The Thing About Things | This American Life | Episode 871
From This American Life
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,...
Mentioned in This Episode
- Eda (person)
- Gregor (person)
- Milton (Milt) (person)
- This American Life (company)
- Petrified Forest National Park (location)
- Lexi (person)
- Eta (person)
- West Albany, New York (location)
- Jonathan Goldstein (person)
- Heavyweight (book)
- Honda (company)
- Ted (person)
- Ira (person)
- Greor (person)