Big Blend Radio: Historic Jefferson Highway

About Big Blend Radio: Historic Jefferson Highway

Broadcasting every 4th Thursday, this Big Blend Radio podcast focuses on the historic Jefferson Highway, an international highway that runs from Winnipeg, Canada down through Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, to New Orleans, Louisiana. There are some parts of Arkansas that were also part of the historic route. It was created by the Jefferson Highway Association, which was originally founded in 1915. The Jefferson Highway, also known as “The Pines to the Palms Highway,” is a historic vacation route that is going through a tourism rebirth and it’s exciting for travelers and destinations alike!

Publisher

Big Blend Radio Network

Category

history · leisure · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Feb 2023

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Historic Jefferson Highway: Winnipeg & Morris, Manitoba

   Cross the border with the Jefferson Highway: a small-town museum, Winnipeg chocolate, rodeos, and a road that starts in Canada.

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Jefferson Highway News: Joplin Recap, St. Cloud 2027 & New Travel Guide

   Roger Bell recaps the Joplin conference and reveals St. Cloud for 2027, and Lisa D. Smith announces the new monthly Jefferson Highway Travel Guide, launching October 1.

3. 

   27 Aug 2026

   Getting to Know Phyllis Bitner - Miners Hall Museum & the Jefferson Highway

   Phyllis Bitner of Miners Hall Museum shares Franklin, Kansas’ coal mining history, the Page 618 Walking Dragline, and the Jefferson Highway.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,165,569

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

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

Quality

15

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

27

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