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, as a disabled person, live life to the utmost in the same way that many able bodied folks do. Just in the same way that you may showcase a really fantastic vacation as you should, I wanted to showcase the things that I have in my life that really light me up and bring me joy.
One of the things that surprises me most in my medical practice is how often I say to patients, well, I know this is not something dangerous and it's not these conditions, but I don't know what's going on, and I don't think we're going to find an answer for you, so let's try to figure out how to make this work in your life.
You're not coming to Maine to go to a business meeting. You're here because you have this idea about what you want your experience in Maine to be. And you have an idea about Maine and coastal Maine and Bar Harbor and Acadia, and you have certain values attached to it, you know, that you want to feel reflected in the offering.
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.
November 3, 2026
Being your own boss can give you freedom over your work, your schedule, and your life. It can also leave you without anyone to turn to at th…
October 27, 2026
Amy VanHaren is a founding partner of the Northbound Company, which helps women prepare their businesses, and themselves, for an exit, so th…
October 20, 2026
For 50 years, Mel Allen has been listening for stories. His first published piece appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram in 1975, beginning a…
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.