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Peanut Butter Pleasures

Do you prefer smooth, or chunky? This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Podcast celebrates National Peanut Butter Day (January 24) with some fun peanut butter history, fun facts, and a conversation with Donna George, owner of The Peanut Patch in Yuma, Arizona.
Check out Donna's yummy recipes here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing-category/donna-george/
Learn more about The Peanut Patch and shop online at https://thepeanutpatch.com/
 

The Best Darn Pie!

What is your favorite pie? From Grape Pie to Rhubarb Pie, join us in celebrating National Pie Day and all Pie Day Celebrations with this Big Blend Radio episode focusing on the history of pie along with how it is enjoyed across the America and around the world, plus, recipes and techniques.
FEATURED GUESTS: * SARA SPECTER, co-owner of Bells Up Winery in Oregon. More: https://bellsupwinery.com/ * ELAINE A. POWERS who writes science-based children's books. More: https://elaineapowers.com/ * EVA ELDRIDGE who is a writer, publishing expert and whiz in the kitchen. More: https://evaeldridge.com/ * MARIA CHAMBERLAIN, co-owner of The Inn at OxBow Acres in New Hampshire. More: https://www.oxbowacresnh.com/ 
PIE MUSIC PLAYLIST* YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/35ptp2wb * Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/33v69hm7 
PIE RECIPES, ARTICLES & PODCASTS:* Wikipedia List of Pies Around the World: http://tinyurl.com/frtyvdk7 * Peggy’s Apple & Blueberry Crsip Recipe: https://tinyurl.com/n7t9u469 * Tips on Pairing Wine with Pie: https://tinyurl.com/y4cx6jka * Sawdust Pie Recipe Video: http://tinyurl.com/3b22nt39 * Bailey's Apple Pie Filling Recipe Video: http://tinyurl.com/y6sf6d6m * Apple Pie in a Cast Iron Frying Pan: http://tinyurl.com/3z4ynz2j * Italian Apple Pie: http://tinyurl.com/3u9c4jrf * Ruth's Chicken Pot Pies: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/ruths-chicken-pot-pies/ * Lasagna Meat Pie: http://tinyurl.com/2m9nzacb * Natchitoches Meat Pies & Food Trail: http://tinyurl.com/37vwam3e * Tuxedo Park Quiche: http://tinyurl.com/38wbv382 * Castle Creek Manor Quiche: http://tinyurl.com/4kj97vew 

Celebrating Women in The Arts

From Sculptors to Stained Glass Designers to Authors and Singer-Songwriters, this episode of Big Blend Radio's WOMEN MAKING HISTORY Podcast Celebrates Women in the World of Arts, as part of January being International Creativity Month.
FEATURED GUESTS:- SHARON K. KURTZ is a travel writer and award-winning photographer. Hear about the folk artist women she met during her recent visit to Peru, and check out her article about it all, here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/journeying-through-peru/ * Keep up with Sharon's adventures at https://sharonkkurtz.com/ 
- VICTORIA CHICK is a contemporary figurative artist, early 19th/20th century print collector, and the spearhead behind the Southwest Regional Museum of Art & Art Center in Silver City, New Mexico. Victoria talks about the life and legacy of sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis. Learn more about Edmonia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis * Keep up with Victoria here: https://victoriachick.com/ * Check out her museum project, here: https://www.southwest-art-museum.org/ 
- CHRISTY WOOD is a world champion horse trainer, a winner in extreme trail obstacle challenges, a carded horse show judge, and author of three books. Hear about her new memoir, "Hoofprints Across Time: A Trail Ride to Remember" that shares her adventures on the 13-year progressive Chief Joseph Trail Ride https://wdnhorse.com/  
- KIMBERLY HESS is the author of the biography "A Lesser Mortal: The Unexpected Life of Sarah B. Cochran." Hear about Agnes Northrop (1857-1953), who was a designer at Tiffany specializing in floral stained glass windows. "Garden Landscape," which she designed for Sarah B. Cochran's mansion in Dawson, Pennsylvania, was recently unveiled at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - see: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/899795 * Also watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDVIouHWPFU * And, keep up with Kimberly here: https://unexpectedlifeofsarahbcochran.com/ 
- ELAINE A POWERS is a retired biologist, actor and singer, a conservationist with a passion for reptiles, and the author of over 25 science-based children’s stories and scripts. Hear about her writing career and learn more about her books, here: https://elaineapowers.com/ 
- JOEY STUCKEY is and award-winning blind guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, producer,  educator, sound engineer, and the music ambassador for Macon, Georgia. He spotlights Georgia singer/songwriter Sue G. Wilkinson. hear her music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ui3Cs15jm1jIoK0Z2wfRL?si=4UD_lzjxRDmLE_jSgBi9JA * Keep up with Joey: https://www.joeystuckey.com/ 
 
