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The episode discusses New York State's classical place names and features an interview with historian Daniel Koch.

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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