Best Robert T Master Podcasts (2025)

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How to Let Go of Your Shame 3:42:29

1d ago3:42:29

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Chances are, there’s something in your life you feel deeply ashamed about—something you’ve never told anyone, something you can’t even admit to yourself. In this episode, we go deep into the emotion we all experience but almost no one wants to talk about: shame. Where it comes from, why it’s so powerful, how it screws up our lives—and more importan…

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#988 - Dr Rahul Jandial - Brain Surgeon: Inside The Dreaming Brain 2:05:09

1d ago2:05:09

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Dr Rahul Jandial is a brain surgeon, neuroscientist, and an author. Why do we dream? For centuries, people have debated their meaning. Are they hidden messages, random brain activity, or something else entirely? Today, modern neuroscience is uncovering how the brain creates, processes, and remembers dreams, and what they may reveal about the inner …

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#987 - Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett - The New Science Of Emotions, Anxiety & Brain Health 1:29:07

3d ago1:29:07

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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a professor at Northeastern University, psychologist, and a neuroscientist. Why do we feel emotions? From happiness and joy to anger, anxiety, and sorrow, emotions shape how we experience life. But what purpose do they serve, and how can we learn to manage them more effectively? Expect to learn the unique way each of us expe…

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Gram Parsons: Dark Death of the Cosmic Cowboy 15:26

4d ago15:26

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Gram Parsons: Dark Death of the Cosmic Cowboy Few musicians have started a genre—but that's what Gram Parsons did. He is the reigning pioneer of country rock—a huge influence on bands that came after, most notably, The Eagles. However, fate pays little attention to achievement, and Gram's life is clouded with a gothic darkness, culminating in the s…

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Revolutionizing Autism Support: How AI and VR Are Shaping the Future | with Vijay Ravindran #213 42:27

4d ago42:27

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This week, we are joined by Vijay Ravindran, founder of Floreo and an inspiring innovator in the world of autism technology. Vijay’s journey as an autism father, combined with his impressive career at companies like Amazon and The Washington Post, led him to create groundbreaking virtual reality tools that are transforming how individuals with auti…

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From Zero to World-Class: Tristan de Montebello on the Art of Public Speaking 1:56:00

4d ago1:56:00

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A Note from James I’m honored to have today’s guest: Tristan de Montebello, a finalist in the World Championship of Public Speaking. He also co-founded UltraSpeaking (ultraspeaking.com/james), where he teaches techniques to improve communication through games and real-world practice. We even played some of those games during this episode, and they …

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#986 - Esther Perel - How Love Dies: The Psychology of Cheating & Attraction 1:24:50

5d ago1:24:50

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Esther Perel is a psychotherapist, podcaster, and New York Times bestselling author. Why do modern relationships feel so difficult? Even the happiest couples on the outside often hide unspoken rules and silent expectations that slowly erode intimacy. Resentment grows, trust fractures, and love feels harder to sustain. So how can men and women build…

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Astro Teller on Moonshots, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Innovation 1:02:00

6d ago1:02:00

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A Note from James What does it take to make a discovery that changes the world? Think about landing on the moon — a true moonshot. Along the way, countless technologies were invented that reshaped life back on Earth. My guest today, Astro Teller, has been part of that same kind of world-changing work. At X — Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory — he’s led p…

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Youth Development and Leadership With Rafael McMaster 55:45

7d ago55:45

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In this episode we are talking with Raphael McMaster about why it’s so important to be proactive about our children’s mental health—and how this early support helps them grow into caring, connected individuals.Instead of waiting for problems to escalate, we can build habits and environments that strengthen emotional well-being from a young age. At …

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#985 - Dr David Spiegel - Hypnosis, Brain Hacking, & Mental Mastery 1:33:36

8d ago1:33:36

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Dr. David Spiegel is a psychiatrist, Stanford professor, and leading authority on hypnosis and stress-related health. What exactly is hypnosis? Most of us picture it as a magician’s trick, when someone dangles a watch, your eyes get heavy, and suddenly you’re suggestible. But that barely scratches the surface. The real question is, what’s the true …

