Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

This week on "Out of Office: A Travel Podcast," Ryan heads to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! He takes in the city's beaches, mountains, museums, historic sites, restaurants, natural wine bars, and more, with everything you need to know for your first trip to Rio.
Things We Talked About:
History Book
Brazil: A Biography
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374280495
Attractions + Culture
Parque Bondinho Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf)
https://bondinho.com.br/
Christ the Redeemer + Corcovado Train
https://www.tremdocorcovado.rio/
Cais do Valongo
https://www.rio.rj.gov.br/web/muhcab/cais-do-valongo-patrimonio-mundial
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura
https://www.realgabinete.com.br/
Paço Imperial
http://www.pacoimperial.com.br/
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
https://www.gov.br/jbrj/pt-br
Museums
MAM Rio
https://mam.rio/
Museu da República — Palácio do Catete
https://www.gov.br/museus/pt-br/museus-ibram/museu-da-republica
Museu Nacional
https://museunacional.ufrj.br/
Restaurants
Talho Café
https://talhocapixaba.com.br/
Casa do Chef Jota
https://www.casadochefjota.com.br/
Artigiano
https://restauranteartigiano.com/
Quinta da Henriqueta
https://www.instagram.com/quintadahenriqueta/
Haru Sushi Bar
https://haruichiban.com.br/
Mocellin Steak
https://www.mocellinsteak.com.br/
OCYÁ Ilha (Taking a Boat!)
https://ocya.com.br/
Wine
Virtuoso Vinho
https://www.instagram.com/virtuosovinho/
Casa Tão Longe, Tão Perto (Botafogo)
https://www.instagram.com/casatltp.botafogo/
Belisco Bar de Vinhos  (Botafogo)
https://www.instagram.com/belisco.rj/
Cocktails
Babbo Osteria
https://www.instagram.com/babboosteria/
ÊTTA Bar
https://www.instagram.com/etta_bar/
Coffee
Coffee Five
https://coffeefive.com.br/
LAB Café
https://www.instagram.com/labcafe.rio/
The Last Stop
Ryan: Dolly Parton + Great Smoky Mountains
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knoxville-the-great-smoky-mountains/id1438098925?i=1000495407828
Kiernan: Rick Steves Purchases Edmonds Theater
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/rick-steves-purchases-edmonds-theater-moviehouse/

This week on "Out of Office: A Travel Podcast," Kiernan heads back to London for the first time post-COVID—with his mother! The two revisit old standbys, new attractions, and musicals, musicals, musicals!
Things We Talked About:
Harbor Country in Michigan
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/where-to-eat-harbor-country-southwestern-michigan?srsltid=AfmBOopMgZXXv0akMPuyVKPCwWrPAI2f7GlZ6apBb3rrjyT3faojo_j4 
Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop
https://www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/ 
Oliver
https://oliverthemusical.com/
Six
https://sixthemusical.com/london/ 
Operation Mincemeat
https://operationmincemeat.com/ 
Churchill War Rooms
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms 
V&A East Storehouse
https://www.vam.ac.uk/east/storehouse/visit#things-to-see-and-do 
LIDAR podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-archeological-tech-is-rewriting-everything-we-know/id1237796990?i=1000784018446 
Big Bend Construction
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/big-bend-border-wall-texas-construction.html

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

This week on the pod, the boys talk The Odyssey, and Ryan speaks with Laura Coffey about her Homeric travels chronicled in her book, Enchanted Islands: Travels Through Myth & Magic, Love & Loss.
Things We Talked About:
Enchanted Islands: Travels Through Myth & Magic, Love & Loss
https://a.co/d/0e1iMY8Z
MAP - The Odyssey: A Mythical Journey through The Real World
https://a.co/d/0hOUJ8Cf
Laura Coffey on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/l_j_coffey/

This week on "Out of Office: A Travel Podcast," Kiernan takes us through the history and artistry of Parkitecture—the architectural design of America's National Parks! Plus, Ryan researches the ideal number of days to go on vacation.
Things We Talked About in This Episode:
Colombia's Literary World Cup shirt
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/magical-realism-colombia-unveil-world-155300778.html 
Insight Guides
https://www.insightguides.com/ 
Parkitecture
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/architecture/parkitecture.htm 
President Truman tickling those rustic ivories
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-records/63-1333 
"Park and Recreation Structures"
https://archive.org/details/parkrecreationst00good/page/n237/mode/2up 
Ideal Vacation Length
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10902-012-9345-3 
Conor Knighton is a Patriot
https://www.instagram.com/conorknighton/reel/DaYM4m6OtQQ/?hl=en