Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

A Travel Podcast

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Out of Office is a travel podcast hosted by us, Ryan Davis and Kiernan Schmitt. From early childhood, we were each infected with a serious case of wanderlust (among other things.) We define travel broadly, from local day trips to high-flyin’ overseas adventures. Every episode, we dig into one topic—ranging from the serious to the silly, the practical to the outlandish—and give advice on how to get out there and explore the world.

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Glacier National Park

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

07/19/22 • 52 min

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On this week’s episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks about Glacier National Park, including hiking highlights, red jammers, and classic lodge parkitechture.

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

Sugo Arte

https://m.facebook.com/sugoarteconconservacion/posts/?ref=m.facebook.com&mt_nav=0&__nodl&_rdr

Glacier National Park

https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm

Going-to-the-Sun Road

https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/goingtothesunroad.htm

Grinnell Glacier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinnell_Glacier

History of the Lodges

https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/historyculture/lodges-and-chalets.htm

Moon Guide (yes I like the old one!)

https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Glacier-National-Park-Handbooks/dp/1598807501

Kim MacQuarrie's The Last Days of the Incas

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Incas-Kim-MacQuarrie/dp/0743260503

Caves 101

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caves-101/id1438098925?i=1000449238134

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Socially Distanced Hiking Near NYC

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

06/02/20 • 37 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan shares his newly found love for hiking during quarantine and Kiernan updates us on the latest unexpected twist in his Quest for Rick Steves.

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

AllTrailshttps://www.alltrails.com/

Harriman State Parkhttps://parks.ny.gov/parks/145

Black Creek Preserve / Ulster Park https://www.scenichudson.org/explore-the-valley/scenic-hudson-parks/black-creek-preserve/ Schunemunk Mountain nynjtc.org/park/schunemunk-mountain-3

South Mountain Reservation https://www.essexcountyparks.org/parks/south-mountain-reservation

Rick Steves Wavinghttps://www.edmondsbeacon.com/story/2020/05/04/news/hello-from-eight-oaks/23103.html

Obscure Museums of London Part 2

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

02/25/20 • 45 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan takes us back to London to talk through another 5 of his favorite obscure museums. Plus, Ryan realizes maybe he’s been a little too close-minded about all non-Bushwick places.

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

Episode 31 - Obscure Museums of London Part 1

https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-31-obscure-london-museums-part-1/

Museum of Brands

https://www.museumofbrands.com/

Old Operating Theatre

http://oldoperatingtheatre.com/

Sherlock Holmes Museum

http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/

Museum of the Home

https://www.museumofthehome.org.uk/

Canal Museum

https://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/

Canal and River Trust

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/

Asian Jewels in Flushing, Queens

https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurant/Flushing-11354-Asian_Jewels-2v3pz2bf

New Yorker’s “The Past and The Future of the Earth’s Oldest Trees” by Alex Ross

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/20/the-past-and-the-future-of-the-earths-oldest-trees

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Coronavirus Coping

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

03/17/20 • 14 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan give a brief news update and discuss how they plan on running a travel podcast at a time when no one can, you know, travel. (Note: this was recorded on Friday, March 13 and news may have changed by the time it is released.)

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

NYTimes “The Tickets Home Were $5,000. They Paid It.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/travel/coronavirus-travel-ban-paris.html

T+L’s “These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch”

https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours

News Update: Dollywood Delays Opening Due to COVID 19

https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Dollywood-delays-season-opening-due-to-COVID-19-concerns-568779471.html

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WashPo’s Hannah Sampson on Coronavirus and the Travel Industry

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

03/10/20 • 25 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, we welcome back Hannah Sampson from the Washington Post to talk about how coronavirus is affecting tourism and the travel industry. Plus, Ryan explains why he’ll soon be humming “Jolene” 24-7.

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

NYTimes “Almost Without Precedent”: Airlines Hit Hard By Coronavirus

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/business/coronavirus-airline-industry.html

Slate “I’m a Luxury Travel Agent. We’re Screwed”

https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/03/coronavirus-diaries-travel-agent-halt.html

Hannah Sampson’s Coronavirus Coverage

https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/hannah-sampson/

WNYC’s “Dolly Parton’s America” podcast

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america

Joe Dator’s TSA cartoon

https://twitter.com/JoeDator/status/1231977138779312132/photo/1

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Choosing a Travel Companion

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

03/03/20 • 38 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys talk about how to choose a companion who will complement—and perhaps even enhance—your travel experiences. Not all friends are cut out to be your dinner date and sleeping mate for days on end; this week’s epi will show you how to figure out who deserves a place on your reservations.

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

Edgar Allen Poe in New York City

https://untappedcities.com/2012/08/10/in-search-of-poe/

Pupuseria y Restaurante Salvadoreno in Detroit

https://detroit.eater.com/2014/4/29/6234905/pupuseria-y-restaurante-salvadoreno

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Feeding Your Wanderlust in Quarantine

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

04/07/20 • 30 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan discuss the frustrations of loving travel but being stuck at home. The boys offer recommendations for books, movies, and games to help you make it through this period of self-isolation. Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

“The Big Oyster: History on the Half-Shell” by Mark Kurlansky

https://www.amazon.com/Big-Oyster-History-Half-Shell/dp/0345476395

“The Great Influenza” by John M. Barry

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Influenza-Deadliest-Pandemic-History-ebook/dp/B000OCXFWE

Disney True-Life Adventure Series

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/yellowstone-cubs/320qnEGAhtOm

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/the-vanishing-prairie/7ZRqoMTyqMfY

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/perri/4Y8BFJTYWdon

Snowpiercer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowpiercer

Travel Man

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuSn_LSQ_U_8o35jjpi0xQ

Drawful 2

https://www.jackboxgames.com/drawful-two/

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Street Food 101

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

02/18/20 • 50 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan and Kiernan discuss their strategies for finding and eating the best street food while traveling. The boys talk through sanitary watchouts, why Google Images is your friend, and how to assemble your very own street food tasting menu. Plus, drama around why Ryan canceled a trip to see Kiernan!

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

Georgetown “Exorcist” stairs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcist_steps

Sol LeWitt’s “Bars of Color within Squares (MIT)”

https://listart.mit.edu/public-art-map/bars-color-within-squares-mit

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NYT Travel Editor Amy Virshup

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

02/11/20 • 55 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks with Amy Virshup, the travel editor of the New York Times. They dive deep into the paper’s “52 Places to Go in 2020” list and discuss destinations that didn’t quite make the cut. Plus, Amy discusses the role of photography in bringing the list to life and why the Times will no longer have a “52 Places Traveler” column.

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

“52 Places to Travel in 2020”

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/travel/places-to-visit.html

“How We Picked the 2020 ‘Places to Go’ List” by Amy Virshup

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/travel/top-destinations-52-places.html

The 52 Places Traveler

https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-52-places-traveler

21c Museum Hotels

https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com

Lost Highway Art

https://www.instagram.com/losthighwayart/?hl=en

http://www.losthighwayart.net/

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Rick Steves Commencement Commentary

Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

06/23/20 • 46 min

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan listen to Rick Steves’s online commencement address and offer their thoughts on his advice to the graduates of 2020. Plus, the Last Stop is back!

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

Rick Steves Commencement Address

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdlho9wpG20

David Foster Wallace Commencement Address

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI

Reichstag reopening

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/440771.stm

Franciscan Order

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscans

Jesuit Order

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus

“The Great” on Hulu