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What Is It Like To Be An Adult?

2018/12/21
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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Adults share their varied experiences of adulthood, describing it as a mix of feeling like a kid doing adult things, the freedom to make choices, and the responsibility that comes with it.

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What is it like to be an adult? It's a big question from a young mind! We invited adults who listen to share their perspectives and Nora McInerny, host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, helps guide us through that and a few other questions about the strange world of adults: Why can adults do things that kids can't do? Why don't adults play pretend like they used to when they were kids? What happens when you don't listen to your boss? And why do people cry when they're happy?