AO Mailbag: Who Gets to DJ on a Long Road Trip?

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Places & Travel, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Producers Jerome and Johanna join co-host Kelly McEvers to answer questions about souvenir-buying stress, multigenerational travel, and what to listen to on a road trip when you don’t have the same taste as your driving buddy. Our next mailbag episode will be next month. If you have a question, email us at hello@atlasobscura.com. Or call us directly and leave a voicemail at 315-992-7902.

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0:00.0	What's the lunch situation today, you guys?
0:06.4	I feel like I'm going to eat an early lunch because I haven't eaten breakfast.
0:09.4	So this will probably hold me over until three.
0:12.4	And then I'll do my usual Friday routine, which is going to the corner store and eating two Hershey cookies and cream bars.
0:20.1	Yum.
0:21.6	I feel like these are life goals right now.
0:24.5	I am.
0:25.3	This is really a window into your psyche, Jerome.
0:27.8	I am here for this.
0:28.7	I have to have something sweet every day.
0:32.9	I eat three Oreos every day for my dessert.
0:36.8	You guys, this is so amazing
0:39.2	Why three?
0:41.2	I'm so jealous
0:42.3	Two's not enough
0:43.5	Four's too many
0:44.5	Three's perfect
0:45.7	What was the Obama thing
0:50.2	He would have like eight almonds a day
0:52.1	Like he had it so
0:53.4	Like when he would eat the almonds And how many almonds he would have like eight almonds a day like he had it so like he when he would eat the
0:55.3	almonds and how many almonds he would eat almonds yeah i feel like that's not fun i know not fun
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