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Travel Advisor Cheryl Ogle - Planning a Family Reunion

Celebrate Family Reunion Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's Vacation Station "Hey Wanna Go" Travel Show with travel advisor Cheryl Ogle. From cruises and resorts to budget-friendly adventures, hear about ways to reunite with loved ones of all ages and abilities to create those special memories. 
Check out Cheryl's blog on family reunions and multigenerational travel: https://tinyurl.com/ywr392af 
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/ 

K. Nicole Connell - Natchitoches is Fun for Everyone!

Celebrate the Dog Days of Summer, Parks & Rec Month, Picnic Month, Family Reunion Month, and more on this episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Go to Natchitoches” Podcast. 
From Zydeco and Meat Pie Festivals to cruising Cane River Lake and exploring Cane River Creole National Historical Park, K. Nicole Connell of the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau talks about the various multigenerational experiences this beautiful and historic destination offers. 
Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest settlement 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.  Plan Your Visit to Natchitoches and check out the event calendar at https://natchitoches.com/ 
Follow Big Blend Radio's "Go to Natchitoches" show and check out the past episodes here: https://natchitoches-louisiana.podbean.com/ 

Artist Victoria Chick - Equine Art and Working Horses

In honor of National Celebration of the Horse Day, this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio features contemporary figurative artist Victoria Chick who discusses the history and art of working horses in America. See her article here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/working-horses-of-america/  
Featured music is "Horses & Cattle" by www.MikeMoutoux.com 

Author Jamie Cat Callan - Parisian Charm School

In celebration of Bastille Day, this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio's Happy Hour show features best-selling author Jamie Cat Callan, who discusses her latest book, “PARISIAN CHARM SCHOOL: French Secrets for Cultivating Love, Joy, and That Certain je ne sais quoi,” that reveals how we can cultivate charm in all aspects of our lives so that we can embrace more love, passion, and joy in our relationships with others and with ourselves. Learn more, here: http://blendradioandtv.com/listing/jamie-cat-callan-parisian-charm-school/  Jamie is the author of the bestselling books including 'French Women Don't Sleep Alone', `Bonjour, Happiness!' and `Ooh La La! French Women's Secrets to Feeling Beautiful Every Day.' Her books have been published in twenty-one countries and have been featured in major magazines. Jamie makes her home in New York’s Hudson Valley at La Belle Farm, where she and her husband have created a little bit of France and grow lavender, sunflowers, and produce their own brand of French sparkling apple cider. More: http://www.jamiecatcallan.com/ 
 

Author Caroline Taylor - Death in Demarva

An investigation leads Daphne Dunn to the Delmarva Peninsula and a woman so desperate to cover her crimes against undocumented workers that she will kill anyone in her way, including the girl who is quite possibly Daphne's mirror image, Charlie.   Celebrate Delaware Day with this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio featuring veteran author Caroline Taylor who her novel discusses “Death in Delmarva.”
CAROLINE TAYLOR is a novelist and short-story writer who grew up in the mountain west and traveled widely, including a brief stint in the Foreign Service. A former publications manager and editor of Humanities magazine, she is the author of several mystery novels. Death in Delmarva was a finalist for the 2016 FREDDIE award. Loose Ends was the 2018 Goodreads best thriller set in DC and a recipient of a Firebird award in 2022. The Typist also received a Firebird award in 2022. Caroline's nonfiction book, Publishing the Nonprofit Annual Report: Tips, Traps, and Tricks of the Trade, won an APEX award for writing excellence. A collection of short stories, Enough! Thirty Stories of Fielding Life’s Little Curve Balls, features many of the stories that she has had published over the years.
During her career as a publications manager, Caroline received 38 awards for editorial and design excellence for publications and videos produced for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace, BoardSource, and the Aeras Foundation.
She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. More at https://www.carolinestories.com/ 

Tom Cotter - Cuba's Car Culture

Celebrate Collector Car Appreciation Day with this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio that features award-winning "barn find" author Tom Cotter who talks about his book ‘Cuba's Car Culture: Celebrating the Island's Automotive Love Affair’ (2016) that features photography by Bill Warner and a foreword from Sir Stirling Moss.
In many ways, Cuba is an automotive time warp, where the newest car is a 1959 Chevy or perhaps one of the Soviet Ladas. "Cuba’s Car Culture" offers an inside look at a unique car culture, populated with cars that have been cut off from the world so long that they’ve morphed into something else in the spirit of automotive survival.  More; https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/cubas-car-culture/  

Women of the Rivers and Forest in Western Northern Carolina

Celebrate Parks & Recreation Month and National Forest Week with this episode of Big Blend Radio that was recorded onsite with Steve & Karen Wilson, owners and innkeepers of the The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast in the heart of the Montford Historic District in Asheville, North Carolina.
Hear about author Wilma Dykeman and Jean Webb who worked to protect and preserve the French Broad and Swannenoa Rivers and the Asheville parks connected with the rivers on a 17-mile green path. Learn how Edith Vanderbilt honored her late husband's wishes of selling an 86,000-acre tract of the Biltmore Estate to create Pisgah National Forest, one of the first national forests east of the Mississippi River. And, find out about the Daughters of the American Revolution who planted 50,000 Spruce Trees to create the Jubilee Memorial Forest within the Pisgah National Forest on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
RESOURCE LINKS:* The Lion & The Rose B&B: https://www.lion-rose.com/ * Wilma Dykman Legacy: https://www.wilmadykemanlegacy.org/ * Wilma Dykman Greenway: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/news/park-views-wilma-dykeman-greenway/ * Jean Webb Park: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/news/park-views-ashevilles-riverfront-parks/ * Asheville Greenworks: https://www.ashevillegreenworks.org/ * Biltmore - America's Foresty Legacy: https://www.biltmore.com/blog/biltmore-the-birthplace-of-american-forestry/ * Jubilee Memorial Forest: https://www.ourstate.com/north-carolinas-forgotten-forest/ 
This episode is featured on the following Big Blend Radio channels: Adventures in Asheville; Parks & Travel; Nature Connection; Women Making History; Big Daily Blend. Check out all of Big Blend Radio's Channels here: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork 

Dr. Jackie Eubany - Fun and Heart-Healthy Summer

Celebrate National Parks & Recreation Month and National Picnic Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's HEART HEALTHY LIVING WITH DR JACKIE Podcast that's all about how to have a fun and heart-healthy summer! 
Dr. Jacqueline Eubany is a board-certified cardiologist and electrophysiologist, and author of the best-selling book, "Women and Heart Disease: The Real Story." More: https://womenandheartdiseasebook.com/  
New episodes of "Heart Healthy Living with Dr. Jackie" air every 2nd Wednesday at 12pm PST. Follow the Podcast: https://hearthealthyliving-drjackie.podbean.com/