Health Chatter
Episodes
Blood Pressure & Updated Guidelines
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Steve Kopecky, Professor of Medicine and Preventive Cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, abou...
Autism
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Ellie Wilson, Executive Director of the Autism Society of Minnesota, about Autism Spectru...
Medication Management - Part II
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Ronda Marie Chakolis-Hassan, President of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, and Dr. Ai...
Organ Donations
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Susan Mau Larson, Chief Administrative Officer at LifeSource, and Sarah Sonn, Director of...
Retirement & Health
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat about retirement and health.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you in...
Friends & Health
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and the Health Chatter team chat about the profound role friendships play in our overall health and well-being.Join the conversation a...
Mindfulness, Meditation & Health
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. David Alter, psychologist, author, teacher, and explorer, about mindfulness, meditati...
How Do You Manage Your Health?
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team tackle a deceptively simple question: How do you manage your health?In this episode, the team refle...
Dermatologic Conditions
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Mitchell Elliott Bender, Clinical Professor of Dermatology and longtime leader in the...
Men's Stories about Health
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Sam Simmons about men’s stories and experiences related to health and healthcare.Join t...
PTSD in Young Women
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Ida Fonkoue, Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy Division at the University o...
Dreams and Health
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Diana Sabreen, founder of The Big Dream, about how our dreams - both big and everyday - s...
Addressing Health in Anxious Times
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter Team chat about how to address health in anxious times, and explore how uncertainty, stress, and societa...
Public Health, Now What
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. John R. Finnegan, former dean of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health,...
Alzheimer's
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Patty Takawira, who leads the Aging and Healthy Communities Unit at the Minnesota Departm...
Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement in Healthcare
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Jennifer Lundblad, President and CEO of Stratis Health, about quality assurance and q...
Healthcare As We Age
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Abigail Houts, Internist and Geriatrician, about healthcare as we age.Dr. Houts bring...
Opioid Crisis
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Kumi Smith, Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology & Community Healt...
Veteran Health
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Steven Fu, Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota and Director of the V...
Firearm Storage & Safety
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Thomas E. Kottke, Kathleen Anderson, & Thea Williams about firearm storage and sa...
Naturopathic Medicine
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Andrew Litchy, N.D., about naturopathic medicine and its role in modern healthcare.Dr. Li...
Health Insurance
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat about Health Insurance.Listen along as the team attempts to make sense of a variety of health ...
Pharmacy Deserts
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter Team chat with Dr. Chrystian Pereira, an accomplished leader in pharmaceutical care and health systems, ...
Pediatric Blood Disorders
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, & Barry chat with Dr. Kathleen Garland to better understand pediatric blood disorders.Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Garland is a pediatric h...
Preventive Services Task Force Community Guide
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with three incredible leaders in public health and policy: Dr. Tom Kottke, Dr. Amy Lansky, and Dr. Alison Cuellar.Dr. Tom Kottk...
Vaccinations Update
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, & Barry revisit vaccinations with Nurse Practioner, Shirlynn LaChapelleShirlynn LaChapelle, President of Nursing is the Answer and...
Tobacco Cessation
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, & Barry chat with Dr. Christi Patten about their research in developing novel, theory-based behavioral interventions for tobacco c...
Telehealth Expansion
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Pam Mink - Director of Health Services at the Minnesota Department of Health - about a newly released report on te...
Stereotypes & Labels
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team discuss the impacts labels, stereotypes, and identities can have on health.Join the conversation at...
Indigenous Health
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with two incredible leaders in Indigenous health and public policy: Ravyn Gibbs and Kris Rhodes.Ravyn Gibbs serves as the Triba...
100th Episode Special
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team reflect on over 2 years of Health Chatter episodes in this 100th episode special.Join the conversat...
Traveling & Health
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and the Health Chatter team chat about the effects of traveling on health.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to ...
Health & Safety
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat about the impacts of safety on health.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought...
Infectious Disease
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Mike Osterholm about infectious diseases.Dr. Osterholm - a Regents Professor, McKnigh...
Burials, Funerals, & Health
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat about burials, funerals, and health. Listen along as the team reflects on their personal experiences and...
Toxic Relationships
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and the team chat with Jordyn Scorpio about toxic relationships.Jordyn serves as the Director of Community Education at SHALVA - the o...
Fake News and Health
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Health Chatter team explores fakes news and potential health implications.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you in suppo...
Health and Politics
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen along as the Health Chatter team dives into the effects of politics on health.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you i...
