The Thing About Things | This American Life | Episode 871

Three stories about the strange power inanimate objects can hold over us. 00:00 Prologue: Nunzio gets caught in a kind of servile relationship—with a scooter. (8 minutes) 10:20 Act One: Ted was six when he first picked up a rock from the Petrified Forest National Park. Nearly 50 years later, he really wishes he hadn’t. Aviva DeKornfeld talked to him. (15 minutes) 25:51 Act Two: Heavyweight host Jonathan Goldstein leaps in to help a family, who are not entirely sure they want or need his help, get rid of their stuff. (31 minutes) Subscribe to support the show, get bonus content, and access to our greatest hits archive: https://bit.ly/3QANCX4 Episode transcript: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/871/...