Health Chatter

Stan, Clarence, Barry and the Health Chatter team chat with Tory Schaefer - Vice President of Education at YogaSix - about Music & Health.

Tory Schaefer is a musician, songwriter, yoga educator, and trance-informed practitioner whose work explores the intersection of music, breath, movement, and wellbeing. At YogaSix, he helps teachers create yoga experiences that are accessible, meaningful, and connected to the people in the ro...

Stan, Clarence, Barry and the Health Chatter team chat with William Moore – Minnesota Public Health Association President-Elect, Race & Health Equity Administrator for Ramsey County’s Health and Wellness Service Team, and Doula – about What’s Next in Public Health.

William Moore – President-Elect of the Minnesota Public Health Association – currently serves as the Race and Health Equity Admini...

Stan, Clarence, Barry and the Health Chatter team chat with Elizabeth Parilla and Jayne Griffith, from the Minnesota Department of Health, for a conversation about measles, vaccinations, and disease outbreaks.

Elizabeth Parilla – Vaccine Preventable Disease Section Manager, Minnesota Department of Health – has spent nearly 20 years working in public health to support immunization efforts and prevent vaccine-preventable d...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team explore Mobile Screening Innovation and MammoLink with Dr. Ryan Polselli.

Dr. Ryan Polselli – Founder and CEO of MammoLink – is a fellowship-trained breast radiologist who left the traditional hospital system to reimagine breast cancer screening through mobile imaging. Under his leadership, MammoLink has rapidly grown across Florida, providing more than 55,000 screenings...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, & the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Stephanie Hooker on the psychological determinants of health behaviors.

Dr. Stephanie Hooker is a Senior Research Investigator in behavioral and clinical health research at HealthPartners Institute and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Her work focuses on psychosocial factors that influence health behaviors and chronic dise...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, & the Health Chatter team chat with Kenneth (Ken) Bence on disabilities research, policy, and health.

Kenneth Bence, MHA, MBA – Director of Research, Analysis and Policy for the Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM) – leads research and policy efforts that support advocacy for home and community-based services for people living with disabilities. With more than 25 years of ex...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team welcome Dr. Ronda Chakolis-Hassan and Dr. Robin Austin for a conversation on Health Information and Artificial Intelligence and the ongoing interdisciplinary work at the University of Minnesota merging health informatics, population health, and AI.

Dr. Ronda Chakolis-Hassan, President of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, has experience spanning Pharmacy Benefit Management, Medication...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Mark Meier, Executive Director and Founder of Face It Foundation, about the growing epidemic of male loneliness, mental health, and the importance of connection and vulnerability among men.

Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW, is the Executive Director and Founder of Face It Foundation, a Minnesota-based nonprofit focused on peer support and connection for men. Over the past 15+ years,...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with John Holien, founder and Chief Holistic Officer of Grateful Mind Foundation, about addiction recovery, healing, and the power of mindfulness-driven community support.

John Holien is a wellness advocate and founder dedicated to expanding access to meditation, breathwork, yoga, and gratitude practices for individuals navigating recovery, burnout, and life transitions. Throug...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Archelle Georgiou, physician, healthcare executive, and nationally recognized health media expert, about prior authorizations, patient advocacy, and navigating today’s complex healthcare system.

Dr. Georgiou brings more than three decades of experience spanning clinical medicine, managed care, healthcare innovation, executive leadership, and public health communi...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Logan Spector, pediatric cancer epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota, about early onset colorectal cancer and what’s driving its rise in younger populations.

Dr. Spector specializes in understanding the causes of childhood cancers, including leukemia, bone sarcomas, and hepatoblastoma, using both traditional and genetic epidemiologic approaches. He has l...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Tom Glaser, licensed psychologist and author, about his new book The House That Resilience Built: A Psychologist's Approach to Healing Childhood Trauma.

Tom Glaser is a master’s-level licensed psychologist with over 40 years of experience, specializing in working with trauma survivors. His professional work is deeply shaped by his own journey from childhood trauma to...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Kathleen McJunkin, former veterinarian, about pet health and caring for our animal companions throughout their lives.

Dr. McJunkin brings a unique blend of scientific and veterinary expertise to the conversation. She spent roughly twenty years working as a clinical laboratory scientist at the University of Minnesota, including ten years in chemistry and another ten yea...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Connor Lonning, Bubba’s uncle, coach, & youth development advocate, and Tony Ayala about Bubba’s Fund and its mission to turn unimaginable loss into a powerful legacy of life-saving tools, joyful play, and lasting impact for children.

Bubba’s Fundis a donor-advised fund of the La Crosse Area Community Foundation, created in memory of Charlie Lonning W...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Tory Schafer, Senior Director of Yoga at Life Time and nationally recognized meditation, yoga, and sound healing practitioner, about yoga and health.

Tory Schafer brings a rich, multidisciplinary perspective shaped by years of teaching and leadership across North America. With specialties in Vinyasa, Yin, Yoga Nidra, pranayama, and vibrational therapy, his work blends yogi...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Robin Austin, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, about menopause and the often-overlooked realities of midlife women’s health.

Dr. Austin brings more than 20 years of clinical experience spanning pain management, women’s health, and integrative health. With both a DNP and PhD in Nursing Informatics—and dual training ...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Julie Brock, owner of Julie Brock Consulting, about community engagement.

Julie is a strategist who helps individuals, teams, and organizations move from ideas to measurable action through human-centered systems. Her work draws on co-design, CliftonStrengths®, Results Based Accountability, and stress management and resiliency—grounded in deep listening, connection-ma...

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Mary Gray, Director of Rehabilitation at HealthPartners, about falls and fall prevention.

Mary oversees rehabilitation services across HealthPartners’ community-based hospitals and clinics, including cardiac rehabilitation. A licensed physical therapist with 27 years of experience, she brings deep expertise and passion for geriatrics—particularly fall preventio...