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Matt Smith: Rethinking College with “The Preparation” 1:02:39

10d ago1:02:39

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A Note from James There’s always been debate about whether college is worth it. But what if there’s a better alternative—one that actually prepares you to become the person you want to be? My good friend Matt Smith just wrote a book with Doug Casey called The Preparation. It’s not theory—he’s been putting his own son through it as a real-world expe…

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#984 - Coltan Scrivner - Why We’re Drawn to Death, Crime, & Danger 1:06:47

10d ago1:06:47

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Coltan Scrivner is a behavioral scientist, an expert on morbid curiosity in horror and true‑crime media, and an author. Why are humans so curious about death? From car accidents to scary stories, roller coasters, and horror movies, some people are fascinated while others are repulsed. What draws us toward the very things we should naturally want to…

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Empowering Autism Through Exercise: A Conversation | with David Geslak #212 41:16

11d ago41:16

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This week, we are joined by David Geslak, also known as Coach Dave, a pioneer in using exercise to support individuals with autism. He’s the founder of a fitness program taught in nine universities and has partnered with the American College of Sports Medicine to create the Autism Exercise Specialist Certificate. David has dedicated his career to e…

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#983 - Gay Hendricks - Deeply Connected Relationships 1:32:04

12d ago1:32:04

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Gay Hendricks is a psychologist, teacher, and an author renowned for his work on relationship transformation. Conscious loving is about more than just romance, it’s about clarity, commitment, and growth. With endless advice on the internet on how to optimize your love life, what if the real answer is aligning your expectations and evolving together…

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Case Kenny: Stop “Settling Down” and Start “Settling Up” 40:33

14d ago40:33

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Episode Description James sits down with Case Kenny, author of The Opposite of Settling and host of New Mindset, Who Dis?, to talk about how our expectations around relationships shape the way we date and commit. Case shares the research, stories, and mindset shifts that helped him go from avoiding commitment in his twenties to finding fulfillment …

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Rock Trios: When Three Is Not a Crowd (Masters of Rock Talk) 31:58

15d ago31:58

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Rock Trios: When Three is Not a Crowd Usually a rock band has at least four members. Why would anyone settle for just three? Oh, there are many good reasons, and in this episode you're going to experience the liberation of those who claim, 'the fewer, the better'. Maybe it is. You decide. Listen in.By Pettofrezza & Clarke

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#982 - Jesse Michels - UFOs, Aliens, Antigravity & Government Secrets 2:10:23

15d ago2:10:23

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Jesse Michels is a YouTuber and show host, exploring subjects like UFOs, consciousness, and reality. For nearly a century, UFOs have captured our imagination as one of humanity’s greatest mysteries. Are they secret technology, alien visitors, or something else entirely? Who is behind them, what has been concealed, and what has been revealed about t…

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#981 - MacKenzie Price - Alpha School: A New Approach To Education 1:11:21

17d ago1:11:21

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MacKenzie Price is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and co-founder of Alpha Schools. Just how broken is education? For fifty years, lofty promises in education have yielded dismal results. Now, with AI, infinite knowledge at our fingertips, and personalized one-on-one learning, how radically different could the school of the future look? Expect to learn…

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Rewriting the Autism Narrative: Advocacy, Identity, and Inclusion | with Dena L. Gassner #211 51:58

18d ago51:58

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This week, we are joined by Dr. Dena L. Gassner, Senior Research Scientist at AJ Drexel, autism advocate, and member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). Dena is rewriting the narrative around autistic identity, challenging stereotypes, and advocating for gender diversity and inclusivity in autism research and policy. Her person…

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#980 - David Pinsof - This is Your Brain on Bullsh*t 1:12:26

19d ago1:12:26

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David Pinsof is a research scientist at UCLA, co-creator of Cards Against Humanity, and an author. Everything is bullshit. Your opinions, your arguments, even your thoughts. Most of it’s manufactured, borrowed, or absorbed without question. So if all that’s fake, what’s real? And if we can’t trust our own minds, or anyone else’s, what can we trust?…

