“Yeah, yeah we all love Heavyweight, but what I really love is Jonathan Goldstein's writing. It's taut and economical while being clever and punchy and poignant all at the same time. On my best day I couldn't write like Jonathan, but I can dream.”

- Lauren Ober, We Live Here Now/The Loudest Girl In The Room/Fine Gorilla Person; Spectacular Failures

Heavyweight is a podcast about small moments that echo loudly—lost apologies, fractured friendships, unresolved questions—each revisited with a mix of humor, melancholy, and meticulous care. Host Jonathan Goldstein plays both narrator and reluctant therapist, guiding his subjects through the emotional archaeology of their pasts with deadpan wit and genuine empathy. The show resists sentimentality even as it mines deeply personal terrain, crafting stories that feel at once intimate and universally resonant. In its quiet, disarming way, Heavyweight elevates the act of looking back into something redemptive—proof that even the most modest reckonings can carry the weight of revelation.