Heavyweight

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Episode publication activity over the past year

Last Checked: 2025-04-19 20:24:33

Heavyweight Has a New Home

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

The Heavyweight team officially has a new home at Pushkin Industries. Tell your friends, your exes&h...

Hello from Heavyweight

Tue, 15 Oct 2024

A small hello from the Heavyweight team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

#58 Harry

Thu, 21 Dec 2023

Before Scott died, he bequeathed to his brothers his beloved pet parrot, Harry. The brothers promise...

Heavyweight Short: Loch

Thu, 14 Dec 2023

Loch swears his kindergarten teacher used to steal his cheese. But no one believes him.CreditsThis e...

Heavyweight Short: Yasser

Thu, 07 Dec 2023

When Yasser was a boy, he saw a cartoon that changed his life. He’s been searching for it ever...

Introducing: Death, Sex & Money

Thu, 30 Nov 2023

Heavyweight will be back next week with a brand new episode. But today, we’re excited to introduce...

#57 The Budget Motel

Thu, 16 Nov 2023

In 1993, Nick was shot in an Idaho motel room. One stranger came to his aid. Nick wants to find him....

#56 44 Photos

Thu, 09 Nov 2023

One morning, Amy opened her mailbox and found a package with 44 photos inside—photos of comple...

#55 Toby

Thu, 02 Nov 2023

After his father’s death, Toby found a box of cassette tapes in his dad’s house. These p...

Introducing: The Retrievals

Thu, 26 Oct 2023

Heavyweight will be back with a new episode next week. In the meantime, we’re excited to introduce...

#54 Victor and Maite

Thu, 19 Oct 2023

Victor can’t stop painting portraits of his ex-wife, decades after their divorce. You can find...

#53 Leif

Thu, 12 Oct 2023

On Valentine’s Day in junior high, Leif was supposed to ask Kalila out. But he never did. Seve...

#52 Lenny

Thu, 05 Oct 2023

Lenny was Jonathan's childhood best friend, but they drifted apart as they grew into adulthood. Now,...

Trailer: Heavyweight Season 8

Mon, 02 Oct 2023

Here’s a taste of what’s in store. Season 8 begins October 5th. Listen on Spotify or wherever yo...

#51 The Elliotts

Thu, 22 Dec 2022

In 1525, the Archbishop of Glasgow placed a curse on the Elliott family. Now, 500 years later, one v...

#50 Nick

Thu, 15 Dec 2022

Is Nick hearing his dead brother’s voice in a song by a Grammy-nominated musician?CreditsHeavyweig...

Heavyweight Short: Jesse & Tori

Thu, 08 Dec 2022

For Jesse, Tori has always been the one that got away. Credits This Heavyweight short was hosted and...

#49 Another Roadside Attraction

Thu, 17 Nov 2022

When Stephanie was in high school, a bookstore seemingly dropped out of the sky into her small Texas...

#48 Ben

Thu, 10 Nov 2022

Ben was just a kid when Sihan arrived from Korea. He lived with Ben’s family for several years. An...

#47 Frederick J. Brown

Thu, 27 Oct 2022

Maia found a painting in the garbage and took it home. But as it turned out, it wasn’t just an...

Heavyweight Short: Cody

Thu, 13 Oct 2022

One day in high school, Cody received a hug that melted his heart. Sixteen years later and he still ...

#46 Dan

Thu, 06 Oct 2022

On Dan’s first date with his wife Nancy, a stranger took their photograph. Nineteen years late...

#45 Sgt. John Kapphahn

Thu, 29 Sep 2022

When Melanie was a kid, she recorded Billy Ray Cyrus’s 1993 TV Special over something irreplac...

#44 Sara

Thu, 22 Sep 2022

Sara received a letter from a woman with the exact same name as her. In it, the woman claimed to be ...

#43 Maura

Thu, 16 Dec 2021

When Maura was 17, her favorite cousin died in a car crash. Maura’s been too afraid to drive e...

#42 Mark

Thu, 09 Dec 2021

When Mark was in college, his dream was to be a famous painter. It’s a dream he missed out on ...

#41 Barbara Wilson

Thu, 18 Nov 2021

This is the second and final part of episode #40 Barbara Shutt. So if you’ve not yet heard it,...

#40 Barbara Shutt

Thu, 18 Nov 2021

In 1968, Jonathan’s mother-in-law Becky spent one of the best summers of her life with a woman...

#39 Stephen

Thu, 28 Oct 2021

This is the second and final part of last week’s episode. So if you’ve not yet heard the...

#38 Justine

Thu, 21 Oct 2021

Growing up, Justine’s father always told her unbelievable stories about his life: that he was ...

