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Small Weddings and Elopements in Asheville, North Carolina

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Tuesday "Adventures in Asheville" Show focuses on unique small weddings and elopements in Asheville, North Carolina. Hear about getting hitched on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a historic Victorian Mansion, a record store, and more, plus, romantic places that may lead to that special engagement! 
Featured Guests:- Steve & Karen Wilson @thelionandtherose2246 - The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast. More: https://www.lion-rose.com/ - Jay Schulz - Photographer and owner of Spartan Photography. More: https://spartanphotography.zenfolio.com/ 
Big Blend Radio's "Adventures in Asheville" Show airs every 1st Tuesday. Follow the show: http://tinyurl.com/3ewrb9b4 

Mike Guardia - Vietnam War History of January 1966

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who discusses some of the Vietnam War history of January 1966, including Operation Crimp which was launched by U.S. and Australian Army forces. Mike also discusses some of Henry Kissinger's decisions related to the Vietnam War. 
Along with over 20 other military history books, Mike Guardia is the author of the widely acclaimed biography “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” that chronicles the life of LTG Harold G. Moore, whose battlefield leadership was popularized by the film “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. His newly released book is “Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam.” More: https://mikeguardia.com/   
Mike Guardia appears on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday. Follow his podcast here: https://tinyurl.com/wkezexvb 

Big Weekly Blend - Celebrate the New Year and Start of 2024

Kick off the New Year and celebrate the first week of January, 2024 with this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG WEEKLY BLEND podcast. It's an inspiring and fun podcast chat that covers food and travel, pets, national holidays, music and pop culture, and much more. 
FEATURED GUESTS: - GLYNN BURROWS is the owner of Norfolk Tours in England as well as a family history expert. More: https://norfolk-tours.co.uk/ - ANGELA LAWS - Veteran global pet sitter and community manager at https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/ - CHERYL OGLE - World traveler, travel advisor, and owner of Hey Wanna Go Travel. More: https://heywannago.com/ - STEVE SCHNEICKERT - Actor, performer, voice over artist, and creator of Big Blend Radio's Hollywood History podcast segments. Check out these two features as discussed on this show:* Ellis Island: http://tinyurl.com/2re95dhc * Cartoon Birds: http://tinyurl.com/mr3j5vrr 
MOTIVATION MUSIC PLAYLIST:* YOUTUBE: http://tinyurl.com/yc875y7k * SPOTIFY: http://tinyurl.com/4yw52mu3 

Shelley Armitage - A Habit of Landscape Poetry Book

Award-winning author and poet Shelley Armitage returns to Big Blend Radio to discuss her new poetry book, "A Habit of Landscape." This collection celebrates the convergent meanings of habit and habitat, each sharing the root words, “to dwell.”  These poems hold sensate moments—family experiences, inner revelations, transformative places.  
WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-XwNOnSjRQg 
Shelley Armitage, a professor, writer, naturalist, and conservationist, lives in the Chihuahuan desert near Las Cruces, New Mexico. She is author of eight award-winning books, most recently "Walking the Llano: A Texas Memoir of Place," a Kirkus starred book cited as one of the best memoirs in 2017 and a finalist for the May Sarton prize, the New Mexico-Arizona book award, and the Collins P. Carr award from the Texas Institute of Letters.  More: http://www.shelleyarmitage.com/ 
Special thanks to the National Parks Arts Foundation who create unique artist residency opportunities in parks across the country. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ 

Resh Gala - Vegetable Gardening Made Easy

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Garden Gossip" Show features Resh Gala, author of "Vegetable Gardening Made Easy: Simple Tips & Tricks to Grow Your Best Garden Ever." 
WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-vQLZcyJPFI 
Out now thorugh Cool Springs Press, "Vegetable Gardening Made Easy," is a smart garden know-how presented by a professional kitchen gardener who has “been there, done that” and wants nothing more than to see you succeed.  Filled with over 80 quick and useful tips, and organized in an easy-to-use format that doesn’t overwhelm, each page explains and illustrates an essential piece of core advice, offering plenty of eco-friendly information to lead you to success. The format is perfect for today’s time-starved gardeners! More at https://www.reshgala.com/ 

Historic Jefferson Highway Happenings in 2024

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on the progress of the Jefferson Highway Association's programs and initiatives, including the upcoming Annual Jefferson Highway Conference and Sociability Run. This international conference will be held in Alexandria, Louisiana from April 24-27, 2024FEATURED GUESTS:- ROGER BELL - President of the Jefferson Highway Association which originally founded the Jefferson Highway in 1915. This international highway is also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. https://jeffersonhighway.org/ - ARLENE GOULD - Director of the Jefferson Highway Association and Executive Director of the Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau! Natchitoches is the oldest city in the state of Louisiana and a popular destination on the Jefferson Highway. Plan your visit: https://natchitoches.com/ - MELISSA MAXWELL - Director of the City of Bonham, Texas' Visitor Center. Dating back to 1837, Bonham is one of the oldest cities in Texas and once home to the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. More: https://www.cityofbonham.org/257/Bonham-Visitor-Information-Center The Big Blend Radio "Jefferson Highway" Podcast airs every 4th Thursday at 6pm CT. Follow the show here: https://tinyurl.com/yc2ur6mr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ward Heinrichs - New 2024 California Employment Laws

From minimum wage to paid sick leave, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Success Express" Business & Career Show features San Diego attorney Ward Heinrichs who outlines the new 2024  California employment laws. Check out his article outlining some of the major law changes, here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/new-2024-california-employment-laws/ 
WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Jd5e_JW3DHs
As an experienced employment attorney Ward Heinrichs handles many types of e mployment claims, including: pay disputes, sick leave, discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, class actions, labor commissioner hearings, unemployment hearings and more. Based in San Diego, California, Ward represents both employers and employees in almost all areas of labor law. More: https://bestemploymentattorneysandiego.com/ 
Ward Heinrichs appears on Big Blend Radio very 4th Wednesday. Follow his podcast appearences here: https://tinyurl.com/675vz9yy 

Travel Writer Debbie Stone - Experience Lake Placid’s Olympic Legacy

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Global Adventures with Debbie Stone" focuses on what you can experience in Lake Placid, one of three locations in the world that have hosted two Winter Olympics (1932 and 1980). She toured three of the four Lake Placid Legacy Sites: Mt. Van Hoevenberg, The Olympic Jumping Complex, and The Olympic Center. The fourth is Whiteface Mountain, the site of the Olympic alpine events. Read here story here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/lake-placids-olympic-legacy-is-alive-and-well/ 
This is Part 2 on Debbie's Upstate New York feature. You can also see her story on Niagara Falls, here:  https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/explore-wondrous-niagara-falls-with-over-the-falls-tours/ 
Big Blend Radio's "Global Adventures with Debbie Stone" podcast airs every 4th Tuesday. Follow the podcast here: https://shows.acast.com/big-blend-radio-global-adventures-with-debbie-stone