Heavyweight (podcast)

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'''''Heavyweight''''' is a podcast created and hosted by American-Canadian humorist [[Jonathan Goldstein (author)|Jonathan Goldstein]] where he helps people try to resolve a moment from their past that they wish they could change.<ref name="newyorker" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight |access-date=30 August 2019 |title=Heavyweight |website=Gimlet Media}}</ref>

Goldstein told ''[[The New Yorker]]'' that the name "Heavyweight" is meant to suggest the emotional burdens that each of us carry around.<ref name="newyorker" />

The podcast was first released in 2016, and ran for eight seasons. Gimlet and Spotify announced in December 2023 that the podcast would not be renewed, and would discontinue production after its final season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/4/23988438/spotify-cancels-gimlet-podcast-heavyweight-layoff | title=Spotify cancels industry-favorite podcast Heavyweight | date=4 December 2023 }}</ref>

In February 2025, the podcast team announced that they would be joining [[Pushkin Industries]] and publishing new episodes later in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huston |first=Caitlin |date=2025-02-25 |title=‘Heavyweight’ Podcast Sets Return With Pushkin Industries |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/heavyweight-podcast-return-pushkin-industries-1236146434/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Podcast format == In each episode, host [[Jonathan Goldstein (author)|Jonathan Goldstein]] attempts to help a guest—typically an ordinary person, not a celebrity—find closure for an unresolved question in their lives. ''[[The New York Times]]'' described it this way: "Jonathan Goldstein climbs inside the stories that shape people's lives to see if he can help them create better endings."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/insider/what-were-reading-special-podcast-edition.html|title=What we're reading: special podcast edition|last=Mills|first=Andy|date=May 26, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=Jan 26, 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Atlantic]]'' described the podcast by saying, "Each episode finds the host Jonathan Goldstein moderating a fraught moment intensified by years of distance: a time when someone broke a promise, or another person's heart. The hurt is still there—sometimes for everyone, sometimes for just one person who can't let something go. Goldstein leads special-ops soul-searching missions, seeking common ground between the aggrieved and the blissfully ignorant."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/the-50-best-podcasts-of-2016/510698/|title=The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016|last=Standley|first=Laura Jane|date=Dec 18, 2016|work=The Atlantic|access-date=Jan 26, 2020}}</ref>

As described in the ''[[Financial Times]]'': "The first episode featured Goldstein's 80-year-old father, Buzz, and his estranged brother. When he got them talking you could feel the temperature plummet. The second episode revolved around Goldstein's friend Gregor, who once loaned the pop musician [[Moby]] a box of CDs. In this collection, Moby found the songs that he sampled for his mega-selling 1999 album, ''[[Play (Moby album)|Play]]''. Now Gregor wanted his CDs back, along with the life he thought he could have had."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/98877c0a-8c6c-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1|title=Podcast review — Heavyweight: 'Terrifically moving'|last=Sturges|first=Fiona|date=Oct 9, 2016|work=Financial Times|access-date=Jan 26, 2020}}</ref>

== Reception == ''Heavyweight'' has been positively reviewed in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=What We're Reading: Special Podcast Edition|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/insider/what-were-reading-special-podcast-edition.html|date=26 May 2017|last=The Daily Team|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> ''[[The New Yorker]]'',<ref name="newyorker">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/podcast-dept/heavyweight-the-podcast-that-contends-with-our-regrets|last=Larson|first=Sarah|date=8 December 2017|magazine=The New Yorker|title="Heavyweight," the Podcast That Contends with Our Regrets|access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> ''The Atlantic'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/the-50-best-podcasts-of-2016/510698/|last1=Standley|first1=Laura Jane|last2=McQuade|first2=Eric|title=The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016|date=18 December 2016|website=The Atlantic|access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> ''[[Financial Times|The Financial Times]]'',<ref name=":2" /> ''[[The Irish Times]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Griffin |first=Sarah |date=23 March 2019 |title=Podcast of the week: Heavyweight |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/podcast-of-the-week-heavyweight-1.3832620 |access-date=5 September 2019 |newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/sep/29/heavyweight-podcast-moby-give-me-back-cds?CMP=twt_a-media_b-gdnmedia|title=Heavyweight: the podcast that goes back to when people's lives went wrong|last=Verdier|first=Hannah|date=29 September 2016|website=The Guardian|access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> Writing in the ''Financial Times'', Fiona Sturges called the show "terrifically moving".<ref name="fintimes">{{cite web|last=Sturges|first=Fiona|title=Podcast review — Heavyweight: 'Terrifically moving'|url=https://www.ft.com/content/98877c0a-8c6c-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1|date=9 October 2016|website=Financial Times}}</ref>

