Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast
Episodes
Germany's Opera Paradise with Alex Ross
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan chats with The New Yorker's Alex Ross about his recent article "A Grand Tour of Germany'...
Traveling The Andes With Kim MacQuarrie
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan chats with Kim MacQuarrie, author of 5 books covering the history, flora, and fauna of the An...
Southern Peru
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast we head back to Peru! Ryan is joined by documentarian Chase Whiteside to talk about their recent tr...
Glacier National Park
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks about Glacier National Park, including hiking highlights, red jammers, and cl...
Rocky Mountain National Park
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks about Rocky Mountain National Park ahead of the busy summer season. From maje...
Summering in the Eastern Shore of Maryland
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast….listen, we're going to level with you: Kiernan was frankly skeptical that the Eastern Sho...
"The Cook You Want to Be" with Andy Baraghani
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan talks to Andy Baraghani, food writer, chef extraordinaire, social media star, and auth...
Summer Trip Planning 2022
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan and Kiernan talk about why travel this summer is going to be particularly challenging ...
San Antonio 101
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan takes us to San Antonio, TX and digs deep into the Alamo, San Antonio's best haunted h...
How War Threatens Ukraine's Art and Architecture
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan speaks with writer Evan Rail about how the war in Ukraine puts at risk priceless ar...
Washington, DC
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan share their top picks for the best museums, monuments, restaurants, bars, ...
The Gilded Age In New York & Newport With "Bowery Boys" creator Greg Young
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan chats with Greg Young, one half of the creative team behind the New York City history ...
China's New National Park System
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan chats with Bloomberg journalist Karoline Kan about 5 huge new national parks openin...
Return of NYT Travel Editor Amy Virshup
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the Travel Editor of the New York Times Amy Virshup returns to talk about this year's "52 P...
Traveling to See Wildlife
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan offers some hard-won tips on how to increase your chances of seeing wildlife when t...
2022 Travel Resolutions
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan each share 3 travel-related New Year's resolutions in reverse order of amb...
Christmas Spectacular Four
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this year's Christmas Spectacular episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan make themselves merry exploring Victorian Christma...
Mexico City Updates
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan makes his first return trip to Mexico City in nearly 2 years and shares his top new restauran...
Gothic Cathedrals 101
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan really Catholic it up talking about the art and architecture of Europe's Gothic C...
Salem, MA and the Witch Trials
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan gets into the Halloween spirit with a guide to Salem, MA, a town famous for its 1692 witch...
Top Olmsted Picks
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys return to discussing one of Ryan's personal heroes: the landscape architect Frederick Law...
Montreal and Quebec City 2021
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan brings us back to Quebec City and Montreal in our first ever follow-up travel guide episode. ...
Portland, Maine
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks about his favorite New England neighbor: Portland, Maine! Portland offers gorgeous s...
100 Years of the Appalachian Trail
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan interviews journalist Steve Holt on the 100 year history of the Appalachian Trail, from the l...
Our Top Travel Movies
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan and Kiernan share their top picks for travel movies that really get their wanderlust pumping!...
The Travels of Frederick Law Olmsted
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan interviews Justin Martin, the author of "Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted" ...
Rick Steves and Conor Knighton
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys celebrate the show's 100 episode milestone with a major update on the Quest for Rick Stev...
Boston Part 3: Boston Harbor & Harbor Islands
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan wraps up the Great Boston Trilogy by diving deep into Boston Harbor and the Boston Harbor ...
Exploring "Accidentally Wes Anderson" with Creator Wally Koval
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan interviews Wally Koval, the creator of "Accidentally Wes Anderson," the brilliant Instagram a...
Post-Covid Travel Ad Campaigns
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan and Kiernan put on their marketing hats and analyze the many ad campaigns that are trying to ...
Ryan's Brooklyn
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan takes us on a tour of one of his favorite places on earth—Brooklyn! With museums, parks, ar...
Boston Part 2: Kiernan's Picks
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan takes us back to Massachusetts for the second installment of the Great Boston Trilogy. W...
