20 episodes
Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer KCBX
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4.9 • 32 Ratings
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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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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
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Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee’s Lexington, Virginia connection
Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits Stonewall Jackson’s home in Lexington VA and Washington & Lee University where Robert E. Lee presided post-Civil War
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Nashville’s Jim Lauderdale--a songwriter’s songwriter
Songwriter/musician Jim Lauderdale shares his musical journey with correspondent Tom Wilmer
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Jake Blount- Stomps, handclaps and fiddle reinvents old-time roots music
Musician Jake Blount shares his passion for propelling Afro-futurist music
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Japanese American writer expands artistic and historical diversity in San Luis Obispo County
Author and poet Shizue Seigel brings to light hidden narratives of people of color on the Central Coast, sharing class, culture and history.
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A visit with a Taoist priest at China’s sacred Mount Emei, and exploring nearby Snow Mountain
Exploring China's Sacred Mount Emei in Sichuan Province with Chinese interpreter "Mavis" Liu Mei
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Visit fascinating places and meet people in the know with the engaging Tom Wilmer as your guide. Super enjoyable. Creating a list of places to visit...in the future.