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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Saturday, March 5, 202203/05/2022
2021 marked the deadliest year in Maine’s opioid epidemic. This week Steve and Jeff speak with someone who knows first-hand the tragic toll addiction can take. Catherine Ryder, CEO of Tri-County Mental Health Services joins A Healthy Conversation to talk about mental health, the opiate crisis, and her personal experience.
Friday, February 25, 202202/25/2022
What was the earth like four billion years ago? Joining Steve and Jeff this week is Crafoord Prize recipient and Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard, Andy Knoll, to share a brief history of Earth.
Friday, February 18, 202202/18/2022
Stopping by to have A Healthy Conversation this week is Senior Advisor to Seeds of Peace, Tim Wilson. A man who has dedicated his life to developing courageous leaders who work to create more just and inclusive societies.
Tuesday, February 15, 202202/15/2022
Healthy air is fundamental to the human condition. This week, Steve and Jeff speak with Maine Indoor Air Quality Council Executive Director, Christy Crocker about indoor air quality in Maine and what homeowners can do to improve the air in their homes.
Friday, February 4, 202202/04/2022
Senior Advisor for Delivery System Change at Maine DHHS, Lisa Letourneau joined Steve and Dr. Jeff Barkin to talk about telehealth and how the pandemic changed the way we look at health care delivery.
Friday, January 28, 202201/28/2022
This week, Stephanie Couturier, Regional CEO of the American Red Cross for Northern New England joined Steve and co-host Dr.…
Tuesday, January 25, 202201/25/2022
This week, Quinn Fitzgerald the founder of Flare, an innovative personal safety smart bracelet joined Steve and co-host Dr. Jeff Barkin to talk about why she believes products like Flare shouldn’t exist.
Friday, January 14, 202201/14/2022
This week, Steve is joined by new co-host Dr. Jeffrey Barkin and former WGME anchor Kim Block to talk about how a slip on the ice changed her life in an instant, her long recovery, traumatic brain injuries, and her reflections on the state of the media.
Friday, January 7, 202201/07/2022
Monday, January 3, 202201/03/2022
Deqa Dhalac became an important symbol for new Americans when she recently became the first-ever Somali-American mayor of a U.S.…
