Perfect Son
Nancy
WNYC Studios
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2018
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Jason Kim didn’t talk to his dad very much. But all that changed three years ago, when he got a call that upended their entire relationship.
— Jason Kim is a screenwriter, playwright, and librettist. He's written for shows like "Barry" and "Girls" on HBO, and recent performances of his plays include "The Model American" at The Williamstown Theatre Festival and "KPOP" at Ars Nova Theater.
Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom, Yuichiro Fujimoto ("The Boys"), and Lee Rosevere ("Featherlight"). Theme by Alexander Overington.
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| 0:00.0 | Kathy. |
| 0:01.0 | Tobin. |
| 0:02.0 | I want to start by coming in hot. |
| 0:04.1 | Don't know what that means. |
| 0:06.0 | Okay. |
| 0:07.0 | I want to know, is there anything you've been meaning to tell me that you have been holding |
| 0:12.0 | back on? |
| 0:13.0 | It's going to bring us closer together. |
| 0:16.0 | Okay. |
| 0:17.0 | There's one thing. |
| 0:18.0 | I love you. |
| 0:20.0 | You are not the best at responding to emails. |
| 0:24.0 | I'm really bad at that. |
| 0:25.0 | But you know what? |
| 0:26.0 | I have a system. |
| 0:27.0 | I start with emails. |
| 0:28.0 | It's on the record. |
| 0:29.0 | And then I'll go on Slack to be like, hey, maybe check that email. |
| 0:32.8 | And then I'll text you. |
| 0:33.8 | I see on your phone a lot. |
| 0:36.3 | Get on the phone. |
| 0:37.3 | And if that doesn't work, I will stand up. |
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