Best Ian Curtis Podcasts (2025)

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MIAC Weekly w/guests Jack Curtis and Eric Rolland 9/27/25 53:49

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Hosts Andy Tellijohn and Rich Larson discuss the upcoming Carleton/St. Olaf football game briefly. Then they speak with Carleton quarterback Jack Curtis, who talks about his health situation even as he rewrites the Carleton record books, and Augsburg golf coach Eric Rolland about his opportunity to play in the US Senior Open last June.…

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Ian Rapoport, NFL Network senior insider 41:12

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In episode 25, Kevin chats with Ian Rapoport, senior insider at NFL Network, where he has become one of the most prominent newsbreakers in the sport. Rapoport began covering the NFL when he was on the Patriots beat with the Boston Herald in 2009 and he made his move to becoming a national reporter in 2012. Well before that, he was a college student…

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Dark Squares: Danny Rensch on Chess, Cults, and Finding Purpose 2:01:18

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A Note from James This might be the most insane chess story I’ve ever heard—not even really a chess story, but a cult story. It’s wild, intense, and ultimately inspiring. Danny Rensch grew up in a cult in Arizona. At just 10 years old, the cult leader noticed his chess ability, took him away from his parents, and he wouldn’t see his mother again fo…

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Delivering high-density, high-volume, Passive House in Central London, with Attzaz Rashid (Barratt London) and Joel Callow (Beyond Carbon) 1:23:15

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In this episode, we are joined by Attzaz Rashid (Barratt London) and Joel Callow (Beyond Carbon) to talk about Barratt London's move into Passive House. It was a chance to get into what attracted Barratt to developing this Lo-E homes proposition and how they came to feel confident about committing to deliver certified Passive House apartments, the …

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MIAC Weekly w/guests Peyton Howie and Jim Mitchell 9/20/25 59:33

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Hosts Rich Larson and Andy Tellijohn bring you the latest news from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. This week they talk to MIAC Offensive Volleyball Player of the Week, Peyton Howie, a Junior at Bethel College. Then Andy has a chance to talk to Jim Mitchell, a former Macalester basketball player who is being inducted into the Mac…

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Finding Connection in a Divided World with 'Super Communicator' Charles Duhigg 41:04

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A Note from James I’m really concerned about the level of discourse in this country. It’s almost a cliché to say that now, but especially after the Charlie Kirk assassination, the division feels overwhelming. I even got invited to speak at the Oxford Union—the most prestigious debate society in the world—but ultimately declined because I didn’t lik…

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Dianna Russini, senior NFL insider at The Athletic 39:38

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In episode 24, Kevin chats with Dianna Russini, The Athletic's senior NFL insider and host of "Scoop City." Prior to joining The Athletic, Russini spent eight years at ESPN. An accomplished prep athlete, Russini's story begins there, and how she loved to compete. Russini's media career, however, began in news. Inspired by the reporting she watched …

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Inside the Cartel: The Longest Undercover FBI Operation with Martin Suarez and Ian Frisch 59:30

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A Note from James This is a crazy story. Martin Suarez holds the record for the longest continuous undercover assignment in FBI history. He went undercover as a cartel drug lord—smuggling billions of dollars’ worth of cocaine while posing as “Manny.” At one point, the story even starts with a gun to his head, convinced his cover was blown. The book…

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Light Hearted Lite #28 – Elaine Jones, Burnt Island, ME 26:13

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This is an an edited version of a conversation that was first heard in episode 62 in May 2020. The guest is Elaine Jones and the subject is Burnt Island Light in Maine. A lighthouse was built in 1821 on five-acre Burnt Island at the west side of the entrance to Boothbay Harbor in Maine, which was a center for shipbuilding, gristmills, and fishing g…

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Light Hearted ep 326 – Portsmouth Harbor Light, NH 48:34

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Portsmouth Harbor Light, near the mouth of the Piscataqua River in the town of New Castle, New Hampshire, is one of the most picturesque and historic lighthouses in New England. The original wooden lighthouse on the site (1771) was the first lighthouse north of Boston. The present (1878) cast-iron lighthouse stands on the grounds of Coast Guard Sta…

