This American Life
This American Life

676: Here’s Looking at You, Kid

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Adults telling kids who they are, and kids wondering — are they right? Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.Prologue: Host Ira talks with comedian Gary Gulm...

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This weekend, this American life.

In high school, Gary Gollman didn't want to be a football player.

Then he got this phone call from two coaches,

called themselves The Jetsons.

They said, "Goalman, this is the Jetsons."

We are going to train the Goalman and make the Goalman

into a star, ripped like Arnold.

A timid kid gets ripped like Arnold, and stays timid, complicated this week. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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