Coffee With Jim

Wake Up With Jim, December 30, 2021

Sarah Winnemucca was fearless. She was tenacious. She tirelessly worked to get better treatment for the Paiute and other tribes, and to get tribes to embrace the education needed for them to adapt to the new world and survive.
Her exploits were legendary. As an example, in 1878, she worked as a messenger, scout and interpreter for General O. O. Howard during the Bannock War. She later said, quote, “This was the hardest work I ever did for the government in all my life … having been in the saddle night and day; distance, about two hundred and twenty-three miles. Yes, I went for the government when the officers could not get an Indian man or a white man to go for love or money. I, only an Indian woman, went and saved my people.” Her courageous actions landed her on the front page of The New York Times and made her the subject of dime novels.
This mornings program is brought to you in part by the one and only Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. The oldest continuously operated motel on Route 66, the Wagon Wheel Motel is a living time capsule where the line between past and present blur seamlessly. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 29, 2021

Good morning, everyone! This morning’s inspirational story about Phineas Gage is so amazing that it was featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not. But just as with many tales of inspiration, the story of Phineas Gage is also a tale of tragedy.
In 1852, 29-year-old Phineas Gage was working in Chile as a stagecoach driver. Four years earlier he had been employed as a powder man for a railroad construction project when an accident transformed his life and made medical history. 
This mornings program is sponsored in part by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, a Route 66 destination where fun is the name of the game and memories that last a life time are made. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 28, 2021

War is a horrid affair. No one involved walks away unscarred. No one walks away without a story. But rarely is a story more amazing than that of Jacob Miller.
Miller served in Company K of the 9th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. He valiantly fought in the battles of Greenbriar, West Virginia; the siege of Corinth; Perryville, Kentucky; and Stones River. On September 19, 1863, during the bloody battle of Chickamauga, it looked like his luck had run out.
This mornings program is sponsored in part by the wonderful Roadrunner Lodge in magical Tucumcari, New Mexico. Looking for a special getaway? Well, look no further. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 27, 2021

We are wrapping up the year with a week of stories that will inspire and amaze you. On today's program it's the story of Ralph Teetor, a man who overcame a debilitating disability, inspired everyone he met, and transformed the way that we drive. 
Join America's story teller, author Jim Hinckley, for a week of stories that we give you a new outlook for a new year.
This programs is sponsored in part by the living time capsule that is the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. It is also sponsored in part by the road trip specialists at RouteTrip USA. If you are thinking of a road trip holiday in the US or Canada, give a holler to my amigos and RouteTrip USA. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 24, 2021

This morning, on the last of our Christmas programs for 2021, author Jim Hinckley shares two inspirational but tragic and somber stories about a shared Christmas in the midst of war. The first story is from the trenches in WWI. And the second is the tale of a family of impoverished refugees who risked treason to give American and German soldiers a taster of Christmas during the Battle of the Bulge. 
This mornings program is sponsored in part by the memory making road trip specialists at RouteTrip USA, the delightful and almost magical town of Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the wonderful time capsule that is Roadrunner Lodge.  

Wake Up With Jim, December 23, 2021

Christmas cards, gifts, family, mall Santa's, reindeer, and childhood memories. It is a wonderful time of year. It is a a time of tradition. But did you know that many American Christmas traditions are a recent phenomena? Did you know that the war on Christmas was actually fought in the 1650s? Did you know that Santa Claus had children? Did you know that many of our holiday traditions have Dutch and German origins? 
Join author Jim Hinckley for a look at Christmas in America through the centuries on this episode of Coffee With Jim.  
Today's program is sponsored by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 21, 2021

Our countdown to Christmas continues with some road trip inspiration. This morning author Jim Hinckley shares his wish list for places to visit during the holiday season. 
This mornings program is sponsored in part by the charming and delightful city of Tucumcari. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 20, 2021

It is the story of an American icon that begins on Christmas day, 1878. As was the case with many automotive pioneers and even the Wright Brothers, he began his career with bicycle repair and racing. But for a time he took it a step further and manufactured bicycles under the Frontenac name. 
His career included work as a mechanic for Fiat, a founding member of Buick's factory racing team, and the manufacturer of high performance parts for the Model T Ford. He was Louis Chevrolet. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, road trip specialists that ensure a memorable holiday in the US as well as Canada. It is also sponsored in part by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri.