncertainty and dystopian tech narratives from Hollywood, and he describes launching the Future Vision XPRIZE to fund hopeful storytelling. We discuss his new book, "We Are as Gods," and the mind...

On The James Altucher Show, Kolin Jones, founder of Amalfi Jets, explains how private jet charter brokering works, why many jet owners rent aircraft to offset high fixed costs, and how Amalfi accesses only about 3,500 of roughly 26–27k charter-available planes that meet its safety standards. He cont...

What does escaping Iran, getting fired on Wall Street, and building an $18M portfolio have in common? Kiana Danial, known as The Invest Diva, lived all three. In this episode of The James Altucher Show, Kiana breaks down: → What it was really like growing up under the Iranian regime → How she was br...