"A burning furnace of hatred" (Victoria)

Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

Kids, Grown Up, Society & Culture, Grown Ups Read Things They Wrote, Grown Ups, Journals, Juvenilia, Performing Arts, Children, Young, K-12, Society & Culture/personal Journals, Cbc Radio, Education/k-12, Education, Diary, Adults Read Things They Wrote As Kids, Things, Grownups, Cbc, Stuff, Read, Kids & Family, Gurttwak, Grttwak, Grown-ups, Comedy, Personal Journals, Adults, Diaries, Arts, Arts/performing Arts

4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Zebariah hates Bill Gates, Haidee hates two of her friends, Loreen gives her sister a very unusual birthday card, and much more. Recorded live at the Victoria Event Centre in Victoria. Show notes Support GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Victoria eventRate or review GRTTWaK in iTunesJoin the email newsletterUpcoming live eventsMusic by Podington Bear and LullatoneClosing theme is “Oh Dear Diary” by SloanTwitterInstagramFacebook

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0:00.0	When Haiti was in grade two, she kept a diary for school, and in it she wrote about her social life.
0:08.8	April 19th, I got five friends.
0:13.3	I played with all of them on Sunday and Saturday.
0:17.3	They are fun to play with.
0:19.1	I like them.
0:20.2	I only hate two of them.
0:26.3	That's Haiti reading from her elementary school diary.
0:29.6	I'm Dan Meisner, and this...
0:31.8	This, right now, is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids.
0:35.4	How are you doing tonight?
0:38.2	It's very, very, very nice to see you.
0:46.1	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
0:53.7	This time recorded live at the Victoria Event Center in Victoria, BC, we have strong feelings
0:59.5	about Bill Gates, a very unusual birthday card, poetry about a long plane ride, and much, much
1:07.9	more.
1:08.5	This stuff is weird. It is wonderful.
1:14.4	And it can help us understand who we are today.
1:17.2	So think about who you were, when you were a kid. And stick around.
1:25.7	A minute ago, we heard from Haiti, who only hated two of her five friends.
1:32.1	Well, that was not the only elementary school diary entry Haiti shared at our Victoria show.
1:37.5	Here she is, with a couple more entries, all written when she was in grade two.
1:42.3	Well, this is my diary from grade two.
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