I Know Something You Don't Know

About this episode

Siobhan Barry reflects on childhood taunts and shares knowledge from her experiences growing up in the 1950s.

When I was a kid, there was one sure way to get under another kid’s skin. All you had to do was look at them and taunt, “I know something you don’t know.” It never failed. At first, they tried to pretend they didn’t care, but they couldn’t keep it up for long. In two minutes or less, they’d spin around and snap, “So whadda you know??” As somebody born in the 1950s, I know things plenty of younger people don’t. Do you wanna know what they are?

People in this episode

Host: Siobhan Barry

Topics covered

• childhood
• taunting
• knowledge
• generational differences
• 1950s
• personal anecdotes

Keywords

• childhood
• taunt
• knowledge
• 1950s
• personal stories
• generational knowledge

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