BIG WEEKLY BLEND PODCAST: SEPTEMBER 4-10, 2023
Food, Books, Music & More…
Get a Taste of September with this episode of the Big Weekly Blend podcast that celebrates the national and international holidays, pop culture, and historic happenings between Sept. 4-10, 2023. Featured guest is award-winning vocalist and composer Johnny Schaefer, plus we close the episode with a quick chat with Donna George, owner of The Peanut Patch in Yuma, Arizona.
Listen to the podcast and enjoy the music playlist that includes music from Johnny Schaefer, along with the book/author reading list, and links to articles, podcasts, puzzles, and recipes that connect with the month of September, and this week!
THIS WEEK’S MUSIC PLAYLIST
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THIS WEEK’S BOOK/AUTHOR READING LIST INCLUDES: Heloise Prieta, Leo Tolstoy, Karl Raitz, Jeff Foxworthy.
GET A TASTE OF SEPTEMBER
Better Breakfast Month; Bourbon Heritage Month; National Chicken Month; National Condiment Month; National Food Safety Education Month; National Honey Month; National Mushroom Month; National Organic Month; National Papaya Month, National Potato Month, National Rice Month.
September Recipes and Tasty Podcasts, Articles & Videos:
Chicken Recipes
Pinot Noir BBQ Sauce
Whiskey BBQ Sauce
Mushroom Provolone Burger
Ruth’s Stuffed Mushrooms
Zinfandel Steakhouse Mushrooms
Kentucky’s Bourbon Country
Rock Town Distillery
Knife Safety in the Kitchen
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Breakfast at Rosevine Inn
Zucchini Stuffed with Rice & Meat
Spicy Chickpea Rice Burgers
Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Spring Creek Pair Honey Recipe
Organic & Biodynamic Wines
CELEBRATE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
“In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.” Paul Harvey (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009)
BIRTHDAYS & BIRTH ANNIVERSARIES: Paul Harvey – radio broadcaster (1918); Mitzi Gaynor – actress (1931); David Drew Pinsky “Dr Drew” – radio / TV show host (1958); Damon Wayans – actor and comedian (1960); Beyoncé Knowles – singer and actress (1981); Xavier Woods – wrestler (1986); Mark Tuan – pop singer & rapper (1993); Jasmine Sandlas – pop singer (1994).
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: Labor Day; National Macadamia Nut Day; National Wildlife Day; Eat an Extra Dessert Day.
PARKS & PLACES: City of Los Angeles (1781).
ARTICLES, PODCASTS, RECIPES & PUZZLES:
Uncertain Future for Koalas
Dessert by the Light of the Moon
Elephant Refugees
Chambord Crème Brûlée
Iconic Hollywood Drinks, Dishes & Desserts
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Wildlife Adventure in Ecuador
Nature in Chobe & Victoria Falls
Hot on the Trail of Namibia’s Little Five
CELEBRATE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
“The only way to survive is to have a sense of humor.” Bob Newhart
BIRTHDAYS & BIRTH ANNIVERSARIES: Louis XIV – King of France (1638); Jesse James – outlaw (1847); Jack Daniel – Creator of Jack Daniel’s (1850); Bob Newhart – actor and comedian (1929); William Devane – actor (1937); Claudette Colvin – civil rights leader (1939); Raquel Welch – actress (1940); Freddie Mercury – singer and songwriter, Queen (1946); Michael Keaton – actor (1951); Rose McGowan – actress (1973).
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: National Cheese Pizza Day; International Day of Charity; Telephone Tuesday; National Be Late for Something Day; World Samosa Day.
PARKS & PLACES: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in DC (1959); Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in DC (1962).
ARTICLES, PODCASTS, RECIPES & PUZZLES:
Positano Pizzas
Jefferson Highway Road Trip
V Is For Victory
CELEBRATE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
“It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” David Allan Coe
BIRTHDAYS & BIRTH ANNIVERSARIES: John Dalton – chemist and physicist (1766); Laura Jane Addams – civil rights leader (1860); Jo Anne Worley – actress (1937); David Allan Coe – country singer (1939); Roger Waters – singer/songwriter for Pink Floyd (1943); Swoosie Kurtz – actress (1944); Jeff Foxworthy – comedian (1958); Rosie Perez – actress (1964); Idrissa Akuna “Idris” Elba – actor and singer (1972); Robert Hugh Carvel – actor (1977); Terrence Adrian Clarke – basketball player (2001); Asher Angel – actor (2002).
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: National Coffee Ice Cream Day; National Read a Book Day; Fight Procrastination Day; Great Egg Toss Day.
PARKS & PLACES: Swaziland (1968).
ARTICLES, PODCASTS, RECIPES & PUZZLES:
Big Blend Author Podcast Library
Your New Fighting Stance
CELEBRATE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” Grandma Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961)
BIRTHDAYS & BIRTH ANNIVERSARIES: Elizabeth I – Queen of England & Ireland (1533); Matthäus Günther – painter (1705); John McDouall Stuart – explorer (1915); Grandma Moses – painter (1860); Elia Kazan – stage director (1909); Jacob Lawrence – painter (1917); Arthur Ferrante – pianist (1921); Peter Lawford – actor (1923); Buddy Holly – singer, The Crickets (1936); Gloria Gaynor – singer (1949); Julie Kavner – actress, voice actor (1951); Corbin Bernsen – actor (1954); Eric Lynn Wright “Eazy-E” – rapper and hip-hop pioneer (1964) Rudy Galindo – skater figure (1969); Nicolas Bonaventure Ciattoni – comedian (1978); Evan Rachel Wood – actress (1987); Ruth Righi – actress (2005); Rosie McClelland – pop singer (2006).
