On this episode of Big Blend Radio's Quality of Life Show, Dr Jacqueline Eubany shares how street drugs, especially stimulants like cocaine, methamphetamines, ecstasy, and speed can increase your risk for heart disease.These drugs cause an increase in adrenaline hormones that makes your heart beat fast and increases your blood pressure. This in turn can lead to a heart attack. Dr. Jackie is a board certified cardiologist and electrophysiologist, and author of the best-selling book “Women and Heart Disease: The Real Story." 

Featured music is "Down the Drain” from the album "Without You" by Brian Bourgault.

Join hosts Nancy Reid & Lisa Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, for Big Blend Radio’s Vacation Station Travel Show with travel writer and author Linda Ballou.

From Alaska to Costa Rica, California’s Sierra Nevada region to New Zealand and beyond, Linda discusses her various travel and outdoor adventures as covered in her memoir “Lost Angel Walkabout: One Traveler’s Tales.” From her roots in Alaska she received strength, centeredness, and respect for the awful power of nature that carried her forward into and adventure travel writing career. Read her story on NationalParkTraveling.com.

Featured music is “Consequences” from the album "Things are Looking Up" by the Walk-A-Bout Band.

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s Vacation Station Travel Show is all about Winter in beautiful Park City, Utah, with Dan Howard of Visit Park City.

Located 25 miles southeast of Salt Lake City International Airport, Park City is one of the most accessible year-round destinations in North America, offering 7,300 skiable acres and 400 miles of scenic hiking and biking. Outdoor enthusiasts can partake in an array of winter activities including biking, fly-fishing, white-water rafting, and even stand up paddleboard yoga in a 10,000 year old crater. For those who prefer to something a bit less active, there’s the Park City Museum, Egyptian Theater, and Historic Main Street. Visitors can also enjoy mouth-watering courses at one of over 150 restaurants, sip on locally-crafted wines and spirits, or sign up for a cooking class or food tour.

Featured music is “Fallen Snow” by Peggy James.

Thanks to the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) for sponsoring this segment.

Join hosts Nancy Reid & Lisa Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, for Big Blend Radio’s Way Back When History show. A special Veterans Day episode in honor of US  military and armed services, genealogist Holly T. Hansen, Founder of Family History Expos, shares tips on tracing your family roots by using war records, especially during major American Wars during the Colonial and National Periods. Military records are probably the best record category to gather exact birth, marriage, and death information on your ancestors. REad Holly's article and download the war timelines on BlendRadioandTV.com.

Featured music is “Captain America” by Nicki Kris.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, travel writer Sue Frause shares her experience in Portugal and Spain, as part of a Floating Jazz, Food & Wine Festival. This Earthbound Expeditions cruise aboard the MS Gil Eanes included 110 passengers, along with hosts Bubba Jackson and Jose Rizo, both on-air talent with KJAZZ radio in Long Beach, California. Providing the nightly onboard music was a fine group of top jazz musicians, led by Franck Ansallem of Paris. A prolific composer, he has numerous recordings to his credit, including both piano and vocal. Among the other musicians was bass player Victor Nyberg of Stockholm; drummer Gautier Garrigue of Paris; Cuban sax player Irving Acao; and vocalists Hetty Kate of Australia and Sacha Bourost of San Diego and Paris.

Featured music on this episode is “After Hours” by James Byfield.

Thanks to the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) for sponsoring this segment.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio’s 2nd Friday Vacation Station Food, Wine & Travel Show, travel writer and photographer Chris Cutler discusses four towns in Italy: Sulmona in Abruzzo, Agrigento in Sicily, Alberobello in Puglia, and Lucca in Tuscany. If you like Italy because you like Rome, Florence, and Venice, these four towns will make you fall in love with all that is la Bella Italia.  Read Chris' story "Authentic Italy" on BlendRadioandTV.com.

Featured music is Ecco by Emiliano DeFerrari.

Thanks to the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) for sponsoring this segment.

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s Vacation Station Travel Show features beautiful Paso Robles Wine Country with Christopher Taranto from the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, and Danna Stroud from Travel Paso.

Centrally located between San Francisco and Los Angeles along California’s Central Coast, Paso Robles Wine Country features award-winning wines, a historic downtown, delicious restaurants, and breathtaking views around each corner. There’s something to please every palate at 200+ wineries, plus beaches, hiking, cycling, golf, and the iconic Hearst Castle nearby. More at and .

Featured music is “Terra Bella” by guitarist Jim Stubblefield.

Thanks to the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) for sponsoring this segment.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio author George Weinstein discusses his riveting new thriller “Watch What You Say,” a novel of psychological suspense that delves into Chromesthesia, and reverses gender roles with a protagonist who must race to save her husband from a kidnapper. Told through the perspectives of three primary characters – protagonist Bo Riccardi, her husband Oscar, and the man who kidnaps him – “Watch What You Say” is a multifaceted thriller that is gripping and sharply constructed.

Featured music is “Astral Travel Plane 9” by Mae Edwards.

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Philly based powerhouse vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist, Mutlu, who discusses his new album “Good Trouble” that hits on thought-provoking topics like societal change, inequality, depression, and hardship.  However, the album still features two soul-styled songs that emphasize love and connection.

Mutlu’s songwriting and vocals will not be the only thing that moves listeners. His rhythmic compositions showcase a rare and retro sound that can be attractive to fans of any genre. Mutlu has toured the nation as a support act with legendary duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, and with acclaimed singer/songwriter Amos Lee.

Thanks to the National Parks Arts Foundation for sponsoring this episode.

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s Toast to the Arts Show features Lance Laber, the Executive Director of DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, a 10-acre historic landmark in Tucson, Arizona. On this episode he discusses artist Ted DeGrazia’s career as the most reproduced artist, as well as his current exhibits in the gallery including “DeGrazia Paints the Jungle,” “DeGrazia Downtown,” and “Arizona Highways and Ted DeGrazia.” He also talks about the upcoming La Fiesta de Guadalupe (Dec. 8), and annual opening of the Little Gallery that hosts visiting artists from Nov. 1, 2019-March 20, 2020.