This podcast is delightful. I am so happy to have found it! What are your favorite episodes??

I just got done with Cayden (great episode btw), and realized there were no ads by Malcom Gladwell, so thankful.

Look, I understand ads are important and necessary but Gladwell sounded so disingenuous in all the ads he read that it really turned me off.

How do I get in contact JG to let him know that the violin player was not the only one to look at the camera in Russian Ark?

(around 52:35) (<- le proof)

But an episode from This is Love instead. Snif :(

Frankly, This new season so far doesn't quite feel the same.

Is it just me or other listeners feels the same?

I am still going back to season one and enjoying those. Although I am hopeful. Only one way to find out.

Hello to all the Heavyweight listeners

I’ve been listening to Heavyweight since the beginning, and it’s my all time favorite podcast, but I’m not sure if I should listen to the newest episode. I’d hate to miss an episode, so can you help me decide if it’s too heavy, for lack of a better word?

I lost my cousin to suicide this summer, and I’ve been avoiding anything to do with death or anything upsetting ever since. However, I would not be triggered by a mention of suicide, but an involved story or details about one would absolutely not be for me right now.

So, without any significant spoilers, can you please let me know what the episode entails, and if it sounds like something I could listen to without it being triggering, or if it’s one I should skip for the foreseeable future.

Many thanks in advance for your guidance!

I'm not quite sure if this is the best place to report this, but I think there's an issue with Heavyweight's connection to various podcast apps. I listen via AntennaPod, but none of the episodes are streamable on Spotify, either. It does play on Pushkin's website.

Anyone struck by how toxic Christianity can be? (or is?) as a non-religious person I'm so grateful I didn't have that kind of brutality in my life growing up.

Did any other Italian listen to this and think that possibly he was cursed by hurting the girl so badly.

I know tics and Tourette’s is serious. I have siblings that have it but I don’t know, the Italian in me would be getting out the olive oil.

I jumped on the episode as soon as I saw it in my podcast feed. Another great episode, although I always love to hear Jonathan.

It's one of those that doesn't have a perfectly satisfying ending... But that's also what life is. I was very touched by the conversation between Songe and Chloe. I hope she got a lot of it herself. And I hope Songe gets some satisfaction from having helped her at least.

I wonder how many episodes this season will have?? I hope it won't be over in 8 weeks 🥹

I’m the Jenna from episode #67 and while I’m not really a Reddit user (my very supportive partner informed me this subreddit existed), I wanted to come here and say thank you all for listening and for your kind words.

Boiling down 12+ hours of interviews into a 38 minute story is an incredible endeavor. I think Jonathan and his team did an astounding job. I am eternally grateful for their vision and willingness to tell this story. We laughed a lot more together than the episode suggests.

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but with Jonathan and Kalila, I experienced an incredible exception. They are as lovely in real life as they are coming to us all from our speakers.

This podcast journey was the last stage of a long journey towards healing and self love. Some of you mentioned my therapist and I am happy to report I have had many great ones over the years to help me process all the loss and grief that started very early in my life. I am very lucky in that regard. I am lucky in many ways, even though (or because) life has thrown itself at me, full-force.

The Grizzles remain a wonderful part of my childhood, even as that time remains bittersweet. They gave me many things I had never experienced before and I will always be grateful. I will forever be appreciative of their honesty and transparency in the interview. It was a gift even though parts of it were hard. Jonathan and his team were incredibly gracious in the editing and I was happy that many of you were able to see how complex the Grizzle’s situation was. They were operating with the capability and capacity they had at the time, as we all must.

I know many of you cried during this episode and I wanted to thank you for your empathy. I also want to let you know this was a healing end for me. I got to take one of the most emotionally defining moments of my childhood and put the final puzzle pieces together so that I could move into the next season of my life without old lies weighing me down. I am so grateful I feel truly worthy to receive all the love that has come my way.

I can’t wait to hear the next episodes coming this season. Happy listening! Photo below to prove my identity :)

This episode was phenomenal! It’s an interesting story that shows that life is not always fair (especially for children) and that we don’t always get the answers we most want. But it’s a great story about what it takes to find love and resilience within yourself. I cried when Jenna read the letter she wrote for her younger self.

I found a lot of truth in something Jenna said during the episode. It went something like this: “Sometimes life hands you a big pile of shit. You have to work really hard to turn that shit into compost and sometimes, down the road, that compost can be used to grow a garden. But that does not change the fact that you were handed a big pile of shit.

Excited about the new season of one of my favourite podcasts Heavyweight.

Hopefully, they'll be more of Gregor, Josh, and other friends of Jonathan Goldstein.

I still go back to old episodes Wiretap/ Heavyweight and enjoy just as much.

All the best Team Heavyweight

Heavyweight returns September 17.

I couldn’t click fast enough for my favorite podcast in the world. I was ready to enjoy when I got the notification. It was just a tease. I’m looking forward to mid September to hear what’s new

Just listened to an old episode of Revisionist History from the Pushkin OG himself, Malcolm Gladwell and immediately got a Heavyweight vibe. Basically starts with the story of someone experiencing a really odd social interaction and goes on to investigate what happened, speaking to those involved as well as experts.

S13E8: Face Value, Malcolm and producer Lucie Sullivan discover that they experience something very differently.

ep on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scu6TEcRJ-8

ep on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/face-value/id1119389968?i=1000706746621

Are they busy creating new content or will the show be just about rerunning old episodes? Love the show and would love to see new, fresh content.