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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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.…
Tuesday, December 21, 202112/21/2021
This week we’re talking all things wind as Josh Groleau from Pecos Wind Power joined Steve to talk about making…
Tuesday, December 21, 202112/21/2021
Dr. Dora Mills , Chief Health Improvement Officer for MaineHealth is this weeks guest on the show. Each week, host…
Friday, December 10, 202112/10/2021
Winter in Maine means we can either hibernate until spring or choose to make the most of the cold, snow,…
Friday, December 3, 202112/03/2021
The physical effects of COVID-19 are well documented, but what about the effects on our mental health? Dr. Jeffrey Barkin joins Steve Woods this week to discuss how the past 20 months have taxed the mental health system and what we can all do to protect our own mental health.
Friday, November 19, 202111/19/2021
The American Red Cross of Northern New England serves more than 3.2 million people. This Sunday, Red Cross Communications Manager…
Friday, November 12, 202111/12/2021
This week, Steve is talking basketball and Civil War era forts! Boston Celtics Director of Scouting and Maine Celtics GM…
Friday, November 5, 202111/05/2021
1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men has experienced sexual or physical violence or stalking by an intimate…
Monday, November 1, 202111/01/2021
This week, the director of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Climate Center Dr. Dave Reidmiller joins Steve to talk…
Friday, October 22, 202110/22/2021
This week, Dr. Anne Ryan joins Steve Woods with an update on an innovative learning program, STRIVE WorldWIDE while Laura Seaton from Window Dressers talks about an inexpensive way to winterize your own home and help low income families stay warm this winter.
