Coffee With Jim

Coffee With Jim, February 18, 2024

This mornings wide ranging conversation with Professor Nick Gerlich will definitely inspire a road trip or two. Cut from the cloth of Indiana Jones, Gerlich has traveled thousands of miles to photograph vintage neon signs, historic theatres, and the intriguing aviation navigation arrows from the 1920s. 
Through photography he has documented the history of more than 150 forgotten Texas Panhandle towns, the sites along lost highways such as U.S. 64, the fast vanishing wooden grain elevators in the prairie provinces of Canada, and of course, legendary Route 66. 
Join author, historian and humorist Jim Hinckley, and Professor Nick Gerlich for a rod trip inspiring audio adventure. 

Coffee With Jim,February 11, 2024

Cool Springs in the Black Mountains of western Arizona is a landmark where the entire evolution of Route 66 is made manifest against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty. On today's epsiode we visit with Ned Leuchtner, owner of this revered roadside time capsule and talk about its history, its resurrection, its Hollywood connection, and its future. 
This shared adventure is sponsored in part by the delightful Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico. It is also sponsored by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday specialists, and the Cactus Inn Motel, another roadside time capsule in McLean, Texas. 
 

Coffee With Jim, February 4, 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. 

Coffee With Jim, January 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. 
 
 

Coffee With Jim, January 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. 
 
 

Coffee With Jim, January 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. 

Coffee With Jim, January 7, 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. 

Coffee With Jim, December 31, 2023

On today's program we visit with Connie Loveland, director of Tucumcari Main Street in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Her infectious enthusiasm, and passion for making a difference in her home town, is inspiring. 
In this conversation we discussed the Route 66 centennial as an opportunity for community development. And we talked about building a sense of community as well as a network of cooperative partnerships, a century old railroad depot as a catalyst for historic district revitalization, theatre renovation, upcoming events, and why Tucumcari is fast becoming a destination. 
The vintage advertising campaign "Tucumcari Tonight" is now "Tucumcari Two Nights." Discover Tucumcari on this episode of Coffee With Jim sponsored in part by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missour. 
It is also sponsored by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday specialist for an adventure in the United States or Canada and the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari.