Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

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.

Episodes

Jake Blount- Stomps, handclaps and fiddle reinvents old-time roots music

April 25, 2024 • 19 mins
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

April 24, 2024 • 24 mins
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

April 17, 2024 • 32 mins
Exploring China's Sacred Mount Emei in Sichuan Province with Chinese interpreter "Mavis" Liu Mei
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500,000 Sandhill Cranes annually descend on Kearney, Nebraska, along with thousands of birders

April 13, 2024 • 11 mins
A visit with Roger Jasnoch, Director of the Kearney Visitors Bureau about experiencing the crane migration and experiencing Kearney, Nebraska’s attractions.
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Sasha Vasilyuk honors grandfather’s WWII Ukrainian soldier life and post-war struggles

April 2, 2024 • 30 mins
Sasha Vasilyuk's new novel, Your Presence is Mandatory is based on historical events that span from WWII until the advent of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Discover San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2024

March 29, 2024 • 17 mins
Skye McLennan, Executive Director, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival shares cool insights about upcoming film festival
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Sierra Gold Country’s award-winning spirits at Hinterhaus Distilling

March 27, 2024 • 17 mins
Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Bonnie Boglioli, co-owner of Hinterhaus Distilling located in Arnold, Calaveras County, California.
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conversation with passionate Sierra Foothills’ wine pioneer Gay Callan

March 24, 2024 • 26 mins
Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with wine expert, Gay Callan of Chatom Vineyards, situated in Calaveras County, the heart of California’s Gold Country.
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Exploring Gold Country’s Murphys, California and Calaveras County

March 22, 2024 • 22 mins
Martin Huberty shares cool insights about Gold Rush town of Murphys CA and Calaveras County attractions.
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Heather Breaux—Berkeley grad moves to France but returns to write and sail on the Bay

March 21, 2024 • 27 mins
Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with writer and sailor, Heather Breaux about her sojourn in France, her writing career and her San Francisco Bay sailing odyssey.
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The secrets out—discover why Tuolumne County’s Sierra Repertory Theatre rocks

March 20, 2024 • 32 mins
Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in Tuolumne County, California for a visit with Sierra Repertory Theatre’s executive Director, Scott Viets and artistic director Jerry Lee.
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Exploring Tuolumne County-Sierra gold-country’s gem with Lisa Mayo

March 17, 2024 • 40 mins
join Lisa Mayo, CEO with Visit Tuolumne County, California for an exploration of cool things to do and see.
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Trinity College professor highlights 1,500 years of Irish history

March 16, 2024 • 19 mins
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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The center of the East Bay universe—Pleasant Hill, California

March 12, 2024 • 48 mins
Exploring things to do and see in East Bay town of Pleasant Hill, California
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Whale watching on Canada’s legendary Bay of Fundy with David Welch

March 6, 2024 • 14 mins
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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Molly Clark’s Cal Poly Arts mission

March 4, 2024 • 19 mins
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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Cal Poly’s Front Porch--where free coffee stimulates meaningful relationships

March 1, 2024 • 24 mins
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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Alan Bishop, Southern Indiana’s brilliant distiller at Spirits of French Lick

February 27, 2024 • 17 mins
Distiller Alan Bishop shares his passion for crafting award-winning spirits at the Southern Indiana, French Lick Distillery.
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David Blakely’s WWII-pilot father featured in Apple TV series Masters of the Air

February 19, 2024 • 39 mins
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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Kansas City Missouri's poignant Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

February 16, 2024 • 17 mins
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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