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Today on the show, we\u2019ll meet a league of gilded-age bicyclists, a ragtag gang of cross-country runners, and the very stubborn highway commissioner who turned it into the \u201cMain Street of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>author of and <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=5650\">Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America\u2019s largest wildfire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Route 66 turns 100 this year. It&#8217;s considered America\u2019s most nostalgic road trip. With wide open road, sunsets that fill the whole sky, dirt-kissed Chevy trucks, and revving motorcycles. But Route 66 started out as a muddy road to nowhere. Today on the show, we\u2019ll meet a league of gilded-age bicyclists, a ragtag gang of cross-country runners, and the very stubborn highway commissioner who turned it into the \u201cMain Street of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Susan Croce Kelly, <\/strong>author of <em>Father of Route 66 <\/em>and <em>Route 66: the Highway and its People<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Support shows like Throughline with NPR+. 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