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
May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023
37 min
Do you know the connection between singer Neil Diamond and the defunct Red Rooster restaurant on Route 66 in Victorville, California? Did you know that there is a 1959 TraveLodge hiding in plain sight along Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona? Did you know that Pearl Bailey once owned a dude ranch in the California Desert?
Lots of trivia and road trip inspiration on this mornings episode of Coffee With Jim. America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley, visits with Delvin Harbour of the California Route 66 Museum and California Historic Route 66 Association, and Nolan Stolz, Route 66 explorer and historian, and developer of the forthcoming Route 66 Suite.
Today's program is sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, RouteTrip USA, Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, Roadrunner Lodge in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the Uranus Fudge Company & General Store.
May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023
35 min
On this episode of Coffee With Jim, America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley of Jim Hinckley's America, talks with Liz Vincent, tourism director in Pontiac, Illinois about National Road Trip Day celebrations, Route 66, tourism, road trips, the Route 66 centennial, and the art of transforming a community into a destination. It's a road trip inspiring, thought provoking, smile inducing, fast paced half hour discussion that will leave you dreaming of adventures on the open road, and a visit to charming Pontiac.
Today's program is sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, the Roadrunner Lodge in Tucumcari, New Mexico, RouteTrip USA, and the Cactus Inn Motel in McLean, Texas.
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.