Steve Schneickert recalls the Hollywood History of movies filmed in National Parks including: 'The Grapes of Wrath', 'North by Northwest', 'Spartacus', 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid', and 'The Quick and the Dead'. Hear more of Steve's Hollywood History segments here> http://blendradioandtv.com/index.php/listing/steve-schneickert-hollywood-history/

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Glynn Burrows, historian and owner of Norfolk Tours UK, talks about England's National Parks including the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Other guests in this special Big Blend Radio Anniversary segment include travel writer Linda Kissam, education expert Bobbi DePorter, and Spontuneous Rob Ridgeway!

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Nathan Hatfield, previous Chief of Interpretation for Cane River Creole National Historical Park discusses the Oakland and Magnolia Plantations, both within the national park unit. Part of the Cane River National Heritage in central Louisiana, this historic park is just a few miles from Natchitoches, the state's oldest town. This interview was recorded onsite in 2014, as part of the Big Blend Spirit of America Tour of National Park units.

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Becky Latanich, Chief of Interpretation and Education at Pecos National Historical Park, talks with Big Blend Radio about the rich and diverse history and visitor experience at this historic national park unit in northern New Mexico. www.NPS.gov/peco

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From Crater Lake to Pinnacles National Park, listen to our ‘Park Ranger Insider’ Big Blend Radio interview with James and Gayle Sleznick, who share their 55-year love story and adventurous life within the National Park Service. See their feature in the Winter 2017 issue of Spirit of America Magazine> http://en.calameo.com/read/003996566cdf73609fb6b?page=83

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Nick Lund, Senior Manager for the Landscape Conservation Program at National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), talks with Big Blend Radio about the environmental impacts pipelines and oil and gas exploration has on National Parks and their surroundings. He also discusses how NPCA and other groups have partnered in a lawsuit to stop seismic testing, and oil and gas exploration in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve, which would threaten the endangered Florida Panther and water resources. www.NPCA.org/energy

Big Blend Radio interview with Anita Badertscher, Chief of Interpretation and Education Public Information Officer at Tumacacori National Historical Park, a main site on the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historical Trail, in Southern Arizona. Hear about the park's rich and diverse cultural history, its mission and heritage orchard, and fall-winter 2016 events. Visit www.NPS.gov/tuma

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Big Blend Radio interview with Dan Chu, Sierra Club Senior Director of Our Wild America campaign and the importance of creating the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument. The Our Wild America Campaign encompasses the Sierra Club's efforts to protect public lands and wildlife, keep dirty fuels in the ground, and engage a diversity of families and kids with exploring and protecting nature. See www.sierraclub.org/nps100 or content.sierraclub.org/ourwildamerica/ .

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Big Blend Radio interview with Jack Steward and Colton Smith, hosts of the Daytime Emmy Award winning, two-time Daytime Emmy nominated and two-time Parents’ Choice award-winning series “Rock the Park” (ABC). Together, the co-hosts and best friends tap into America's love affair with national parks, taking viewers on a journey to some of the most awe-inspiring places on Earth. From majestic geysers in Yellowstone to molten volcanoes in Hawaii to the tallest living trees in the world in Sequoia National Park, wherever they travel, there's always plenty of adventure. www.ThoseParkGuys.com.