Episodes

  • Brian Gushue's NFL Stadium Trips with Cerebral Palsy

    Brian Gushue's NFL Stadium Trips with Cerebral Palsy
    Sep 20 2024
    Brian Gushue is a man who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and needs a wheelchair for his mobility. Despite his disability, Brian didn't let that hold him down and began taking road trips to the nation's NFL stadiums. He set a goal to attend 500 games and has quickly exceeded that goal. Find out more about his inspirational travel adventures in and between the stadiums as he joins us for this edition of American Road Trip Talk!
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    27 mins
  • Rounding the Stadiums in a Baseball Road Trip

    Rounding the Stadiums in a Baseball Road Trip
    Sep 13 2024
    While the Big Leaguers are busy rounding the bases, we’ll be rounding the MLB ballparks in road trips designed just for baseball fans. From New York to Los Angeles and everything in between, Timothy Malcolm takes plots out routes that makes the most out of every mile and keep everything easy for your planning needs in his book, “Baseball Road Trips: The Complete Guide to All the Ballparks, with Beer, Bites, and Sights Nearby”!
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    27 mins
  • Michigan's Scenic Route 22 & Hiking Trails

    Michigan's Scenic Route 22 & Hiking Trails
    Sep 6 2024
    A great road trip doesn’t have to be done entirely by automobile. In fact, some of the best views can only be witnessed by parking your vehicle along the scenic drives and stepping foot where your vehicle can’t go to make it to the best possible viewpoints. Today it is a ride along Michigan's famous Route M22 with outdoor writer Jim DuFresne author of "Trails of M22". One of America's great drives, Jim will let us know the best spots to get out of your car and immerse yourself in color as summer makes the change into fall.
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    27 mins
  • Springfield, IL: Intl Route 66 Mother Road Festival '24

    Springfield, IL: Intl Route 66 Mother Road Festival '24
    Sep 2 2024
    Our guest for this episode is Amy Beadle, Marketing Manager of the Springfield Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau. She has exciting news to share about the upcoming 23rd Annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival. With a plethora of activities and venues to offer, this is one of the signature events celebrated every year in the Land of Lincoln. When putting Route 66 on glorious display, nobody does it better than the folks in Springfield!
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    32 mins
  • Cruising the Last Frontier

    Cruising the Last Frontier
    Aug 30 2024
    This week on American Road Trip Talk, meet New York Vinnie, filling in for Gary Mantz as he takes some time away from the show. In this edition, he chats with automotive adventurer Jeff Zurschmeide who took a road trip through America's Last Frontier in Alaska. It's much different than taking a road trip within the continental United States, and is an experience that should not be missed!
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    26 mins
  • Celebrating the Art Car Phenomenon with Erika Nelson

    Celebrating the Art Car Phenomenon with Erika Nelson
    Aug 23 2024
    In this episode, artist and frequent contributor Erika Nelson shares her deep appreciation of Art Cars. An art car is a vehicle that has had its appearance modified as an act of personal artistic expression. Among the highlights of our interview: Houston's Art Car Parade, Seattle’s art car inclusion in the Fremont Fair/Solstice event, Art Car World in Douglas, Arizona and Minnesota's passionate group of art car creators.
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    25 mins
  • Remembering Elvis 47 Years Later

    Remembering Elvis 47 Years Later
    Aug 16 2024
    47 years ago, Elvis Presley passed into history. The King of Rock and Roll “left the building” at the age of 42. Today, we remember his too-short life and celebrate his incredible legacy with Cory Cooper, widely regarded Elvis expert. In addition to Graceland and Tupelo, where else can fans of The King visit to pay homage? Cory has select recommendations to offer.
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    25 mins
  • Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou

    Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou
    Aug 2 2024
    On this edition of American Road Trip Talk, discover Louisiana's Cajun Bayou, just 35 miles south of New Orleans and home to the unapologetic Cajun culture of Lafourche Parish. The bayou stretches over 100 miles, flowing through communities and defining traditions. Festivals, charter fishing trips, tours through mysterious swamps, classic regional architecture and restaurants that offer you a chance to dine like a local: there is plenty to see and do "up the Bayou" and "down the Bayou." Our guests are Cody Gray and Ian Wallis from Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou tourism office.
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    27 mins