Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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