Coffee With Jim

Wilderness Time Capsule

On this morning’s Five Minutes with Jim program we share one of our favorite places for a back country walkabout. It blends Route 66 with some interesting railroad history, and a tangible link to Arizona frontier history.
This episode of Five Minutes with Jim is sponsored in part through the magic of crowdfunding on the Patreon platform at P-A-T-R-E-O-N.com/jimhinckleysamerica. Jim Hinckley’s America is also sponsored in part by charming, delightful Cuba, Missouri, everyone’s hometown. Check out their website at visitcubamo.com and imagine the memories that you can make in this wonderful Ozark Mountains village where Route 66 is still the main street.

The Central Park Gang

Overlooked and forgotten today, the Central Park Gang in Tulsa, Oklahoma was the spawning ground for some of the most vicious and violent criminals of the 1920's and 1930's. They roamed Route 66 in Oklahoma and terrorized communities leaving a trail of death and empty banks. On this weeks episode of Five Minutes With Jim we follow one of these gangs from a train robbery in Oklahoma to capture in Arizona. 

An Inspirational Tale

Ralph Teetor was a prolific inventor. Counted among his many nifty contributions to the auto industry was a device we now know generically as cruise control. But a diverse array of inventions are only a small part of the Teetor story. 

Adventures With Edsel

It was the summer of 1915. War was raging in Europe and the Middle East but in America then 21-year old Edsel Ford, namesake for the car that looked like a Buick sucking a lemon, was preparing for an epic adventure with his college buddies. He wasn’t alone.
On this weeks episode of Five Minutes With Jim we set out on an adventure with Edsel Ford. Join us this morning for a bit of time travel. 

Death on The Double 6

Though small and isolated, Grants was placed in the media spotlight nationwide following a police-shooting tragedy on Friday, April 11, 1952. It began simply enough. State police officer Nash Garcia was parked on the shoulder of US Route 66 about twenty miles east of Grants. A pickup truck sped past him, recklessly passing cars. Garcia initiated pursuit never realizing that it was a trap or than an assassin was waiting just ahead. Nash Garcia would be the first member of the New Mexico State Police to be murdered in the line of duty.

5 Minutes With Jim

All new! An exciting and fascinating adventure on the back roads of southern Michigan. This week we introduce to a craftsman that specializes in vintage fire equipment, and take you to a museum that preserves a forgotten chapter in Michigan's transportation history. Welcome to Jim Hinckley's America 
 

Good Eats & A Good Nights Rest

This week on Ten Minutes With Jim we begin sharing discoveries made on our October tour including a wonderful time capsule motel in New Mexico, a speakeasy styled steakhouse, excellent pot pie in Indiana and a surprise or two that makes a southern Michigan visit well worth while. 
This weeks program is sponsored in part by delightful, charming, wonderful Cuba, Missouri and support of our our crowdfunding initiative on Patreon. 

From Canute to Cars

On this weeks episode of Ten Minutes with Jim it's trivia, tall tales, and a bit of inspiration as we talk Canute and Cars. This weeks adventure is made possible by Grand Canyon Caverns, a destination for adventuresome travelers since 1927, and support of our crowdfunding initiative on the Patreon platform.