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What's your favorite pie? Is it Sweet or Savory? This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Podcast celebrates National Pie Day (January 23) with some pie fun facts and history around the world and the USA. Check out our Pie Music Playlist and Recipes below. PIE MUSIC PLAYLIST * YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/35ptp2wb   * Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/33v69hm7   PIE RECIPES &...

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Guy Wall, a New Orleans-based musician, singer, songwriter and founder of the Arrythmers.  WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DFhvGKxrlx4   Hear about their second album "Cardiac" that evolves from the rhythm and blues feel of their first album, “Below Sea Level” (released in June 2021), to a modern rock sound with new songs and new m...

From music and dancing to fashion and film this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast celebrates National Polka Dot Day (Every January 22nd). Will you be singing "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" all day? Hear about the history of the polka dot pattern and how it influenced the first Native American "Miss America," fashion icons like Carolina Herrera and Hubert de G...

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Cooking with Ruth" show, Ruth Milstein shares the health benefits of eating quinoa, tips on how to cook it, and discusses her Quinoa, Chicken & Herbs recipe which you can see here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/quinoa-with-chicken-and-herbs/ Ruth Milstein is the author of the Gourmand awarding-winning recipe book, "Cooking with Love: Ventures Into th...

From Africa and Asia to North America, this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast celebrates National Squirrel Appreciation Day (Every January 21st) with some fun facts about squirrels and their small rodent families. SONG OF THE DAY: Ray Stevens, "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival": https://youtu.be/K16fG1sDagU?feature=shared TRAVELING BIRD (SQUIRREL) FEEDER videos on YouTube - http...

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks about the art, life, and legacy of Georges Schreiber, a successful painter and printmaker during the 1930s and 40s. Read her article about him here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/artist-georges-schreiber/   Victoria Chick is a contemporary figurative artist and early 19th/20th century print collector based in Silver City, N...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast celebrates Take A Walk Outdoors Day (Every January 20th) with some fun pop culture highlights, walking destination ideas, and a Big Blend Radio "From the Vault" excerpt of an interview with cardiologist Dr. Jackie Eubany who shares advice on walking outdoors, and how much one needs to walk for improved heart health. Read her article about i...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's GARDEN GOSSIP show features food gardening pro Christina Chung, who discusses her new book "The Layered Edible Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Creating a Productive Food Garden Layer by Layer," that comes out on Feb. 6, 2024 through Cool Springs Press. "The Layered Edible Garden" provides a modern approach to home food gardening that follows nature’s lead by growing...

Welcome to the first official Big Blend Radio SOUL JOURNEY DOULA podcast, airin gevery third Thursday with with death doula Lea Brovedani. On this episode, Lea talks about the compassionate end-of-life planning and support services that death doula (or death midwife) provides. WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/XbOxY80E_BY   Hear about Lea's 5 Pillars of Support as a Death Doula:...

From Alaska to Antarctica, this episode of Big Blend Radio's Vacation Station "Hey Wanna Go" Travel Show with travel advisor Cheryl Ogle is all about unique and epic cruise experiences to plan for in 2024.  Check out Cheryl's blog about Cruising in 2024, here: https://heywannago.wordpress.com/2024/01/11/cruising/   On Big Blend Radio every third Wednesday, Cheryl is a world traveler, acc...

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Lost Angel Travel Adventures with Linda Ballou," Linda takes us on a Colorado River rafting adventure in the Grand Canyon. "Rafting in the Wake of Georgie White - Woman of the River" is a Solas Award story in her book, "Lost Angel Unleashed." WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/v6D6iPy0rJI Follow Linda's adventures at https://lostangeladventures.co...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast honors Betty White's life and legacy. From the "Big Blend Radio Vault," hear Steve Schneickert recall some of Betty White's Hollywood History as well as other historic and notable funny ladies such as Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing and Bette Midler. QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's your out...

