Tourist in your Town
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsI visit towns and cites around the world, collecting histories and stories. I will share those stories with you, helping you to see your town through new eyes and ears. I will go to tourist hotspots and help you see why those places are visited so often. After all, those places are special for a reason and sometimes we need to be reminded. I will visit the not so known places and bring you stories of spots off the beaten path. I will share the stories of historic women and minorities. Visit touristinyourtownpodcast.com for more information! I would love to hear your travel stories. Email me at [email protected] with your best and worst travel stories.
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Episodes
A Quick Trip to Washington DC
May 24, 2022 22:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBA quick trip to Washington, DC to see the Futures exhibit at the Smithsonian. This episode includes info about the exhibit as well as other cool things to see. Mostly, though, I tell you all about the beer and food I had while visiting the area, including Silver Spring, MD. Support the show
Chicago Day 2
November 22, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this episode, I talk about my second day in Chicago. You'll hear about my trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art and Navy Pier. I'll also tell you about some great food! Support the show
The Cardinal Train and Chicago Day 1
October 17, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this episode, I tell you about Amtrak's Cardinal and what it's like to stay in a roomette. I also talk about the Hilton at Magnificent Mile and food and drink in Chicago, IL. Support the show
Octoberfest and Walt's Hitching Post
October 10, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBI visit Walt's Hitching Post in Northern Kentucky and Zinzinnati Octoberfest. Support the show
Food in East Tennessee
August 08, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBSome great restaurants and breweries in East Tennessee. Support the show
Covington KY and Cincinnati OH
June 20, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBA quick visit to Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH with information on food and drink in the area. Support the show
Universal Studios Florida Part 3
March 22, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBI visit Universal Studios Florida and Harry Potter Wizarding World in this episode. There are pics and videos on the blog touristinyourtownpodcast.com Support the show
Islands of Adventure at Universal Studios Florida
March 15, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBI talk about my day at the Islands of Adventure and Hogsmeade at Universal Studios in Orlando. Support the show
Orlando Part 1
March 08, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode, I talk about how TSA Pre-check works and touch on the Universal Studios resort area. Support the show
Charlotte North Carolina Part 2
December 08, 2020 11:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBI visit the Harvey B Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture and the Mint Museum in uptown Charlotte, NC. I also tell you about one of the best food dishes I've ever had. Support the show
Uptown Charlotte North Carolina Part 1
November 25, 2020 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBThis episode I talk about traveling during a pandemic. I discuss the issues with dining out and personal fears about Covid 19. Support the show
Cuba Part 3
August 17, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBIn this episode, I discuss the performing arts in Cuba and talk about Alicia Alonso, the founder of the National Ballet of Cuba. Support the show
Cuba Part 2
August 03, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBThis episode features Buenavista Coffee Plantation, Las Terrazas Complex, and Marta Frayde. Support the show
Cuba Part 1
July 21, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBI talk about traveling to Cuba in 2016. I also talk about historic Cuban, Pilar Jorge de Tilla. Support the show
Back Porch Beer & Bits - Food
July 06, 2020 22:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode of Back Porch Beer & Bits, I talk about food. I talk about some local restaurants in Knoxville, TN and I even give you a recipe for a yummy vegetarian sandwich and a low carb option. Support the show
The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
June 29, 2020 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBI get lost in the Metropolitan Museum and Central Park. I also tell the story of artist Louise Nevelson. Support the show
A visit to the Empire State Building
June 22, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode, I talk about visiting the Empire State Building. I also take a walk around Times Square and talk about two historic female architects, Jennie Louise Blanchard Bethune and Beverly Loraine Green. Listen now! Support the show
Juneteenth Special Episode
June 19, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBA special episode dedicated to the day honoring the day that Texas, the final Confederate state to do so, officially declared all slaves free. This episode includes the histories of six black women who changed the world. Support the show
New York City Part 1
June 08, 2020 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBI visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in this episode. There's a subway issue and a fingerprint problem. Support the show
Triple Murder 1929 Knoxville, TN
May 17, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBI tell the story of the murder of Dr. Barclay Jones, his wife Lucy, and her nephew, George Lane. The official report is that the live in servant, 15 year old, Jim Harris did the deed. But there's more to the story. Listen now. Support the show
Back Porch Beer and Bits Dr. Pedigo
May 06, 2020 22:00 - 9 minutes - 6.49 MBIn this episode of Back Porch Beer and Bits, I tell the story of former Knox County Medical Examiner, Randall Pedigo. A sordid little story from Knoxville, TN. Support the show
BPBB Episode 1
April 26, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.9 MBA switch up from travel stories. Back Porch Beer and Bits is just a southerner shootin' the shit on the back porch. Yes, beer is involved. Support the show
Around the US on a Horse
April 17, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBThe latest episode of Tourist in your Town features Meredith Cherry, of the podcast, Have Horse will Travel. Meredith is traveling the lower 48 states with her horse, Apollo, to raise awareness for Domestic Abuse. Visit touristinyourtownpodcast.com to listen and find out more. Support the show
An interview with Kristen Van Nest
March 29, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode, I talk travel with Kristen Van Nest. We discuss being an expat in Shanghai, train travel in Europe, and returning to the US. Support the show
An interview with Emily Walsh
March 15, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBA discussion between two women who love to travel. I talk to Emily Walsh, from the podcast, In Search of Her, about being an expat in Taiwan. Listen to the latest episode to find out about changing your life with travel. We talk learning about yourself, learning different about different cultures, and facing your fears. Support the show
Train Travel in the United States
