{"podcast":{"title":"Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast","slug":"out-of-office-a-travel-podcast-629743","podcast_index_feed_id":629743,"rss_url":"https://outofofficepod.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.outofofficepod.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/6/6/d/d66d608b6bc46b49/ooo_lowres.jpg","author":"Ryan Davis","episode_count":200,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T04:17:49.898081+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/out-of-office-a-travel-podcast-629743"},"episode":{"title":"Bronx Zoo","slug":"bronx-zoo","published_at":"2026-05-05T13:27:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/out-of-office-a-travel-podcast-629743/bronx-zoo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/out-of-office-a-travel-podcast-629743","url":"https://outofofficepod.libsyn.com/bronx-zoo","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/outofofficepod/Out_of_Office_Episode_225.mp3?dest-id=782160","summary":"This week on \"Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,\" Kiernan covers the history and highlights of the Bronx Zoo. We also touch on Scientology, Mitt Romney, callings to the priesthood, and Colombia's biodiversity. Things We Talk About on Today's Episode: Little Red Lighthouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red_Lighthouse Bronx Zoo https://bronxzoo.com/ William Temple Hornaday and the Bison https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/stories/william-temple-hornaday-saving-american-bison The Atlantic's \"Best Free Restaurant Bread in America\" by Caity Weaver https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/best-free-restaurant-bread-america/686582/ Trump's photo added to US passports https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-state-department-introduces-new-us-passports-celebrating-america250","meta_description":"This week on \"Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,\" Kiernan covers the history and highlights of the Bronx Zoo. We also touch on Scientology, Mitt Romney, cal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2734,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/out-of-office-a-travel-podcast-629743/episodes/bronx-zoo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/out-of-office-a-travel-podcast-629743/bronx-zoo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}