"Love is like a terrifying blanket" (Toronto)

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

🗓️ 27 March 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Frances writes love letters to a stranger, Tish vists planet Grammar, Matthew buys a discount turkey burger, and much more. Recorded live at the Tranzac in Toronto.

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0:00.0	When Jamie was seven, he wrote a riddle.
0:03.7	Now, this riddle is pretty tricky, so listen closely and see if you can figure out the answer.
0:09.6	I'm often kept as a pet.
0:12.0	I like to chase cats.
0:14.6	I walk on four legs.
0:17.1	I don't eat with forks, knives, spoons, or any other cutlery.
0:22.5	I have white fur with black spots.
0:26.0	I am in a movie called 101 Dalmatians.
0:33.7	Did you figure it out?
0:35.3	That's Jamie, reading a riddle he wrote when he was seven.
0:38.9	And me, I'm Dan Meisner.
0:41.1	Welcome to grown-ups read things they wrote as kids.
0:43.4	How are you doing?
0:44.5	It is very nice to see you.
0:46.9	Boy, oh boy.
0:49.4	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
0:56.5	This time, recorded live in Toronto, we have a visit to Planet Grammar,
1:01.5	love letters to a stranger, and a really, really short diving board.
1:06.8	This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and if you listen carefully, this stuff can also help us understand who we are today.
1:15.2	So think about who you were, when you were a kid, and stick around.
1:24.6	A minute ago, we heard from Jamie, who read a riddle he wrote when he was seven.
1:30.1	But that wasn't the only thing Jamie shared at our Toronto show.
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