Big Daily Blend

Donna George - Super Sandwiches and Sides

From good old-fashioned peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to avocado toast with crispy bacon and a splash of salsa, celebrate National Sandwich Month and Panini Month with this episode of "The Peanut Patch," a Big Blend Radio foodie podcast featuring Donna George. 
Check out Donna's recipe for Pita Pockets with Chinese Chicken-Peanut Sauce: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/pita-pockets-with-chinese-chicken-peanut-sauce/ 
Open from October-April and located in Yuma, Arizona, The Peanut Patch is a southwest tradition for farm fresh peanuts, culinary gifts, and sweet treats. Shop online year-round and learn more at https://thepeanutpatch.com/  
The Peanut Patch podcast airs every 1st Friday at 12pm Arizona Time. Listen to episodes and follow the show here: https://peanut-patch.podbean.com/ 

End-of-Summer Family Fun in California's Sequoia Country

Celebrate American Adventures Month in Tulare County, California! From park adventures and downtown public art and walking tours to concerts, fairs and festivals, museums, and where to shop, eat and play, it's all about end-of summer family fun on this episode of Big Blend Radio's "California Sequoia Country" Podcast. 
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.  
Featured guests from the Sequoia Tourism Council include Sintia Kawasaki-Yee - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Suzanne Bianco - Visit Visalia,  and Cassidy Collins - Tulare Chamber of Commerce.
 Plan your visit with these websites mentioned in the podcast:- Sequoia Tourism Council: https://www.discoverthesequoias.com/ - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks: https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm - Visit Visalia - https://www.visitvisalia.com/ - Tulare Chamber of Commerce: http://www.tularechamber.org/ - Big Blend Radio interview with painist Hunter Noack: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/classical-pianist-hunter-noack-in-haleakala-national-park/ 

Park Ranger Insider: Jim and Gayle Sleznick

Celebrate World Ranger Day with this “From the Vault” Big Blend Radio interview with Jim and Gayle Sleznick. We recorded this conversation onsite in late spring 2015, on a visit to San Benito County, Central California, the eastern gateway destination to Pinnacles National Park. It only took a few minutes to find out that they have one incredible life story to tell about living and working in various National Park units. Gayle’s park story begins in Death Valley, where her father worked, and where her mother had to travel out to Riverside, California to give birth to her. Jim’s park story started when he was a teenager, on family vacations in parks like Yosemite and Yellowstone. His park career began with a summer job in Crater Lake, where he met Gayle. They married when he began his full-time park ranger job in Lake Mead. Together for over 55 years, they lived and worked in several parks including the Gila Cliff National Monument, Virgin Islands National Park, Yosemite National Park, Lava Lake Volcano National Park, and beyond. Jim eventually retired from Pinnacles National Park, and they moved about 45 minutes northwest of the park, to the historic village of San Juan Bautista, which is on the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. They helped to create the local Anza Trail, a beautiful hiking trail that overlooks the valley. We recently learned that Jim passed away at the age of 91, on April 21, 2024. May he rest in peace. Our hearts go out to Gayle and his family. He is missed.

Author Kristine Ochu - Campfire Confessions

Celebrate International Friendship Day with this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio that features Kristine Ochu, author of "Campfire Confessions" (2022). The story focuses on three childhood best friends - Annie, Sondra, and Jo – who reunite for on an adventure that is equal parts hilarious, dangerous, and enlightening. Of course, when best friends get together….those deep secrets find a way of coming out... More at: https://www.kristineochu.com/ 

Martin Fitzgibbon - Behind The Curtain, My Life and Rocky Horror

Celebrate Music Monday with this episode of Big Blend Radio's "A Toast To The Arts" Show featuring drummer Martin Fitzgibbon who discusses his memoir, "Behind The Curtain, My Life and Rocky Horror." In it, Fitzgibbon reveals for the first time his closely guarded secrets and unique insights into how the show and its participants became an overnight success and created a cultural phenomenon that 50 years later still reverberates around the world. The book is out now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Curtain-Life-Rocky-Horror/dp/180381652X
Musician, songwriter, singer and author Martin Fitzgibbon has worked in almost every musical genre, in many parts of the world, while pursuing his craft. The drummer in the original production of The Rocky Horror Show, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London alongside Tim Curry and Richard O’Brien, among others, Fitzgibbon continues to perform and is currently preparing to record a solo album.

Joey Stuckey - Celebrating Musical Families

From Willie Nelson and Rosanne Cash, to Edgar and Johnny Winter, Wilson Phillips, Larkin Poe, the Allman Brothers, Jackson 5, and more, this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND with co-host Joey Stuckey, celebrates musical families! 
MUSICAL FAMILY PLAYLIST- On YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/bdszhehx - On Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/379ff88r 
MUSICAL FAMILY BIG BLEND RADIO INTERVIEWS ON PODBEAN:- LUKAS NELSON: https://tinyurl.com/mutheb5x - MALCOLM BRUCE: https://tinyurl.com/4x8fz4zp - ZAKIYA HOOKER: https://tinyurl.com/3avncbwx - CARLA COOKE: https://tinyurl.com/2zk26vmh - SHIRLEY KING: https://tinyurl.com/csbfk72k - CARMINE APPICE: https://tinyurl.com/bdhkttzk 
Co-host of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Show every 4th Sunday, Joey Stuckey is known as the Music Ambassador of Macon, Georgia "The Southern Rock Capital of the World." He's an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, and sound engineer. More: https://www.joeystuckey.com/ 
Follow the show, here: https://big-daily-blend.podbean.com/ 

Chef Jeremy Manley - How to Make Chambord Creme Brulee

Celebrate National Crème Brûlée Day with Chef Jeremy Manley who shares how to make his Chambord Crème Brûlée recipe. See his recipe here: http://blendradioandtv.com/listing/chambord-creme-brulee/ Known as “San Diego’s Sustainable Chef,” Jeremy is executive chef and owner of Jeremy’s on the Hill California Style Bistro, in Julian. More at https://jeremysonthehill.com/ 

Chef Ivan Flowers - How to Plate Like a Pro

Celebrate National Culinary Arts Month and Foodie Friday with this episode of Big Blend Radio's  EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY Show featuring Ivan Flowers, a 5-Star Chef and Culinary Instructor. From color and composition to texture and ingredient choices, Chef Ivan shares tips and techniques on how to artfully plate food just like a chef!
Links to Topics Discussed on this Episode:- Chef Ivan Flowers Teaches Youth: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/youth-in-the-kitchen/ - The Rise & Fall of Charlie Trotter: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/love-charlie-the-rise-and-fall-of-chef-charlie-trotter/ 
Follow Big Blend Radio's EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY Show here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzIUCV2e7qm36M-s22iuKRDKPlZXl46Lr