Each week, host Dr. Lisa Belisle sits down with the people who shape the state: entrepreneurs and educators, physicians and artists, community builders and keepers of place. She brings a clinician's ear and two decades in radio and writing to every conversation.
Subscribe on YouTubeBroaden your view of Maine. Meet the people who live, work, and love the state.
Featured Episode
I've always been super into pretty much anything. I like clothing, I like cars, I like watches. I just like things that look good. I feel like art is more than just what you would call art. I feel like certain cars are art, certain watches are works of art.
Looking back and looking at all of the things that had to happen for me to have some of the opportunities that I've had, the Mitchell Scholarship, getting into a great college, being able to afford a great college, I just feel like I was really, really lucky. And that luck really shouldn't be playing a role in the opportunities here.
I think children are really hungry to know more about the lives of their parents. I know it's important to you because it takes you away from me, but I don't know what it is. So when a parent says this was something I could have left out today or this is how I'm feeling, it really sets the conversation to say, we can talk about things.
Meet Your Host
MD · PhD · MPH · MBA
Dr. Lisa Belisle is a board-certified family physician, writer, and the host of Radio Maine. She works at the intersection of medicine and the human spirit, in the clinic, on the air, and on the page.
Read More About LisaA selection of the most recent guests on Radio Maine.
September 15, 2026
Sometimes helping someone isn’t about doing something for them. It’s about standing beside them long enough for them to discover what they c…
September 8, 2026
A hospital that looked dirty helped Dr. Stephanie Taylor question what a healthy environment actually is. While working in Papua New Guinea,…
September 1, 2026
Watercolor asks an artist to give up something most of us spend our lives trying to hold onto: control. For Marion Wilson, that willingness…
In Partnership With
Radio Maine is produced in partnership with the Portland Art Gallery, Maine's premier destination for contemporary fine art. Visit the gallery at 154 Middle Street in Portland, or explore the work of gallery artists online.
From Off the Wall · Portland Art Gallery Artist
I consider the opportunity I have to paint to be a gift.
Recent essays from Dr. Lisa Belisle's Substack on medicine, place, and the creative life.
Radio Maine is available on every major podcast platform.
Previously: Love Maine Radio
Quick clips from recent conversations.