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.
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You were supposed to draw, and then after you draw, you hone in on an area of the drawing, and then you do a meditation, and then you walk into that area of the drawing. It is so fascinating. It is such a portal into the unconscious.
I've never wanted, nor have I just gone to any restaurant or inn and just said, hi, I'm an influencer or a blogger or whatever, and can you give me a free meal? The chefs, they're operating on the tightest of margins. I also wanted to have an unbiased opinion when referring my clients to a restaurant about, you know, I paid for my meal at the restaurant, so if I don't really enjoy it, maybe I don't include it on a client's itinerary.
If you can ever arrange to be 26 and in love in Paris, I highly recommend it.
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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.
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Gretchen Halpert, scientific illustrator, educator, former molecular biologist, and founder of a scientific illustration distance program, j…
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Susan Newbold, artist, teacher, printmaker, bookmaker, and author of “Reveries: Journaling in Place,” joins Dr. Lisa Belisle on Radio Maine…
June 16, 2026
Dannel Malloy, Chancellor of the University of Maine System and former governor of Connecticut, joins Dr. Lisa Belisle on Radio Maine to dis…
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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.
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Previously: Love Maine Radio
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