Three stories about the strange power inanimate objects can hold over us.
Prologue: Nunzio gets caught in a kind of servile relationship…with a scooter. (8 minutes)
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)
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)
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Three stories about the strange power inanimate objects can hold over us.
Prologue: Nunzio gets caught in a kind of servile relationship…with a scooter. (8 minutes)
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)
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)
Thirteen parole board members decide whether or not one man should be released from prison.
Prologue: Henry Dee has been locked up for most of his life, nearly 50 years. Now, he’s up for parole. Reporter Ben Austen tells the story. (19 minutes)
Part 1: The parole board members puzzle through the pros and cons of releasing Henry Dee from prison and cast their votes. (26 minutes)
Part 2: Reporter Ben Austen continues the story. (8 minutes)
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Three stories about the strange power inanimate objects can hold over us.
Prologue: Nunzio gets caught in a kind of servile relationship…with a scooter. (8 minutes)
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)
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)
