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A Healthy Conversation

A Healthy Conversation

Each week on  A Healthy Conversation , hosts Steve Woods and Dr. Jeff Barkin 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

Steve Woods

Thursday, August 19, 202108/19/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 8/22

Author Dan Koeppel offers up an intimate look inside a New York City ER at the height of COVID-19 in his new book, Every Minute Is a Day. A fascinating account as told by a senior doctor at New York City’s busiest emergency room of the toll healthcare professionals have endured – and continue to endure – as they fight to save as many lives as they can during the pandemic. Host Steve Woods couldn’t put the book down, and you won’t want to miss his conversation with the book’s author.

Steve Woods

Monday, August 16, 202108/16/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 8/15

Brand new Maine Mariners Head Coach Ben Guité joined Steve to talk about his hockey career – from playing for the late, great Shawn Walsh at UMaine to his first NHL game with the Bruins – and what he is looking forward to as he takes Maine Mariners’ helm in his first head coaching stint. And of course no hockey conversation would be complete without a thorough discussion of the classic movie, Slapshot.

Steve Woods

Tuesday, July 27, 202107/27/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 7/25

Shipyard Brewing was a mainstay on the local craft brewing scene long before there was a craft brewing scene. Founder and co-owner Fred Forsley joined Steve Woods to talk about the largest brewery in Maine’s nearly 30-year history and why Maine has risen to become a craft beer hub.

Steve Woods

Friday, July 23, 202107/23/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 7/18

Spam, viruses, hacks, ransomware attacks. Rick Simonds, VP & GM of Cybersecurity at Tyler Technologies, joined Steve Woods this week…

Steve Woods

Thursday, July 15, 202107/15/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 7/16

Steve Woods

Tuesday, July 13, 202107/13/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 7/11

Breathing issues, an excruciating rash, trees stripped bare … Maine has been hit hard by brown tail moths this year. State entomologist Allison Kanoti joins us to talk about why the seasonal pest is unique to Maine, why this year has been particularly bad, and what you can do to limit exposure and damage.

Steve Woods

Friday, July 2, 202107/02/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 7/4

We have had no shortage of sunny days so far this summer, and this week, ReVision Energy co-founder Phil Coupe will join A Healthy Conversation with Steve Woods to talk about how home and business owners can put the power of the sun to work for them.

Steve Woods

Friday, June 25, 202106/25/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 6/27

This week, Dr. Matthew Seigel joins us to talk about how COVID-19 has disrupted the routines, services and family connections…

Steve Woods

Thursday, May 27, 202105/27/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 5/30

While countless small businesses have struggled during the pandemic, Sea Bags has thrived, with a dozen new stores since 2020,…

Steve Woods

Friday, May 21, 202105/21/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 5/23

Did you know that every year, more than 795,000 people in the US have a stroke and it is the…

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