Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

New York State's Odyssey

August 11, 2026·42 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week on the pod, the boys talk about New York State's Odyssey, from Troy to Ithaca in about two hours. Also, Ryan interviews historian Daniel Koch about why so many upstate towns have classical names. Things Talked About on the pod: Land of the Oneidas: Central New York State and the Creation of America, from Prehistory to the Present https://a.co/d/0i15zgNN Classical Place-Names and the American Frontier https://antigonejournal.com/2021/10/classical-place-names-america/ "Coming Into the Country" by John McPhee  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374522871?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback    Greek cities of the South https://www.weirdsouth.com/post/greek-cities-of-the-south   Mr. Peanut Novel https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307454908?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

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