Big Blend Radio

From Superman to Monkeys, Bourbon & Beer, Cake, Kitchen Klutzes, and Kisses, this week's Big Blend Radio BIG WEEKLY BLEND podcast covering June 11-17, 2023. Airing every Sunday, this show is a companion production of the new "Big Weekly Blend" digital magazine. Listen to the podcast and check out the links below to the music playlist, articles, recipes, and puzzles that connect with, celebrate...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Saturday “Sunshine Stays” Show Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in Palm Springs, California. WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/bTfnevq9hRg   FEATURED GUESTS: - KENT TAYLOR, GM of Descanso Resort, a newly refurbished, completely reimagined men’s resort in Palm Springs. Visit: https://descansoresort.com/   - BILL SANDERSON, co-owner of Tow...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Friday "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features travel writer Paula Schuck who talks about her familie's winter snow adventures in Lake Placid, New York. WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/20ZUoOOOtOA Located high up in the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid is home of two Winter Olympics. With a well-known Olympic history, Lake Placid i...

From the Southwest to the Northeast corners of New Mexico, this episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Thursday "New Mexico Bed & Breakfast Association" Show focuses on two remote B&Bs that offer the opportunity to escape and unplug from the busy hustle-bustle of life, and embrace the tranquility of nature to restore, recharge, and rejuvenate. Featured Bed & Breakfasts: - Becky O’Connor - Ca...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Wine Time with Peggy" show focuses on Summer Barbecuing, Grilling, and Wine. Peggy Fiandaca, who along with her winemaker husband Curt Lawrence Dunham, owns and operates LDV Winery in Arizona. Peggy also gives an update about their vineyard in the Chiricahua foothills, and discusses the wine term "Durif."  WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://you...

From floating bar and brewery crawls, to hiking and canoeing, this episode of Big Blend Radio's Adventures in Asheville" show focuses on what to experience this Summer in Asheville, North Carolina.  Featured guest is Cody Kelly, owner of Cedar Rock Adventures, a guided tour company that is committed to sharing the nature, majesty and adventure tucked away in the mountains of Asheville, NC. Wh...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who shares two hero stories from D-Day. The Normandy landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, was the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it w...

From roses and butterflies, to camping and surfing, pride and ice cream, and much more, enjoy Big Blend Radio’s new BIG WEEKLY BLEND podcast with this episode covering the monthly holidays for June! Airing every Sunday, this show is a companion production of this new Big Weekly Blend digital magazine. Listen to the podcast and check out the links below to the music playlist, articles, recipes, and...

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Soul Diving Sunday with Shelley" show, Shelley Whizin shares how taking breaks from our busy lives to spend time in nature is essential for our well-being. Nature is a powerful source of healing and rejuvenation, and it’s important to take the time to reconnect with it. Read Shelley's article here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/its-time-to-get-outdoors-a...

From Charenteis Melons and Giant Portabello Mushrooms to Sugar Mangos and Coconut, this episode of Big Blend Radio focuses on summer fruits and vegetables to enjoy anytime, but especially for barbecuing and grilling, and a look at some delicious gift baskets. Featured guests are Robert Schueller of Melissa's / World Variety Produce Inc., and travel writer Linda Kissam "Food, Wine & Shopping Di...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast To The Arts & Parks" Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) features Tucson Arizona-based singer-songwriter Lara Ruggles who talks about her music and creative process, and month-long NPAF residency in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.  Lara Ruggles is an activist, singer/songwriter, pianist, guitarist, and electronic music p...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Travel Tulare County" Show features Manuel and Olga Jimenez who share what visitors can experience at Woodlake Botanical Garden, located in California's Sequoia Country. Maintained by Manuel & Olga Jimenez and Woodlake Pride youth volunteers, Woodlake Botanical Garden showcases San Joaquin Valley’s agricultural bounty with fruit trees, row crops, and vegetabl...

