Join Thomas and Becky Repp as they team up with Gary Mantz to bring you a new road trip adventure each week. American Road Trip Talk is your chance to discover the backroads that embody true Americana. As the owners and producers of award-winning American Road magazine, Thomas and Becky want your future road trip to be both interesting and exciting. By teaming up with veteran radio broadcaster, Gary Mantz, they offer up valuable road trip planning information.

Latest Episodes

Wholly Rollers

AMERICAN ROAD® Magazine: Join us for a discussion with Robert and Carole Phillips, co-creators of the World’s Largest Fuzzy Dice. Find out how they turned their home into the Giant Fuzzy Dice Capitol of the World – wholly rollers!

Neon Cowboy

AMERICAN ROAD® Magazine: What neon cowboy sign is the tallest in the land? How tall is he? Who made him? Where, precisely, is he? Tune in to American Road® magazine’s interview with Chris Melville, City Manager of West Wendover City, Nev. to find out the answers. www.americanroadmagazine.com

Bigfoot-Big Heart

AMERICAN ROAD® Magazine: Amble along California’s Bigfoot Scenic Byway with guide, Judy Bushy. The Byway is a breathtaking Northern California stretch running 89-miles on a portion of Highway 96 surrounded by the Siskiyou and the Klamath Mountains. www.americanroadmagazine.com

My Blue Heaven, Part 2

AMERICAN ROAD® Magazine: This podcast is the second in a three-part series along Iowa’s Blue Valley Drive. Listen as American Road staff interview Kelly Sullivan Loughren, granddaughter of the youngest Sullivan brother (of the Five Fighting Sullivans). www.americanroadmagazine.com

My Blue Heaven, Part 1

AMERICAN ROAD® Magazine: This podcast is the first in a three-part series along Iowa’s Blue Valley Drive. Listen as American Road staff interview Don Shaffer-who believes that he is the real Radar O’Reilly from Ottumwa, Iowa. www.americanroadmagazine.com

My Blue Heaven Part 3

AMERICAN ROAD® Magazine: This podcast is the third in a three-part series along Iowa’s Blue Valley Drive. Listen as American Road staff interview Ron Preston—at his classic service station at the crossroads of the Lincoln Highway and the Blue Valley Drive. www.americanroadmagazine.com

Henry’s Rabbit Ranch

AMERICAN ROAD® Magazine: Meet Rich Henry of Henry’s Rabbit Ranch and tourist Information Center—an establishment home to rabbits, and camels, and Volkswagens (Oh My!) on an old alignment of Route 66 in Staunton, Illinois. www.americanroadmagazine.com

Florida Mermaid Tour

AMERICAN ROAD® Magazine: Join American Road magazine staff as they interview Barbara Wynns, Mermaid Queen of Florida. www.americanroadmagazine.com