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Early Autism Detection & Support Strategies | with Dr. Diana Robins #210 51:49

22d ago51:49

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This week, we welcome Dr. Diana Robins, professor and director at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute. Renowned for her work on early autism detection and the development of the M-CHAT, Dr. Robins has helped countless families access earlier diagnoses and crucial interventions. Join us as we explore early detection, strategies to support development, an…

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#979 - Dwarkesh Patel - AI Safety, The China Problem, LLMs & Job Displacement 2:45:59

22d ago2:45:59

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Dwarkesh Patel is a writer, researcher & podcaster. The rise of AI marks the next great technological revolution, one that could reshape every aspect of our lives in just a few years. But how close are we to its golden age? And what warnings does the global AI race hold about the double-edged nature of progress? Expect to learn what Dwarkesh has re…

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Will Bittensor be Bigger than Bitcoin? | The TAO Pod 1:26:48

24d ago1:26:48

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Episode Description: Hosted by James Altucher (serial entrepreneur, bestselling author of "Choose Yourself," podcaster, hedge fund manager, chess master, and investor in over 20 companies, with expertise in crypto and AI) and Joseph Jacks (founder and general partner of OSS Capital, the world's first VC firm dedicated to commercial open-source soft…

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#978 - Spencer Greenberg - How Much Does IQ Matter? 1:28:59

24d ago1:28:59

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Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician, founder, CEO & creator of ClearerThinking.org How much does IQ really matter? Most of us have met people on both ends of the spectrum and wondered where we stand and what that means for our future. But is IQ truly fixed, or can it be shaped in some very surprising ways? Expect to learn how much IQ matters in al…

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$100K Scam Story: How to Spot Con Artists with Johnathan Walton's Red Flags 1:17:42

26d ago1:17:42

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A Note from James: "Anatomy of a Con Artist. The 14 red flags to spot scammers, grifters, and thieves". This is a book—an amazing book—by Johnathan Walton. Check out his podcast Queen of the Con, and his new one Cocaine Air. We talk about both in this episode. But his book, Anatomy of a Con Artist, is just dead on. Johnathan shares how he got conne…

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#977 - Dr Robert King - Why Does The Female Orgasm Exist? 1:32:32

26d ago1:32:32

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Dr Robert King is a psychologist, professor at University College Cork, and researcher on the evolutionary function of female orgasm. What makes the female orgasm so mysterious? For generations, men across the globe have sought to decipher it, and many women share their curiosity as well. So why does the female orgasm even exist? What’s its evoluti…

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The Real Roll of Sex in Rock (Masters of Rock Talk) 18:46

27d ago18:46

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The Real Roll of Sex in Rock Like birds of a feather, sex and rock go together. But why? You don't find this corporeal attachment in jazz or classical. Why rock? Dr. Clarke, diplomatically and with an unnerving sense of purpose, confronts the facts and figures straight on. Tune in. Turn on. But don't drop out.…

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and AI: James Altucher on Smart Humans with Slava Rubin 55:14

28d ago55:14

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A Note from James: I was honored to be on the Smart Humans Podcast. I’m a big fan of the show, and I was happy they asked me on—especially since I got to talk about things I don’t usually cover here. We discussed my specific predictions for investments like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tau, and stablecoin-related tokens like Curve and Aave. We also explored …

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#976 - Ray Dalio - The Changing World Order: How Countries Go Broke 1:26:09

29d ago1:26:09

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Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, billionaire investor, philanthropist and an author. How do countries actually go broke? In a world of abundance, it’s easy to think the good times will last. But with global debt soaring, we may be nearing an unprecedented economic reckoning. History shows these cycles repeat; the question is, can…

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#975 - James Bloodworth - The Manosphere, Pickup Culture & Male Loneliness 1:18:16

