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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 a... more
FAQs about Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer:How many episodes does Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer have?The podcast currently has 1,284 episodes available.
July 29, 2021Journeys of Discovery: A conversation with Colonel Lisa Lamb, Garrison Commander Fort Hunter LiggettJoin correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from Fort Hunter Liggett , U.S. Army Reserve training base in Monterey County for a conversation with the new Garrison Commander Colonel Lisa Lamb. Colonel Lamb was serving in Stuttgart Germany with the Africa Command before accepting the position at Hunter Liggett. Lamb’s previous assignments include serving at the Pentagon’s Headquarters Department of the Army as a force integration officer. Come along and join Colonel Lisa Lamb to learn the rest of the...more20minPlay
July 29, 2021Journeys of Discovery: Rural Tennessee’s 150 year-old George Dickel’s Cascade Hollow DistilleryCome along and join correspondent Tom Wilmer deep in the realm of Tennessee’s historic whiskey distilleries. Wilmer visits with Kelly Coleman, brand home manager, and tour guide Tori Perry at Cascade Hollow Distillery in Tullahoma, Tennessee situated just down the road from Jack Daniels. Cascade Hollow Distillery dates from 1878 when George Dickel opened for business in nearby Coffee County, Tennessee....more14minPlay
July 27, 2021Journeys of Discovery: Tennessee’s “best-kept-secret” Beechcraft aircraft Heritage museumThe Beechcraft Aircraft Company has been based in Wichita, Kansas since it was founded in 1932, while the iconic Beechcraft Heritage Museum is located in the rural Tennessee town of Tullahoma not far from the Alabama border. The connection is that Walter Beech was born and raised in nearby Pulaski, Tennessee. The museum was originally formed in 1973 to showcase the iconic Beechcraft Staggerwing biplane. Over the years the breadth of classic Beechcraft airplanes featured at the museum’s 60,000...more16minPlay
July 24, 2021Journeys of Discovery: Life saving Paws for PatriotsCorrespondent Tom Wilmer reports from Tampa, Florida where he learns about the life-saving mission of Southeastern Guide Dogs and their adjunct Paws for Patriots. Bobby Newman, owner of J.C. Newman Cigar Company in Ybor City, and board member of Southeastern Guide Dogs , shares fascinating insights with Wilmer and Tampa Bay Economic Development Council representative, Laura Fontanills about the two-year process of training guide dogs. Southeastern Guide Dogs school their K-9 pupils to serve as...more25minPlay
July 23, 2021Journeys of Discovery: The past is present at the Historic Arkansas MuseumJoin correspondent Tom Wilmer in Little Rock, Arkansas where he visits with Stephanie Wade, Director of the Historic Arkansas Museum . Located in the heart of downtown Little Rock the museum includes the town’s oldest building the circa-1827 Hinderliter Grog Shop along with other historic structures and a blacksmith shop. Within the two-story museum there’s an array of Arkansas-crafted treasures including clothing, dolls, furniture, quilts and paintings. There’s also a gallery featuring...more18minPlay
July 22, 2021Journeys of Discovery: A conversation with Arkansas culinary wizard Scott McGeheeJoin correspondent Tom Wilmer in Little Rock , Arkansas as Scott McGehee shares tales of his passion for food. His lifelong love of the culinary arts started with his mom and that led to an incredible and transformative stint in Alice Water’s kitchen at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. Today, McGehee is a partner in Little Rock based Yellow Rocket Concepts with a growing array of eateries, including Big Orange, Local Lime and the Lost Forty Brewpub. Wilmer met up with McGehee at Yellow...more21minPlay
July 21, 2021Journeys of Discovery: Beautifully broken -- dismantling hateJoin correspondent Tom Wilmer in Little Rock, Arkansas for an interview with Robin White, National Park Service Superintendant at Central High School National Historic Site , and Courtney Bradford, professor of black history and curator at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center ....more56minPlay
July 19, 2021Journeys of Discovery: Maggie Vaughn, Tennessee’s Poet-Laureate rocking for 26 yearsJoin Tennessee ’s poetic maven, “Maggie” Margaret Britton Vaughn with correspondent Tom Wilmer at Vaughn's home in the village of Bell Buckle, where she waxes eloquent about her immersive, creative life in Tennessee. The diversity of her artistic expressions include decades of writing lyrics for Nashville Country stars including Ernest Tubb , Charley Weaver and Loretta Lynn . Vaughn's lifelong friendship with Minnie Pearl remains as one of her true creative treasures…along with a lifelong...more1h 3minPlay
July 14, 2021Journeys of Discovery: Tennessee Tourism recharges travel with 10,000 airline vouchersJoin correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Mark Ezell, Tennessee Commissioner of Tourist Development. As an enticing inducement to stimulate travelers to experience not only the allures of Nashville but the myriad outdoor experiences around the state, 10,000 $250 airline vouchers are up for grabs as an integral part of the state’s “Tennessee on Me” tourism initiative. Come along and join Ezell as he shares the incredible litany of things to do and see across the state, from city experiences...more34minPlay
July 07, 2021Journeys of Discovery: Legendary fashion designer Billy Reid’s incredible life journeyJoin correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from Florence, Alabama where he visits with legendary fashion designer Billy Reid as he shares tales from his incredible life journey. Reid is one of only four American fashion designers who have won three or more Council of Fashion Designers or America’s prestigious CFDA Awards....more50minPlay
FAQs about Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer:How many episodes does Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer have?The podcast currently has 1,284 episodes available.