Big Blend Radio

Lea Brovedani - Compassionate End-of-Life Support Services

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:* Spirit - Uphold beliefs and practices* Emotion - Honor feelings* Mind - Life review and gleaning meaning* Body - Increase comfort, health and safety* Practical - Create completions
Learn more about Lea's work at https://souljourneydoula.com/ 
Follow her podcast here: http://tinyurl.com/2psm2v5r 
 

Cheryl Ogle - Epic Cruises in 2024

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, accredited travel advisor, and owner of Hey Wanna Go that specializes in travel to Europe and the UK, as well as river and ocean cruises. More: https://heywannago.com/ 

Linda Ballou - Rafting in the Wake of Georgie White

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.com/  and learn more about her books at http://www.lindaballouauthor.com/Listen to Big Blend Radio's "Lost Angel Travel Adventures" Show every 3rd Wednesday at High Noon PST, here: https://shows.acast.com/linda-ballou 

Celebrating Betty White and Historic Funny Ladies

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 outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver." Betty White
SONG OF THE DAY:  "Oh Betty! (The Betty White Song)" by The WannaBeatles (2012). Listen: https://youtu.be/d_9TG-qwgKU?feature=shared 

Celebrate Mardi Gras Season in Historic Natchitoches, Louisiana

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, Native American, and Creole cultures, this charming city is part of the Cane River National Heritage Area and Louisiana’s No Man’s Land. More about Natchitoches at https://natchitoches.com/ 
Follow Big Blend Radio's "Go to Natchitoches" show here: https://shows.acast.com/go-natchitoches-louisiana 

Celebrating the Revolutionary City of Boston, Massachusetts!

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 opened and kept open more turnpikes that lead straight to free thought and free speech and free deeds than any other city of live men or dead men." Oliver Wendell Holmes
SONG OF THE DAY: "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys -  https://youtu.be/x-64CaD8GXw?feature=shared 
FAMOUS & NOTABLE BOSTONIANS: Check out this big list on Wikipedia: http://tinyurl.com/2377vyf3 
BOSTON MOVIE IDEAS: "The Departed," "The Fighter," "The Town," "Good Will Hunting" and "The Social Network." Plus, there's the TV series "Boston Legal." 

David Kriso - The Joys of Amtrak Travel

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 Springs and Pike’s Peak Railway. Recently, he’s ridden on the Saratoga & North Creek and the Wilmington & Western Railroads. He enjoys traveling aboard Amtrak to wherever the rails take him. See his Amtrak stories on his site, https://dektraveljournal.com/ 
Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) here: https://www.ifwtwa.org/ 

Big Daily Blend - In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

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 Trail (2017) in Alabama. Full interview and article here: http://tinyurl.com/59jz597t 
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." Martin Luther King Jr.
SONG OF THE DAY: "Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder who wrote this song to advocate for the creation of National Martin Luther King Jr Day. Listen: https://youtu.be/RcVZfJO01NI?feature=shared 
BOOK OF THE DAY: "Rosa Parks Beyond the Bus: Life, Lessons, and Leadership” by HH Leonards. Info & Podcast: http://tinyurl.com/cb4pt5ta 
MOVIE SUGGESTIONS in honor of Martin Luther King Jr, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences: http://tinyurl.com/58hcvmmm