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Big Blend Radio
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Hosted by Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, Big Blend Radio educates, entertains, and inspires with expert conversations on Music, Books & The Arts, Travel & Recreation, Food & Drink, History & Culture, Nature & Environment, Home & Garden, Family & Education, Business, Personal & Professional Development, and more!
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John Padgett and Linda Kissam - Princess Cruises 360 Experience
Feb 5, 202300:30:56Tap to summarizeA new, invitation-only experience from Princess Cruises transports guests nightly to the Mediterranean – no matter where they’re actually sailing – engaging all of their senses with the tastes, sights, sounds, touches, and fragrances of the Mediterranean. The fully immersive 360 is an extraordinary experience, especially for foodies and travelers. Hear all about it on this episode of Big Blend Radio featuring travel writer Linda Kissam "Food, Wine & Shopping Diva," and John Padgett, President of Princess Cruises and Chief Experience & Innovation Officer for Carnival Corporation. Read Linda's story about her 360 experience here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/princess-360-an-extraordinary-experience/ Linda Kissam appears on Big Blend Radio every first Saturday. Follow her adventures at http://allingoodtaste.info/
Transcribe →National Parks Arts Foundation Artists-in-Residents Reunion
Feb 4, 202301:16:43Tap to summarizeThis special Big Blend Radio “NPAF Artists Reunion Show” celebrates over 7 years of hosting the 1st Friday “Toast to The Arts & Parks” Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF). Featured NPAF Park Artists-in-Residence: - Astro-photographer Stan Honda - https://www.stanhonda.com/ - Master Featherworker Rick San Nicolas - https://www.hawaiianfeathers.com/ - Multi-media Artist Mary Babcock - https://www.marybabcock.com/ - Multi-media artist Anna Glynn - https://annaglynn.com/ From Hawaii’s volcanoes and the ancient Puebloan city complexes of Chaco Canyon to remote Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park and the southwest crossroads of historic Fort Union, the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) partners with a wide range of parks and monuments to offer residency programs in places that are known for their unique qualities that inspire out-of-the-ordinary thinking and creativity in artists. Artists selected for NPAF programs range from nationally renowned artists at the height of their careers to those just starting or at the midpoint and looking for an experience to take them to the next step. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/
Transcribe →Tulare in Central California - Business, Ag, and Tourism
Feb 3, 202300:33:46Tap to summarizeThis episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Thursday "Travel Tulare County" Show shines the spotlight on Tulare, California's positive growth in business, travel and tourism, and agriculture. Hear how this small agricultural city is growing with opportunities while maintaining it's quality of life and country charm. Featured guest is Donnette Silva Carter, board member of the Sequoia Tourism Council and CEO of Tulare Chamber of Commerce. More: http://www.tularechamber.org/ Located in Central California, Tulare County is home to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest, and charming art and agricultural communities including Visalia, Tulare, Exeter, Dinuba, Porterville, Three Rivers, Lindsay, and Woodlake. Plan your visit: https://www.discoverthesequoias.com/
Transcribe →Wine Time with Peggy - Wine & Chocolate Pairings
Feb 2, 202300:29:11Tap to summarizeIt's all about Wine and Chocolate on this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Wine Time with Peggy" show featuring Peggy Fiandaca, who along with her winemaker husband Curt Lawrence Dunham, owns and operates LDV Winery in Arizona. Along with sharing her tips on wine and chocolate pairings, Peggy explains what "riddling" means, and gives a vineyard update. See her wine & chocolate tips here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/wine-and-chocolate-pairing-tips/ Wine Time with Peggy airs every 1st Wednesday at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Learn more about LDV Winery at https://ldvwinery.com/
Transcribe →Angela Laws - The World of Pet Sitting with TrustedHousesitters
Feb 1, 202301:07:05Tap to summarizeThis episode of Big Blend Radio features Angela Laws, veteran pet sitter and community manager for TrustedHousesitters, a global, pet-loving community on a mission to create a world where pets enjoy their owners’ vacations just as much as they do! Founded in 2010, TrustedHousesitters has connected thousands of pet owners and pet sitters worldwide through their mutual trust and love of animals. https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/ How does it all work? Made up of both owners and sitters, TrustedHousesitters.com members pay just once a year to connect and exchange home and pet care for the chance to stay with pets in unique places. As neither member charges money, it’s a special exchange that helps owners travel with true peace of mind while pet-loving sitters get to experience life somewhere new. Plus, along with a free 24/7 vet care hotline, all sits confirmed through TrustedHousesitters are covered by an Insurance Backed Guarantee that includes property damage, theft, and public liability. With members in over 130 countries and more five-star Trustpilot reviews than any other house and pet sitting platform, TrustedHousesitters is officially the world’s largest and most trusted community of its kind.
