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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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.
Tuesday, October 19, 202110/19/2021
You may listen to music for enjoyment, for distraction, to relax…but could music also lead to better outcomes following a…
Thursday, October 7, 202110/07/2021
The Ecology School’s President and CEO, Drew Dumsch, joined Steve to talk about the school’s amazing new sustainable campus along…
Wednesday, September 29, 202109/29/2021
This week, Dr. Michael Dansinger, the founding Director of the Diabetes Reversal Program at Tufts Medical Center, joins Steve Woods this week to talk about lifestyle coaching for weight loss and diabetes prevention or reversal. Although there’s no cure, many people have been able to achieve “remission” of type 2 diabetes, meaning their blood sugar levels become normal or nearly normal without diabetes medication.
Wednesday, September 29, 202109/29/2021
This week, Boots2Roots Executive Director Bill Benson, a 24-year veteran of the US Army himself, talks about how helping military members transition to post military life can be a boon to employers trying to fill job vacancies.
Thursday, September 9, 202109/09/2021
A sweet treat for this week’s show as Steve Woods checks in with Ryan Howe from The Holy Donut. From the healthy growth of the donut franchise, to sourcing ingredients (potatoes!) locally, to fitting the occasional donut (or two) into a well-balanced diet, the pair talk about how The Holy Donut plans to continue to stand out from the growing donut competition
Tuesday, September 7, 202109/07/2021
Maine Venture Fund was founded to boost Maine-based startups that had the potential to add high quality and long-term jobs to the economy. From Sea Bags to Gelato Fiasco, nearly 25 years later, MVF success stories include many of Maine’s most recognizable companies. Managing Director Joe Powers joined Steve Woods to talk about those successes and the continuing growth of the economy in Maine.
Friday, August 27, 202108/27/2021
An emergency dental appointment prevented Donato Tramuto from boarding Flight 175 on Sept. 11, 2001, and among those who died on that fateful flight were close friends and their 3-year-old son. As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9-11, the noted philanthropist and healthcare industry leader joins Steve Woods to talk about turning that grief into two decades of philanthropy and creating great change.
