Coffee With Jim, September 7, 2025

You are assured a conversation filled with a healthy dose of inspiration as well as exciting news about Route 66 and the Route 66 centennial, grants, community development, and the great American road trip when Rhys Martin stops by for a visit. Rhys is the president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, manager of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Preserve Route 66 Initiative that is offering grants to Route 66 business owners, an accomplished photographer and author, and the creator of the fascinating Rhys Pieces blog. 

Next week on Coffee With Jim we visit with acclaimed documentary film producer John Paget. Paget is creating an official Route 66 centennial feature documentary that will chronicle the story of this iconic highway and the people that ensure it remains relevant and vibrant as a new century dawns.

Today's program is sponsored through Patreon. It is also sponsored by Deana Nelson State Farm Insurance in Kingman, Arizona. David Brenner at the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, a 1960s time capsule, the bespoke US and Canada holiday specialists at RouteTrip USA, Gilligan's Route 66 Tours, Connie Echols at the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, and Austin Coop at Two Lane America. And we can't forget Vickie Ashcraft, president of the Route 66 Association of New Mexico and owner of the timeless Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park in Albuquerque. Thank you!