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.
Podcasts
A Healthy Conversation
Friday, August 25, 202308/25/2023
A Healthy Conversation 8/27/2023
With over 50 years of traveling the world painting, this week’s guest, Maine and Vermont artist Henry Isaacs, tells us…
Thursday, August 10, 202308/10/2023
A Healthy Conversation 8/13/23
Can innocent until proven guilty survive in today’s world? Doug Bremner, co-author of Justice in the Age of Judgement poses…
Friday, August 4, 202308/04/2023
A Healthy Conversation 8/6/23
This week we’re joined by Marc Kaplan, Medical Director at Sweetser, the statewide mental health provider that has been helping…
Wednesday, July 26, 202307/26/2023
A Healthy Conversation 7/30/23
As Steve reaches a certain milestone birthday, he and Jeff take a step back and reflect on the past, and…
Friday, July 21, 202307/21/2023
A Healthy Conversation 7/23/23
This week’s special guest is Randall Liberty, commissioner of Maine’s Department of Corrections who’ll join us to discuss the positive…
Thursday, July 13, 202307/13/2023
A Healthy Conversation 7/19/23
This week is a “Best Of” episode for A Healthy Conversation Bringing a global perspective to public health, A Healthy…
Wednesday, June 28, 202306/28/2023
A Healthy Conversation 7/2/23
Veteran anchor and Emmy winner, Adrienne Stein of WGME joins us in the studio this week to chat about a…
Wednesday, June 21, 202306/21/2023
A Healthy Conversation 6/25/23
This week, we speak with Jennifer Lunden, author of American Breakdown, and how her quest to understand the source of…
