Women Making History

Two Women Have Unique Experiences in Parks and Public Lands of The West

In celebration of National Public Lands Day, this shared episode of Big Blend Radio's "Parks & Travel" Show, travel writer Debbie Stone and horse expert Christy Wood talk about two very different experiences in remote parks and public lands of the west....
LAKE CLARK NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE - Travel writer Debbie Stone talks about her recent visit to this Alaskan treasure that boasts glaciers, jagged mountains, active volcanoes, and sprawling tundra, along with numerous lakes and rivers.  Read her story: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/discover-the-awe-inspiring-beauty-of-alaskas-lake-clark-national-park/ 
CHIEF JOSEPH TRAIL RIDE - World champion horse trainer Christy Wood gives an overview of this 13-year progressive trail ride with the Appaloosa Horse Club that goes along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail which follows the route Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce took while attempting to escape the US Cavalry in 1877. More: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/the-chief-joseph-trail-ride/ 

Science Author Lisa M. Baril - The Age of Melt

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Podcast features science journalist and author Lisa M. Baril, author of "The Age of Melt: What Glaciers, Ice Mummies, and Ancient Artifacts Teach Us about Climate, Culture, and a Future without Ice."
Around the world, ice has preserved some of history’s most fascinating artifacts, such as the skeleton of an Iron Age horse, wooden arrows with bird-feather fletching, and even a baby mammoth. Yet, these incredible pieces of history were only discovered as the ice began to do what we all feared: melt. 
Lisa M. Baril traveled all over the world studying ice and its effect on humans. In THE AGE OF MELT, she explores the shifting view that humans have long held of glaciers—from fear, to awe, to conquest. More:  https://www.lisabaril.com/ 
Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Podcast airs every 2nd and 4th Friday in collaboration with Margot Carrera, a fine art nature photographer who is passionate about the environment. More: http://margotcarrera.etsy.com/ 
This episode is also featured on Big Blend Radio's "Women Making History" and "Way Back When" podcast channels. Follow Big Blend Radio's Network of Podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork 

Success Insider with Organizational Trainer Rita Sever

Supervision is a critical function of leadership that is often overlooked, and yet the quality of supervision is often what makes or breaks a leader—and an organization. Along with being a certified professional coach and speaker who works with social justice organizations, Rita Sever is the author of “SUPERVISION MATTERS: 100 Bite-sized Ideas to Transform You and Your Team,” and “LEADING FOR JUSTICE: Supervision, HR, and Culture.”
In celebration of today being Human Resource Professional Day, we're revisiting this episode of Big Blend Radio with Rita Sever who discusses her career and her answers to our "Success Insider Q&A" which you can read here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/success-insider-rita-sever-organizational-trainer/ 
WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/M8rhav4pEgs 
Rita has an MA in Organizational Psychology and is a certified professional coach. Rita approaches supervision as a primary leadership function. In addition, she sees the function of human resources and the culture of an organization as essential components of organizational effectiveness. She works with individuals, teams, and entire organizations to help the organization be in alignment internally as they work to achieve justice externally. She is also a regular Big Blend Radio guest and expert contributor.
More: https://supervisionmatters.com/ 

Women Who Have and Do Save Lives

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Women Making History" Podcast focuses on women who have and do save lives.
FEATURED GUESTS- GLYNN BURROWS, historian and owner of Norfolk Tours UK talks about nurses Florence Nightingale Edith Cavell, and author and animal advocate Anna Sewell. Read his article about these historic and noteworthy English ladies, here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/historic-english-women-who-saved-lives/ 
- SHARON K. KURTZ, travel writer and photographer, talks about Harriet Tubman who led approximately 70 enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Read here article here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/harriet-tubman-a-legacy-of-courage-and-compassion/ 
- ARYN YOUNGLESS, a writer and genealogist, talks about the 1916 film called "Perils of Our Girl Reporters," which was about female reporters, including the famous Nellie Bly, who only ever published under the name "Girl Reporters" so they could tell the world about things such as women in asylums and sanitoriums, that would otherwise go unreported. Learn more about Aryn, here: https://www.genealogybyaryn.com/  
- LISA D. SMITH, Big Blend Host, talks about cardiologist and best-selling author Dr. Jacqueline Eubany. Check out Dr. Jackie's "Doctor Insider" Q&A here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/doctor-insider-dr-jacqueline-eubany/ ** Plus, hear about Anne E. Lowry's novel, "The Blue Trunk," that's based on her great-great aunt who was institutionalized in an insane asylum: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/ann-e-lowry-the-blue-trunk/ 

