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The James Altucher Show

479 - Jackie Martling: Life as The Joke Man & Why Passion Isn't Enough

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Jackie Martling is a professional joke writer. He spent 18 years writing jokes for "The Howard Stern Show." He's also had his own radio show about jokes on Sirius XM. And he's the author of 'The Joke Man: Bow to Stern." I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:12.5

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.4

Art is such an odd thing because how much you love something and how much you put into

0:20.8

it doesn't have any relevance to how well you're doing.

0:26.6

I mean I was in a great guns body and soul.

0:30.4

I loved my songs, I loved my music, I was into it.

0:34.8

I stung but who cared?

0:36.4

I was so, so into it.

0:39.0

And it's just such a love.

0:40.5

And when I realize, wait a minute, if I ever want to eat, I'm making $80 a week on a

0:46.0

good week and I'm 31 years old.

0:48.6

And I said, well look, I know all these jokes.

0:51.1

Let me try telling these jokes on stage.

0:53.2

And they laughed and I told more and they laughed some more.

0:55.6

And they made an album and I went like this.

0:58.8

I mean I was crawling and crawling and then I sent my albums to Howard and he called me

1:03.5

up and I went in and sat in on the show and I said, you're a lot of fun.

1:07.7

Come back next week.

1:09.2

And I worked there once a week for free for three years.

1:12.5

I mean I'd put a paid my dues.

1:15.2

And it was so, it was gradual, gradual, gradual and eventually all of a sudden I'm rich.

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