Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer
Segments air during Issues & Ideas (Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m.)
Tom Wilmer’s six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning 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.
Latest Episodes
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join Lisa Mayo, CEO with Visit Tuolumne County, California for an exploration of cool things to do and see.
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Professor Seán Duffy shares fascinating insights about Ireland's history starting back in the 5th Century up to the 20th Century.
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Exploring things to do and see in East Bay town of Pleasant Hill, California
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Join David Welch, owner of Fundy Tide Runners based in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, for a whale watching adventure aboard a Zodiac on the legendary Bay of Fundy.
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Correspondent Tom Wilmer and his intern, Addie Uhl met up with Molly Clark, Cal Poly Arts’ Director on-campus at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo.
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Associate producer Addie Uhl reports from the Front Porch, a wildly popular student gathering spot adjacent to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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Distiller Alan Bishop shares his passion for crafting award-winning spirits at the Southern Indiana, French Lick Distillery.
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San Luis Obispo resident David Blakely shares tales of his father’s exploits as a WWII B-17 pilot—featured in the Apple TV series Masters of the Air.
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Bob Kendricks, President of Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City Missouri shares powerful stories of the era of segregated baseball
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Historian Erik Brun shares fascinating insights about U.S. Army joint field maneuvers in Atascadero that included the legendary U.S. Army’s 9th Cavalry, known as Buffalo Soldiers.