Transcribe →Psychologist and Author Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt - Badass Stories
Jan 31, 202300:52:32Tap to summarizeOvercoming life’s many disappointments begins with one thing: grit. But what is grit, and how can we know what it looks like in the sh*tshow of life? Drawing from her own experience and psychology practice, psychologist Eckleberry-Hunt weaves together a collection of gritty stories of survival, hope, and healing in the face of overwhelming pain and adversity. As she explains on this episode of Big Blend Radio's Quality of Life Show, her new book “Badass Stories: Grit, Growth, Hope, and Healing in the Sh*tshow,” (Feb. 14, 2023, Turner) illustrates how real people have used tools like grit and hope to make it through life’s challenges — great and small — and foster growth and healing in the process. More: https://jodieeckleberryhunt.com/
Transcribe →Ivan Levin - National Park Trust Celebrates 40 Years
Jan 30, 202300:22:41Tap to summarizeThis episode of Big Blend Radio features Ivan Levin, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Communications for the National Park Trust, who discusses the organization's various programs and achievements. In 1983 National Park Trust was founded by a group of committed individuals passionate about protecting our nation’s parks. Today, the Park Trust benefits from a vibrant community of park enthusiasts, including board members, educators, students, families, military communities, nonprofit partners, donors, and staff who work together to support the mission to preserve parks today and create park stewards for tomorrow. More: https://parktrust.org/
Transcribe →Glynn Burrows - Student and Youth Travel in England
Jan 29, 202300:53:25Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Big Blend Radio, Glynn Burrows, owner of Norfolk Tours in England, talks about student and youth travel in England. Hear about the different destinations, attractions, and historic sites that connect with subjects being studied, and other fun places across the country that will appeal to solo or group travel. Read Glynn's article here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/student-and-youth-travel-in-england/ Glynn appears on Big Blend Radio every fourth Saturday. More at https://norfolk-tours.co.uk/
Transcribe →Danielle Clode - Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future
Jan 28, 202300:39:18Tap to summarizeThis episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features Danielle Clode who is a zoologist, biologist, natural history author, and animal expert based at Flinders University in Adelaide Australia. Hear about her new book "KOALA: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future," an amazing journey into the hidden life of the koala, revealing what life is really like up in the trees. More: https://danielleclode.com.au/ Airing every third Friday and select "Eco-Mondays" this episode is part of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Series in collaboration with Margot Carrera, a fine art nature photographer who is passionate about the environment. More: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/
Transcribe →Jefferson Highway Association Conference in Mason City
Jan 27, 202301:12:54Tap to summarizeThis episode of Big Blend Radio's "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on the upcoming Annual Jefferson Highway Association Conference happening June 7-10, 2023 in Mason City, Iowa. More about the event: https://www.jeffersonhighway.org/event-4605436 Featured Guests: - Roger Bell, President of the Jefferson Highway Association - Sandra Huemann Kelly - Jefferson Highway Association Conference Chair - Lindsey James - Executive Director of Visit Mason City - https://visitmasoncityiowa.com/ Created by the Jefferson Highway Association which was originally founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn more at: https://jeffersonhighway.org/ Featured music on the show is "Travel Song" by guitarist Micha Schellhaas - http://michamusic.com/ Special thanks to the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau who represent Louisiana's Oldest City, which is also on the Jefferson Highway. See: https://www.natchitoches.com/
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