Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

KCBX Central Coast Public Radio

Tom Wilmer’s Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast, recorded live on-location across America and around the world- showcases the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine and spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts. We cover 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.

  • 20 minutes 2 seconds
    Nashville’s Jim Lauderdale--a songwriter’s songwriter
    Songwriter/musician Jim Lauderdale shares his musical journey with correspondent Tom Wilmer
    30 April 2024, 4:20 am
  • 19 minutes 3 seconds
    Jake Blount- Stomps, handclaps and fiddle reinvents old-time roots music
    Musician Jake Blount shares his passion for propelling Afro-futurist music
    25 April 2024, 8:47 pm
  • 24 minutes 21 seconds
    Japanese American writer expands artistic and historical diversity in San Luis Obispo County
    Author and poet Shizue Seigel brings to light hidden narratives of people of color on the Central Coast, sharing class, culture and history.
    24 April 2024, 5:46 pm
  • 32 minutes 32 seconds
    A visit with a Taoist priest at China’s sacred Mount Emei, and exploring nearby Snow Mountain
    Exploring China's Sacred Mount Emei in Sichuan Province with Chinese interpreter "Mavis" Liu Mei
    17 April 2024, 11:24 pm
  • 11 minutes 22 seconds
    500,000 Sandhill Cranes annually descend on Kearney, Nebraska, along with thousands of birders
    A visit with Roger Jasnoch, Director of the Kearney Visitors Bureau about experiencing the crane migration and experiencing Kearney, Nebraska’s attractions.
    13 April 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 19 seconds
    Sasha Vasilyuk honors grandfather’s WWII Ukrainian soldier life and post-war struggles
    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.
    3 April 2024, 3:32 am
  • 17 minutes
    Discover San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2024
    Skye McLennan, Executive Director, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival shares cool insights about upcoming film festival
    29 March 2024, 5:24 pm
  • 17 minutes
    Sierra Gold Country’s award-winning spirits at Hinterhaus Distilling
    Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Bonnie Boglioli, co-owner of Hinterhaus Distilling located in Arnold, Calaveras County, California.
    27 March 2024, 11:37 am
  • 26 minutes
    conversation with passionate Sierra Foothills’ wine pioneer Gay Callan
    Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with wine expert, Gay Callan of Chatom Vineyards, situated in Calaveras County, the heart of California’s Gold Country.
    25 March 2024, 4:52 am
  • 22 minutes 42 seconds
    Exploring Gold Country’s Murphys, California and Calaveras County
    Martin Huberty shares cool insights about Gold Rush town of Murphys CA and Calaveras County attractions.
    22 March 2024, 4:31 pm
  • 27 minutes 23 seconds
    Heather Breaux—Berkeley grad moves to France but returns to write and sail on the Bay
    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.
    21 March 2024, 7:06 am
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