USA Today's Christopher Elliott on the Future of Travel
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan talks to travel journalist and consumer advocate Christoper Elliott on how the pandemic has c...
NYT Travel Editor Amy Virshup Strikes Back!
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan welcomes back Amy Virshup, the editor of the New York Times Travel section. Amy and Kierna...
Boston Part 1: The Must-Sees
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan discuss Boston's biggest attractions, from educational walks to lovely parks, ste...
Year in Review
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan look back on the spectacular year of 2020 and choose their top 3 favorite episode...
Christmas Spectacular Three
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ through song, ornament exchanges, an...
Charleston Part 1
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan continue their tour of the South and spotlight Charleston's history, food scene, ...
Chattanooga & Lookout Mountain
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan takes us back down south for another installment of his 30-part mini-series on the wonders of...
The Museums of Iceland
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks to A. Kendra Greene, the author of "The Museum of Whales You Will Never See: And Oth...
Day of the Dead/Día de Los Muertos
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special early-release episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan learns about Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, by talking to ...
Knoxville & The Great Smoky Mountains
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan hops in the jalopy and heads to Knoxville, Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains. Plus, Kiernan r...
Downeast Maine
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan discusses his recent trip to Maine's Downeast region, including Acadia National Park. From lobst...
Summer Break Wrap-Up
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan catch-up on their summer adventures, donate to museums in need, and dust off the mics f...
Every National Park with Conor Knighton
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan has a whizbang interview with author and "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent Conor Knighton who s...
Disney World in the Pandemic
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan talk about the decision of Disney World and many other theme parks to open despite the ...
The Grand Tour
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan talk about The Grand Tour, that historic tour through Europe that young men of a certai...
Rick Steves Commencement Commentary
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 adv...
Socially Distanced Hiking Near NYC
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 unexp...
Feeding Your Wanderlust in Quarantine
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 recom...
Coronavirus Coping
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 tim...
WashPo's Hannah Sampson on Coronavirus and the Travel Industry
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 touri...
Choosing a Travel Companion
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 trav...
Obscure Museums of London Part 2
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 re...
Street Food 101
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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. T...
NYT Travel Editor Amy Virshup
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Montreal
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan takes us through one of his favorite cities in the world: Montreal. He'll give his recommendations ...
Québec City
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan sings the praises of visiting Québec City in the winter. From tobogganing in the middle of the ...
Medellín, Colombia
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan talks us through his recent trip to Colombia's second largest city, Medellín. Ryan recommends the ...
Australian Wildfires
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan speaks with New York Times travel writer Tariro Mzezewa about how the wildfires ravaging Austral...
The Importance of Family Vacations
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan offers a brief reflection on the meaning of family vacations. Things we talked about in today's ...
Year in Review
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys each choose their 5 favorite episodes from the archives and tease topics to come in 2020. Check...
Christmas Spectacular Two
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys loosen their ties, put their seatbacks to the full reclined position, and breakout the holiday ...
Morocco
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys take us through one of their patented destination guides. This time, Kiernan heads to Morocco...
Bookstores Worth Traveling For
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys talk through a dramatic update on The Quest for Rick Steves, then recommend their favorite book...
Nashville
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast the boys put on their best boots and head to Music City USA. They cover what to eat, where to visit, and ...
NYT Travel Advice Columnist Sarah Firshein
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan interviews Sarah Firshein, the new travel advice columnist for the New York Times. They discuss ...
Dark Skies and Stargazing with Valerie Stimac
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan interviews Valerie Stimac, the author of Lonely Planet's newest guide "Dark Skies: A Practical G...
How to Pack a Suitcase
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys debate the best ways to pack a suitcase, including how to choose and organize the right wardrob...
What Makes a Perfect Restaurant with Time Out's Bao Ong
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan talks to Time Out Food and Drink Editor Bao Ong about what it takes to make a restaurant great, how...
From Industrial Eyesore to Public Park
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys talk about some of their favorite parks built from old industrial infrastructure. New York's Hi...
Travel Book Publisher Thomas Jonglez
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan interviews Thomas Jonglez, the creator of his favorite travel guide series and an extraordinaril...