1M ago1:18:16

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James Bloodworth is a journalist reporting on working-class life and society, podcaster, and an author. The manosphere isn’t what you think. Even though it is often labeled as toxic and extreme, the truth is a bit more complicated. So what’s really going on with men, dating, and masculinity as of today? Expect to learn what the current state of the…

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How To Finally Let Yourself Be Happy 3:20:53

1M ago3:20:53

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Everyone’s obsessed with being happy—but what if that obsession is the very thing making us miserable? In this episode of Solved, Drew and I explore what actually makes us feel good—and why most of us are chasing it in all the wrong ways. We unpack what philosophers like Aristotle and the Buddha got right thousands of years ago—and how modern scien…

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#974 - Joe Folley - Existential Philosophy, Nietzsche, Suffering & Self-Awareness 1:25:56

1M ago1:25:56

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Joe Folley is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Unsolicited Advice YouTube channel. Philosophy has a way of finding us in one form or another, sometimes in a book, sometimes in a moment of crisis. Thinkers like Nietzsche and Camus have helped shape how we see life, death, and everything in between. But can these ideas truly help us live better…

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Stoicism with Ryan Holiday - Part 2 42:41

1M ago42:41

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A Note from James: We kept recording because the conversation wasn’t done. Part 1 was about writing and honesty. Part 2? It’s about consequences—what happens when people believe their own hype, when we confuse being loud with being right, and when storytelling gets weaponized. Ryan Holiday has written about ego, stillness, and obstacles. But this p…

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#973 - Rory Sutherland - Waymo, Texas Culture, Airline Lounges, OpenAI & Uber Eats 1:53:14

1M ago1:53:14

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Rory Sutherland is one of the world’s leading consumer behaviour experts, the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author. The world is evolving at an unprecedented pace. With the rise of AI, we're witnessing a collision between the old world and the new. As technology advances, the question becomes: how can innovation repair outdated systems…

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Stoicism with Ryan Holiday - Part 1 42:01

1M ago42:01

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A Note from James: Ryan Holiday is one of the few writers I consider a peer—not just because of the work he’s done, but because of the choices he's made along the way. We’ve both published a lot of books. We've both dealt with audiences, platforms, and the weight of having a “point of view” in a world that increasingly wants you to pick a side. Thi…

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#972 - 3.7M Q&A - Fatherhood Plans, Medical Update & New Hairstyle 1:32:21

1M ago1:32:21

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I hit 3.7 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, X, and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. Expect to learn all about my new hairstyle, how to best deal with procrastination, which people are up next on my "Mount Rushmore" of podcast guests, what the current…

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So What Really is Classic Rock? Seriously. 45:55

1M ago45:55

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The short answer is that no one really knows for sure. But we have a pretty good idea. We address one of the great questions of the universe—unafraid, energetic, and always entertaining. So listen in.By Pettofrezza & Clarke

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#971 - Adam Lane Smith - 13 Semi-Controversial Truths About Masculinity 1:25:44

1M ago1:25:44

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Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist and an author. Are men the problem? In a time when blame is easily assigned, it’s worth asking whether men need to re-examine how they show up in the world, including their values, behavior, & accountability. In doing so, they might uncover surprising ways to help heal much of what’s broken. Expect to learn why …

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Crazy Finance: Episode 2 - Is College Still Worth It? 27:19

1M ago27:19

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A Note from James: When I first said that college was a scam, people thought I was joking—or worse. But I wasn’t. If you’re 18 and listening to this, don’t go to college. And if you’re a parent, don’t send your kid without doing the math. College doesn’t guarantee a better life anymore. In fact, it could cost you years of freedom, tens of thousands…

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The Power of Listening and Mentorship Programs | With Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Taylor (T) Abbatemarco, Louis Rotondo, and Rita Strickland #209 53:11

1M ago53:11

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This week we’re discussing "The Power of Listening and Mentorship Programs" through the Making Mentors program. This initiative pairs autistic college students with high school students to foster connection, growth, and empowerment. Joining us are Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Taylor (T) Abbatemarco, Louis Rotondo, and Rita Strickland to share how mento…

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