Wavemaker Conversations

Network news veteran Michael Schulder hosts in-depth conversations that take listeners to a place where curiosity meets hope. Featuring some of the most creative thinkers, respected leaders, and preeminent authors in a wide variety of fields, including history, sports, the arts, business, current affairs, journalism, mental health, and more. For updates please subscribe to the Wavemaker Conversations newsletter (link below) and visit https://wavemaker.mehttps://michaelschulder.substack.com/subscribe

Wavemaker Conversations is a society podcast hosted by Michael Schulder, with 102 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Michael Schulder hosts Wavemaker Conversations, a society show with 102 episodes published.

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  Spencer Glendon: Our Probable Futures - part 2

  Aug 12, 202642 min

  Find part 1 of this conversation HERE Spencer Glendon's work on climate change is driven by this question: How can we, together, "increase our chances that the future is good?" Glendon is answering that question through his nonprofit organization Probable Futures , which has created a suite of tools, including vivid interactive maps, that help us visualize climate change's evolving impacts - locally, regionally, and globally. Much of this episode requires watching the images as well as listening, so I hope you can watch the video of our conversation on Spotify , YouTube , or my website at wavemaker.me And please make sure to listen to the last 15 minutes in which Glendon opens up about the extreme health challenges he has faced since he was a high school student, and how he successfully increased the chances that his own future would be good.

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  Spencer Glendon: Our Probable Futures - part 1

  Aug 6, 202650 min

  Spencer Glendon, one of the most brilliant guys I've ever heard speak, is the creator of Probable Futures, an ambitious project focused on what he calls climate literacy. I've brought back this conversation of ours from 2022 in light of the extreme wildfires and heat waves in Europe and the broader, continual flow of evidence that our climate has been dangerously destabilized. There are plenty of great climate experts. Why spend time listening to Spencer Glendon? For me, the answer begins with his riveting personal and professional journey in the decades before he started exploring climate change. That's what we focus on in this first of our two-part conversation. We'll take the deep dive into climate change in Part Two next week.

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  America @ 250 feat. David Blight, Peter Baker, & Susan Glasser live in conversation at the Dreamland Theatre

  Jul 30, 202646 min

  Joining Michael for this conversation about America’s past, present, and future, on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, are: David Blight - Yale History Professor. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Frederick Douglass Peter Baker - Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times Susan Glasser - Staff Writer at The New Yorker Recorded live at Nantucket’s Dreamland Theatre on July 4th, 2026

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  Evan Osnos: The Haves & Have Yachts - live in conversation at the Dreamland Theatre

  Jul 22, 20261h 9m

  Michael’s conversation with The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos Live at Nantucket’s Dreamland Theatre from July 2025. The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos has spent years diving deep into the world of the ultra-rich. His jaw-dropping reporting, in The Haves and Have Yachts , sheds light on why so much wealth in America is concentrated in the hands of so few.

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  Talk to Strangers (and other paths to wellness)

  Jul 15, 202641 min

  Michael delves into how the body, mind and spirit impact wellness with three featured guests at this summer’s Nantucket Wellness Festival . We can’t beat the guest introductions delivered by the Festival’s co-founder, Joann Burnham: Dr. Shieva Ghofrany, MD: “We knew we had to have a gorgeous goddess represented on the panel... goddess is a big word. So finding a science-based goddess was our mission. And we think Shiva Gofrani fits that bill. She's a board certified OBGYN who's been caring for women since 1999. She blends decades of clinical expertise along with a really deeply personal, empathetic approach to medicine. She has a private practice in Stamford, Connecticut. She also leads a telehealth practice dedicated to supporting women through midlife. Her ability to translate evidence-based OBGYN knowledge into real, relatable conversations has helped countless women feel seen, informed and motivated to advocate for their own wellbeing at every stage of their life.” Ben Rein, PhD: “Now when you get into this wellness thing, people always ask, is there any science behind it? So it was really important to me that we had a science guy. And Ben Rein is our science guy. He's an award-winning neuroscientist, author, science communicator. He's the chief science officer of the Mind Science Foundation, head of Science Communication and Research Hub Foundation. Is that enough science for you? He's an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University and a clinical assistant professor at SUNY Buffalo. He has published over 20 peer reviewed papers on neuroscience and his book is available throughout the weekend Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection. Ben is also an overall great guy and he's a brand new dad.” Ian Lopatin: “Ian Lopatin is a visionary entrepreneur, author and frequency architect. He's best known as the founder of Course Sanctuary and Spiritual Gangster. Who has a spiritual gangster T-shirt? I do. He graduated from Vanderbilt University, UCLA Law School, and he's widely regarded as a bridge between business and spirituality. His core philosophy, My Frequency Creates My Reality. His first book, which we are so excited about... [is] called The Way of a Spiritual Gangster, and it will be released later this year. It's offering readers a roadmap to higher frequency living and purpose-driven success.”

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