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...
The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 8
Thu, 19 Sep 2019
Heavyweight Season 4 begins September 26th. Until then, we bring you The Heavy Wait Diaries. Each Th...
The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 7
Thu, 12 Sep 2019
Heavyweight Season 4 begins September 26th. Until then, we bring you The Heavy Wait Diaries. Each Th...
The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 6
Thu, 05 Sep 2019
Heavyweight Season 4 begins September 26th. Until then, we bring you The Heavy Wait Diaries. Each Th...
The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 5
Thu, 29 Aug 2019
Heavyweight Season 4 begins September 26th. Until then, we bring you The Heavy Wait Diaries. Each Th...
The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 4
Thu, 22 Aug 2019
Heavyweight Season 4 begins September 26th. Until then, we bring you The Heavy Wait Diaries. Each Th...
The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 3
Thu, 15 Aug 2019
Heavyweight Season 4 begins September 26th. Until then, we bring you The Heavy Wait Diaries. Each Th...
The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 2
Thu, 08 Aug 2019
Heavyweight Season 4 begins September 26th. Until then, we bring you The Heavy Wait Diaries. Each Th...
The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 1
Thu, 01 Aug 2019
Heavyweight Season 4 begins September 26th. Until then, we bring you The Heavy Wait Diaries. Each Th...
#23 Alex
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
16 years ago, Gimlet Media CEO and founder Alex Blumberg made a promise that he didn’t keep. And i...
#22 Marchel
Thu, 06 Dec 2018
Russian Ark is a cinematic masterpiece. Dozens of sets, thousands of actors, years of planning. It’...
#21 Rachael
Thu, 15 Nov 2018
Ten years ago, Rachael had a baby. She never told the father. All these years later, she thinks it’...
#20 Soraya
Thu, 08 Nov 2018
When Soraya was in college, her favorite professor hired her to help research a book she was writing...
#19 Joey
Thu, 01 Nov 2018
Joey recently had a very bad day, all due to awkward misunderstandings. So now, he's enlisted the he...
Zoe, PJ, and Chanel
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Heavyweight performed a sold-out live show in Brooklyn, NY, last June. Jonathan is joined by This Am...
#18 Sven
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Sven was on a jury that sentenced a man named Paul Storey to death. He's regretted it ever since. Th...
#17 Skye
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
When Skye was in middle school, her best friends showed up at her home one night and wrote “f*ck y...
#16 Rob
Thu, 04 Oct 2018
Rob remembers breaking his arm as a kid. But the rest of his family says it never happened. Did he b...
#15 Dina
Thu, 07 Dec 2017
During a visit back home, Jonathan’s mother inadvertently admits something that forces him to ques...
#14 Isabel
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
In 1999, an old suitcase was found abandoned on a Brooklyn street corner. The suitcase contained 5 y...
#13 Kenny
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
Ken Carter was a Canadian daredevil who dreamt of performing the biggest stunt the world had ever se...
#12 Jesse
Thu, 09 Nov 2017
Four years ago, Jesse was hit by a car and nearly died. Now he wants to find the driver. And thank h...
#11 Christina
Thu, 02 Nov 2017
When Christina was in 11th grade, her foster mother made her quit playing basketball. After that, sh...
#10 Rose
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Over a decade ago, Rose was kicked out of her college sorority. “You know what you did,” was the...
#9 Milt
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
Last season’s episode, "Gregor," led to an unfortunate event that Jonathan could’ve never predic...
#8 Jeremy
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
When Jonathan was 16, he went to synagogue every morning. He even thought that one day he might beco...
#7 Julia
Tue, 08 Nov 2016
In grade 8, Julia was bullied so badly by a group of girls that she changed schools without telling ...
#6 James
Tue, 01 Nov 2016
James’s father’s dying wish was for his ashes to be disposed of on the 18th hole of a fancy priv...
#5 Galit
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
Galit was Jonathan’s first girlfriend. When she dumped him, he cried a lot and then locked away hi...
#4 Tony
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
Years ago, Tony messed up his relationship with each of his three godchildren owing to three difficu...
#3 Tara
Tue, 04 Oct 2016
Jonathan watched a short experimental video in college in which a little girl sat in silence while h...
#2 Gregor
Sat, 24 Sep 2016
20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make him a famous rockstar. ...
#1 Buzz
Fri, 23 Sep 2016
Buzz and Sheldon are brothers in their eighties who have been estranged for decades. Buzz visits She...
Welcome to Heavyweight
Sat, 03 Sep 2016
Maybe you’ve laid awake imagining how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to a...