Travel Visas
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan talk through the ins and outs of travel visas. Knowing how to navigate overly complex s...
Peru Part 3 Machu Picchu
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan finishes out The Great Peru Trilogy by taking us to Machu Picchu, that secluded mountain compoun...
Mexico City Part Dos
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan shares more of his favorite Mexico City restaurants, museums, and neighborhoods–including Little ...
City of Presidents with James Van Nuys
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan chats with James Van Nuys, the sculptor behind a new statue of Barack Obama, which will join 43 ...
Escape Rooms with Tommy Wallach
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan interviews Escape Room expert Tommy Wallach about how video games shaped escape rooms, why Eastern ...
Caves 101
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks about why he loves visiting caves and why you should too. Plus, we tackle The Great Sloven...
Getaway Founder Jon Staff
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks to Jon Staff, the cofounder of travel start-up Getaway, which strives to get people to dis...
Hamilton's New York
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan and Kiernan take listeners on a walking tour of New York City sites linked to Alexander Hamilton. (...
Overtourism with WashPo's Hannah Sampson
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan interviews Washington Post journalist Hannah Sampson about overtourism—its causes, potential solu...
Peru Part 2
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan again talks about his travels in Peru, a country so packed with wild jungle, Inca walls, and col...
Peru Part 1
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks about his travels in Peru, a country so packed with wild jungle, Inca walls, and colonial ...
State Parks with Peter Kujawinski
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office:A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks to New York Times travel journalist Peter Kujawinski about his epic exploration of 53 state...
The Ups & Downs of B&Bs
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys debate the merits and drawbacks of staying at traditional B&Bs. They explain how to set convers...
NASA Mission Control at Johnson Space Center
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan speaks with NASA's Sandra Tetley, who oversaw the brand spankin' new restoration of Mission Cont...
Sleeping in Spanish Monasteries
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office, Kiernan speaks with Miriam Murcutt and Richard Starks, authors of "Room with a Pew: Sleeping Our Way Through Spain's Ancie...
Patriotic Places
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office, in honor of the 4th of July the boys each compile and compare a list of 5 places that embody the story of America. Plus, K...
National Parks of the Pacific Northwest
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office, Kiernan talks about his recent trip to Mount Rainier National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and Olympic National Park, ...
Documentary Filmmaker Chase Whiteside
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office, Ryan talks to documentarian Chase Whiteside about his film "América" and what it's like to travel the world on the film f...
Passport 102: Inside the Good Book
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office, the boys talk about the all-American quotes and iconography inside the US passport. Plus, how Kiernan nearly dishonored Sa...
Historic Houses in America Part 2
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out of Office, the boys talk about more American historic houses they love and why Mark Twain had to decamp to Europe when he made a bad ...
Gaudí's Barcelona
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out Of Office, the boys talk about the famous architect Antoni Gaudí and his many iconic buildings in Barcelona. They also discuss why L...
Driving Overseas
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out Of Office, the boys talk about the ups and downs of hitting the road in a foreign country, including unfamiliar traffic laws, unexpec...
Smithsonian National Postal Museum with Director Elliot Gruber
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out Of Office, Kiernan talks to Elliot Gruber, the director of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. The boys nerd out about philately ...
Obscure London Museums Part 1
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out Of Office, resident Anglophile Kiernan reveals 6 of his favorite off-the-beaten-path museums to visit in London. You'll learn about E...
Notre Dame
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out Of Office, the boys reflect on the history, recent fire, and future of Notre Dame. Not surprisingly, Ryan theorizes that he might hav...
Writer Anissa Helou on Food of the Islamic World
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Out Of Office, Kiernan talks to writer Anissa Helou about her book "Feast: Food of the Islamic World." "Feast" is uniquely compelling for...
A Love Letter to Rick Steves
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the boys fawn over Rick Steves, travel visionary and guidebook writer extraordinaire. Plus, they discuss the relaunch of WOW Airlines and la...
Lesser-Known National Parks
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kiernan talks about 5 of his favorite lesser-known national parks, including one of the largest cave systems in the world. Plus, the boys mo...