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Hosted by Jim Search and Rob Adler · comedy · EN
Understanding Upstate is a podcast dedicated to exploring what makes Upstate New York such a unique and special place. Each week hosts Jim Search and Rob Adler dive into a new Upstate topic from local monuments like the world's largest Prozac pill, to famous Upstate New Yorkers like Rod Serling, and delicacies only found Upstate like Garbage Plates, Spiedies, and Michigan Red Hots, to better understand what's up... Upstate.
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Signup to Generate a PitchUnderstanding Upstate is a podcast dedicated to exploring what makes Upstate New York such a unique and special place.
Understanding Upstate is hosted by Jim Search and Rob Adler. The show has published 153 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Understanding Upstate Update" (23 October 2026, 1 minute), "Ep 147- Understanding Peg Leg Bates Country Club" (2 October 2026, 40 minutes), and "Ep 146 - Interview with The Supreme Soup" (25 September 2026, 59 minutes).
Understanding Upstate publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 153 episodes.
Booking probability for Understanding Upstate is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Understanding Upstate requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Understanding Upstate's contact route on record: verified email.
Jim Search and Rob Adler hosts Understanding Upstate, a comedy podcast with 153 episodes published.
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Understanding Upstate
An update for the Spiedie Freaks and Rattle Snake Petes, we're going on a hiatus for a while. But don't worry we've got a backlog of almost 3 years worth of episodes, so get in there and re-listen to some old favorites...
Understanding Upstate
This week we take a look at what was once the largest black owned and operated resort in the United States: Peg Leg Bates Country Club. Founded by the one legged tap dancing sensation, Peg Leg Bates, this Upstate...
Understanding Upstate
This week we sit down with the Binghamton based rapper and activist, The Supreme Soup, to talk about his career in music and the Binghamton music scene. Check out the music from The Supreme Soup Get your hands on the...
Understanding Upstate
This week we get to the core of Upstate New York's apple dynasty, Mott's. If you've ever popped the top on a portable cup of applesauce you've benefited from the many apple innovations pioneered by Mott's. Catch Jim at...
Understanding Upstate
This week we return to the bright lights of Binghamton to learn all about the longstanding LUMA Projection Arts Festival, which, if you're reading this the day the episode releases, STARTS TODAY. We'll get into how this...
Understanding Upstate
We close out summer with yet another musician from Buffalo, singer/songwriter (and much more) Ani DiFranco. From starting her own record label, putting out 20 albums, to publishing various volumes of poetry, she might...
Understanding Upstate
What does Hilllary Clinton, Rosie Perez, and DMX have in common? Well, they all played a part in the literal shit show that would come to be known as Woodstock '99. So come along with us as we examine the music festival...
Understanding Upstate
This week we are headed to the Queen City of Upstate New York, Buffalo! From the history of Buffalo to the surprisingly large number of hit singles the Goo Goo Dolls racked up, we'll leave no stone unturned. Get your...
Understanding Upstate
Things are heating up out there this summer so we are rewinding the tape back to one of our HOTTEST episodes, that's right, we're revisiting one of our MANY hot dog episodes and taking another bite out of the beloved...
Understanding Upstate
Often in these descriptions we use the phrase "buckle up", but today we mean it, because we're headed to the famous Watkins Glen International race track, host to Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, and much more. So gas up...
Understanding Upstate
As we turn the page to another episode we shift our focus to Turning Stone Resort & Casino. From it's lengthy court battles to establish itself as legitimate in the eyes of the federal government, climbing all the way...
Understanding Upstate
If you spent any amount of time in front of a TV as a child in the 80's or 90's you are well aquatinted with the work of Albany's own. John McTiernan. He launched the Predator, Die Hard, AND Jack Ryan franchises, among...
Understanding Upstate
Take me to the river because this week we're learning all about one of the greatest Southern Tier traditions, BC Pops on the River! What could be better than popular tunes blasted by a floating orchestra? Add in giant...
Understanding Upstate
This week we are putting BIG BLUE under the microscope. That's right, we're talking about one of the biggest companies in the world, IBM, and it's humble origins in Upstate, NY. If you aren't already saying "I be...
Understanding Upstate
This week we are serving up a slice of the Southern Tier as we look at a Binghamton institution: Nirchi's Pizza. We've got an episode packed with first hand experiences, reviews, and much more. So slid on over as we cut...
Understanding Upstate
This week we follow the yellow brick road to L. Frank Baum to learn about his childhood and early days upstate to his success as an author. But there's more behind the curtain, as we uncover some of Baum's intensely...
Understanding Upstate
Chautauqua means many things to many people, and today we're going to get into each of those descriptions. It's a town, an institute, a summer getaway, and a movement that for some became synonymous with the pursuit of...
Understanding Upstate
Though it's gone by many names over the centuries, one fact has remained true, the Binghamton Inebriate Asylum is one spooky looking building. From it's origins as the first facility of it's kind in the world to it's...
Understanding Upstate
CANALS ARE BACK BAYBEEE! That's right, we're talking all about the Eerie Canal's younger sibling, the Chenango Canal! Ditch digging, tow path pulling, canal locks locking, what more could you want?! Well, unfortunately...
Understanding Upstate
This week we are unpacking the history and impact of Melville Dewey. He didn't just influence library systems, but the entire state through his work in education, not to mention having a hand in the Adirondacks hosting...
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