Heavyweight: Live from New York

Heavyweight: Live from New York

Author: Pushkin Industries November 13, 2025 Duration: 39:55

In October, the Heavyweight team gathered in New York City for a live event at Caveat on the Lower East Side. There was a reading, a Q&A, and a Meet & Greet. And because we are a podcast, we recorded it all.


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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: 100

Heavyweight
Podcast Episodes
Heavyweight Short: Loch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:45
Loch swears his kindergarten teacher used to steal his cheese. But no one believes him.
Heavyweight Short: Yasser [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:44
When Yasser was a boy, he saw a cartoon that changed his life. He’s been searching for it ever since. The only problem is… it’s vanished.
#57 The Budget Motel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:17
In 1993, Nick was shot in an Idaho motel room. One stranger came to his aid. Nick wants to find him.
#56 44 Photos [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:53
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?
#55 Toby [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:42
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 kno…
#54 Victor and Maite [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:06
Victor can’t stop painting portraits of his ex-wife, decades after their divorce.
#53 Leif [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:31
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.
#52 Lenny [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:14
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.
#51 The Elliotts [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:38
In 1525, the Archbishop of Glasgow placed a curse on the Elliott family. Now, 500 years later, one very unlucky branch of the Elliotts wants it lifted.