Coffee With Jim

Coffee With Jim, September 24, 2023

Nudist colonies on Route 66. Underground dining opportunities. The Route 66 centennial. Tour companies. Road trips. Microbreweries. 
It's a free range, road trip inspiring, trivia filled, smile inducing half hour with America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley. Come along for the ride. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, RouteTrip USA, the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri and quirky, fun Uruanus Fudge Company & General Store. 

Coffee With Jim, September 17, 2023

Today's program is road trip inspiration on steroids! Our special guest is adventurer Tom Cotter, author of America's Greatest Road Trip: Key West to Deadhorse - 9,000 Miles Across Backroads USA. 
In this book, and in our conversation, we discuss the infectious magic of the road trip that is the fascinating people met along the way. We also talk about the merits of the new Ford Bronco and Airstream trailer, the benefits of owning a Model A Ford, traveling the historic Lincoln Highway in a Model T Ford, legendary barn finds, adventures on Route 66 and the reasons that old Ford trucks in Canada are badged as Mercury. As our theme song by The Road Crew says, come along for the ride. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialists for a road trip adventure in the US or Canada. It is also sponsored in part by the delightful Roadrunner Lodge in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, and the charming oasis that is the Cactus Inn Motel and RV Park in McLean, Texas. And if you never outgrew juvenile humor, can a Route 66 odyssey be considered complete without a stop at Uranus Fudge Company & General Store? 

Coffee With Jim, September 10, 2023

The excitement and enthusiasm is palpable and infectious as we visit with Connie Loveland, Executive Director at Tucumcari MainStreet, and David Brenner of the Route 66 landmark that is the RoadRunner Lodge Motel. Exciting events, historic district revitalization, tourism, building a sense of community, and even pet adoption events are the the topic of conversation on this mornings episode of Coffee With Jim, a Jim Hinckley's America podcast. 
If you need a bit of road trip inspiration, this program is for you! If you are looking for a new hometown, this program is for you! If need ideas for building a community, one partnership at at a time, or for breathing new life into an historic district, this program is for you!
To contribute to the restoration of Tucumcari, New Mexico's legendary neon signage damaged in May 2023, use this link for the the GoFundMe initiative. 
This program is sponsored in part by Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, RouteTrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialists for a road trip adventure in the US or Canada, and Uranus Fudge Company & General Store. It is also sponsored by the Roadrunner Lodge Motel and Cactus Inn Motel in McLean, Texas. 

Coffee With Jim, September 3, 2023

On today's program Terri Ryburn of Ryburn Place in Normal, Illinois and author Cheryl Eichar Jett join America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley of Jim HInckley's America, for a lively discussion about the magic of Route 66, that highways fast approaching centennial, the trials and tribulations of historic preservation, and the Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference.
Organized by Ryburn, Jett, and Debyjo Ericksen, the annual Miles of Possibility Conference scheduled for October 19-22 in Bloomington/Normal, Illinois with an emphasis on the business of Route 66 and education is the only event of its kind. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday specialists for an adventure in the U.S. or Canada. It is also sponsored by the charming Route 66 time caspsules that are the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri and the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico. And we can't forget Uranus Fudge Company & General Store where juvenile humor reigns supreme, and excellent fudge is just the first surprise. 

Coffee With Jim, August 27, 2023

On today's program we visit with Dora Meroney, owner of Texas Ivy Antiques in Amarillo, and talk Route 66 in the Lone Star State. It's a conversation about the Texas Old Route 66 Association 2nd Annual Texas Motor Tour on October 6th and 7th ( https://www.rt66oftexas.com/texasmotortour ) and bison chili.
And what would a conversation about Route 66 in Texas be if we didn't talk about Big Vern's, developments in McLean and Glenrio, Bob Lile, the Big Texan Steak Ranch and Cadillac Ranch, the Midpoint Cafe, the 6th Avnue corridor in Amarillo, and Palo Duro Canyon?
At Jim Hinckley's America we inspire road trips by telling people where to go, and sharing America's story. 
Today's program is spsonsored in part by the living time capsule that is the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. It is sponsored by the Uranus Fudge Company and General Store, RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday specialists, and the roadside oasis Roadrunner Lodge in Tucumcari, New Mexico. 

Coffee With Jim, August 20, 2023

You are one of the lucky ones. A publisher was found that was willing to give you a shot at the brass ring by turning your idea into a book. You spent hours on research. And you spent even more hours worrying over every word written. Now your book is being sold on Amazon and in book stores.
Is that it? Do you sit back and wait for the interview requests and checks? 
On today's program America's storyteller author Jim Hinckley visits with Steve Roth, Senior Marketing Manager at Quarto Publishing, to discuss the ins and outs, and the authors role, in promotion and marketing. It's an insightful and thought provoking look at where the real work begins for the author. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Roadrunner Lodge in Tucumcari, New Mexico, Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, RouteTrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialist for a road trip adventure in the US or Canada, and the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. 

Coffee With Jim, August 13, 2023

If you are interested in the past, present and future of EV's, bicycles in the 19th century and their connection to Route 66, coffee and the evolution of espresso machines, and are curious as to where these diverse stories intersect, this program is for you! And if irony makes you smile, well, this program is definitely not one to be missed!
Our discussion with Kent Bakke and Roderick Wilde of the Historic Electric Vehicle Foundation got off to a rocky start due to numerous technical issues. Patience and tenacity carried the day, and we enjoyed a fascinating, informative, thought provoking and smile inducing discussion. Come along for the ride!
Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialist for road trips in the US or Canada. It is also sponsored by the living time capsule that is the Roadrunner Lodge in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the historic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri that is a destination in itself. 

Coffee With Jim, August 6, 2023

On today's program it is an epic road trip inspiring odyssey on Route 66, and encouragement for urban exploration in St. Louis with author and historian Joe Sonderman, and America's storyteller, Jim Hinckley.
Did you know that there are a wide array of FREE attractions including the zoo and art museum in St. Louis? Did you know that the National Museum of Transportation houses one of the largest collections of planes, trains, and automobiles in the country or that many of the exhibits are interactive? 
In today's free ranging conversation we also discuss the Route 66 centennial, urban exploration and overlooked gems along Route 66 in the big cities, the infectious magic of this storied highway, the importance of stepping out of the comfort zone and the therapy that is the great American raod trip. As our theme song by the Road Crew says, come along for the ride.
Today's program is sponsored in part by the living time capsule that is the Roadrunner Lodge in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the delightful Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, and RouteTrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialist for road trips in the United Staes or Canada.