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May 31, 2019

Here’s Looking at You, Kid

Adults telling kids who they are, and kids wondering — are they right?

Keith Negley

Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION.

Prologue

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Host Ira talks with comedian Gary Gulman about his transformation from high school nobody to football star. (8 minutes)

Jersey? Sure.

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Gary puts on a tough guy costume, but will it turn him into a tough guy? Ira continues Gary Gulman’s story. (17 minutes)

Song:

“Still Not A Player” by Big Pun

Grownups Know Things

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Eleanor Gordon-Smith

Eleanor Gordon-Smith tells the story of a woman who wants to know why she was taken away from her mom as a kid. A version of this story is in Eleanor’s book Stop Being Reasonable: How We Really Change Our Minds. (30 minutes)

Song:

“A Little Bit of Love” by Brenda Russell