Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer


Latest Episodes

Journeys of Discovery: Savoring Deluca’s killer pizzas and McClard’s Barbeque in Hot Springs
October 16, 2020

Tucked away on a side street in downtown Hot Springs , Deluca’s Pizzeria repeatedly wins rave reviews for their homemade pizzas. Chef and owner, Anthony Valinoti regularly wins accolades including one of Arkansas’s ten best Pizzas and consistantly number

Journeys of Discovery: Hot Spring's Superior Bathhouse Brewery
October 15, 2020

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in Arkansas' Hot Springs National Park , at the Superior Bathhouse Brewery , where he visits with owner and brewster Rose Schweikhart. Superior Bathhouse Brewery is the only distiller in the world that utilizes mineral-rich

Journeys of Discovery: Exploring Hot Springs, Arkansas
October 12, 2020

Historic Hot Springs, Arkansas is home to the second smallest National Park in America. Correspondent Tom Wilmer joins Steve Arrison, CEO of Visit Hot Springs for an exploration of the town’s timeless attractions.

Journeys of Discovery: Grand Canyon murder—a true story of redemption
October 06, 2020

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Annette McGivney , author of " Pure Land: A True Story of Three Lives, Three Cultures, and the Search for Heaven on Earth ." McGivney is Southwest Editor for Backpacker Magazine and former professor of journalism at

Journeys of Discovery: A status update on the SLO County Airport
October 04, 2020

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport . County airport director Kevin Bumen shares information about COVID-19 sanitation initiatives within airport terminals and aboard aircraft. Bumen also talks about dealing

Journeys of Discovery: Door County, Wisconsin’s haunted lighthouses, cherries and family resorts
October 01, 2020

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in Door County , Wisconsin for an exploration of diverse attractions including 11 historic lighthouses (including a few that a definitely haunted), ferryboat rides to Washington Island, and bayside family-owned resorts .

Journeys of Discovery: Move over Napa, Lubbock, Texas is producing award-winning wines
September 29, 2020

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from English Newsom Cellars in Lubbock , Texas. Grower and wine producer Steve Newsom shares insights about the unique environmental influences on the High Plains of Texas that is credited with nurturing truly world-class

Journeys of Discovery: Historical presidential campaign tunes and ditties
September 25, 2020

Join the American roots music duo, Suzanne and Jim at the Historic Arkansas Museum in downtown Little Rock . The musical duo came to the museum to do a presentation about historical presidential campaign songs, from the mid 19th century to President

Journeys of Discovery: Lubbock rocks with arts, dining, wine and live music scene
September 24, 2020

Join Visit Lubbock 's McKenna Dowdle and Lacie Freelen as they take us on an audio tour of cool things to do and see in Lubbock. Journeys associate producer Jennifer Simonson also visits with Arnis Robbins, owner of Evie Mae’s Pit Barbeque—rated as one of

Journeys of Discovery: Chronicling the world, from Orangutans in Borneo to life in North Korea
September 22, 2020

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Mark Edward Harris about his journeys to the far corners of the world, including North Korea, Iran, the wake of devastation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan and documentation of the Orangutans