Talks with people living and working along The Mother Road
In Collinsville, IL, the world’s largest ketchup bottle sits above the now shuttered Brooks Catsup bottling company. Originally it was designed as a water tower for the facility, but when operations were closed down in 1993, the Catsup bottle began to deteriorate. At that time, two Route 66 advocates met and aside from saving the…
In Collinsville, IL, the world’s largest ketchup bottle sits above the now shuttered Brooks Catsup bottling company. Originally it was designed as a water tower for the facility, but when operations were closed down in 1993, the Catsup bottle began to deteriorate. At that time, two Route 66 advocates met and aside from saving the…
Candacy Taylor was originally writing a Route 66 guidebook made a complete pivot from wriitng a Route 66 travel guide for Route 66 when she discovered the unfair treatment of black travelers along The Mother Road. Candacy immediately pivoted and would spend the next five years researching the history of black travel in America, bringing…
During the centennial year of Route 66 many people will drive historic Route 66. However, Ed Fogle has driven the entire route in a 100 year old Hupmobile, an automobile that stopped production in the 1939. Join the Route 66 Podcast as Ed tells what it was like driving an “orphan” vehicle along Route 66,…
In 1903 a Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric doctor from Vermont, makes a $50 bet that he can be the first person to drive an automobile coast to coast in under 90 days. Despite not even owning a car, having no driving experience, and no road maps to plan the route Jackson heads out within…
The Cadillac Ranch is one of the most popular stops along Route 66, and on this very special episode, host Anthony Arno speaks with the only surviving who created the art installation. At 81 years old, Chip not only talks about establishing Ant Farm, the creative group behind the Cadillac Ranch, but two other “unimaginable”…
To celebrate the centennial of Route 66 in 2026, the very first episode of the year features the life of the Father of Route 66- Cyrus Stevens Avery. Join Route 66 Podcast host Anthony Arno as he talks with Susan Croce Kelly, author of Father of Route 66: Cy Avery. More than establishing Route 66,…
At the age of 81 years old, Gene Waylan is operating the last known Ku Ku Burger from what was one of 200 locations. How does a Kansas boy pivot from wanting to be a farmer to successfully operating an iconic Route 66 burger joint for over 50 years? Join Route 66 Podcast host Anthony…
Join Route 66 Podcast host Anthony Arno, as he talks with probably two of the most popular authors of Route 66: Jim Ross and Shellee Graham. Together, Ross and Graham have written over ten different books featuring The Mother Road. Their latest book, Route 66:The first 100 Years, covers the complete history of the road-…
Despite being just a few miles from the end of the route, the Fair Oaks Pharmacy in South Pasadena, CA, is like walking into a time capsule. This 1910 establishment is the only operational compounding pharmacy on Route 66,combining a working pharmacy with a soda fountain bar. Join Route 66 Podcast host Anthony Arno as…
Website: Oklahoma Route 66 Museum Website: Route 66 Scholarship Program There are many Route 66 museums, but probably one of the most comprehensive and largest museums is the Route 66 Oklahoma Museum. Route 66 Podcast talks with Pat Smith, curator of the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. The displays are all professionally laid out and are…
