20 episodes
Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer KCBX
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- Society & Culture
Tom Wilmer’s Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel podcast — recorded live on location across America and around the world — showcases the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine and spirits, brewpubs, the culinary arts and more. He covers nouns and verbs: people, places, things, and action — everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls, and interviewing the "real" Santa Claus in the Arctic. Tom's feature, recorded live at Harland & Wolfe Shipyards in Belfast Northern Ireland, celebrating the centenary of the launch of the Titanic was the recipient of a Best Travel award from Outdoor Writers Association of California.
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Blacksurg, VA's classic circa-1930 Lyric Theatre
Join Correspondent Tom Wilmer at the historic Lyric Theatre in downtown Blacksburg, Virginia for a conversation with Executive Director, Seth Davis.
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Hannah Lester, owner and brewer at Blacksburg Virginia's Moon Hollow Brewing
Join correspondent Tom Wilmer at Moon Hollow Brewing in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia for a visit with owner and brewmaster, Hannah Lester.
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Engaging with Virginia Tech and the community at Eastern Divide Brewing Company
Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with head brewer, Brandon Roberson and tap room manager Samantha Sol at Eastern Divide Brewing in Blacksburg, Virginia
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Time travel back to 1774 at Smithfield Plantation on Virginia Tech’s campus
A conversation with historians at historic Smithfield Plantation at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Virginia
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Exploring Christiansburg, Virginia’s Old New River Books, antiques and art
Exploring Christiansburg, Virginia’s Old New River Books, antiques and art
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The future is present at Virginia Tech
A conversation with John Provo, Executive Director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Economic and Community Engagement in Blacksburg, Virginia