• 3
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  • 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z on PBS
  • 30m
  • 4h 30m (9 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Travels & Traditions is a series of half-hour programs in which award-winning journalist Burt Wolf travels to cities around the world telling the stories of local traditions that have influenced us all. In many locations, he also shows how foreign traditions have influenced the city he is visiting. He reveals the relationship of marriage and food and the history of gaming. And, of course, he examines society and culture through eating.

9 episodes

Season Premiere

2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

18x01 Gone Fishing in Palm Beach, Part 1

Season Premiere

18x01 Gone Fishing in Palm Beach, Part 1

  • 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z30m

We discover the history of deep sea sport fishing and why the Palm Beaches of Florida became the world epicentre of the sport. We learn why people like Ernest Hemingway and the Lone Ranger were attracted to the sport. We visit with the slightly dysfunctional family that invented the sport fishing boat and see how those boats and the family have changed over the years.

18x02 Gone Fishing in Palm Beach, Part 2

  • 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z30m

Burt takes a look at the nautical phrases that have come into popular use like 'cup of joe' and 'feeling blue'. We discover the importance of catch-and-release programs, and the women who have become stars of the deep-sea fishing sport. We meet a mechanic who flies his plane around the world to fix deep sea sports fishing boats and we witness Burt catching and releasing a 7- (or maybe 5-) foot shark.

18x03 History of Chocolate, Part 1

  • 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z30m

Discover cacao bean's role as the local money of the Maya and trace chocolate's arrival in Europe.

18x04 History of Chocolate, Part 2

  • 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z30m

Learn how the finest chocolate beans are grown and are being saved from extinction in Venezuela.

2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

18x05 The History of Water

18x05 The History of Water

  • 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z30m

Burt looks at the history and future of water, visits the Shrine at Lourdes and investigates the story of its healing water, and the role water plays in good health.

2019-04-21T04:00:00Z

18x06 Great Art Undiscovered

18x06 Great Art Undiscovered

  • 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z30m

Burt looks at the history of great artists who were unappreciated during their lifetime.

18x07 How To Sell The Art You Create

  • 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z30m

Burt learns how artists can use a non-profit organization to bring their work to public attention.

18x08 Short Guide To Cell Phone Safety

  • 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z30m

Burt takes a quick look at the history of communication from the cavemen to the cellphone.

18x09 Travel & The Danger Of RF Radiation

  • 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z30m

Burt learns about the dangers of radio frequency radiation that is associated with wireless devices.

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