Health Disparities
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Miguel Ruiz about health disparities.Dr. Miguel Ruiz is an internal medicine and palliative care specialist wh...
Infant Mortality
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Michelle Chiezah on infant mortality.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you in support of...
Arthritis and Rheumatology
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Paul Waytz on arthritis and rheumatology.Dr. Waytz - an experienced Rheumatologist - began his career as a phy...
Caregiver Burnout
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Terri Harvath and Lisa Brown about caregiver burnout.Dr. Terri Harvath - Clinical Professor at the University ...
Access to Health Care
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Lynn Blewett - Director of the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) and Professor at the Univer...
The Future and Vision of Public Health Education
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dean Melinda Pettigrew of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health about the future and vision of publi...
Stress
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry welcome back Brandon Jones to chat about the detrimental effects of stress. Brandon is the Executive Director of the Minneso...
Loneliness
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad about loneliness.Dr. Holt-Lunstad is a professor of psychology and neuroscience and dire...
Organ Donation with LifeSource
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Health Chatter team chats with Susan Mau Larson and Nichole Salaam from LifeSource about organ donation.Susan Mau Larson, the Chief Administrative...
Narcissism
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stand and Clarence chat with Brandon Jones about narcissism.Brandon is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Hea...
Weight Loss Meds
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Sarah Molasky - a local pharmacist - about weight loss medications.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBr...
Food Insecurity
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Sophia Lenarz-Coy about food insecurity.Sophia Lenarz-Coy serves as the Executive Director of The Food Group, where she th...
Childhood Diabetes
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Teresa Ambroz and Julie Dalton about childhood diabetes.Teresa manages the Diabetes and Health Behavior Unit at the Minnes...
Long-Term Care, Longevity, Loneliness, & Aging
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and Dr. Barry Baines (Health Chatter's new medical advisor) chat with Dr. Joseph Gaugler about long-term care, longevity, loneliness, ...
Illusion of Immortality
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and the team chat about the illusion of immortality. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you in support of Hue...
Water & Health
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dave Hokanson, Sandeep Burman, Alycia Overbo, and Chad Kolstad from the Minnesota Department of Health about water in rela...
Hospice Care
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Barry Baines is back! Stan, Clarance, and Dr. Baines chat about Hospice care. Dr. Baines is a recently retired family physician and hospice &...
Pharmageddon
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Lenora Newsome and Dr. Ronda Chakolis about the pharmaceuticalization of medicine and Pharmageddon - three days of nat...
Unintentional Firearm Deaths
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Tom Kottke and Anthony Butler about unintentional firearm injuries and gun violence prevention.Dr. Kottke first joined...
Sorrow, Hope and Health
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Patty Wetterling.Patty Wetterling was a stay-at-home mother of four children when her world was rocked by the abduction of...
Prostate Cancer
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Robert Turesky about prostate cancer.Dr. Turesky currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemis...
New Year More Health Chatter
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan, Clarence, and the Health Chatter team - Diondra Howard, Sheridan Nygard, Erin Collins, Maddy Levine-Wolf, and Matthew Campbell - reflect on the ...
Cardiac Rehab
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Randal J. Thomas about the history and importance of cardiac rehab.Dr. Thomas is a board-certified internal medicine s...
Spirituality
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan chats with Rabbi Matt Goldberg about spirituality.Rabbi Goldberg graduated from Hebrew College and ordained in 2023. Originally from Vancouver, B...
AI in Healthcare
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Jigar Patel about the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.Dr. Patel serves as the Senior Directo...
2023 Decriminalization of Paraphernalia and Residue
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Pearl Evans, Dr. Ronda Chakolis, and Eddie Krumpotich about harm reduction and the Steve Rummler Hope Legislation.
Grief and Health
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen along as Stan and Clarence chat about the relationship between grief and health.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you...
Minnesota State Cancer Plan
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Sumedha Penheiter about Minnesota's State Cancer Plan.Dr. Penheiter - an experienced cancer expert - holds a doctoral ...
Long Covid
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Jay Desai and Kate Murray about long covid.Dr. Desai - experienced epidemiologist - serves as the Section Manager of C...
Motivation
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen along as Stan and Clarence chat about motivation. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is...
Stroke - A Patient Story
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Haithum Hussein and Tony Moore about the patient perspective of strokes.Listen along as Tony shares his patient story....
Health Literacy
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Genelle Lamont about health literacy.Dr. Lamont, currently serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Family M...
