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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

🗓️ 11 April 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Heather and Bianca share dating advice, Josh reads Zelda-themed short fiction, Mary Jean almost gets stood up, and and much more. Recorded live at the Tranzac Club in Toronto, ON.

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0:00.0	When Andrew was in grade 9, he kept a journal, and he used it to write about the people in his life.
0:08.1	Problem is, he didn't always include their names.
0:12.6	I have no idea who I'm writing about in this entry.
0:15.6	November 3rd, oh God, I have to have her.
0:21.6	I love her. I have to have her. I love her.
0:23.6	I would risk my life for her.
0:25.6	If she was dying, and the only thing that would keep her alive was the body part,
0:29.6	I would donate whatever they needed just so that she could live,
0:32.6	even if it meant losing my own life.
0:34.6	If only there was a way to describe my love for her.
0:37.8	Well, I'll keep you posted.
0:38.9	Again, no idea.
0:44.9	That's Andrew, confessing his love for a girl whose name he can't remember.
0:50.6	I'm Dad Meisner.
0:52.0	And this...
0:52.9	This is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids.
0:55.1	Hi, Toronto. It's nice to see you.
0:58.8	This is a show about the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
1:04.2	This time, recorded live at the Transact Club in Toronto.
1:07.4	We have sibling rivalry, short fiction based on the legend of Zelda, and two
1:13.5	books full of relationship advice written by a pair of 16-year-old girls. This stuff is weird,
1:20.5	it is wonderful, and it can help us rediscover the younger version of ourselves that we still carry
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