Three stories about the strange power inanimate objects can hold over us.

Visit <a href="https://thisamericanlife.supercast.com">thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners</a> to sign up for our premium subscription.<ul><li>Prologue: Nunzio gets caught in a kind of servile relationship—with a scooter. (8 minutes)</li><li>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)</li><li>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)</li></ul>Transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/871/transcript">thisamericanlife.org</a><a href=&#039;https://www.thisamericanlife.org/page/privacy-policy&#039;>This American Life privacy policy.</a><a href=&#039;https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices&#039;>Learn more about sponsor message choices.</a>

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