Own the Road with Kelli and Bob

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Own the Road with Kelli and Bob is a collection of eclectic profiles, experiences and tips brought back by two longtime journalists who are on the perpetual road trip across the backroads of America.

  1. Aug 9

    OTR: Square Brooks

    Season 3, Episode 10 August 9, 2026 Square Books Oxford, MS Journey into the heart of Southern literature in Oxford, Mississippi, where the monumental legacy of Nobel laureate William Faulkner intersects with the legendary Square Books, celebrating an author who profoundly re-engineered the American novel and a legendary independent bookstore that keeps his fearless exploration of the nation’s complex past vibrantly alive for modern generations. Pittock Mansion Portland, Oregon Perched high above the city, Portland’s Pittock Mansion stands as a spectacular symbol of the American entrepreneurial spirit, showcasing how newspaper tycoon Henry Pittock and his philanthropic wife Georgiana helped transform a rugged frontier outpost into a modern industrial powerhouse. Route 66 Museum Kingman, AZ Experience the heartbeat of the Mother Road at the Arizona Route 66 Museum in Kingman, where the evolution of an American icon comes alive to show how a single, neon-lit highway connected a fractured nation, fueled the great westward migration, and birthed the modern cross-country road trip. Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center Janette & Beatrice Rodriguez Georgetown, SC Step into the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center in Georgetown, where the vibrant preservation of West African language, foodways, and traditions honors a resilient people whose forced labor built the American South and whose living culture remains one of the most culturally pure links to Africa in our nation's history.

  2. Aug 2

    OTR: Pittock Mansion

    Season 3, Episode 9 August 2, 2026 Pittock Mansion Portland, Oregon Perched high above the city, Portland’s Pittock Mansion stands as a spectacular symbol of the American entrepreneurial spirit, showcasing how newspaper tycoon Henry Pittock and his philanthropic wife Georgiana helped transform a rugged frontier outpost into a modern industrial powerhouse. Route 66 Museum Kingman, AZ Experience the heartbeat of the Mother Road at the Arizona Route 66 Museum in Kingman, where the evolution of an American icon comes alive to show how a single, neon-lit highway connected a fractured nation, fueled the great westward migration, and birthed the modern cross-country road trip. Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center Janette & Beatrice Rodriguez Georgetown, SC Step into the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center in Georgetown, where the vibrant preservation of West African language, foodways, and traditions honors a resilient people whose forced labor built the American South and whose living culture remains one of the most culturally pure links to Africa in our nation's history. Totem Poles Ricardo Woerl Juneau, AK Discover how the Sealaska Heritage Institute is reclaiming a vital chapter of American history through its monumental Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail), resurrecting the ancient, once- suppressed carving traditions of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples to prove that Indigenous culture is not a relic of the past, but a living, thriving pillar of the nation's identity.

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Own the Road with Kelli and Bob is a collection of eclectic profiles, experiences and tips brought back by two longtime journalists who are on the perpetual road trip across the backroads of America.

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