Michelin Stars, Tragedy, and the Discipline to Be Great | Chef Curtis Duffy
A Note from James:So Chef Curtis Duffy—he’s won Michelin Stars, a James Beard Award. He’s been on Netflix’s Iron Chef, was a judge on Top Chef season 21, and he’s even shown up in The Bear. He runs th...
11 Juli 202557min
How UFC Champion Miesha Tate Overcame Rock Bottom with a Resilient Mindset
A Note from James:Miesha Tate—at first, I’ve got to admit, I didn’t know much about UFC or MMA. But Miesha was the World Bantamweight Champion, and she fought Ronda Rousey—probably the most famous fem...
8 Juli 20251h 13min
The Secret of Dave Barry’s Humor: Class Clown Memoir and Florida Tales
A Note from James:One of the funniest guys I’ve ever spoken to—Dave Barry. I always love talking to him. He’s been America’s top humorist since the early ’80s with a syndicated column in 500 newspaper...
1 Juli 202548min
How Chess Saved Danny Rensch’s Life: From Cult Roots to Chess.com’s Success
Notes from James:I had no idea this conversation would go where it did. I thought we’d talk chess. Instead, we talked about life, trauma, manipulation, redemption… and how one of the world’s most popu...
28 Juni 202527min
The Stoic Capitalist: How Rational Thinking Creates Success | Robert Rosenkranz
A Note from James:Man, what a fascinating career Robert Rosenkranz has had—multi-billionaire, involved in virtually every part of finance and American industry. He wrote a book called The Stoic Capita...
25 Juni 20251h 3min
How to Master Anything—at Any Age: Lessons from World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand
Notes from James:When I turned 40, I was depressed. I checked the top 50 chess players and saw only one person around my age: Viswanathan Anand. That moment gave me hope.Episode Description:I met one ...
22 Juni 202523min
Gary Vaynerchuk: The Brutal Blueprint for Real Freedom
A Note from James:So I’ve been doing this podcast for a long time—over 1500 episodes—and I’ve spoken to everyone from billionaires to best-selling authors, athletes to entrepreneurs. But there are a h...
19 Juni 20251h 1min
Obsession, Chess, and the Myth of Mastery | James & Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam on the "New in Chess" Podcast
A Note from James:So the question is, I really feel that in order to get not good at something, but great at something, you have to be obsessed. You can't just wake up and decide to be obsessed—it has...
15 Juni 20251h 2min