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, UK solo artist Tim Arnold talks about his new concept album SUPER CONNECTED that lifts a magnifying glass up to the technology vs. humanity debate! Conceived with guidance from Arnold’s mentors Kevin Godley and the late Lindsay Kemp, the album fuses tech addiction, consumerism, family trauma, and compassion for those affected by screen dependency into 12 new son...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's GARDEN GOSSIP Show features straw bale gardening pioneer features Joel Karsten. His book, "Straw Bale Gardens Complete, Updated Edition: Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding," is out now through Cool Springs Press.  WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/lJDNhOC20zA Karsten’s method requires less maintenanc...

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Ivan Levin, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Communications for the National Park Trust, who discusses the organization's Military Family Programs.  National Park Trust supports military communities, including active military and Gold Star Families, military family survivors, veterans, and others. They provide these dedicated servicemen and wom...

This episode of Big Blend Radio features innkeepers who support veterans and active military through special programs such as providing free and discounted stays and sending baked goods and care supplies to soldiers who are deployed. On this podcast, hear about the inns and the beautiful communities they are located in, and how each inn supports the military. FEATURED GUESTS: * Steve & Karen W...

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Part 2 of the "Brothers in Arms" conversation with multi-Emmy award-winning guitarist/composer Brian Tarquin. Hear about his latest Heavy Friends album "Brothers in Arms" that was inspired by those military soldiers who have fought for their country, and, how partial proceeds from the sales go to the Fisher House Foundation who supplies housing to veterans'...

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, Lance Laber, Executive Director of the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, talks about the current Ted DeGrazia exhibits on display this summer at DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun is a 10-acre historic landmark nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona. Opened in 1965, it is home to over 15,000 originals of Ted...

Big Blend Radio’s new BIG WEEKLY BLEND podcast (formerly the Big Daily Blend) covering the holidays, pop culture, and historic happenings that span the week of May 28-June 2, 2023. Airing every Sunday, this show is a companion production of the new Big Weekly Blend digital magazine. Check out the show notes below for links to the music playlist, articles, recipes, and puzzles that connect with and...

In 1942, the United States joined the European theatre sending their own Engineer Aviation Battalions to the U.K. Their task was to support British squadrons by building their own airfields ready for the huge influx of men and machines that were about to arrive. This episode of Big Blend Radio features Glynn Burrows who talks about America's World War II Airfields in Norfolk, England. Read Glynn's...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Way Back When" History show features New York Times Best-selling WWII Author and Historian Craig Nelson, who discusses his latest book, “V is for Victory: Franklin Roosevelt’s American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II" (Scribner; May 23, 2023). WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/HHqGjRwJ6Kw   In this history of the American Homefr...

After being nearly eradicated in the 1990s, the gray wolf has made an astonishing comeback in Washington state, delighting conservationists but infuriating ranchers. Featured on this episode of Big Blend Radio, journalist and author Eli Francovich, discusses his new book, "The Return of Wolves: An Iconic Predator’s Struggle to Survive in the American West" (Timber Press: April 11, 2023). In it, Fr...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on two military history sites that span the Civil War through World War One, Two, Korea, and Vietnam. Featured Guests: - Roger Bell - President of the Jefferson Highway Association - Adam Lynn - Honey Springs Battlefield & Visitor Center in Checotah, Oklahoma - more: https://www.okhistory.org/sites/honeysprings - Susan Lanning...

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, California employment attorney Ward Heinrichs shares how his Marine Corps training helped him to become a better lawyer. Read his article here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/marine-corps-training-provides-job-skills/ WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/J9Cs8X_9Jas Ward Heinrichs appears on Big Blend Radio very 4th Wednesday. Follow his podcast...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Vacation Station" Travel Show features travel writer Debbie Stone who shares her Barge Cruise experience meandering through the picturesque French countryside along the Burgundy Canal with European Waterways. Read Debbie's story about this beautiful, unique and and slow-paced voyage, here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/experience-a-slow-paced-voyage-of-disc...