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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

🗓️ 2 July 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Luke writes a breakup letter, Jason curses his romantic rival, Kristina shares a poem about a scab, and much more. Recorded live at the Leacock Theatre at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Show notesThis episode features a special guest appearance by TariqSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Calgary 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 Christina was 10, she wrote a poem for school, and she called it Ted's scab.
0:08.5	There once was a man they called Ted, who had a huge scab on his head.
0:13.7	One day he picked it, and then he flicked it, and found it under his bed.
0:20.3	Thank you. Thank you.
0:24.7	That's Christina, reading some gross elementary school poetry.
0:28.7	I'm Dan Meisner, and this?
0:30.9	This is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids.
0:34.1	How are you doing?
0:36.1	Wow, it is so nice to see you. This is a show where we go back
0:43.2	in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up. This time,
0:49.1	recorded live in Calgary. We have a Canada Day concert in the park, a stone cold breakup letter,
0:56.3	passive aggressive journal entries, and much more.
0:59.5	This stuff is weird.
1:01.2	It is wonderful.
1:02.3	And by looking back at who we were, this stuff can help us better understand who we are today.
1:08.7	So think about who you were when you were a kid and stick around.
1:24.0	Live music can be a transformative experience, especially when you're a teenager.
1:28.6	The first time you go see a live band, it's exciting.
1:31.6	And the first time you go to a concert on your own without your parents, it's a milestone for your independence.
1:38.0	When our next reader, Jenny was 14, she and her friends went to a Canada Day concert in downtown Calgary, and Jenny wrote about it in her diary.
1:47.9	Well, yesterday was pretty cool. Trish had just slept over. At night, we read magazines, talked, and listened to music, cool.
1:58.1	Well, then, yesterday was Canada Day, and there was a huge celebration at Princess Island Park.
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