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Question of the Day

Question of the Day is the show for listeners who are short on time and long on curiosity. It is a fast-paced conversation between author and entrepreneur James Altucher and Freakonomics co-author Ste... Read more

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98. How Do You Use Your Time Efficiently?

98. How Do You Use Your Time Efficiently?

How do our polymath hosts - including guest Brian Koppelman - use their time efficiently while juggling multiple venture... Read more

10 Mar 2016

18mins

Ranked #2

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59. How Do I Improve My Personal Finances?

59. How Do I Improve My Personal Finances?

Have you taken the time to write down where each and every cent you spend goes to? If not, you may be lacking in one of ... Read more

16 Dec 2015

17mins

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12. Should You Let Your Kids Win At Chess?

12. Should You Let Your Kids Win At Chess?

Today we learn how to impart lessons in perseverance and fair play to your children. Or, how to trounce your kids at gam... Read more

16 Sep 2015

13mins

Ranked #4

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174. Would Politics Work Better If Everyone Was Informed and Voted?

174. Would Politics Work Better If Everyone Was Informed and Voted?

Two questions in one day? Today, James and Stephen take on questions from two listeners who want to know if a more activ... Read more

1 Sep 2016

21mins

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71. Early Bird or Night Owl?

71. Early Bird or Night Owl?

James isn't getting the amount of sleep he strives to have on a nightly basis. Will Stephen, who regularly wakes up befo... Read more

13 Jan 2016

14mins

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26. Bring Out Your Dead

26. Bring Out Your Dead

Is New England slowly becoming one big graveyard? Today we examine where America's prior inhabitants are ending up.

19 Oct 2015

14mins

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115. What Are the Keys to Health and Longer Living?

115. What Are the Keys to Health and Longer Living?

Stephen hasn't been seriously sick in years. James hasn't needed to see a medical doctor since the age of 18. What lesso... Read more

20 Apr 2016

19mins

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69. What Are Ways to Train Your Brain to Be Smarter?

69. What Are Ways to Train Your Brain to Be Smarter?

Stephen likens his mind to an attic, which shouldn't be filled with 'meaningless crap'. Will he be able to find any tidb... Read more

7 Jan 2016

15mins

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134. Why Do We Fabricate Memories?

134. Why Do We Fabricate Memories?

Have you ever reminisced about a trip you took to Disney World with your family, only to find out it never happened? Whi... Read more

1 Jun 2016

16mins

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127. What Excuse Do You Want to Stop Making?

127. What Excuse Do You Want to Stop Making?

James believes that admitting your biggest excuse is the first step towards stopping the action. So today, our hosts get... Read more

17 May 2016

12mins

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140. What Do You Wish You Knew About Adult Life as a Teenager? - Pt 1

140. What Do You Wish You Knew About Adult Life as a Teenager? - Pt 1

What revelations about life have come your way in adulthood that never crossed your mind in adolescence? James asks Step... Read more

15 Jun 2016

16mins

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138. Planes, Trains, and Bus Window Seats

138. Planes, Trains, and Bus Window Seats

Do you ever find yourself in a place of self-reflection and introspection when looking out the window of a moving vehicl... Read more

9 Jun 2016

15mins

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46. Anonymous Anger Issues

46. Anonymous Anger Issues

Are you more likely to have an angry outburst when driving a car than walking? How about when commenting on an internet ... Read more

17 Nov 2015

13mins

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103. What's The Last Thing You Quit?

103. What's The Last Thing You Quit?

James quit a business he started with Stephen in 2008. Stephen quit trying to get the upper hand in discussions with his... Read more

23 Mar 2016

19mins

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104. How Much Money Do You Need to Quit Everything and Retire?

104. How Much Money Do You Need to Quit Everything and Retire?

Whether you live in downtown Manhattan or Schoharie, NY, worrying about having enough money to retire is a common fear f... Read more

24 Mar 2016

18mins

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167. Do Selfies Cause Weight Awareness?

167. Do Selfies Cause Weight Awareness?

How many selfies do you take with your friends before settling on one that's "social media worthy"? Our guest co-host Ma... Read more

17 Aug 2016

17mins

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160. How Can You Shake Up Your Work Life After Age 40?

160. How Can You Shake Up Your Work Life After Age 40?

Do you feel the need to shake up your work life after twenty-plus years in the job market? Professional self re-inventor... Read more

2 Aug 2016

20mins

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50. I Guess This Is Growing Up

50. I Guess This Is Growing Up

Age and maturity level should go hand-in-hand, but that’s not always the case. What does it take to be ‘mature’, and wha... Read more

25 Nov 2015

17mins

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72. What Are Some Habits That Have Improved Your Life?

72. What Are Some Habits That Have Improved Your Life?

What "stupid, corny habit" does James have which has changed his life completely, and continues to do so even today? Tod... Read more

14 Jan 2016

12mins

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8. How To Start Conversations with Strangers

8. How To Start Conversations with Strangers

Stephen and James share their strategies for talking to strangers. They've tried everything, from photographing people's... Read more

7 Sep 2015

11mins

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