#37 John

Thu, 07 Oct 2021

Before he became a best-selling author, John Green was going to dedicate his life to God. Until he c...

#36 Brandon

Thu, 30 Sep 2021

Throughout high school, Brandon was a misfit. Then one day, out of the blue, one of the school&rsquo...

Heavyweight Short: A Canadian Tale

Thu, 15 Jul 2021

Adam swears he met Fidel Castro in Montreal 25 years ago. But ever since, no one’s believed him. F...

Heavyweight Short: The Sharing Place

Thu, 01 Jul 2021

Heavyweight often features grownups grappling with childhood trauma. But in today’s Heavyweight Sh...

Heavyweight Short: Hallie

Thu, 17 Jun 2021

When Hallie was 17, she spent a few minutes with a stranger who changed her life. A decade later, Ha...

Check In: Holiday Special

Thu, 17 Dec 2020

Happy holidays! In our last check in of 2020, Stevie confronts her grandfather with a question she&r...

Check In: Curtis Sittenfeld

Thu, 10 Dec 2020

Jonathan speaks with Curtis Sittenfeld about her novel Rodham, which deals with many of the themes ...

Check In: Do You Like Music?

Thu, 03 Dec 2020

Jonathan, Stevie, and Kalila are back, to talk about Thanksgiving and music.Music and mix by Bobby L...

#35 Rachel and Jon

Thu, 12 Nov 2020

Rachel and Jon are siblings who were separated as young children. Jonathan helps them confront the w...

#34 Annie

Thu, 05 Nov 2020

Every time Annie’s family comes to town, they exclude her from their plans. Annie needs to kno...

#33 Bobby

Thu, 22 Oct 2020

How the worst McDonald’s commercial ever made came to be. And how Bobby got mixed up in it. Cr...

#32 Vivian

Thu, 15 Oct 2020

In 1995, Vivian’s uncle Helio died of AIDS. Now, 25 years later, Vivian’s on a search to...

Why Is Mason Reese Crying?

Thu, 08 Oct 2020

Mason Reese was the biggest child star of the early 1970's. Recently, he posted a YouTube video of h...

Heavyweight Check In 8

Thu, 18 Jun 2020

As we turn our attention back to producing classic Heavyweight episodes, we leave you with one last ...

Heavyweight Check In 7

Thu, 04 Jun 2020

During these times of uncertainty and sadness, we bring you two stories of two women seeking the com...

Heavyweight Check In 6

Fri, 22 May 2020

Milestones and cramped houses.Mix by Bobby Lord. Music by Christine Fellows, Bobby Lord, and Blue Do...

Heavyweight Check In 5

Thu, 07 May 2020

Jonathan surprises Stevie and Kalila with some special friends from seasons past who, wouldn’t...

Heavyweight Check In 4

Mon, 27 Apr 2020

Stuck in new homes and old.Mix by Bobby Lord. Music by Christine Fellows and Bobby Lord.Also, we put...

Heavyweight Check In 3

Tue, 14 Apr 2020

A lot of people have been feeling lonely lately. So, they've been reaching out. Music by Christine F...

Heavyweight Check In 2

Fri, 27 Mar 2020

Jonathan, Stevie, and Kalila check in, to talk about what’s been going on in their lives, and ...

Heavyweight Checks In

Wed, 18 Mar 2020

Things are feeling strange and uncertain right now. So we on the Heavyweight team decided to record ...

#31 Marie-Claude

Thu, 19 Dec 2019

Jonathan’s oldest friend, Marie-Claude, had a problem in high school. At 50, she thought it wa...

#30 The Marshes

Thu, 12 Dec 2019

After a drunken slip of the tongue, Steve Marsh and his siblings discover a secret their mother has ...

#29 Elyse

Thu, 21 Nov 2019

When Elyse was 21, her father, Billy, disappeared without explanation. When Elyse finally learned of...

#28 Dr. Muller

Thu, 07 Nov 2019

In his twenties, Jonathan began seeing an inscrutable, mysterious therapist. After 6 years without p...

#27 Scott

Thu, 24 Oct 2019

Eight years ago, when Scott was addicted to heroin, he crossed a line he thought he would never cros...

#26 Beverley and Van

Thu, 10 Oct 2019

Ashley’s grandmother, Beverley, had a hard life and an unhappy marriage. But she spoke frequently ...

#25 Becky and Jo

Thu, 03 Oct 2019

Becky and Jo were raised by a procession of eccentric babysitters, 16 in total. But their favorite w...

#24 Jimmy and Mark

Thu, 26 Sep 2019

When he was only 10 years old, Jonathan Marshall was sent on a 240 mile bicycle trip. 3 days. Across...