#53 Leif

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10/12/23 • 42 min

6 Listeners

Heavyweight

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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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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#52 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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#54 Victor and Maite

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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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