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,...
Who is mentioned in this episode?
9 people come up, including Eda, Gregor, Milton (Milt).
- Eda (Person)
- Gregor (Person)
- Milton (Milt) (Person)
- Lexi (Person)
- Greor (Person)
- Ted (Person)
- Jonathan Goldstein (Person)
- Eta (Person)
- Ira (Person)
Mentioned in this episode
- This American Life (Company)
- Petrified Forest National Park (Location)
- Honda (Company)
- West Albany, New York (Location)
- Heavyweight (Book)