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, 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…
Friday, May 17, 202405/17/2024
A Healthy Conversation 5/19/24
This week, Steve and Jeff discuss how some federal judges no longer want Columbia University students as law clerks. Clearly, what…
Friday, May 10, 202405/10/2024
A Healthy Conversation 5/12/24
This week, Steve and Jeff talk about celebrating Mother’s Day, weight loss programs, and the difference between health span vs.…
Friday, May 3, 202405/03/2024
A Healthy Conversation 5/5/24
This week, Steve and Jeff discuss the importance of family, unrest in our American universities, the government agencies that protect…
Thursday, April 25, 202404/25/2024
A Healthy Conversation 4/28/24
This week, Steve and Jeff discuss remote work, climate change, and all the different Medicare options to consider when turning…
Friday, April 19, 202404/19/2024
A Healthy Conversation 4/21/24
This week, Steve and Jeff discuss some of the recent state court rulings on reproductive rights, and the implications they…
Thursday, April 11, 202404/11/2024
A Healthy Conversation 4/14/24
Steve and Jeff unpack the awesome collective experience of the past week’s eclipse, as well as emerging and frightening uses of…
