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The James Altucher Show

Ep. 7 - Matthew Berry: How to Create Your Fantasy Life

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2014

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

This week, Matthew Berry, Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst at ESPN, joins the show to talk about his New York Times bestseller, Fantasy Life.The world of fantasy sports is huge, and still growing, Matthew gives us an inside look to this niche subculture that has become a national pastime. You will hear him talk about his success as a writer and the different career paths he has experienced along the way.And... there is no holding back!Divorce, hate mail, business deals gone bad, disappointing celebrity idols... Matthew shares it all.Find out his secret to happiness.Plus, don't miss out on the special promo code to use at rotopass.com.Enjoy! ------------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 is James out this way with the James out the show and I am here with my co-host, Aaron

0:14.6

Brabham.

0:15.6

James, it's great to be back.

0:17.8

Man, I got to tell you the feedback's just been ridiculous for your podcast.

0:21.8

People are loving it.

0:23.0

I'm loving it as well.

0:25.2

So who do you have this week for your guest?

0:28.0

Aaron, I have Matthew Berry.

0:30.8

He's the ESPN Senior Analyst of Fantasy Sports, which just blows my mind that I get to

0:37.1

talk to him because he's completely created a career for himself.

0:41.9

This career did not exist, an analyst for fantasy sports, and yet not only did he create

0:47.7

this career, but he started off with my dream career.

0:52.0

He was a writer on Hollywood movies and TV shows.

0:55.4

He was a professional writer, getting stuff produced, and he quit that.

1:00.8

He was miserable after a string of successes.

1:03.4

He quit that and started as a blogger in fantasy sports, filled up to the point where

1:09.7

now he's got a million or so followers, and he's the biggest guy in the fantasy sports

1:15.4

business, an analyst for ESPN, but I really want to mention he's also written an excellent

1:20.2

book called The Fantasy Life, and it's all about his career in fantasy sports.

1:24.8

I highly recommend people get the book.

1:27.0

I enjoyed it.

1:28.0

I don't know anything about sports, but I like how he made this transition.

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