Tom Wilmer’s Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel podcast, "Journeys of Discovery," is a regular segment on the weekly KCBX program "Issues & Ideas." Tom's interviews are recorded live on location across America and around the world and showcase the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine and spirits, brewpubs, the culinary arts and more. Tom 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. 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.
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Come along and join journeys of discovery where we revisit the Singing Revolution in Estonia in the days leading up to the collapse of Russia’s rule over the Baltic States. Next up, reporting from Little Rock, Arkansas at the State Museum we visit with the musical duo Suzanne and Jim as they share presidential campaign songs from the mid-19th Century.And then we’ll meet up with apple grower, Steve Frey. The family run Red Barn Farm. Steve and Cindy Frey founded their farm, located on the outskirts of Westin, Missouri more than 30 years ago. And it’s natural that the Frey’s agricultural pursuits include producing apples as Steve is a direct descendent of John Chapman better known as Johnny Appleseed. -
Join correspondent Simo Nylander as he shares insights about Finland’s national pastime, Pesäpallo, reporting about a game in progress in Siilinjärvi, Finland -
Come along and join Nashville-based Jim Lauderdale as he shares his incredible music journey that commenced when he was a kid in choir in North Carolina. -
Join correspondent Tom Wilmer as he visits with some incredible Hisako Film Lab student filmmakers on the island of Maui. -
Join correspondent Tom Wilmer at Camp San Luis Obispo for a conversation with Brigadier General (CA) Larry K. Adams, Commanding General of the California State Guard, where they met up at the Camp San Luis Obispo ceremony honoring the officer Candidate graduates. -
The Autry Museum of the American West is a distinctive museum dedicated American history. Join Correspondent Tom Wilmer for a fascinating exploration at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles. -
Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Greg Phillip based on the island of Nevis as he shares the diverse cultural, culinary and historical immersive experiences offered on the island in the heart of the Caribbean via Nevis Sun Tours. -
Come along and join correspondent Tom Wilmer for an exploration of Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Birthplace of the legendary and timeless Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section—revered as the Swampers in Muscle Shoals, Alabama -
A visit with Larry Newland at the Morro Bay Maritime Museum where he shares insights about the Navy rescue submarine and other nautical artifacts on display. We’ll also visit with four former Naval crew members who served aboard the rescue submarine DSRV Avalon.
