Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

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Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

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.

  1. Why Saint Patrick’s Day is a national holiday on the Caribbean isle of Montserrat

    2D AGO

    Why Saint Patrick’s Day is a national holiday on the Caribbean isle of Montserrat

    Join correspondent Tom Wilmer on the Caribbean island of Montserrat as he explores the isle’s Incredible Irish connection and how St. Patrick’s Day became a national holiday

    23 min
  2. U.S. Army Green Beret ramrods regenerative cattle grazing at Camp San Luis Obispo

    MAR 4

    U.S. Army Green Beret ramrods regenerative cattle grazing at Camp San Luis Obispo

    Eric Czaja, a US Army Special Forces Major leads Monterey, California’s Naval Postgraduate School’s Regenerative Grazing Open Air Lab on 2,500 acres at Camp San Luis Obispo, CA.

    41 min
  3. A visit to China’s Yulin region bordering Inner Mongolia

    FEB 25

    A visit to China’s Yulin region bordering Inner Mongolia

    Come along correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit to Yulin in Northern Shaanxi Province with Great Wall sections constructed with rammed earth; Mao’s mountain headquarters and a premier relics museum

    28 min
  4. Civil War--dress, diet and disease

    FEB 18

    Civil War--dress, diet and disease

    Chickamauga National Military Park Ranger Lee white shares fascinating insights about the life of Civil War soldiers.

    14 min
  5. Talking California Wine and History with Sean Weir, Author of The Mad Crush

    FEB 5

    Talking California Wine and History with Sean Weir, Author of The Mad Crush

    Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Sean Weir, Cal Poly grad and author of the book, The Mad Crush, detailing his time as a cellar rat at the historic San Luis Obispo County based Sausalito Canyon winery.

    24 min
  6. A conversation with award-winning Chinese-American author Yang Huang

    JAN 30

    A conversation with award-winning Chinese-American author Yang Huang

    Berkeley, California based author Yang Huang shares tales of growing up in China, post cultural revolution. And how, on the heels of the Tiananmen Square protests, she was empowered to write in hopes of propelling a more tolerant and hopeful world through her stories.

    36 min
  7. Peeka Ranch, a haven for Alpacas in Burton, Texas

    JAN 27

    Peeka Ranch, a haven for Alpacas in Burton, Texas

    Join Phillip & LaNell McMahon at their alpaca ranch as they share their passion for raising and breeding the exotic animal that kids and adults alike adore

    10 min

  8. JAN 20

    Discovering Memphis, Tennessee’s National Civil Rights Museum

    A best-of-the-best Journeys podcast—recorded live in Memphis with Faith Morris at the poignant National Civil Rights Museum

    23 min
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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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