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: National Beer Lover’s Day; Buy a Book Day; Grandma Moses Day; International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Day; International Day of Clean Air; Indigenous Literacy Day; National Acorn Squash Day; National Feel the Love Day; National Salami Day; Superhuman Day; World Duchenne Awareness Day.
PARKS & PLACES: Brazil (1822).
ARTICLES, PODCASTS, RECIPES & PUZZLES:
Brazilian author Heloise Prieta
Beer & Outdoor Adventures in Asheville
Kevin Fisher – Beer Me Album
Brewmance Movie
Pairing Wine with Charcuterie Boards
CELEBRATE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
BIRTHDAYS & BIRTH ANNIVERSARIES: Antonín Dvořák – composer (1841); Jimmie Rodgers – singer and composer (1897); Sid Caesar – comedian and actor (1922); Peter Sellers – comedian and film star (1925); Patsy Cline – singer (1932); Alan Feinstein – soap actor (1941); Ruby Nell Bridges Hall – civil rights leader (1954); David Arquette – actor (1971); Henry Thomas – actor (1971); Martin Freeman – actor (1971); Alecia Beth Moore “Pink” – singer (1979); Jonathan Taylor Thomas – actor (1981); Cameron Jibril Thomaz “Wiz Khalifa” – rapper (1987); Jonah Michael Scott – voice actor (1993).
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: National Date-Nut Bread Day; International Literacy Day; Actor’s Day; National 401(K) Day; National Ampersand Day; National Dog Walker Appreciation Day; National Iguana Awareness Day; Star Trek Day; Pardon Day; Stand Up to Cancer Day; World Physical Therapy Day.
PARKS & PLACES: St. Augustine, Florida (1565), Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas (1961).
ARTICLES, PODCASTS, RECIPES & PUZZLES:
St. Augustine, the Nation’s Oldest City
A Visit to Fort Davis
Smoky Mountain Walking Adventures with Miss Lucy
Oatmeal Date Cookies
Medjools – The Royal Dates
Cancer Stories of Survival & Loss
CELEBRATE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
“Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.” Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910)
BIRTHDAYS & BIRTH ANNIVERSARIES: William Bligh – naval officer (1754); Leo Tolstoy – novelist (1828); Harland Sanders – fast-food entrepreneur (1890); Jane Greer – actress (1924); Cliff Robertson – actor (1925); Otis Redding – singer and songwriter (1941); Dee Dee Sharp – R&B singer (1945); Joseph Robert Theisman – sportscaster and Hall of Fame football player (1949); Mario Batali – chef and restaurateur (1960); Hugh Grant – actor (1960); Adam Sandler – actor and comedian (1966); Goran Visnjic – actor (1972); Michael Bublé – singer and actor (1975); Michelle Williams – actress (1981).
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: National “I Love Food” Day; International Suduko Day; Emergency Services Day; Drive Your Studebaker Day; German Language Day; Farmer’s Consumer Awareness Day; International Box Wine Day; National When Pigs Fly Day; National Weiner Schnitzel Day; National Steak Au Poivre Day; Teddy Bear Day; Wonderful Weirdos Day.
PARKS & PLACES: California (1850); San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington (1966), World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument IN Hawaii (1980).
ARTICLES, PODCASTS, RECIPES & PUZZLES:
California Travel Articles
Visit the San Juan Islands
Historic San Juan Island
Eat Drink & Be Merry!
Central California’s Farm Country
Farm Fresh in California
Genuine Skagit Valley
Arizona’s Fresh Foodie Trail
CELEBRATE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
“Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step.” Karl Lagerfeld (September 10, 1938 – February 19, 2019)
BIRTHDAYS & BIRTH ANNIVERSARIES: Henry Purcell – composer (1659); Isaac Kauffman Funk – publisher (1839); Hilde Hildebrand – actress (1897); Raymond Scott – composer, bandleader, electronic music pioneer (1908); Edmond O’Brien – actor (1915); Rin Tin Tin – German shepherd dog (1918); Fabio Taglioni – motorcycle engineer (1920); Arnold Palmer – golfer (1929); Karl Lagerfeld – fashion designer (1933); Roger Maris – baseball player (1934); Jose Feliciano – singer (1945); Bill O’Reilly – commentator (1949); Amy Irving – actor (1953); Colin Firth – actor (1960); Clark Johnson – actor (1964); Big Daddy Kane – rapper (1968); Matthew Ryan Phillippe – actor (1974); Michael James Way “Mikey Way” actor and bassist for My Chemical Romance (1980); Misty Danielle Copeland – ballet dancer (1982); Matthew Tyler Vorce – actor, writer & entrepreneur (1991); Jack Finnegan Gilinsky – pop singer (1996).
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: Grandparents Day; World Suicide Prevention Day; Hug Your Hound Day; National Pet Memorial Day; National TV Dinner Day; Swap Ideas Day; White Balloon Day.
PARKS & PLACES: Gibraltar (1967).
ARTICLES, PODCASTS, RECIPES & PUZZLES:
Susan Hoffman – Grand Distance Book
Dogs – Our Unsung Heroes
