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Women Making History

Big Blend Radio Network

Aiming to inspire, educate, and entertain women and girls around the world, Big Blend Radio’s ”Women Making History” podcast celebrates women in the past, present, and future, while also sharing success tips on living a happy and successful personal and professional life. New and ”From the Vault” interview episodes aIr almost daily, plus we host a Themed Show or Panel Discussion every 4th Wednesday at 12pm PST / 3pm EST.

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28:03

Kristen Welch - Mercy House Global

Women Making History ·

2024/08/12

In honor of International Youth Day, this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio features Kristen Welch, who along with her husband Terrell, founded Mercy House Global. Each month they partner with fair trade, faith groups across the globe to bring their Mercy House Global subscription members high quality items. These artisan groups represent young girls and women in hard situations, including those rescued from human trafficking, and those who live in extreme poverty, who are in need of work

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41:37

Ida O. Abbott - Retirement by Design

Women Making History ·

2024/08/11

On this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio, award-winning attorney Ida O. Abbott discusses her book, “Retirement by Design: A Guided Workbook for Creating a Happy and Purposeful Future." Retirement can be one of the most monumental life transitions a person experiences, however, we don’t have to stick to the status quo of seeing it as a time of loss. All of the personal and professional opportunities that characterize a person’s life until the point of retirement can transition into this

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04:23

Mountaineer Fay Fuller Climbs Mount Rainier

Women Making History ·

2024/08/10

This episode of Big Blend Radio shares the story of Fay Fuller, the first woman to climb Mount Rainier in Washington. She first reached the summit on August 10, 1890, and climbed the mountain again in 1897. Read by Big Blend Radio host Lisa D. Smith, from this story: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/climbing-above-paradise/ This episode is featured on Big Blend Radio's "Big Daily Blend," "Women Making History," "Way Back When," and "Parks & Travel" Podcasts. Check out the Big Blend

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Filmmaker Deborah Anderson - Women of the White Buffalo

Women Making History ·

2024/08/09

In honor of today being International Day of the World’s Indigenous People and National Women's Day, we are revisiting this episode of Big Blend Radio featuring filmmaker/photographer Deborah Anderson who discusses her award-winning documentary “Women Of The White Buffalo."The film focuses on how the matriarchal society upended by centuries of genocide and colonialism has disenfranchised the Lakota women and simultaneously reinforced their roles as the backbones of their communities and the

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50:33

Genealogist Insider with Aryn Youngless

Women Making History ·

2024/08/08

It's National Family Fun Month which offers us all a good reason to deep dive into our Family History! Spending time with grandparents, aunts and uncles or cousins? Maybe ask them about some of those forgotten family stories and then follow up on them. Today's episode of Big Blend Radio's WAY BACK WHEN History Show features genealogist and writer Aryn Youngless who specializes in piecing together ancestry mysteries and crafting keepsake family history books. She combines genealogy research with a

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27:51

Exploring Vienna - From Majestic Palaces to...

Women Making History ·

2024/08/07

It's all about Historic Vienna on this shared episode of Big Blend Radio's WANDER THE WORLD WITH SHARON podcast with Sharon K. Kurtz. Vienna, Austria’s capital, is where history, art, and culture come together. With its stunning architecture, grand palaces, and top-notch museums, it’s a city that captures the imagination. Vienna is a perfect blend of rich history, classical music, and architectural wonders, making it a must-visit for culture lovers. Read Sharon's article about her experiences in

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Funny Ladies in Hollywood History

Women Making History ·

2024/08/06

With today being the birth anniversary of Lucille Ball (August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989), we're revisiting this recording where Steve Schneickert recalls the Funny Ladies in Hollywood History, including Betty White, Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing and Bette Midler!

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01:09:06

Author Barbara L. Pagano - The 60-Something Crisis

Women Making History ·

2024/08/05

This "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio's "Writer's Wednesday" Show with Books Forward features Barbara L. Pagano, author of "The 60-Something Crisis: How to Live an Extraordinary Life in Retirement." It's the first book to circumvent the tired and conventional approaches of finding purpose, passion, or happiness, or using reinvention to discover a path of fulfillment after 60. In "The 60-Something Crisis," Barbara L. Pagano presents a clear, practical framework through four

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26:52

The Life and Career of Artist Kyra Markham

Women Making History ·

2024/08/03

In celebration of American Artists Appreciation Month, this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio features Victoria Chick, a contemporary figurative artist and early 19th/20th century print collector, who discusses the life and career of artist and actor Kyra Markham. More: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/the-life-and-career-of-artist-kyra-markham/ A long-time contributor to Big Blend Magazines and guest expert on Big Blend Radio, you can catch new episodes with Victoria every third

