Telling America’s story. Inspiring road trips by telling people where to go. Sharing the adventure. It’s what we do at Jim Hinckley’s America
Coffee With Jim is a virtual diner where folks gather over pie and coffee, share a few laughs, talk road trips, and listen to inspirational and thought provoking people. Jim Hinckley's America is a shared adventure so invite your friends, pour yourself a cup, pull up a chair, and join the conversation.
Need added incentive to share this adventure?
Well, we are proud to annouce that Coffee With Jim has been designated an offical Route 66 centennial program.
Guests on previous programs include:
Acclaimed documentary film producer John Paget -
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jonathan Bullington, a Chicago Tribune senior reporter -
Author and photographer, president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and manager of the Preserve Route 66 Initiative at the National Trust For Historic Preservation, Rhys Martin -
Austin Coop, owner of Two Lane America -
Richard Lentinello of Crankshaft Magazine -
Vickie Ashcraft, owner of Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park, and president of the Route 66 Association of New Mexico -
Wayne Pickerill, of the Pinke Elephant Antique Mall -
Episodes
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
On today's program it's a wide ranging conversation with Laura Misajet, Director of Museum Operations & Public Outreach at Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association in Goffs, California. The link between a 19th century camel caravan and Route 66. Edsel Ford's epic odyssey in the summer of 1915. The story of a pre Columbian trade route from the coast of California to New Mexico. A Harvest Host camp ground, an opportunity and "A Camp With Camels" event to kick off Route 66 centennial celebrations. An historic ten stamp mill. A Mojave Desert ghost town transformed into a destination.
That's just a small sample of why you will want to share this smile inducing, road trip inspiring episode of Coffee With Jim, the weekly podcast from Jim Hinckley's America, with friends.
Today's program is sponsored in part by:
- Supporters of Jim HIinckley's America on Patreon -
- The 1950s gem that is the Cactus Inn Motel in McLean, Texas -
- RouteTtrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialists for adventures in the US or Canada -
- The 1960s time capsule Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico -
- The iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri -
- Two Lane America, making the great American road trip easier than ever -
- Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a modern, full service RV park wrapped in a museum -
- Gilligan's Route 66 Tours, a true Route 66 experience starts and finishes with Gilligan's -
- Deana Nelson, State Farm Insurance, Kingman, Arizona, a hometown hero -
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