Celebrate the festive Mardi Gras Season in Natchitoches, Louisiana on this episode of Big Blend Radio's 3rd Tuesday Vacation Station "Go to Natchitoches" show with K. Nicole Connell, Communication Manager of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau. Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana. Celebrating a vibrant blend of French, Spanish, African...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast celebrates National Boston Day plus a Big Blend Radio "From the Vault" interview with travel writer Charlene Peters about her "Revolutionary to Evolutionary" experiences in "Beantown." You can read her article about it here: http://tinyurl.com/2s55by9f   QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Full of crooked little streets; but I tell you Boston has opene...

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s 3rd Monday “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA features travel writer and lecturer David Kriso who talks about the many benefits of Amtrak travel.  David's railroading spirit has taken him aboard the Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado, and to the top of Pike’s Pike aboard the Manitou S...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast honors National Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed every third Monday of January. Hear about some of this Nobel Peace Prize honored and civil rights movement leader's great acommplishments, plus a Big Blend Radio "From the Vault" excerpt from an interview with travel writer Debbie Stone about her experience on the Birmingham Civil Rights...

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, award-winning author Michael J. Cooper discusses his latest historical fiction novel, "Wages of Empire."  In the summer of 1914, 16-year-old Evan Sinclair leaves home to join the Great War for Civilization. Little does he know that, despite the war raging in Europe, the true source of conflict will emerge in Ottoman Palestine, since it's from Jerusalem wher...

Celebrate Sunday Supper Month (January) on this episode of Big Blend Radios BIG DAILY BLEND podcast features Ivan Flowers, 5-Star Chef and Culinary Instructor, who also shares how to make his recipe for Pan Roasted Muscovy Duck Breasts. See his recipe here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/pan-roasted-muscovy-duck-breasts/   QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The table is a meeting place, a gathering grou...

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Stephen DiJoseph, a renowned Billboard-honored pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Hear about his partnership with Deko Entertainment (ADA/Warner Music Group) for his new record release, Songs Dreams Circumstance, that features 12 award-winning songs earning praise and recognition from critics and competitions.  DiJoseph is reminiscent of suc...

Travel writer and editor Eva Eldridge joins us on this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Show in celebration of January 13th being National Rubber Ducky Day! Hear all about rubber ducky history and pop culture around the world, and how they are used as fundraisers. QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath." Michael Caine MOV...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features travel writer Rose Palmer who talks about her 10-day travel adventure with Iceland ProCruises. On this 10-day cruise, she experienced the major cultural and scenic highlights as well as some off the beaten path sights with knowledgeable local guides. Read her story here: http://tinyurl.com/mv7536p5 Traveling the...

In celebration of National Hot Tea Day (January 12, 2024), this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast features food, wine, and travel writer Linda Kissam "Food, Wine & Shopping Diva." Linda, a tea enthusiast, takes us on a delicious journey of tea experiences around the world and talks about tea and food pairings, gifts, destinations, and more. Keep up with Linda on her site htt...

Featuring innkeepers Marjorie and Gene Trosterud, this episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Thursday "New Mexico Bed & Breakfast Association" Show focuses on historic Sleepy Lobo Inn, a full service Bed & Breakfast that recently opened in the heart of Albuquerque!  Plus, hear about what you experience in beautiful and culturally diverse Albuquerque while staying at the Inn which is just s...

In celebration of National Arkansas day (January 11), this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Show features Tiffany Bertram, innkeeper and owner of Tiffany's Bed & Breakfast near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Hear about the Natural State's parks and destinations, music and movie pop culture, food, history, and more. Check out Tiffany's B&B here: https://www.tiffanysbedandbreakfast.com/...

Edward C. Green is a medical anthropologist, former Harvard AIDS Prevention Project director, and former member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.  On this episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Wednesday "Books & Authors" Show with Books Forward he discusses his memoir, “On the Fringe: Confessions of a Maverick Anthropologist," that shares his personal and professional adventure...