Audio Journeys from Travel Radio International, Exploration into Destinations around the World. Thomas Steinbeck, son of famed writer and Pulitzer Prize recipient John Steinbeck, sits down with Patricia Lawrence for a casual conversation about his life, his published short stories “Down to a Soundless Sea”, fictional accounts of life around Monterey Bay California...and his Father!

The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs South Dakota announced in 2011 it now has discoverd 60 specimens of prehistoric animals in this unique paleontological site, where more than 26,000 years ago, large Columbian and woolly mammoths were trapped and died in a spring-fed pond: now the in-situ Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Dr. Larry Agenbroad, founder of the site is our guide.

Death Valley National Park is the lowest and the hotest place in North America. Patricia Lawrence explores Death Valley to find out about the name, the borox industry and the historic inn.

In his studio overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Emmy-award winning head writer, Jerry Juhl (1938-2005), sat down for a casual interview with show host. Juhl reminises about the Muppets' early years and radio roots, and what it was like to work with the founder of the Muppets, Jim Henson (1936-1990).

Audio Journeys from Travel Radio International, Exploration into Destinations around the World. Patricia Lawrence is exploring Big Horn County Historical Museum and Visitor Center in Hardin Montana. Located in what was once a major wheat producing region. The expansive living museum keeps history alive with twenty-six historic buildings, tools, farm equipment, barns, and thousands of other artifacts from 19th century Anglo-Saxon life in rural America.

Wildthings and Vision Quest Ranch is home to elephants, tigers, and other wild animals from around the world. Guests can getup close and interact with and care for some of the animals. Patricia Lawrence is exploring Wildthings with foundering president Charlie Sammut.

Audio Journeys explore The Life of African Americans in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. The first capital of the colonies, Colonial Williamsburg tells the story in the years preceding and during the American Revolution. Four hundred years of history across the Commonwealth of Virginia series.

In 1879 due to its central location in the center of the country, Aberdeen became the hub of the Milwalkee Railroad. Patricia Lawrence is exploring Aberdeen with railroad men who lived some of that history.

Audio Journeys from Travel Radio International, Exploration into Destinations around the World. Audio Journalist Patricia Lawrence explores Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park in Petaluma California, the early 19th century Mexican rancho and primitive factory of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. General Vallejo is a prominent figure in California’s Mexican history. A California State Historical Landmark and a National Historic Landmark.

Audio Journeys from Travel Radio International, Exploration into Destinations around the World. Patricia Lawrence is exploring archeology and nature with Touch the Earth Adventures, in the Coconino National Forest near Sedona Arizona. Thousands of years ago, in the foothills of the south western edge of the Colorado Plateau, highly organized cultures lived. Among the artifacts these early Americans left behind are petroglyphs and pictographs, images painted on or picked into the red rock c...

Audio Journeys explore the (disputed) headwaters of the Mississippi River with park rangers. A trail takes us to a spring coming out of the ground in the Minnesota mountains. The spring forms a pool before gliding from the rocks to become the mighty Mississippi River, most people believe. Itasca is a derivative of two Greek words, true and source.

A few hours drive from most major USA cities, there is a National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuges are artificial habitats ment to entice wildlife away from farms and cities. Our tour brings us very close to nature.