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MIAC Weekly w/guests Ian Strusz and Heidi Jaynes 9/13/25 53:09

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Hosts Andy Tellijohn and Rich Larson talk with College of St. Scholastica Cornerback Ian Strusz, Carleton College Athletic Director Heidi Jaynes, and discuss some developments in Week 1 of the MIAC Football season.By Andy Tellijohn and Rich Larson

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MIAC Weekly w/guests Carver Tierney and BJ Pickard 9/6/25 47:16

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Hosts Andy Tellijohn and Rich Larson introduce a brand new show covering all aspects of athletics in Minnesota’s premier Division III conference. This week Andy talks with Augsburg Soccer’s Carver Tierney and MIAC Associate Commissioner BJ Pickard.By Andy Tellijohn and Rich Larson

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[Bonus] Brian Keating on Humility, Chutzpah, and the Arrow of Time 18:39

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Episode Description Right after wrapping up their main conversation, James and Brian hit record again for a bonus session. What came out is an unfiltered talk on humility, arrogance, and the strange mix of traits needed to achieve great things. From the wisdom of the Talmud to the Dunning–Kruger effect, they explore why even Nobel Prize winners wre…

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How to Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner with Prof. Brian Keating 1:13:13

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Episode Description James sits down once again with cosmologist Brian Keating—longtime friend of the show and author of Into the Impossible: Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner. In this candid conversation, they challenge each other’s views on focus, curiosity, and the trade-offs of staying in your lane. Brian shares behind-the-scenes lessons from inte…

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Reducing the cost of retrofit through collaboration and opportunism, with Rafe Bertram 1:15:48

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Is there a collaboration problem in retrofit within the social housing sector? That was the premise for this conversation with Rafe Bertram, an architect and retrofit expert—appearing in a personal capacity—who was very surprised when I posed the question because he's found collaboration to be a strength in the sector, at least in London. In the en…

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From Deep Blue to Bittensor — Why Subnets Are the Next Internet Boom 1:27:49

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A Note from James I’ve been on and off writing. From 2004 to 2021, I wrote one to two books a year, without fail. Since then, nothing. But I’ve been working on an idea: obsession. When I’m not obsessed, I can’t do much—sometimes not even the basics. But when I am obsessed, I can turn that energy into real outcomes: a business, a book, a skill, some…

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Joe Buck, MNF play-by-play announcer 37:19

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In episode 23, Kevin sets the stage for the first "Monday Night Football" game of the season between the Bears and Vikings with Joe Buck, the voice of MNF on ESPN and ABC. Buck has been calling NFL games since 1994. He was in the St. Louis Cardinals booth from 1991-2007, and has called 24 World Series and six Super Bowls. Buck has eight Sports Emmy…

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Light Hearted ep 325 – Michael Skaling, Curtis Island, ME 50:40

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The first lighthouse on Curtis island at the entrance to Camden, Maine, was established in 1836. For many years, the island served as a signal station for the large steamships that passed by. The 25-foot brick lighthouse tower that still stands was built in 1896, and the light was automated in 1972. Curtis Island Light Station, Camden, Maine. Photo…

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Rick Harrison: The Pawn Business, Hidden Histories, and the Best Model in Banking 31:51

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A Note from James The man, the myth, the legend—Rick Harrison. You know him as the star of Pawn Stars, the reality show based on the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. The show has been running for over 21 seasons, and Rick himself has become the godfather of the pawn business. I even joined Rick and Chumlee on their own podcast, Pawn After Dark…

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Mike Tirico, host and play-by-play, NBC Sports 30:02

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In episode 22, Kevin kicks off the NFL season with the voice of Sunday Night Football, Mike Tirico, who will call Cowboys-Eagles on Thursday night to begin the season, and then Ravens-Bills on Sunday night. With the NBA returning to NBC, Tirico will be on the call this October, then the Super Bowl in February followed by the Winter Olympics in Ital…

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Light Hearted Lite #27 – Elena Hansteensen and Littleisland Lighthouse, Norway 24:42