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45:54

Poet Carissa Garcia and Artist Chelsea Bighorn

Women Making History ·

2024/08/02

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "A Toast to The Arts & Parks" Podcast features National Parks Arts Foundation artists-in-residence Carissa "Lucky" Garcia and Chelsea Bighorn. Carissa “Lucky” Garcia is an Indigenous/Chicana writer, poet, performing artist, community organizer, anti-oppression educator and Indigenous Justice advocate. Her NPAF residency was in Chaco Culture National Historical Park in Northern New Mexico. Hear her initial interview about her writing and poetry, here:

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55:12

Award-winning Author Andrea Thome

Women Making History ·

2024/08/01

With today being National Colorado Day and August being Read-a-Romance Month, we're revisiting our Big Blend radio conversation with award-winning author Andrea Thome who discusses her novel “House of Belonging” that whisks readers away to the Rocky Mountains for some steamy romance, drama and suspense! ““House of Belonging” is the final book in the Hesse Creek Series, and while each title in the series can be read independently, Thome’s dedicated fans will recognize some familiar characters who

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01:05:41

Park Ranger Insider: Jim and Gayle Sleznick

Women Making History ·

2024/07/31

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

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44:59

Author Kristine Ochu - Campfire Confessions

Women Making History ·

2024/07/30

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... KRISTINE OCHU is founder of “The Night of a Woman’s Soul – Creating Your Amazing

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50:47

Deena Metzger - Award-winning Author, Poet, Essayist

Women Making History ·

2024/07/29

With today being National Rain Day and Eco Monday, we're revisiting our Big Blend Radio interview with award-winning author, poet, and essayist Deena Metgzer who discusses her novel “A Rain of Night Birds” (2017) which has been called "a momentous and needed confrontation between indigenous knowledge and the modern scientific mind." Deena Metzger is a radical thinker on behalf of the natural world and planetary survival, a teacher of writing and healing practices for 50 years, and a writer and

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Nancy Lawson - The Humane Gardener

Women Making History ·

2024/07/28

With today being World Nature Conservation Day, we're revisiting this Big Blend Radio interview with Nancy Lawson, author of “The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife." In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Nancy is also the founder of Humane Gardener, an outreach initiative dedicated to cultivating compassion for all creatures great and small through

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44:04

Sabina Palermo - Growing Houseplants and Happiness

Women Making History ·

2024/07/27

With today being "Take Your Houseplant For a Walk Day" we thought we'd revisit this episode of Big Blend Radio with Sabina Palermo, author of "Hi Cacti: Growing Happiness & Houseplants." Note: We don't think she walks her houseplants though, unless it's to a more suitable location in her home!Plant care is self-care. As we all know, spending time with nature reduces stress, anxiety and depression while boosting your immune system, reducing blood pressure, aiding sleep and improving

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45:44

Photographer Olivia Grey Pritchard

Women Making History ·

2024/07/26

With todaay being National Dog Photographer Day, we're revisiting our Big Blend Radio conversation with award-winning photographer Olivia Grey Pritchard, who discusses her photography and beautiful and heartwarming coffee table book, “MUTTS: A Celebration of Mystery Mixed Breeds.” MUTTS aims to inspire joy and connection when readers look through these photographs. And for people who haven’t considered adopting a rescue pet before, this book shows that mutts have just as many unique, lovable, and

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43:08

Chef and Author Cathy A. Lewis

Women Making History ·

2024/07/25

Today is National Culinarians Day that annually honors cooks and chefs. So, we're revisiting our Big Blend Radio chat from 2022 with Cathy A. Lewis. Hear about her incredible culinary career, but mostly about her novel “The Road We Took: Four Days in Germany 1933,” a gut-wrenching debut from a curious daughter who unlocks a time-capsule and inspires readers to “never forget.” "The Road We Took" is a historical fiction novel that looks into Hitler’s deadly plans nine years before the start of

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Pioneering Women of the Past and Present

Women Making History ·

2024/07/24

Celebrate National Pioneer Day with today's episode of Big Blend Radio's "Women Making History" Podcast that focuses on Pioneering Women of the Past & Present.FEATURED GUESTS - GLYNN BURROWS, historian and owner of Norfolk Tours UK talks about social reformer Octavia Hill. Read his article about her: https://tinyurl.com/mr2chjv7 - LINDA BALLOU, travel writer and author, talks about equestrian explorer Isabella Bird, the inspiration behind her novel, "Embrace of the Wild." More:

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48:12

Healing Neen - One Woman's Path to Salvation from...

Women Making History ·

2024/07/23

In observance of National Women Touched by Addiction Day (July 23), we are revisiting our Big Blend Radio interview Tonier Cain, a recovered crack addict turned nationally recognized inspirational speaker and trauma care expert, who discusses mental health care and substance abuse treatment. During her 19-year crack addiction, Tonier Cain racked up 83 arrests and 66 convictions. She turned to prostitution to pay for drugs, lost custody of four children, and, when she wasn’t locked up, she slept

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