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    Everything Talks

    Did it ever occur to you that our inanimate objects might have an opinion on things? Probably not. Well, comedy writer Tom Saunders has long fantasized that the stuff around us actually talks. He has created a series for DnA called "Everything Talks."

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    By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Did it ever occur to you that our inanimate objects might have an opinion on things? Probably not. Well, comedy writer Tom Saunders has long fantasized that the stuff around us actually talks. He has created a series for DnA called "Everything Talks." He starts in his own living room where two classic pieces of furniture have been doing some trash-talking. One is the Eames Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames, the other is the LC3 Grande sofa designed by the French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. We get to listen in on their conversation.

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      Frances Anderton

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      Tom Saunders

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Why Identities Matter
    1. 0:00New Logos for Yahoo and KCRW
    2. 10:34UCLA Launches an Alternate 'LA Midnight' Uniform
    3. 16:38Joe Frank on the Power of Uniforms
    4. 21:11Everything TalksYou’re reading this
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