Filmmaker Stephanie Welch - A Dangerous Idea

We're revisiting our Big Blend Radio interview with filmmaker Stephanie Welch who discusses her debut feature film “A DANGEROUS IDEA: Eugenics, Genetics and The American Dream.”Dealing with the interconnections of complex topics within the arena of science, history and politics, "A Dangerous Idea" effectively brings to light how false scientific claims have rolled back long fought for gains in equality, and how powerful interests are poised once again to use the gene myth to unravel the American Dream. The film is also a radical reassessment of the meaning, use, and misuse of gene science. It features interviews with prominent scientists, victims of eugenic policies, and social thinkers. More: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/a-dangerous-idea-film/

Author Francine Falk-Allen - A Wolff in the Family

Happy National Family Day! This episode of Big Blend Radio features award-winning author Francine Falk-Allen. A fan of genealogy research, Francine enjoyed uncovering her family’s history, and traced both her maternal and paternal ancestors back to the 1600s. She never imagined that one day she’d discover a jaw-dropping family secret.
Based on a true story, Falk-Allen’s “A Wolff in the Family” (She Writes Press, Oct. 1, 2024) is a riveting saga of prejudice, passion, and revenge. What mysterious scandals led a father to abandon his five youngest children—and the elder siblings to keep their shame a secret for eighty years? More at: https://francinefalk-allen.com/ 
This episode is featured on Big Blend Radio's "Big Daily Blend," "A Toast to The Arts," "Women Making History," and "Way Back When" Podcast Channels. Follow our Big Blend Radio Network of Shows, here: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork 

Journalist and Author Kathleen Day - Broken Bargain

With today being American Business Women's Day, we're revisiting this "From the Vault" Big Blend Radio interview with award-winning journalist and author Kathleen Day. Hear about her book, “Broken Bargain: Bankers, Bailouts, and the Struggle to Tame Wall Street,” that shows how a bargain between the government and Wall Street has evolved. With tales of characters ranging over two centuries, the book pares the details of each crisis to a concise but complete history. “Broken Bargain” throws light on American finance’s raucous and Byzantine legacy, one that is fraught with boom-and-bust cycles. Along the way, she shows how the history of our banking and financial institutions mirrors and shapes the history of America.
Kathleen Day spent 30 years as a business journalist with the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and USA Today before joining the Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business as a professor of finance in 2013. She lives in Washington, DC. https://kathleenday.com/
 

Trish Laub - Comfort in Their Journey

It is projected that by 2050, 16 million people in the US will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, requiring 80 million caregivers and generating total costs of $1.1 trillion. In observance of World Alzheimer's Day (Sept. 21), we're revisiting this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio  featuring Trish Laub who discusses her book series, “Comfort in Their Journey,” that provides practical guidance for providing care, including for Alzheimer’s, through end of life. The series  includes, “A Most Meaningful Life,” “Peaceful Endings,” and “Through the Rabbit Hole.”
Trish Laub is on a mission “to help others see that even with Alzheimer’s the possibilities are limitless and a meaningful life is possible, that death is due its dignity, and that everyone deserves compassionate and dignified care.”
While providing care for her parents, Trish found that there were hundreds of books and resources offering advice, but none that made the information easily accessible or provided usable solutions. The “Comfort in their Journey” book series is what Trish needed: forthright information and answers to everyone’s questions on topics that no one wants to talk about.
More: https://www.comfortintheirjourney.com/