Coffee With Jim is moving to the Jim HInckley's America YouTube channel. Our virtual diner has a new home! Coffee With Jim, the weekly podcast from Jim Hinckley's America, is made possible by listeners through Patreon. It is also made possible through support from the Roadrunner Lodge Motel, Gilligan's Route 66 Tours, Deana Nelson State Farm Insurance, Two Lane America, Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park, and RouteTrip USA.
Coffee With Jim
Stories from the road, chapters from the American story, shared adventures and introductions to fascinating folk. That is Coffee With Jim. But this podcast is only one facet of our expanding network that now includes Substack, the Jim Hinckley's America YouTube channel, Instagram and Facebook, and the acclaimed Jim Hinckley's America website. We share the adventures and inspire road trips by telling people where to go. Join the conversation. Invite your friends. Become a member of one of the fastest growing communities of road trip enthusiasts in the country!
Jim Hinckley's America
Episodes
Feb 23, 2025
Feb 23, 2025
1hr 11 min
It's a smile inducing episode of epic proportions! What happens when you get two natural born storytellers with an off center sense of humor and an insatiable curiosity about everything on one program?
Today’s guest on Coffee With Jim is Marlo Anderson, a futurist and serial entrepreneur that is dedicated to turning bright ideas into transformative ventures and to bringing people together with banana bread, margaritas and road trips. Anderson is co-host of The Absurdists podcast, produces a daily one-minute tech-and-lifestyle segment for national morning shows and with the official National Day Calendar encourages people to “Celebrate Every Day.”
On this episode of Coffee With Jim, the weekly podcast from Jim Hinckley's America, host and author Jim Hinckley talks with Marlo Anderson about quirky restaurants, National Road Trip Day, the Route 66 centennial, the importance of finding commonalities, fun events and festivals, and discovering humor in the absurdities of life.
Feb 16, 2025
Feb 16, 2025
1hr 38 sec
On today’s program we visit the land of the giants. Our special guest is Joel Baker of the American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois. He is also the host of the fascinating American Giants YouTube channel where he documents fascinating giant stories, his search for giants, and their resotration.
These larger than life spacemen, cowboys, lumberjacks, and gas station attendants were once found all along the American roadside. They cast long shadows at gas stations, restaurants, tire stores and trading posts. Generically known as Muffler Men they are icons with a fascinating story. And now they are being given a new lease on life all along Route 66.
Join author and host Jim Hinckley of Jim Hinckley's America for another smile inducing, road trip inspiring shared adventure.
Sharing America's Story
It is a distinct pleasure to announce that the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership has awarded Coffee With Jim official Route 66 Centennial Certification.
Coffee With
In limited partnerships with the developers of Kingman Tours we are excited to announce that the official Coffee With Jim mug is now available on the websites Route 66 centennial gift shop! International shipping available.
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.
Our Valued Partners
Our valued partners are more than mere sponsors. They are valued members of the Jim Hinckley's America community. And they are highly recommended partners that will enhance your road trip adventure.
Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner Gift Shop - RouteTrip USA - Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park - Roadrunner Lodge Motel - Two Lane America - Gilligan's Route 66 Tours - Deana Nelson, State Farm Insurance Agent in Kingman, Arizona
It is also made possible through support of Jim Hinckley's America on Patreon
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.