Coffee With Jim

Welcome to Carterville, October 26, 2025

It's fittingly promoted as a dessert museum, an interesting blend of old fashioned ice parlor and local hangout, and a huge collection of Superman memorabilia. But this is not the only thing that makes Supertam On 66 in Carterville, Missouri popular with locals, and a destination for the Route 66 enthusiast.

There is also the infectious enthusiasm of owners Chris and Andrea Briley, and their passion for providing the folks in Carterville and neighboring communities, as well as the international Route 66 community, with a memory making stop that blurs the line between past and present. 

On today's program it's a fun and lively road trip inspiring conversation between the Briley's and Jim Hinckley of Jim Hinckley's America about entrepreneurial adventures, building a sense of community, the changing face of small town America, and the magic of Route 66. Do you have someone in your town or city possessed with a sense of community and a strong entrepreneurial spirit that should be spotlighted? 

Today's program is sponsored in part by listeners through Patreon. It is also sponsored by the Wagon Wheel Motel, RouteTrip USA, Roadrunner Lodge Motel, Gilligan's Route 66 Tours, Deana Nelson State Farm Insurance in Kingman, Arizona, Cactus Inn Motel, Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park, and Two Lane America. 

Meet Cyrus Avery, October 10, 2025

Cyrus Stevens Avery is known today as the Father of Route 66. But he was more, much more. Visionary highway commissioner, businessman, pioneering rangleand conservationist, and innovator. The legacy of the U.S. Highway 66 Association, a manifestation of Avery's genius and ability to build a network of cooperative partnerships,  lives on as the Route 66 renaissance.

On today's episode we visit with Joey Madia that is bringing the Cyrus Avery story to life for a Route 66 centennial road show, and a series of educational programs. Madia is a master at bringing historic personalities to life. His list of accomplishments is lengthy - novelist, screenwriter, playwright, actor, historical educator, storyteller, and director. He has designed history based puzzles for escape rooms in North Carolina, Scotland, and the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

To contact Madia and schedule a Cyrus Avery program - joeymadiawriter@gmail.com

Today's program is sponsored in part by supporters of Jim Hinckley's America through Patreon. It is also sponsored by Deana Nelson State Farm in Kingman, Arizona, Gilligan's Route 66 Tours, Roadrunner Lodge Motel, Wagon Wheel Motel, Two Lane America, RouteTrip USA, Cactus Inn Motel, and Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park.