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Hosted by Mike Baumer and Sam Wahl · education · EN-US
At a time when the profound is too often reduced to cheap memes and goofy bumper stickers Maxim EQ heads in the opposite direction—digging deeper to examine the commonalities and differences in our perceptions around a particular adage. In each episode we’ll discuss our guests’ take on a thought provoking phrase or maxim that encourages self-reflection and personal growth—for us, but hopefully for you as well. If you’re looking for a podcast that blends philosophy, psychology, and everyday wisdom into engaging conversations, Maxim EQ is the perfect companion for your commute, workout, or daily walk.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAt a time when the profound is too often reduced to cheap memes and goofy bumper stickers Maxim EQ heads in the opposite direction, digging deeper to examine the commonalities and differences in our perceptions around a particular adage.
Maxim EQ is hosted by Mike Baumer and Sam Wahl. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Curiosity Begins Where Certainty Ends" (27 October 2026, 58 minutes), "We Live to Survive Our Paradoxes" (28 September 2026, 51 minutes), and "Live Each Day as Though it’s Your Last, and Eventually it Will Be. Live Each Day as Though it’s Your First, and Eventually it Will Be" (7 September 2026, 58 minutes).
Maxim EQ publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 18 episodes.
Booking probability for Maxim EQ is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Maxim EQ requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Maxim EQ's contact route on record: public web form.
Mike Baumer and Sam Wahl hosts Maxim EQ, an education podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Episode #7
What if the biggest obstacle to curiosity isn’t a lack of answers, but our need to be certain we already have them? In this episode of Sam and I welcome Laurel Stanley for a conversation about the maxim “Curiosity...
Episode #6
“We Live to Survive Our Paradoxes” takes a line from The Tragically Hip and asks what it might mean to live with the contradictions that are an unavoidable part of being human. Sam and I are joined but our guest for...
Episode #5
What does it actually mean to live each day as though it were your last? And what changes when we flip the idea around and try to live each day as though it were our first? Our guest Matt Goldman joins us to unpack a...
Episode #3
Conventional wisdom often tells us to eliminate distractions if we want to do our best work. But what if that's only part of the story? In this episode of Maxim EQ , Sam and I, along our guest Jorge Castellanos explore...
Episode #2
<p>Growth is often imagined as a way to leave life's challenges behind. But what if real growth doesn't eliminate difficulty, it simply changes how we experience it?</p><p>In this episode of Maxim EQ, Sam and I are...
Episode #1
<p>What does it really mean when we say Perception is a Mirror? In this thoughtful and deeply personal episode of Maxim EQ, hosts Mike Baumer and Sam Wahl are joined by Los Angeles-based artist, producer, and event...
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<p>In this special season 1 finale of Maxim EQ, we turn the conversation outward by inviting a listener to join the show.</p><p>From the beginning, Maxim EQ was created with the hope that the ideas we explored wouldn’t...
Episode #10
<p>In this episode, Sam and I are joined by Jarmal Arnold to explore the idea of Depth Over Frequency—a reflection on what we stand to gain when we slow down, go deeper, and resist the constant pull of surface-level...
Episode #9
<p>In this episode, we explore our first listener-suggested maxim: “Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do.” The saying is primarily attributed to legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, and its...
Episode #8
<p>While this episode is far from a high-falutin academic deep dive into Seneca’s maxim, we do unpack the very real—and largely unhelpful—habit of catastrophizing: how a relatively small setback can snowball into a...
Episode #7
<p>We’ve all heard the advice: tune out the noise. But what if that noise is where the valuable signal lives? In this episode, Sam, Lysa, and I dive into the power of paying attention to what may be tempting to ignore...
Episode #6
<p>This engaging episode of Maxim EQ dives deep into the adage “Comparison is the Theft of Joy” with guest Chris Hancock, an integrative therapist and former musician who blends psychology, spirituality, and lived...
Episode #5
<p>The ancient maxim “Know thyself” is certainly timeless—but what does it really look like in everyday life? In this episode, we're joined by our guest Laurie Blanchard to explore self-awareness not as a philosophical...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode, Sam and I are joined by musician and certified social worker John Deaderick to delve into a powerful lyric from the R.E.M. song “I Believe”: “Perfect is a fault, and fault lines change.” Using this...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode, Sam and I are joined by Cara Price, a modeling and wellness coach from Kansas City, for a conversation exploring the maxim “Mountain?, or a Series of Molehills?”</p><p>Cara brings thoughtful...
Episode #2
<p><b>In this episode of </b><b>Maxim EQ</b><b>, Sam and I are joined by John Dykstra to explore a simple but powerful idea: </b><b>Empathy is Mutually Beneficial</b><b>.</b></p><p>Empathy has become a buzzword in...
Episode #1
<p><b>In this episode of </b><b>Maxim EQ</b><b>, Sam and I are joined by our longtime friend Aaron Lippert to explore the value of quitting—or as I sometimes prefer to label it, “self-graduating.”</b></p><p>We dig into...
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<p><b>In this introductory episode of the </b><b>Maxim EQ</b><b> podcast, Sam and I share the story behind the show—along with a brief look into our 30 year friendship.</b></p><p>We reflect on how Maxim EQ came to life...
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