AO Mailbag: Five Friends, Three Nights, One Bathroom

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Co-host Kelly McEvers and producers Johanna and Amanda answer questions about books where the setting is transportive, travel in the Middle East right now, and how to handle sharing an Airbnb with five friends but only one bathroom. If you have a question for our next mailbag episode, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at Hello@AtlasObscura.com, or simply email your question.

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0:00.0	I'm in a very clown period of my life, so that's where we're at.
0:07.4	A clown period of your life.
0:10.5	Yeah, say more.
0:11.8	I'm just feeling like there's a lot of clown stuff that I'm not necessarily seeking out, but it's coming to me.
0:17.8	You know what I mean?
0:18.8	Do you guys consider MIMS clowns?
0:21.2	I think so.
0:22.0	I think they're in the same extended universe.
0:24.8	I once got dumped by someone who was hung up on his ex, who had just left to go to Mime School in France.
0:37.0	No.
0:37.5	Wait, this Mime School is famous. Yes, it in France. No.
0:39.5	Wait, this mime school is famous.
0:40.9	Yes, it was not. Right.
0:41.3	It was not just any mime school.
0:43.1	It was like both her parents had gone to this mime school and met at the mime school.
0:47.9	She's a mime nepo baby.
0:52.8	All right.
0:53.6	So we are assembled here for a mailbag episode.
0:57.5	This week we have questions about book recommendations, a very specific book recommendation question.
1:04.2	There's one about traveling to the Middle East as a westerner, and another one about how to navigate a very delicate travel situation.
1:16.2	I can sometimes make or break a trip.
1:19.1	Stay tuned for that.
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