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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Chris has a Star Trek sex dream, Luke gets a haircut, Lauren swears (a lot), and much more. Recorded live at the Royal Cinema in Toronto in partnership with The Word on the Street Festival. Show notesSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Toronto eventFeatured authors from The Word on the Street 2018: Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Shafi, Lauren ToyotaRate 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	Growing up, Merlin wrote letters to the tooth fairy, but the tooth fairy was sometimes a little forgetful.
0:09.7	So, Merlin followed up.
0:12.0	Dear tooth fairy, just a reminder.
0:19.3	My tooth is ready for the taking.
0:21.6	Dear tooth fairy, I have been waiting all week for you to come.
0:29.6	Please take my teeth.
0:38.6	There's seven exclamation points.
0:45.9	That's Merlin, tenaciously following up with the tooth fairy.
0:49.8	I'm Dan Meisner, and this...
0:52.0	This, right now, is grown- up street things they wrote as kids.
0:55.7	How are you doing tonight?
0:58.0	It is very, very nice to see you.
1:02.9	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
1:09.9	This time, recorded live in Toronto in partnership with
1:13.0	the Word on the Street Festival, we have a crash landing on planet Saturn, a life-changing haircut,
1:20.3	heartbroken lyrics to a breakup song, and much more. This stuff is weird, it is wonderful,
1:27.2	and by looking back at this stuff, it can help
1:29.9	us understand who we were and who we are. So think about who you were when you were a kid,
1:35.7	and stick around. When I was a kid, I was a big Star Trek fan.
1:50.8	I owned VHS copies of all the Star Trek movies.
1:54.2	I went to our local science fiction convention.
1:56.3	I bought Star Trek paperback books and Star Trek action figures.
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