Big Blend Radio's "Women Making History" Podcast airs new episodes every 4th Wednesday. Follow the show here: https://women-making-history.podbean.com/  
This episode is also featured on Big Blend Radio's "Big Daily Blend" and "Toast to The Arts" channels. Follow Big Blend Radio's Network of Podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork 

For the Love of Squirrels

From Africa and Asia to North America, this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast celebrates National Squirrel Appreciation Day (Every January 21st) with some fun facts about squirrels and their small rodent families.
 
SONG OF THE DAY: Ray Stevens, "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival": https://youtu.be/K16fG1sDagU?feature=shared
 
TRAVELING BIRD (SQUIRREL) FEEDER videos on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSquirrels

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 accommplishments, 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: https://online.fliphtml5.com/yhwzg/zvlz/#p=72 
 
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
 

Route 66 Roadside Signs & Advertisements

On January 19, 1915, Georges Claude patented the neon discharge tube for use in advertising (U.S. Patent 1,125,476). In honor of his noteworthy and iconic invention, we're revisiting this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio featuring Route 66 experts, authors, writers and photographers, Joe Sonderman and Jim Hinckley. Hear about their book “Route 66 Roadside Signs & Advertisements” that showcases the colorful history of commercial signage along “America’s Most Famous Highway.” For more Route 66 and Neon Sign fun, check out our interview Jeroen & Maggie Boersma, a husband-wife photography and travel team from Amsterdam, who talk about their adventures exploring and documenting America’s historic highways, classic and neon signs, and National Parks. You can see some of their photography in the book “Route 66 Roadside Signs & Advertisements,” https://soundcloud.com/bigblendradio/jeroen-maggie-boersma-66-kicks-photography 

Secret Michigan: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

In honor of National Michigan Day, we're revisiting this episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA todiscover some of the hidden gems and forgotten stories of Michigan with Amy Piper, author of "Secret Michigan: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure" (Reedy Press).  Amy Piper is a freelance travel writer, blogger, and photographer who specializes in luxury and multigenerational travel. She travels through the lens of a food lover and has been to 41 countries and 45 states around the world. A native Michigander, she is also the author of “100 Things to Do in Lansing Before You Die” (Reedy Press) and is published in the book "Midwest Road Trip Adventures." More at https://followthepiper.com/
Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) here: https://www.ifwtwa.org/

Bootleggers, Rum Runners and ‘Shiners

Celebrate National Bootlegger Day (Jan. 17) and listen in as Big Blend Radio's "Happy Hour" show "goes on the run" from Georgia to Florida, South Carolina, Maine, New York City and finally to the backwoods of Hot Springs, Arkansas. 
Featured "Bootleggers and Runners" Include:- Author & Travel Writer Kathleen Walls: https://katywalls.com and https://americanroads.net/ - Author & Photographer Jo Clark: https://haveglasswilltravel.com and https://recipestravelculture.com - Author Matt Cost "King of Happy Hour": https://www.mattcost.net/ - Tiffany Bertram, owner of Tiffany's Bed & Breakfast: https://www.tiffanysbedandbreakfast.com/ 
RELATED ARTICLES OF INTEREST:- Big Blend Spirits Guide: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/bourbon-whiskey-moonshine-distilled-spirits/ - Dessert by the Light of the Moon: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/dessert-by-the-light-of-the-moon/ - Rocky Mount: https://recipestravelculture.com/rocky-mount-snuggles-against-blue-ridge/  - Yadkin Valley Wine Country: https://recipestravelculture.com/my-adventures-on-the-yadkin-valley-wine-and-shine-trail/ - Granddaddy Mimms: https://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum/content.php?2836-Granddaddy-Mimm-s-Distilling-Company-Blairsville-Georgia - Blairsville: https://rovology.com/united-states/georgia/best-things-to-do-in-blairsville-georgia/ - Family Moonshine Biz:  https://www.salon.com/2018/04/07/familys-moonshine-business-is-more-than-a-job-it-is-a-legacy-partner/ 
MUSIC PLAYLIST: Check it out n Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5End6Kf3bvJCwdmlV4MMLl?si=3b56306f85ed43ee 
This episode is also featured on Big Blend Radio's "Eat, Drink & Be Merry" and "Big Daily Blend" Podcast Channels. Check out our network of shows: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork