# Michael Schulder’s Conversations | Where Curiosity Meets Hope

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## [Michael Schulder: Creator & Host of Wavemaker Conversations](https://wavemaker.me/about/)

[Read and watch the backstory →](/about)

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## [Live Conversations](/category/live-conversations/) ›

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## Ratings & Reviews ›

> **Don’t miss this podcast!**
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> Anything Michael produces is worthy of your podcast time! While his topics vary from culture, art, sports, science and more the overriding themes are matters relevant to modern life. Keep up the good work Michael!!
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>   **Jbo99**

> **Fresh and Intelligent**
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> Wavemaker has opened my ears to podcasting. It is now my new routine when each episode is available. The conversations are intelligent and i know the takeaway i get from it is huge. Looking forward to the next edition
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>   **@bobbykDC**

> **Hooked! Devouring Them All!**
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> I’m hooked! I listened to the Sanjay interview last night and found it interesting as it combined my interest in science, the brain and strategies to make myself an informed, educated parent. Michael is a gracious host and his questions pulled out enlightening and engaging responses from Sanjay. I was left wanting more!
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>   **Cr7 goal7**

> **Wavemaker is THE podcast for the Renaissance man or woman!**
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> Every single topic Michael addresses answers all of MY unanswered questions! It’s like he has ESP, and knows what I want to know before I’ve even asked. Love it!
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>   **GailRStarr**

> **ALL THE FEELS**
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> Michael is a genius at finding interesting people I wouldn’t assume I had anything in common with, and then finding the universal truth in their stories. I’m always inspired and uplifted.
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>   **Deejmeister**

> **Amazing**
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> Michael is like that favorite teacher from childhood. He inspires us to think, grow and explore passionately. If Michael starts a cult of intellectualism, I am drinking the Koolaid.
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> **Outstanding**
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> I was stuck in Atlanta traffic from the infamous bridge collapse. My head was about to burst. My 20-minute commute was taking two hours. I wondered: How am I going to last over the next couple months? I stumbled upon this wonderful podcast. Now, I look forward to the commute wondering what I might learn today. I bring a notepad, just in case I want to scribble down words of wisdom. The interviews are wonderful, wide-ranging, insightful and inspirational. Michael Schulder is masterful.
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## [Inside Sports](/category/inside-sports/) ›

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## [Inside Our Minds](/category/inside-our-minds/) ›

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## [Performing Arts & Entertainment](/category/performing-arts-entertainment/) ›

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## [Gripping Life Stories](/category/life-stories/) ›

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## Testimonials ›

> “Out of the hundreds of interviews I’ve had in the last six months, my conversation with Michael was unequivocally the very best one. While most of the folks who interviewed me trod upon the same ground, there’s stuff I said to Michael I haven’t said to anyone else before or since. He’d done his research. He made meaningful connections to other people’s work and pop culture topics related to mine. He had a logical structure yet the conversation was flexible and went into unanticipated places so we ended up with layers and nuance. It was intellectually rich but also very real, warm, and human. I could have talked with Michael for hours, and in the months to come often longed for a chance to have a Michael-like dialogue again.”
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>  **Julie Lythcott-Haims**
> Author of the NY Times Best Seller, “How to Raise an Adult” and “Real American: A Memoir”

> “When I listened to Michael’s piece on (music producer) Clive Davis in advance of my own interview, I suspected that I might be in for something special. The Davis interview was so extraordinary that I feared mine would not live up to it. While being interviewed by Michael, however, I began to understand why he brings the best out of his interviewees without my fully knowing how he is able to do that. Perhaps it has something to do with the following. His preparation and intellectual curiosity are both rare. His manner, which immediately put me at ease, is refined and genuine. I also felt as if he could discuss any topic. He shows genuine respect and understanding not only for his subject but for the subject matter under discussion. Like any fine craftsman the results reflect his skill and passion without his hand being so conspicuous — yet the end results are unmistakably his own.”
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>  **Geoffrey Fletcher
> **Academy Award Winning Writer of Precious; Director of Violet & Daisy

> “You made this conversation easy and profound at the same time.”
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>  **Clive Davis**
> Legendary Music Producer

> “Imagine a good friend stopping by for a visit and saying Talk to me! Tell me all about it! That’s what an interview with Michael Schulder is like. Charming and funny, sincere and insightful, Michael is a great conversationalist and his interviews are always a pleasure.”
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>  **Ed Falco**
> Author of the The Family Corleone, the prequel to The Godfather

> “You’re a great interviewer and a great conversationalist and I’ve had a very good time for this last hour, so how could I say no” to returning for another Wavemaker Conversation.
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>  **Dr. Irvin Yalom**
> Psychiatrist and author of Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death; The Gift of Therapy; and much more.