Dear Bobcat Ep. 4: Stay angry

Warning: This letter contains language that some might find offensive. If that’s not something you want to hear, it would be best to skip this one.

Welcome to Dear Bobcat, a podcast series from Ohio Today radio where we ask Ohio University alumni to write a letter to their first-year selves and read it on stage or in the booth.

What would you say if you could go back and give that naïve, fresh-faced, younger you some advice, reassurance or words of warning?

Sean Kiser graduated in 2005 with an English degree. He came by WOUB’s studio in Athens to read his letter and tell his younger self not to change, but rather, to get ready to make change.

More episodes
Dear Bobcat Ep. 1: Don’t change a thing
Dear Bobcat Ep. 2: You don’t know everything
Dear Bobcat Ep. 3: It gets better
Dear Bobcat Ep. 5: You made it
Dear Bobcat Ep. 6: Ignore the critics
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Write your own Dear Bobcat letter

Thinking about what you’d say to your first-year self? We want to hear it!

Write your own Dear Bobcat letter and email it to dearbobcat@ohio.edu, or record it by calling 740-597-1000. We might just feature you on a future episode.

Before you write or call, check out these tips to get you started:

• Keep it brief: 400-500 words, or 4-5 minutes is ideal.
• Get personal. Remember, you’re writing a letter to YOURSELF, not anyone else.
• Don’t hold back! Say anything and everything your younger self would need to hear.

Dear Bobcat is produced by Ohio Today radio and recorded at WOUB studios in Athens, Ohio.