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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

"Search my remains for more answers" (Montréal)

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

4.7653 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2016

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Jon runs away from home, Simon runs away from a drug rehab program, Kristen critiques Shakespeare, and much more. Recorded live at La Sala Rossa in Montréal.

Transcript

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0:00.0

When John was nine, he ran away from home.

0:03.0

And to explain why, he left a note.

0:06.0

Dear mom and dad, I'm running away until lunch.

0:10.0

Because I cheated on a test this year and last year.

0:19.0

P.S. Don't call the police or 911. P.S.T. Don't come looking for me. I won't go

0:29.6

off the block. Love Jonathan. That's John, explaining why he had to run away from home, at least until lunch.

0:42.7

I'm Dan Meisner, and this?

0:44.7

This is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids.

0:47.4

Hello, how are you doing tonight?

0:49.8

It is lovely to see you.

0:52.3

This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.

0:59.4

This time, recorded live in Montreal, we have a definition of love, literary analysis of Shakespeare, and an escape from a drug rehab program.

1:10.1

This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and some of it can help explain why we turned out the

1:15.8

way we did.

1:16.9

So think about who you were, when you were a kid, and stick around.

1:26.7

When Gabriel was in grade 6, his teacher gave the class writing assignments, where they had to respond to prompts.

1:34.8

At our Montreal show, Gabriel shared one of those assignments.

1:37.8

This is his response to the question, what is love?

1:42.8

Now, remember, he was in grade six.

1:47.6

What is love?

1:50.0

Love is like a feeling, a happy feeling.

1:53.4

Well, that's what they say.

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