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
Podcasts

A Healthy Conversation
Friday, August 2, 202408/02/2024
A Healthy Conversation 8/4/24
Steve and Jeff celebrate the 16 percent reduction in opioid overdose deaths in Maine. They also discuss candidate and author…
Friday, July 26, 202407/26/2024
A Healthy Conversation 7/29/24
Steve and Jeff discuss President Biden’s decision to step aside and its implications. Also, what’s it like in the Barkin…
Friday, July 19, 202407/19/2024
A Healthy Conversation 7/21/24
Steve and Jeff get ready for a wonderful event at the Maine Jewish Museum and talk with executive director Dawn…
Friday, July 12, 202407/12/2024
A Healthy Conversation 7/14/24
Steve and Jeff speak with Chase Oliver, the presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. They discuss the state the current…
Thursday, June 27, 202406/27/2024
A Healthy Conversation 6/30/24
Steve and Jeff welcome Leo Tonkin, CEO of Salt Chamber, LLC, to talk about salt therapy, also known as halotherapy, coming to Maine.
Wednesday, June 19, 202406/19/2024
A Healthy Conversation 6/23/24
Steve and Jeff welcome Colleen Craig, Senior Communications Manager at Wyman’s, to discuss the equal benefits of fresh to frozen…
Thursday, June 13, 202406/13/2024
A Healthy Conversation 6/16/24
Steve and Jeff discuss how MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, got a thumbs down last week for treating people with…
Thursday, June 6, 202406/06/2024
A Healthy Conversation 6/9/24
This week, A Healthy Conversation welcomes a special guest—political journalist, documentarian, and author Phil Hirschkorn—who just returned to Maine after…
Thursday, May 30, 202405/30/2024
A Healthy Conversation 6/2/24
This week, Steve and Jeff discuss the implications of Louisiana’s new laws regarding medications used by obstetricians. Also, what are…
Thursday, May 23, 202405/23/2024
A Healthy Conversation 5/26/24
This week, Steve and Jeff discuss lower rates of overdoses here in Maine, and why that is a very good…