90 episodes
Heavyweight Spotify Podcasts
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
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Maybe you’ve laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is Heavyweight. Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals his way into the past like a therapist with a time machine. From Spotify Studios.
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Lenny
Lenny was Jonathan's childhood best friend, but they drifted apart as they grew into adulthood. Now, Lenny is dying and needs a friend. So Jonathan makes the call.
Credits
Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.
This episode was produced by supervising producer Stevie Lane, along with Phoebe Flanigan. The senior producer is Kalila Holt.
Production assistance by Mohini Madgavkar. Editorial guidance from Emily Condon.
Special thanks to Lauren Silverman, Neil Drumming, and Jackie Cohen.
The show was mixed by Bobby Lord.
Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, Katie Condon, Paper Rabbit, Boxwood Orchestra, Principle, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.
Heavyweight is a Spotify Original Podcast.
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Leif
On Valentine’s Day in junior high, Leif was supposed to ask Kalila out. But he never did. Seventeen years later, Kalila wants to know why.
Credits
This episode was hosted and produced by senior producer Kalila Holt, along with Jonathan Goldstein and Phoebe Flanigan. The supervising producer is Stevie Lane.
Production assistance from Mohini Madgavkar. Editorial guidance from Emily Condon.
Special thanks to Max Green, Flora Lichtman, and Connor Sampson.
In the IM recreation, Karina was played by Reagan Didier, and Leif was played by John Claassen—thanks to Greg Holt and Tony John for making that possible.
The show was mixed by Bobby Lord.
Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, Katie Mullins, Florian Le Prisé, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.
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Victor and Maite
Victor can’t stop painting portraits of his ex-wife, decades after their divorce.
You can find Victor's work at victorrodrigueznyc.com, or on his Instagram at instagram.com/victorrodrigueznyc
CREDITS
Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.
This episode was produced by supervising producer Stevie Lane, along with Phoebe Flanigan. The senior producer is Kalila Holt.
Production assistance by Mohini Madgavkar. Editorial guidance from Emily Condon.
Special thanks to Lauren Silverman, Neil Drumming, Mimi O’Donnell, Anya Schultz, Jackie Cohen, and Jessica Bashir—the director of Heroin, a short documentary about Victor and Maite.
The show was mixed by Bobby Lord.
Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, Michael Hearst, Sean Jacobi, Saigon Would Be Seoul, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.
Heavyweight is a Spotify Original Podcast.
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Toby
After his father’s death, Toby found a box of cassette tapes in his dad’s house. These private recordings tell the story of how his parents’ relationship fell apart—a story that Toby never knew, and might not want to know.
CREDITS
Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.
This episode was produced by senior producer Kalila Holt, along with Phoebe Flanigan. The supervising producer is Stevie Lane.
Production assistance by Mohini Madgavkar. Editorial guidance from Emily Condon.
Special thanks to Alex Blumberg, Max Greene, Blythe Terrell, and Jackie Cohen.
The show was mixed by Bobby Lord.
Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, Saigon Would Be Seoul, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.
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44 Photos
One morning, Amy opened her mailbox and found a package with 44 photos inside—photos of complete strangers. Now Amy wonders: Who are they? And why were the photos sent to her?
Credits
This episode was hosted and produced by supervising producer Stevie Lane, along with Jonathan Goldstein, Phoebe Flanigan, and Mohini Madgavkar. The senior producer is Kalila Holt.
Editorial guidance from Emily Condon.
Special thanks to Alex Blumberg, Mimi O’Donnell, Lauren Silverman, Maureen Taylor, Estelle Ivory, and all the incredibly patient people over at the USPS.
The show was mixed by Bobby Lord.
Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, Golden Dunes, In Skies, Megatrax, Christopher Lennertz, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.
Heavyweight is a Spotify Original Podcast.
Amy has just written a new book, Artificial, a graphic memoir about her father’s efforts to preserve her late grandfather’s identity using AI technology. You can find it at your local bookstore.
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The Budget Motel
In 1993, Nick was shot in an Idaho motel room. One stranger came to his aid. Nick wants to find him.
CREDITS
If you're feeling unsafe in your relationship, call 1.800.799.7233, or text "START" to 88788. You can also visit www.loveisrespect.org.
Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.
This episode was produced by senior producer Kalila Holt, along with Phoebe Flanigan. The supervising producer is Stevie Lane.
Production assistance by Mohini Madgavkar. Editorial guidance from Emily Condon.
Special thanks to Annie Minoff, Laura Morris, Lauren Silverman, and Jackie Cohen.
The show was mixed by Bobby Lord.
Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, Michael Hearst, Katie Condon, Ehren Ebbage, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.
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Customer Reviews
Love this
One of my favourite podcasts.
Hope you keep making them and also the shorts as my 8 year old son loves them too!
Heartwarming podcasting goodness
I’ve been listening for years from the UK off the back of a recommendation from my US family, and just finished the last of the current batch.
The show is super interesting and often reaffirms your faith in humanity. I have everything crossed that you find a new home, but if not then massive thanks to Jonathan and the gang on this series
“We have an obligation to our listeners…”
I was introduced to heavyweight by a friend back in 2016 and would religiously wait for another episode to drop. Then out of nowhere, the podcasts stopped and I waited and waited and nothing. I unfollowed, went about my day, found other podcasts. However, this week I found heavyweight again and soon realised the reason for the disappearance was $$$ as they had sold their soul to the devil and moved to another platform (the same time as Joe Rogan who sold his soul for mega bucks.) I was confused as to why heavyweight was back here, the lowly platform that made him, you know because of us, the listeners who stuck by him. I guess things didn’t work out on the other platform. whatever, I’ll listen to the 3 seasons that I didn’t have access to because he had no obligation to his listeners, he just wanted to make the big bucks like Joe. It’s not the same, this pod has lost all it’s appeal and I now just find it insufferable listening and can’t help but think Jonathan et al are sitting there smelling their own pretentious farts. “We have an obligation to our listeners” Jonathan says on this platform after he has been ousted from spotify. Ha. sellout.