Coffee With Jim

Coffee With Jim, July 23, 2023

Sara Peterson, today's guest, is possessed with an infectious enthusiasm and a rare ability to build teams by sharing the vision. She has spearheaded the creation of a performing arts group, the establishment of a nonprofit to give an historic theatre a new lease on life, and the establishment of innovative educational programs. That, however, is only part of the story. 
The historic heart of Kingman, Arizona is undergoing a renaissance because people like Sara have decided that they can make a difference. Take a listen. See if you are not inspired to tackle a problem or two, to make a difference in your town, and to help build a sense of community one partnership at a time. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, the living time capsule that is the Roadrunner Lodge in Tucumcari, New Mexico, fun and quirky Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, and RouteTrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialist for an adventure in the U.S. or Canada. 
 

Coffee With Jim, July 16, 2023

On today's program America's storyteller author Jim Hinckley talks Arizona road trips, adventures, history and colorful characters with Peter Corbett. Peter has spent fifty years exploring this diverse state, and shares his adventures with the popular blog On The Road Arizona. 
With a little help from friends, Jim Hinckley's America is the sharing of America's story and road trip inspiration by telling people where to go. As our theme song by The Road Crew says, come along for the ride. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, and the Cactus Inn Motel and RV Park in McLean,. Texas. 
 

Coffee With Jim, July 9, 2023

On today's program we visit with Annie Mouse (author Anne Maro Slanina) and talk education, road trips, literacy programs, and adventures on the open road and the fascinating people met along the way. And, of course, we talk about the infectious magic of an odyssey on the Main Street of America - iconic Route 66. 
To learn more about Annie Mouse and her adventures, or to purchase autographed books - anniemousebooks.com 
For an unforgettable, worry free, memory making road trip in the US or Canada, contact our grood friends at RouteTripUSA. If your day of Route 66 adventure in New Mexico ends in Tucumcari, stop and say hello to David at the Roadrunner Lodge Motel, and enjoy a restful nights sleep in 1964. 
We have other living time capsules to recommend like the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, the oldest continously operated motel on Route 66, or the charming Cactus Inn Motel and RV Park in McLean, Texas. And what Route 66 adventure could be considered complete without a memory making stop at Uranus Fudge Company and General Store? 

Coffee With Jim, July 2, 2023

It is never shocking but it is always electrifying to talk with Mike and Jessica May of the Historic Electric Vehicle Foundation and Electric Route 66. On this episode of Coffee With Jim, America's storyteller author Jim Hinckley catch's up with Mike and Jessica in Gallup, New Mexico on the return leg of their trip to the AAA Route 66 Road Fest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
Today we talk about the changing face of Route 66, road trips, Route 66 Road Fest in Tulsa, Route 66 in California, off road adventures in a Tesla, range anxiety, Tesla ownership, the magic of Tucumcari, New Mexico, the history and the myth of of electric vehicles, and adventure on the open road. It's another thought provoking, smile inducing, road trip inspiring adventure from Jim Hinckley's America. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, RouteTrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialists for adventures in the U.S. or Canada, the Uranus Fudge Factory & General Store, and Roadrunner Lodge Motel. 
 

Coffee With Jim, June 25, 2023

This special episode of Coffee With Jim is all about you. America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley, answers your questions about museums, restaurants, road trips, festivals and events, good pie, motels, and of course, legendary Route 66. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, Roadrunner Lodge Motel, RouteTrip USA and the Cactus Inn Motel in McLean, Texas. 
 
 

Coffee With Jim, June 18, 2023

On today's episode it is a free range conversation about internet security issues, the Route 66 centennial, road trips, and Route 66, America's longest small town with Jim Featherstone, creator of the One Stop 66 network (www.facebook.com/1stop66). 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, Visit Tucumcari NM, Roadrunner Lodge Motel, RouteTrip USA and the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. 
 

Coffee With Jim, June 11, 2023

Did you know that the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates once played basedball in Kingman, Arizona? Did you know that Mickey Mantle's boyhood home is located along Route 66? On today's program we talk road trips, sports, sports history and legendary Route 66 with author Ron Clements. 
Ron is the author of the fascinating book, A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66. And he is a road trip enthusiast extraordinaire that enjoyed the RV life for more than four years while traveling to forty eight states, Canada, and Alaska. 
It's another smile inducing, road trip inspiring, trivia filled audio adventure with America's storyteller author Jim Hinckley. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, RouteTrip USA, Cactus Inn Motel in McClean, Texas, Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, Roadrunner Lodge Motel, and the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. 

Coffee With Jim, June 4, 2023

Family road trips - in the 1930s. GI’s with Harley’s at the Kingman Army Airfield in WWII. Hard scrabble life in post-depression Arizona mining towns. Establishing a family business or two n Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona. On this episode of Coffee With Jim, history comes to life as author Jim HInckley talks with Jane Marie Hout. It’s a road trip inspiring trip through time!
Grab a cup of coffee. Invite your friends. Let's share the adventure. Coffee With Jim, a podcast from Jim Hinckley's America is sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, Roadrunner Lodge Motel, RouteTrip USA, Cactus Inn Motel, and Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri.