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
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A Healthy Conversation
Thursday, March 25, 202103/25/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 3/28
This week, award-winning Maine author Paul Doiron stops by the talk about Dead by Dawn, the latest novel in Mike Bowditch mystery series, and Portland Sea Dogs GM Geoff Iacuessa joins us as the team gets ready to welcome back fans to Hadlock Field.
Friday, March 12, 202103/12/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 3/14
For nearly 50 years, Bill Green was a respected journalist and fixture on the nightly news before retiring in 2019. During the contentious 2020 election, he took the unusual step of endorsing a candidate. This week, Steve talks to Bill about that controversial decision and the price he paid.
Thursday, March 4, 202103/04/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 3/7
This week, Nicole Black, PhD from Harvard and Mass Eye and Ear Hospital introduces us to a biomimetic device that could revolutionize ear drum repair, and Samantha Lott Hale joins us to talk about Girl Scouts programming and of course our favorite topic, Girl Scout cookies.
Friday, February 26, 202102/26/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 02/28
This week, as we close out American Heart Month, the American Heart Association’s Lena Minervino talks about heart health, and we look back at the extraordinary life of renowned cardiologist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Maine’s own the late Dr. Bernard Lown.
Friday, February 19, 202102/19/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 02/21
This week, we welcome guests requested by listeners. Dr. Jeffrey Barkin talks about depression and how loneliness can be as bad for your health as smoking while Tristan Gagne from The Pure Experts discusses the latest technology to battle airborne particles and viruses.
Friday, February 12, 202102/12/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 02/14
This week, A Healthy Conversation with Steve Woods is … well, amazing. Legendary mentalist and entertainer The Amazing Kreskin joins Steve Woods to talk about his storied career, including 88 appearances on The Tonight Show.
Tuesday, February 2, 202102/02/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 01/31
This week, Steve Woods hosts Unum COO Mike Simonds to talk about the business of Unum and the company’s community engagement in Maine. Also joining Steve will be Brian Johnson, President of Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC), the largest regional MedTech association in the U.S.
Tuesday, January 26, 202101/26/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 01/24
This week, renowned epidemiologist Dr. Sandro Galea joins Steve Woods to talk about COVID-19, the status of vaccinations, and how finding cures shouldn’t be the sole focus when it comes to healthcare. Pathr AI CEO George Shaw also joins Steve to explain how businesses can use data gathered using artificial intelligence to reopen safely.
Thursday, January 14, 202101/14/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods (1/17/21)
This week, Steve Woods talks about mental health as Suzanne Fox from the Yellow Tulip Project talks about how teens are leading the charge for hope, action and reducing stigma while clinical psychologist Dr. Elaine Rotenberg explains the difference between mental health and mental illness.
Friday, January 8, 202101/08/2021
A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 1/10
This week, Steve Woods gets personal as he talks about why he first got involved in politics and his thoughts on the current state of political discourse. He discusses everything from his first foray into local government, to his (not even close) loss to Angus King for the U.S. Senate … and how a guy named Irv taught him it was possible to have political disagreements without rancor.
