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The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Listener poses hypothetical: Which building to live in forever?

A listener named Katrina emailed the podcast with a hypothetical question: If you could live in one building forever, which would it be? The hosts discussed the premise, considering whether luxury hotels like those featured in 'The White Lotus' would be permissible.

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First question, we got an email from a listener named Katrina.
Host
And she says, if you could live in one building forever, which would it be?
Host
I think that we can maybe assume like five star hotels are off limits for this answer.
Host
What if the answer is White Lotus, you know?
Host
Heard on The Atlas Obscura Podcast — “AO Mailbag: Would You Rather…, published Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Listener poses hypothetical: Which building to live in forever? — Heardvine