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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 1,220 episodes available.
December 30, 2019Journeys of Discovery: Past is present at Birmingham Civil Rights InstituteCorrespondent Tom Wilmer reports from Birmingham , Alabama. Join Charles Woods III, education programs manager at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute , for a TED talk-style walking tour of the institute’s museum and adjacent Kelly Ingram Park. The park was the site of major protests in the 1960s, where attack dogs were unleashed and the city's then-police chief directed assaults on the protesters with high-pressure fire hoses....more1h 29minPlay
December 28, 2019Journeys of Discovery: Growing heavenly Hawaiian Kona coffeeCorrespondent Tom Wilmer visits with Dave Bateman-Kona coffee industry expert, lecturer and owner of Heavenly Hawaiian Kona Coffee Farms on the Island of Hawaii. Located high on a mountainside above Kailua-Kona, Bateman farms estate-grown beans, operates the popular Konalani Coffee Bar and an enticing vacation rental....more46minPlay
December 27, 2019Journeys of Discovery: Exploring the past and present at the Kona Hawaiian Quilt MuseumCorrespondent Tom Wilmer visits with Karen Barry at the Kona Hawaiian Quilt Museum in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Barry shares the story of quilting and its connection with Hawaiian history, and modern day quilting as an art form. Barry also talks about the museum’s connection with the annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival ....more22minPlay
December 23, 2019Journeys of Discovery: Hawaii’s Greenwell Farms—producing Kona coffee since 1850Henry Nicholas Greenwell started a family citrus and coffee farm in Kealakekua on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1850. Greenwell Farms ’ first award dates from 1873 when Henry Greenwell's coffee received an award of recognition at the World’s Fair in Vienna, Austria. Today great grandson Tommy Greenwell's family is revered as the OG of Hawaii’s Kona coffee farmers. Correspondent Tom Wilmer recently spent the day with Greenwell at his coffee plantation, so come along and join the conversation about...more21minPlay
December 18, 2019Journeys of Discovery: Community engagement at Hawaii's Donkey Mill Art CenterArt is infused with the community at The Donkey Mill Art Center , situated on a mountainside in the village of Holualoa, above Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawaii. Housed in a repurposed coffee mill, the art center is a multipurpose facility where community engagement is the operative philosophy. From art classes for kids and adults, to art shows and musical performances, Donkey Mill Art Center is a dynamic community center and gathering hub. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Miho...more15minPlay
December 16, 2019Journeys of Discovery: Sheboygan, Wisconsin—Malibu of the MidwestCorrespondent Tom Wilmer explores Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Join the conversation with Shelly Harms, public relations director at Visit Sheboygan ; Jamie Haack at John Michael Kohler Arts Center ; Mayor Mike Vandersteen ; Chad Pelishek, director of planning and development and Craig Trost, communications director for the Wisconsin Department of Tourism . Come along and discover why Sheboygan is the Bratwurst Capital of the World !...more35minPlay
December 11, 2019Journeys of Discovery: Kohler Design Center—past, present and future of kitchens and bathsCorrespondent Tom Wilmer visits with Eric Moore, Senior Interior Designer at Kohler Design Center in Kohler, Wisconsin . Moore shares insights about Kohler’s cutting-edge intelligent sinks, showers and toilets, as well as the manufacturer’s 146-year history....more19minPlay
December 10, 2019Journeys of Discovery: An American spy reflects on his time in the CIACorrespondent Tom Wilmer visits with retired CIA operative H.K. Roy about his new book, American Spy . Roy’s 14-year career includes pursuing Russian spies, outwitting the Iranian Intelligence Service, hunting Bosnian war criminals, ducking Serbian snipers in Sarajevo and making-deals with Iraqi warlords....more29minPlay
December 05, 2019Journeys of Discovery: From immigrant to Wisconsin empireThe story of Kohler-as in toilets, sinks and bathtubs-is a tale of a family-owned business that is a classic American success story. The village of Kohler, Wisconsin was a model, futuristic garden company town when it was laid out at the turn of the 20 th Century. Kohler’s immigrant employees were housed in a grand residence dubbed the American Club. In the late 1970s, the building was repurposed as a five-star, five-diamond resort. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in Kohler, Wisconsin as he...more38minPlay
December 03, 2019Journeys of Discovery: San Luis Obispo's World Bicycle Relief fundraiserCorrespondent Tom Wilmer visits with design engineer Will King and director of design engineering Garrett Smith at SRAM ’s high-tech bicycle component facility in San Luis Obispo. King and Smith talk about the company's nonprofit initiative in support of World Bicycle Relief and SRAM’s upcoming fundraiser/open house on December 13. World Bicycle Relief provides locally-assembled bicycles to students, healthcare workers and entrepreneurs in rural areas of developing countries around the world,...more18minPlay
FAQs about Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer:How many episodes does Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer have?The podcast currently has 1,220 episodes available.