Welcome to Jim Hinckley's America
We share America's story by introducing you to inspirational and fascinating people. We test the pillows and taste the enchiladas. We inspire road trips by sharing the adventure on backroad's, and two lane highways like iconic Route 66.
Come along for the ride.
Episodes
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Coffee With Jim, February 4, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
On today's program Angie Paterek of Route 66 Information Station joins author Jim Hinckley of Jim Hinckley's America for a wide ranging conversation about the allure of Route 66, that highways forthcoming centennial, festivals, the business of Route 66, and great American road trips. Paterek also shares the story of how she was influenced by the animated film Cars, travel tips for the single female, and thoughts on what makes Route 66 different from other historic roads such as the Lincoln Highway.
Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip specialists for a grand adventure in the US or Canada. It is also sponsored by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, the living time capsule that is Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the mid 1950s Cactus Inn Motel and RV park in McLean, Texas.
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Coffee With Jim, January 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Join us for an inspiring and exciting adventure along Route 66 in Oklahoma. On today's episode we visit with Kerry Wiseman Barrick of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the Oklahoma Route 66 Association.
Possessed with an infectious enthusiasm and palpable excitement Barrick joins author Jim Hinckley for a free range conversation about the Route 66 centennial, Route 66, and how that highway can be used for building a sense of community and community purpose as well as economic development and historic district revitalization.
Today's program is sponsored in part by the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, Cactus Inn Motel in McLean, Texas, and the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri.
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Coffee With Jim, January 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Jericho. A ghost town along Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle. An empty place with only a tumble down farmhouse and derelict auto court standing in mute testimony to better times. But it is also a town with a bright and promising future thanks to the passion, the dedication, and the dreams of Blair and Blanca Schaffer.
In this morning's program Blanca Schaffer shares their passion and vision for the forgotten town of Jericho. But this is more than a dreamers tale. It is an inspirational story as Blanca also talks of building a sense of community, of feeding people with hearty home grown produce as well as a healthy dose of encouragement, and sharing America's story with a new generation.
Today's program is sponsored in part by the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, and the Cactus Inn Motel and RV Park in McLean, Texas.
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Coffee With Jim, January 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
On today's program it's a wide ranging, road trip inspiring, thought provoking conversation with Casey Claypool, owner of Docs Just off 66 in Girard, Illinois, and Executive Director at Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. Join us for a discussion about community development, the challenges of small business ownership, the magic that is Route 66, the Route 66 centennial and much, much more.
Jim Hinckley's America, it's where adventure begins. Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday specialist for an adventure in the US or Canada. It is also sponsored through the magic of corwdfunding on Patreon, and by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri.
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Coffee With Jim, January 7, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
On this very special extended program we talk with Chris Tuttle of Arizona Podcast about the magic of road trips, Arizona exploration, the allure of iconic Route 66, the forthcoming Route 66 centennial, and how adventures on the open road add some zest to life. This is road trip inspiration at its finest!
Today's program is sponsored in part by the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, Route Trip USA, the bespoke holiday specialist for an adventure in the US or Canada, and Uranus Fudge Comppany & General Store. It is also sponsored by the magic of crowdfunding on Patreon, the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, and Cactus Inn Motel and RV Park in McLean, Texas.
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Telling People Where To Go
Our team has been telling people where to go since 1990. We inspire, and share, adventures. We blur the line between past, present and future.