Nature Connection Radio

Ambassador Dr. Nabhit Kapur: Water Is Life, Life Is Dignity

Clean water and sanitation touch nearly every part of life: health, education, safety, economic opportunity and human dignity.  On this shared episode of Big Blend Radio

Comedian Ben Miller – Volcano: A Science Comedy Special

What happens when a comedian walks into a volcano? In this return visit on this shared episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to the Arts & Parks" Show with the National Par

Author Jared Schoch – Riding the Solar Coaster

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Podcast, host/producer Lisa D. Smith talks with clean energy executive Jared Schoch, founder and chairman of Turn

Author James Michael Dorsey – The Friendly Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Before They Vanish" Podcast, explorer and author James Michael Dorsey returns to talk about the gray whales he has spent decades get

The Life of a Tree: England's Forests, Folklore, and Fall Colors

On this shared episode of Big Blend Radio's "English Connection" Podcast, Glynn Burrows takes us for a wander through England's forests — ancient and modern, native and m

Yellowstone: America's First National Park, Still Wild After 110 Years

Travel writer and advisor Lisa Evans, host of Big Blend Radio's "Journey Jukebox" Podcast takes us to Yellowstone National Park — America's very first national park, mark

Snorkeling the Solomon Islands: Two Weeks Aboard the MV Bilikiki

Author and adventurer Inga Aksamit returns to this shared Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel" show with the International Food Wine Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA

Epic Southern Africa: Wildlife, Wine, Waterfalls, River & Rail Adventures

On this shared episode of Big Blend Radio's "Quiltripping Travel" Podcast, travel writer and photographer Rose Palmer shares her epic month-long journey across Southern A

Explore Tualatin Valley, Oregon

Just 30 minutes from Portland, Tualatin Valley is Oregon's underrated wine country — home to 40+ wineries, one of the state's most ethnically diverse food scenes, tax-fre

Vernonia, Oregon: How a Community Turned an Old Railroad into a National Recreation Trail

Michael Calhoun, a lifelong resident of Vernonia, Oregon and Board Chair of the Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District, joins this shared episode of Big Blend Radio'

Film Director Sasha Waters: Mary Oliver - Saved by the Beauty of the World

Sasha Waters, director and producer of the new American Masters documentary "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World," joins Big Blend Radio to talk about bringing

To Use a Mountain: Filmmaker Casey Carter on America's Nuclear Waste Crisis

Filmmaker Casey Carter joins Big Blend Radio to talk about his feature documentary debut, "To Use a Mountain," which traces the search for a permanent U.S. nuclear waste

Lessons Learned from Travel: From Adventure to Environmental Stewardship

In Part Three of her “Lessons Learned from Travel” series, travel writr Linda Ballou takes us into the wilds of Alaska and Canada for a powerful story about adventure, wi

Exploring Audubon’s Francis Beidler Forest & Sanctuary: A South Carolina Swamp Adventure

Celebrate American Adventures Month with this shared episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Jo Goes Everywhere!” travel podcast featuring writer Jo Clark who takes us into the wil

Building a Better World Through Community, Travel & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Welcome to this shared inaugural episode of Big Blend Radio's "Table & Compass" Podcast with hosts Lisa D. Smith, Joelle Machia, and Ryan Slough. Pull up a chair for glo

We Are Guardians Film: Rob Grobman & Chelsea Greene on the Fight to Save the Amazon Rainforest

In recognition of World Rainforest Day, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Podcast features co-directors Rob Grobman and Chelsea Greene who discuss the

Wild, Wonderful Alaska: A Windstar Cruise Through The Last Frontier

Celebrate Great Outdoors Month with this shared episode of Big Blend Radio's Quiltripping Travel" Podcast. Travel expert, photographer and host Rose Palmer joins producer

When Travel Becomes a Pilgrimage: Lessons from the White Lions of South Africa

What happens when you travel — not for sightseeing, but for the soul? In this shared and heartfelt episode of Big Blend Radio's "Soul Diving Sunday" Show, Live & Die Hap

Waterfalls, Wildflowers & Wonders: Exploring Asheville's Outdoor Paradise

In celebration of Great Outdoors Month, this shared episode of Big Blend Radio's "Adventures in Asheville" Podcast features cohosts Steve and Karen Wilson, owners of the

Travel Writer & Storyteller Elaine Masters: Following Wonder Through Travel, Nature & Life

In this special "Getting to Know You" episode of Big Blend Radio, we celebrate National Creativity Day and reconnect with longtime Big Blend friend, travel writer, author