Coffee With Jim

Coffee With Jim, May 15

On this mornings episode we get our kicks under Route 66. Did you know that Mitchell Caverns in the Mojave Desert of California is just a few miles off Route 66?
Beat the heat with an underground adventure at legendary Meramec Caverns steeped in legends about Jesse James and lost treasure. In Springfield, Missouri you can enjoy the entrancing natural wonders of an underground world on a drive thru tour. And at Grand Canyon Caverns in Arizona, the entire evolution of Route 66 is mirrored. 
It's another road trip inspiring adventure along the most famous highway in the world with America's story teller, author Jim Hinckley, as your guide. 
This program is sponsored by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. The oldest continously operated motel on Route 66 is a living time capsule and a destination for a legion of international Route 66 enthusiasts.  
 

Wake Up With Jim, May 11

He was a west coast superstar. He pioneered the television variety show, and featured crooners such as Frank Sinatra and Frankie Lane. When he launched a business venture along Route 66, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable and Jack Benny happily invested. And he was the only convicted murderer to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 
On today's program America's storyteller shares the story of Spade Cooley, a man of many talents with a violent temper and a passion for alcohol. It's a story about the dark side of fame and fortune. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store. This fun filled, quirky roadside attraction blurs the line between the past and present, between the era of generic travel on the interstate highway and the colorful adventures of road trips on legendary Route 66. 

Coffee With Jim, May 8

In my book there are three things that make a Route 66 adventure memorable - the people you meet, the good food that is discovered along the way, and special places for a walkabout to stretch the legs after a day on the road. On this episode America's storyteller shares the adventure and tells people where to go if they are looking to add a walk to the drive. 
From Amboy Crater to Abraham Lincoln's neighborhood and points in between, it's another adventure in Jim Hinckley's America. 
This program is sponsored in part by delightful, wonderful, magical Tucumcari, New Mexico. 

Wake Up With Jim

In the first of our new weekly true crime series, America's storyteller shares an unsolved mystery from 1935. The disappearance of George Lorius, his wife Laura, and their friends Albert and Tillie Heberer, was the catalyst for the largest man hunt in New Mexico history. Even the National Guard was involved. 
The vacationing couples were having a grand time traveling west along Route 66. They made a detour to Vaughn, New Mexico and simply vanished. Clues led to Albuquerque and Quemado, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. Then the trail went cold. 
Today's haunting tale is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday specialists for an adventure in the US or Canada.