March 01, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBThe latest episode is about taking the train from Charlotte, NC to New York, NY. I can't hide my giddiness about train rides. Also included are a quick history of women in rail and an interview with an African-American train engineer. Support the show
Pensacola, Florida
February 12, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBA quick weekend trip featuring the food and drink of downtown Pensacola, Florida. I also tell the story of Betty Skelton Franklin Erde, First Lady of Firsts. Support the show
Knoxville Museum of Art
January 25, 2020 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBA quick trip to the Knoxville Museum of Art where I found quite a few women artists. Support the show
Downtown Bristol TN VA
January 10, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBI visit downtown Bristol TN VA and give you all the information on food, beer, and the Birthplace of Country Museum. Support the show
A Day in East Knoxville
December 28, 2019 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBA day in East Knoxville, from breakfast, African-American history, to lunch at a local brewery. In this episode we visit a local coffee shop. We take a tour of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, learning local African-American history. Then stop at Last Days of Autumn for beer cheese and lunch. Support the show
Boston Food & Drink
December 12, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBRestaurants and breweries in Boston, Salem, and Providence. Listen to this episode to find out about some great seafood and beer in the New England area. Support the show
Providence, Rhode Island
December 04, 2019 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MBA quick day trip to Providence and the histories of women instrumental in the history of this New England town. Helen Metcalf, the founder of Rhode Island School of Design. Mary Dyer, a Quaker martyr. Elizabeth Buffum-Chace, an activist in the anti-slavery and women's rights movements. Christiana Carteux Bannister, prominent abolitionist and founder of the Bannister House. Support the show
Salem and MOFA Boston
November 29, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBA half a day in Salem, Massachusetts finds me at the New England Pirate Museum. Then a walk through the Old Burying Point Cemetery in downtown Salem. I tell the story of a couple of hanged women and some pirates. After Salem, I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where I found the exhibit Women Take the Floor. The exhibit is the whole 3rd level of the museum with art by women in the 20th century, from traditional painting to abstract sculpture and everything in between. Support the show
Boston Part 3
November 19, 2019 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBIn the 3rd episode from Boston, MA. I finish up my first day with a visit to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company and the Old State House. I tell the story of Crispus Attucks, the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and the first American killed in the Revolutionary War. Support the show
Boston Part 2 - Lewis Hayden
November 14, 2019 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.69 MBIn this episode from Boston, MA, I tell the story of Lewis Hayden. Hayden was an escaped slave from Kentucky who went on to become an integral part of the anti-slavery movement. He saved hundreds of lives and helped bring freedom to hundreds of slaves. Support the show
The Women's Heritage Trail Boston
October 30, 2019 23:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBThe Back Bay East Women's Heritage Trail in Boston, MA is the subject of this episode of Tourist in your Town. I tell the stories and histories of several women and locations on the trail. Visit touristinyourtownpodcast.com for more information. Support the show
Season End
September 26, 2019 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.31 MBIt's the end of my first season! I'm taking a break because the next couple of weeks are jammed packed. I'll be traveling, so I can bring you more stories and histories! Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, to keep up with my shenanigans. Support the show
Knoxville Breweries
September 19, 2019 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this episode, I tell you all about some of my favorite breweries in Knoxville, TN. Knoxville has been experiencing an explosion of craft beer in the last couple of years. I love beer, so I love it! Support the show
Sequoyah
September 10, 2019 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBSequoyah created a syllabary for Cherokee Nation. He was the first person to create a written language without already knowing another written language. Support the show
Women's Suffrage in East Tennessee
September 04, 2019 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBWomen's Suffrage in East Tennessee, including the stories of Lizzie Crozier French, Anne Dallas Dudley, and Elizabeth Avery Meriwether. Also, a quick recap of Harry and Febb Burn. Support the show
The Clinton 12
August 28, 2019 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MBThe first desegregated publicly funded high school in the south was Clinton High School in 1956. This episode talks a little about the tensions and violence that ended in a violent explosion in 1958. But mostly I tell the stories of the Clinton 12 themselves. Support the show
Danville, KY
August 20, 2019 22:00 - 11 minutes - 8 MBIn this episode, I visit my hometown of Danville, KY. I talk a little about the food, entertainment, and a bit of history. Support the show
Jane Todd Crawford
August 13, 2019 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.32 MBThe story of Jane Todd Crawford and Dr. Ephraim McDowell. Dr. McDowell performed the first successful abdominal surgery on Mrs. Crawford in 1809, before anesthesia or antisepsis. Support the show
Evelyn Hazen Knoxville, TN
August 04, 2019 14:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThe story of a scandal from the 1930s in Knoxville, TN. The story includes sex, lies, and letters! Support the show
Cincinnati, OH and Northern Kentucky
July 28, 2019 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this episode I spend a day Cincinnati, OH. I take a walking tour of the Queen City, visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and almost melt from the heat. I visit Newport, Kentucky for beer and eats, too! Support the show
Foodtopia: Asheville, NC Part 3
July 14, 2019 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBPart 3 of my trip to Asheville, NC is all about the food and drink in this southern town. The value of appetizers and craft beer are the theme of the day! Support the show
Asheville NC Part 2
July 06, 2019 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.04 MBIn this episode I talk the Hood Huggers International tour and the history of the African-American community in Asheville, NC. Support the show
Asheville, North Carolina
July 02, 2019 22:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MBPart 1 of my visit to downtown Asheville, NC talks about the weird things that happen when I go to Asheville and my own weird insecurities with Uber and Lyft. Support the show
Gatlinburg food and drink
June 23, 2019 18:00 - 8 minutes - 5.67 MBInformation on where and what I ate and drank in Gatlinburg, TN. You'll find details about local craft beer and some local restaurants. Support the show
About Tourist in Your Town
June 22, 2019 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.6 MBA little bit about Tourist in your Town and what you can expect to hear from my travels! Support the show