#12 Jesse

#12 Jesse

Author: Pushkin Industries November 9, 2017 Duration: 36:12
Four years ago, Jesse was hit by a car and nearly died. Now he wants to find the driver. And thank him.

There’s a particular kind of memory that doesn’t fade-it’s the unresolved moment, the regret that quietly shapes a life. Heavyweight, from Pushkin Industries, is built on the belief that it’s never too late to go back and try to set things right. Host Jonathan Goldstein doesn’t just reminisce; he gets in the car, makes the phone call, and arranges the meeting. Each episode is a deeply human, often surprisingly funny journey into someone’s past to confront a lingering question: an apology never given, a friendship lost over a misunderstanding, a childhood promise broken. The tone here is a unique blend, fitting its categories of Society, Comedy, and Culture-it’s empathetic and thoughtful, yet laced with Goldstein’s wry, self-deprecating humor. You’ll hear the awkward silences, the nervous laughter, and the genuine breakthroughs. This isn’t a podcast about easy answers; it’s about the messy, courageous, and cathartic process of seeking closure, one personal heavyweight at a time. The conversations are intimate, the stories are specific, and the emotional weight is real, making for listening that is both moving and unexpectedly uplifting.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 122

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Heavyweight Short: Cody [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:47
One day in high school, Cody received a hug that melted his heart. Sixteen years later, he still can’t stop thinking about it.
#46 Dan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:53
On Dan’s first date with his wife Nancy, a stranger took their photograph. Nineteen years later, Dan wants the photo back. But to get it, he'll have to face the last person he wants to.
#45 Sgt. John Kapphahn [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:27
When Melanie was a kid, she recorded Billy Ray Cyrus’s 1993 TV Special over something irreplaceable: the sole copy of an interview her father did on Walter Cronkite after being injured in Vietnam. Thirty years later, she…
#44 Sara [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:10
Sara received a letter from a woman with the exact same name as her. In it, the woman claimed to be her childhood best friend. The only problem? Sara doesn’t remember this person. At all.
#43 Maura [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:33
When Maura was 17, her favorite cousin died in a car crash. Maura’s been too afraid to drive ever since. But now, a decade later, she wants to face her fear.
#42 Mark [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:29
When Mark was in college, his dream was to be a famous painter. It’s a dream he missed out on by only an inch. This is the story of that inch.
#41 Barbara Wilson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:04
This is the second and final part of episode #40 Barbara Shutt. So if you’ve not yet heard it, go back and listen to that first.
#40 Barbara Shutt [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:36
In 1968, Jonathan’s mother-in-law Becky spent one of the best summers of her life with a woman named Barbara. But then they never spoke again. Now, over fifty years later, Becky learns something about Barbara that makes…
#39 Stephen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:17
This is the second and final part of last week’s episode. So if you’ve not yet heard the episode “Justine,” go back and listen to that first.
#38 Justine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:17
Growing up, Justine’s father always told her unbelievable stories about his life: that he was a big winner on Jeopardy; an outlaw who robbed banks armed only with flowers. But now, as an adult, Justine has started to que…