2035 Minnesota Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health State Plan
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Courtney Jordan Baechler and Dr. Jim Peacock about Minnesota's Cardiovascular and Diabetes 2035 State Plan.Dr. Baechle...
Public Health Leadership
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Jan Malcolm - an experienced public health practitioner - about public health leadership. Jan Malcolm has an extensive 40 ...
Stroke
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Haithum Hussein about strokes, stroke prevention, and stoke recovery. Dr. Hussein is originally from Egypt, where he a...
Mental Health - Policy Implications
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this third - and final - installment of our mental health series, Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Mike Trangle about mental health policy implicati...
Navigating the Health System
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Melissa Winger - author of Who Cares? The Real Patient Experience - about the complexities and challenges of navigating th...
Life Lessons About Death
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat about life lessons they've learned and their experiences with death, grief, and loss. Join the conversation at healthchatterpod...
Mental Health - Clinical by Population & Age
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the second installment of our mental health series, Stan, Clarence, and Dr. Mike Trangle explore mental health through different population and ag...
Pediatric ER Concerns
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Jeff Louie about pediatric ER concerns.Dr. Louie is a pediatric emergency physician for M Health Fairview Masonic Chil...
Mental Health - Where We Stand
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Mike Trangle about Mental Health, introducing a 3 part series.Dr. Trangle serves as HealthPartners Senior Medical Dire...
Asthma
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Gail Brottman about asthma.Dr. Brottman is a pediatric pulmonologist at Hennepin County Medical Center and M Health Fa...
The Politics of Health Care
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Minnesota Senator John Marty on the politics of health care and SF2955. Senator Marty (40, DFL) has served as a Minnesota ...
Governmental Interest in Mental Health and Well-Being
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Patty Bowler - Director of Policy and Community Programs at the Minneapolis Health Department - and Kara Hirdman - Senior ...
Suicide Part 2
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence revisit the topic of suicide with Stefan Gingerich. Stefan Gingerich - Senior Epidemiologist at the Minnesota Department of Health -...
Community Health Workers
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clarence and Stan chat with Angela Fields, Kristin Godfrey Walters, and Nasadir Mohamed about the scope and importance of Community Health Workers. An...
Orthopedic Replacements
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. David Fischer about orthopedic replacements. Dr. Fischer - a retired faculty member of the Department of Orthopedic Su...
Pain and Pain Management
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Douglas Kennedy and Dr. Brent Leininger about pain and pain management. Dr. Kennedy - Assistant Professor with the Int...
Disabilities
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clarence chats with Kayte Barton about disabilities and the healthcare outcomes of those living with disabilities.Kayte - athlete and Special Olympian...
Ethical Wills
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Barry Baines - respected hospice specialist and leading authority on ethical wills- about the importa...
Family, Friends, Colleagues: Social Connection and Health
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Stan and Clarence chat about the vital role family, friends, and colleagues play in our health. Join the conversation at healthchatte...
Research
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen along as Stan and Clarence chat about the importance of research guiding public health practice. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast....
Health and Fitness
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Jennifer Walter about exercise. Jennifer Walter is a life-long competitor and career personal trainer/coach. She began wit...
Trust
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat about trust, confidence in our healthcare system, and trust as a social determinant of health. What does it mean to trust the h...
Epidemiology & Measurement
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Jon Roesler about epidemiology and health measurement. Jon currently serves as Assistant Professor and Program Director of...
Talking With Your Doctor
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Barry Baines on how to talk with your physician about general health and more serious illnesses.Dr. Baines - after com...
Pets
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Nicole Heinrich about how pets influence our lives and health.Dr. Nicole Heinrich, DVM, DACVD, - the owner of McKeever...
Newspaper Coverage of Health Issues
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stan and Clarence sit down with Jeremy Olson to chat about newspaper and journalism coverage of health issues. Jeremy has a developed career as a heal...
Suicide
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Health Chatter, Stan and Clarence chat with Tanya Carter and Mark Kinde on the 9th leading cause of death in America - suicide.Tanya Cart...
CPR and AEDs
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clarence and Stan chat with Kim Harkins about the importance of CPR and AEDs.Kim Harkins, with over 30 years of experience, details the history and im...
Health Communication Part II
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One year later, Stan and Clarence revisit Health Communications with Mike Schommer. Mike currently serves as the Communications Director for the Minne...
Health Equity
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Antonia Apolinario-Wilcoxon joins Stan and Clarence to chat about Health Equity. Dr. Wilcoxon currently serves as the President of Equity Strategi...