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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2016

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Susan steals vegetables, Glenn goes bumper-hitching, Claire reads an angry letter addressed to math, and much more. Recorded live in Ottawa, ON.

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0:00.0	When Angela was 16, she had a crush on an older man.
0:05.5	So she wrote a poem about him.
0:08.1	My ode to Harrison Ford.
0:14.3	My love sweats.
0:18.8	He grunts.
0:23.5	This is our desire desire this pure man
0:25.0	this untouched
0:26.5	uncensored man
0:28.6	he always wears a belt
0:32.4	that's Angela reading a poem about her teenage crush Harrison Ford.
0:44.4	I'm Dan Meisner, and this?
0:46.7	This is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids.
0:49.7	Hello, how are you doing?
0:53.6	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
1:00.3	This time, recorded live in Ottawa, we have an angry letter addressed to math, a list of criteria for dating boys, and adventures in bumper hitching. This stuff is weird, it is
1:13.7	wonderful, awkward, and awesome. And it can also help us understand who we are today. So think
1:20.4	about who you were, when you were a kid, and stick around. A big part of growing up is her out.
1:35.6	A big part of growing up is figuring out who you are, understanding where you came from,
1:38.7	what you stand for, and how you fit into the world.
1:45.0	And I think writing can help us figure this stuff out, especially when we write about ourselves.
1:52.0	Our next reader, Susan, grew up in the 1950s, and when she was 13, Susan's teacher told everyone in the class to write an autobiography. And Susan began hers with a little historical
1:59.1	context. The year 1939 was a hectic one.
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