Podcasts

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

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Friday, May 9, 202505/09/2025

A Healthy Conversation 5/11/25

This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Dr. Lisa Belisle, Medical Director of Ovatient and host of Radio Maine, to discuss…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, May 1, 202505/01/2025

A Healthy Conversation 5/4/25

This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Adam Goldberg, CEO of the Maine Mariners, to discuss all things hockey, and to…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, April 24, 202504/24/2025

A Healthy Conversation 4/27/25

This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Megan Rath, VP of Strategic Partnerships at MD Hyperbaric and a world-class climber who…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, April 17, 202504/17/2025

Healthy Conversation – 4/20/25

This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Mía Kyricos, Founder and Chief Wellness Officer at Kyricos and Associates, to discuss how…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, April 3, 202504/03/2025

A Healthy Conversation 4/6/25

This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Lisa Sockabasin and Lauren Stevens from Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, and the Aunties…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, March 27, 202503/27/2025

A Healthy Conversation 3/30/25

This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Colleen Kavanagh of SoulBeing to discuss complementary and alternative health care. They are also…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Friday, March 21, 202503/21/2025

A Healthy Conversation 3/23/25

This week, Steve and Jeff discuss how Maine, given its rural nature, can continue to provide all the wonderful services…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Thursday, March 13, 202503/13/2025

A Healthy Conversation 3/16/25

This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Luke Mallett of the Mallett Brothers Band to discuss the origins and future directions…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Friday, March 7, 202503/07/2025

A Healthy Conversation 3/9/25

  This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Bob Crowley, winner of Season 17 of the TV show Survivor. They talk…

A HEALTHY CONVERSATION

Wednesday, March 5, 202503/05/2025

A Healthy Conversation 3/2/25

This week, Steve and Jeff welcome Rabbi Levi Wilansky, the Rabbi at Chabad Lubavitch of Maine joins us to discuss…

Latest Headlines

4 hours ago in Local

Investigators identify man who died in Augusta house fire

The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire at an Augusta home Thursday afternoon that left one person dead.

4 hours ago in Local

Maine congressional delegation weighs in on SCOTUS knocking down Trump emergency tariffs

Maine lawmakers are reacting after the U.S. Supreme Court's major decision on Friday declaring President Trump's emergency tariffs illegal.

7 hours ago in Local

A Fire in the Town of Lisbon, Leaves Home a Total Loss.

No one was hurt in the fire on Ferry Road.

14 hours ago in Olympics, Sports, Trending

Alysa Liu dazzles to win figure skating gold, ending a 24-year Olympic drought for US women

The 20-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, who walked away from the sport before finding her way back again — and finding herself in the process — delivered the U.S. its first women's figure skating gold medal in 24 years.

1 day ago in Local

Hannaford Recalling Select Meats Sold at South Portland Store

Hannaford says no injuries or illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled products.