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Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

Visit Oakland’s CEO shares insights about the city’s renaissance and trailblazing Cannabis Trail

By Tom Wilmer

Published September 27, 2022 at 12:57 PM PDT

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Peter Gamez, CEO at Visit Oakland.

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from Oakland, California where he visits with Peter Gamez, President & CEO Visit Oakland who shares fascinating insights about Oakland’s resurgence as a travel destination and its trendsetting Cannabis Trail.

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Tom Wilmer

Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.

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