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This is a look back at an interview that was first heard in episode 122 back in May 2021. The interview is with Elena Hansteensen, who is the owner of Littleisland Lighthouse in Norway, which is operated as a small hotel. Litløy fyr, Norway. (Courtesy of Littleisland Lighthouse) Litløy fyr, or Littleisland Lighthouse in English, is on a small islan…

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

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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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Bruce Feldman, national college football insider for The Athletic and sideline reporter for Fox 50:26

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In episode 21, Kevin chats with Bruce Feldman, national college football insider for The Athletic. In addition to his written work at The Athletic, Feldman co-hosts the podcast "The Audible" and is a sideline reporter for Fox's college football coverage. Before his decades spent as an authority on college football, Feldman had two main talents — go…

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

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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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Circularity, supply chains, and bringing a bio-based material to market, with Daniel Dinizo and Charmaine Cu-Unjieng (NaturLoop) 1:12:34

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This episode is all about case study in circularity and a group of people turning waste into useful materials for the built environment. Daniel Dinizo and Charmaine Cu-Unjieng of NaturLoop are bringing a new bio-based product to market that transforms waste coconut husk into a material that's something between MDF and a particle board. For us, this…

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Light Hearted ep 324 – Darlene Chisholm’s lighthouse adventures around the world 56:33

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Tom and Darlene Chisholm on a Texas trip in 2022. Photo by Carol Nettleton. Darlene Chisholm of Albion, Michigan, is a veteran of many U.S. Lighthouse Society tours, both in the U.S. and abroad. In the course of her travels, she’s photographed well over 4,000 lighthouses. Darelene was a longtime librarian in the public school system in Albion. Her …

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

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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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Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns, Bears reporters and podcast hosts at CHGO 1:02:32

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In episode 20, Kevin chats with Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns, hosts of the aptly-named "Hoge and Jahns" podcast about the Chicago Bears. They've covered the Bears alongside Kevin for over a decade. It's a special triple-origin-story episode, as Hoge and Jahns each go through their journeys in sports media, and then go into how their podcast began as it…

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

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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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Light Hearted Lite 26 – Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society, CT 29:55

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Tim Pettee at Greens Ledge Light, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont. Greens Ledge Light, which was built in Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1902, is a cast-iron lighthouse tower on a cylindrical cast-iron concrete-filled foundation. It’s typical of offshore lighthouses built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Male keepers lived inside the lighthouse tower. Unde…

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Bryan Curtis, editor-at-large at the Ringer, co-host of The Press Box 41:19

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In episode 19, Kevin chats with Bryan Curtis, an editor-at-large at The Ringer and co-host of the media podcast, "The Press Box," one of the podcasts that helped inspire this one. Curtis got his start as an intern at the New Republic before heading to Slate. He then got an opportunity to write the media column for Play, a magazine inside the New Yo…

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Greening homes and creating growth—the UK finance sector is seriously interested in green building, with Ian Bhullar and Ronnell Reffell (UK Finance) 1:15:15

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In this episode we are exploring the relationship between financial institutions and the built environment in relation to sustainability, building performance and mitigating climate change with Ian Bhullar and Ronnell Reffell from UK Finance, the UK financial sector's membership organisation. The episode itself was prompted by a report that UK Fina…

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Light Hearted 323 – Moses Calouro, Portia Calouro: How lighthouses are helping to save right whales 1:01:04

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AIS (Automatic Identification System) has been used for years to monitor the movements of ships and aircraft in real-time, helping to ensure safe and efficient operations. The company MotionInfo provides second-by-second data accuracy using an extensive network of stations. A North Atlantic right whale and calf. (NOAA Photo Library) Bob Trapani, Jr…

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

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

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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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Jori Epstein, Yahoo senior NFL reporter 40:52

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In episode 18, Kevin chats with Jori Epstein, who has covered the NFL at Yahoo since 2022. Prior to that, she worked for USA Today with a focus on the Dallas Cowboys. She won the Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award in 2022 as voted on by the Pro Football Writers of America, recognized as a rising star in the industry. Epstein's origin story begin…

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

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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 …