Journeys Of Discovery With Tom Wilmer

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Tom Wilmers Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast, recorded live on-location across America and around the world- showcases the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine and spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts. We cover nouns and verbspeople, places, things, and actioneverything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls, and interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic. His 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.

Episodios

  • Exploring Justin Vineyards and Winery in the hills above Paso Robles, California

    11/09/2025 Duración: 38min

    Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a cross-country tour of the Justin Vineyards and Winery with Molly Scott and winemaker Scott Shirley.

  • The rapid evolution of cannabis tourism

    08/09/2025 Duración: 28min

    Brian Applegarth, cannabis tourism consultant shares insights about the rapid evolution of cannabis as a niche travel experience via regional cannabis trails, such as Oakland, California’s. He also shares insights about the growth and popularity of culinary themed cannabis experiences.

  • The Wood Brothers—resonating with the heart and soul of American roots music

    26/08/2025 Duración: 15min

    Join the Wood Brothers in Bristol, Tennessee as they share their lifelong passion for making and sharing music.

  • Muddy Pond Tennessee—a thriving, welcoming, rural Mennonite community

    19/08/2025 Duración: 14min

    Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Rosanna Horst at her Country Porch general store in the heart of uptown Muddy Pond, Tennessee.

  • 49 Winchester—country music’s Buzziest Band

    13/08/2025 Duración: 21min

    Come along and join the conversation to discover the back-story of 49 Winchester—and discover why Rolling Stone Magazine in the September 13, 2022 issue proclaimed the group “Country Music’s Buzziest of Buzz Bands”

  • A conversation with culinary choreographer, Chef Ryan Fancher at Hotel SLO

    26/07/2025 Duración: 22min

    Join correspondent Tom Wilmer at the Hotel SLO in downtown San Luis Obispo for an exploration of fine dining experiences.

  • Paso Robles’ Bellasera Hotel hideaway with trendsetting cuisine

    21/07/2025 Duración: 25min

    Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from the Bellasera Hotel and onsite Enoteca restaurant where he visits with GM Benny Cendali and master-chef Rachael Zollo.

  • In search of the perfect cup of coffee at Big Island’s Greenwell Farms

    16/07/2025 Duración: 21min

    Exploring the art of brewing the ideal cup of coffee and much more at Greenwell Farms

  • New Brunswick’s Festival Acadien--poignant homage to French Canadian culture

    05/07/2025 Duración: 20min

    Honoring Acadians’ four-hundred-year history in Canada and their return from deportation, New Brunswick's Festival Acadien is one of country's premier cultural celebrations.

  • Memphis legend-Royal Studios rocking with award-winning recordings since 1984

    24/06/2025 Duración: 24min

    Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from Memphis, Tennessee at the legendary Royal Studios where he met up with owner and producer, Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell. This show is re-shared as a best-of-the-best Journeys of Discovery podcast.

  • The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum—homage to more than 7,000 sunken vessels

    16/06/2025 Duración: 19min

    The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located at Whitefish Point in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the southeast corner of Lake Superior. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Bruce Lynn, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

  • North Carolina Confederate reenactors drill at Chickamauga Battlefield

    12/06/2025 Duración: 08min

    Correspondent Tom Wilmer embedded with the Confederate North Carolina 58th Regiment at Chickamauga National Battlefield, located on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia to discover the daily life of the soldiers and painfully long process of reloading their rifles.

  • Documentary SPEAK deftly showcases hope for the future

    28/05/2025 Duración: 30min

    Join Correspondent Tom Wilmer as he visits with Guy Mossman, co-director and director of photography for the documentary SPEAK showcased at the SLO FILM FESTIVAL following a rave world-premiere performance at the legendary Sundance Film Festival, February 2025.

  • A visit with the National Museum of the Marine Corps' Archivist

    26/05/2025 Duración: 27min

    Join Correspondent Tom Wilmer for a Memorial Day special, recorded on-location at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia

  • Ciggy-butts surfboard documentary stimulates ocean mindfulness and stewardship

    19/05/2025 Duración: 15min

    Filmmaker Ben Judkins visits with correspondent Tom Wilmer at the Fremont Theater to learn about the award-winning documentary Cigarette Surfboard, showcased at the 2025 San Luis Obispo FILM FEST.

  • Palm Theater showcases SLO Film Fest flicks year-round

    13/05/2025 Duración: 07min

    When the SLO Film Fest ends each year the show goes on with selected flicks offered at the Palm Theater in downtown San Luis Obispo.

  • In remembrance—America’s deadliest domestic terrorist attack, Oklahoma City April 19, 1995

    18/04/2025 Duración: 09min

    Executive Director at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum shares chilling recollections of the Oklahoma City bombing of the Murrah Federal Building

  • Knoxville’s urban wilderness dovetails with live music & trendsetting cuisine

    15/04/2025 Duración: 23min

    Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Kim Bumpas, president of Visit Knoxville and Mark Ezell, the State of Tennessee’s Commissioner of Tourist Development.

  • Lower Rio Grande Valley’s legendary birds, butterflies and dragonflies

    11/04/2025 Duración: 17min

    Correspondent Tom Wilmer explores the Lower Rio Grande Valley’s wildlife refuges and the Mission, TX Butterfly Center

  • Exploring Virginia’s Civil War battlefield Manassas/Bull Run

    07/04/2025 Duración: 17min

    Join National Park Ranger Gregory Wolf at Manannas/Bull Run to discover fascinating insights about the two battles that occurred here.