Big Blend Radio

About Big Blend Radio

Viva Variety! Hosted by Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, Big Blend Radio educates, entertains and inspires! Topics include: Music, Books & The Arts; Travel & Recreation; Food & Drink; National Parks & Public Lands; History & Culture; Nature & Environment; Home & Garden; Family & Education; Business & Career; and much more!

Publisher

Big Blend Radio Network

Category

arts · business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jan 2024

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

1,437 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Asheville Music Scene: Venues, Festivals & Legends

   From the Orange Peel to Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam, Asheville, North Carolina’s music scene is so much more than bluegrass.

2. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Inside Mobile’s Historic Battle House Hotel & Spa

   Margo Gilbert opens the doors of Mobile’s grand, restored 1908 Battle House, whispering arch and Crystal Ballroom included, on the next stop of Terri’s Mardi Gras Train journey.

3. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Author Robin Rosenbluth – Education, Water & Belonging in Kenya

   Robin Rosenbluth went from foster care to teaching in a remote Kenyan village at 19, and found the family and belonging she’d been missing.

Who has been a guest on Big Blend Radio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Joey Stuckey
• Shelley Whizin
• Linda Kissam
• Donna George
• Julia Coney

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

200,583

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.