Culture Editor Tom Wilmer takes us on an insider’s tour of Saint Vincent de Paul’s trendy Thrift Store in the heart of downtown Los Angeles Saint Vincent de Paul’s downtown Los Angeles Thrift Store, the largest in Los Angeles County and one of the largest thrift stores in America, provides quality merchandise to those in need […]
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National Civil Rights Museum
Culture Editor Tom Wilmer reports from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee The Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 serves today as the powerful anchor of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Cick here to listen to the KCBX/NPR podcast with Culture Editor, Tom Wilmer and […]
Child star recalls filming “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Culture Editor Tom Wilmer visits with child star in film classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” Back in 1946 six year-old Jimmy Hawkins played the role of Tommy in It’s a Wonderful Life. Decades later the film was voted the most inspirational movie of all time by the American Film Institute. When It’s a Wonderful Life […]
The Big Island’s Luau at the Mauna Kea Resort—a reverence for Hawaiian song and dance
Culture Editor Tom Wilmer reports from the Big Island of Hawaii– The Lim family Luau has been performing at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel since Laurance Rockefeller opened the resort in the mid-1960s. Today the luau is the oldest, continuously operating show on the Big Island of Hawaii. Lorna Lim talks story about her family’s passion (3rd generation) for performing […]
Jordan Winery and Vineyards—a taste of France in California’s Alexander Valley
Tom and Sally Jordan pioneered producing Bordeaux-style California Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley back in the early 1970s. Join Tom and Sally’s son, John Jordan and Chef Knoll for a visit at the winery. LISTEN TO John Jordan & Chef Todd Knoll NPR.ORG podcast The Jordans crafted a chateau winery that has remained as an elegantly distinctive […]
Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer – Giant Panda Research Facility in Chengdu, China
Culture editor, Tom Wilmer, set off on an adventure to the Giant Panda research base in Chengdu, China to learn more about the beautiful animals. In his podcast, Wilmer explores the base with locals Mavis Liu Mei and Tiffany Shi Shi. He learned all about the animal and the facility’s efforts to help prevent the species’ […]
iHeartMedia × Inside Psycho
iHeartMedia To Air “Inside Psycho” Podcast Special On News/Talk Stations Leading up to Halloween The Special Event Marks First Time A Full Podcast Will Air on Broadcast Radio iHeartMedia will air the acclaimed podcast “Inside Psycho” as a 1-hour special adapted from Wondery’s hit podcast throughout the weekend and leading up to Halloween on […]
Fisherman’s Wharf – a San Franciscan Treasure
San Francisco is landmark heaven – theres The Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street, Alcatraz, the Redwood Forest, Painted Ladies, the list goes on and on. The city’s gift shops are are a postcard lover’s dream come true. There is so much to see and do in San Francisco that it’s impossible to choose a favorite […]
Exploring Detroit with Culture Editor Thomas Wilmer
There’s a reason Detroit is the most populated area in Michigan, in fact, there’s many reasons. 360 Magazine’s culture editor, Thomas Wilmer, ventured out into Detroit to experience some of those reasons firsthand, as detailed in a few Detroit-based episodes of his award-winning NPR travel show Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Tom conversed with members of […]