"You are not a beefcake" (Toronto)

Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Sarah writes a fan letter to Dean Cain, Chandra has a steamy make-out session, Anuj shares a story about the human reproductive system, and much more. Recorded live at the Tranzac in Toronto.

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0:00.0	When David was 16, he got a summer job working on a farm.
0:05.0	But it ended up being a lot different than David expected.
0:10.0	Dear Dad and Mom, I am sore and tired, and I hate this job and where I am.
0:16.0	We worked from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday because the hay was too wet to bail.
0:24.6	I hope it rains all summer.
0:26.6	I don't know how long I'll last. Probably I won't ever wake up tomorrow.
0:34.6	Even with
0:37.5	dad's insults, I wish I was
0:39.4	home.
0:41.9	Thank you.
0:46.5	That's David, reading a letter
0:48.1	to his parents. I'm Dan Meisner. And this?
0:51.4	This is grown-ups read things
0:53.6	they wrote as kids. How are you doing? It is very, very nice to see you.
1:00.3	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
1:07.2	This time, recorded live in Toronto, we have a surprisingly steamy makeout session, a short story about the human reproductive system, and some important boundaries with TV star Dean Kane.
1:19.4	This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and it is worth celebrating.
1:24.6	So think about who you were, you were a kid and stick around.
1:32.3	Can I ask Toronto, do we have any fans of the television series Lois and Clark, the New Adventures of Superman in the room.
1:46.9	When Sarah was 13 years old, she wrote a fan letter to none other than Dean Cain,
1:55.5	who played Superman in Lois and Clark, The New Adventures of Superman.
2:01.6	She's going to read that letter for us right now.
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