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A Healthy Conversation

A Healthy Conversation

Each week on A Healthy Conversation, hosts Dr. Jeff Barkin and Dr. Lisa Belisle engage national leaders and local experts from the clinical, business, scientific, academic, and political communities about the issues that impact us all. Topics on the show cover everything from emerging technologies and policy work, to personal and/or public health, to educational and environmental issues. Show guests have included representatives from the CDC and medical companies, educators and innovators, as well as local business leaders, retailers, and government officials. An honest and upbeat dialogue about today’s realities and tomorrow’s developing opportunities, each show showcases the thinkers and explores the thinking that will help us change the conversation.

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A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, April 11, 202404/11/2024

A Healthy Conversation 4/14/24

Steve and Jeff unpack the awesome collective experience of the past week’s eclipse, as well as emerging and frightening uses of…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, April 4, 202404/04/2024

A Healthy Conversation 4/7/24

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Friday, March 22, 202403/22/2024

A Healthy Conversation 3/24/24

Inspiring and insightful, A Healthy Conversation dives into the importance of exercising one’s mind and overcoming adversity with special guest,…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Friday, March 15, 202403/15/2024

A Healthy Conversation 3/17/24

With the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic still reverberating throughout the globe, Steve and Jeff take a focused dive into…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, March 7, 202403/07/2024

A Healthy Conversation 3/10/24

This week, we’re dialing up the best of A Healthy Conversation. Tune in and enjoy as we look back at…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, February 29, 202402/29/2024

A Healthy Conversation 3/3/24

Political journalist, documentarian, and author, Phil Hirschkorn joins A Healthy conversation to discuss his work covering some of Maine’s most…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, February 22, 202402/22/2024

A Healthy Conversation 2/25/24

This week, Steve and Jeff dip into some TV nostalgia, discuss the recent update to the CDC’s Covid guidance and…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, February 15, 202402/15/2024

A Healthy Conversation 2/18/24

With Valentine’s Day still fresh on our minds, Steve and Jeff take a deep dive into how our own social…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Wednesday, February 7, 202402/07/2024

A Healthy Conversation 2/11/24

The dog days of winter are upon us. Warm up with Steve and Jeff as they have A Healthy conversation…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, February 1, 202402/01/2024

A Healthy Conversation 2/4/24

This week, join Steve and Jeff in A Healthy Conversation as they discuss communication, Ella Fitzgerald, Cardi B, and the…

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