''The New Yorker'' wrote: "With gumption, empathy, and comic awkwardness, [Goldstein] ventures into people's lives and tries to help them resolve things from the past: an unsolved human mystery, lingering guilt, a falling-out, hurt that's turned to grievance."<ref name="newyorker" /> ''The Guardian'' wrote: "Goldstein leads his subjects back to that crucial moment when things went wrong and then helps them confront it so they can move on. Enthralling."<ref name=":1" />

Over the years, ''Heavyweight'' has appeared on numerous critic's lists as one of the best podcasts in the industry. The show was named the Number One podcast of 2016 by ''[[The Atlantic]]'',<ref name=":0" /> one of the best podcasts of 2019 by ''[[The Economist]],''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prospero |title=The best podcasts of 2019, The best podcasts of 2019 |url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2019/12/18/the-best-podcasts-of-2019 |newspaper=The Economist |accessdate=2019-01-07 |date=2019-12-18}}</ref> and one of the best podcasts of 2023 by ''[[The Week]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ugwu |first=Reggie |date=2023-12-04 |title=Best Podcasts of 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/arts/best-podcasts-2023.html |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=The Week UK last |date=2023-01-19 |title=The best podcasts of 2023 |url=https://theweek.com/arts-life/culture/959329/best-podcasts-2023 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=theweek |language=en}}</ref>

The show spent 4 days at #1 on the US iTunes podcast charts in September 2016, following its series premiere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itunescharts.net/us/artists/podcast/gimlet/podcasts/heavyweight/|title=Gimlet - 'Heavyweight' American iTunes Chart Performance|access-date=5 September 2019|website=iTunes Charts}}</ref> In Canada, the show was at #1 for thirteen days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itunescharts.net/can/artists/podcast/gimlet/podcasts/heavyweight/|title=Gimlet - 'Heavyweight' Canadian iTunes Chart Performance|access-date=5 September 2019|website=iTunes Charts}}</ref>

== Awards == Heavyweight has received 6 podcast industry honors,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heavyweight (Podcast Series 2016–2023) - Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12789348/awards/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> including 2 nominations for the Best Society and Culture Podcast through the [[Ambies]].<ref name="IMDb 2024 d206">{{cite web |date=2024-01-09 |title=Heavyweight (Podcast Series 2016–2023) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12789348/awards/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=IMDb}}</ref> In 2020, the episode "The Marshes" was nominated for an IDA Documentary award for best audio documentary,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-27 |title=36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards |url=https://www.documentary.org/awards2020 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=International Documentary Association |language=en}}</ref> and the Third Coast International Audio Festival gave the episode "Gregor" the TC/RHDF 2017 Skylarking Award in 2017. That episode was produced by Jonathan Goldstein, Chris Neary, Wendy Dorr and Kalila Holt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/collection/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2017-third-coastrichard-h-driehaus-competition|title=Announcing the winners of the 2017 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition!|access-date=30 August 2019|website=Third Coast International Audio Festival}}</ref>

==Series overview== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! style="padding: 0 8px;" rowspan="2"| Season ! style="padding: 0 8px;" rowspan="2"| Episodes ! colspan="2"|Release date ! style="padding: 0 8px;" rowspan="2"| Notes |- ! First episode ! Last episode |-

| 1 | {{ordered list|start=1 | Buzz<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/68kq3bNz6hEuq8NtdfwERG?si=vu3IXoH8Q0u7ujurLucR1Q | title=#1 Buzz | website=[[Spotify]] | date=23 September 2016 }}</ref> | Gregor<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LKrLVEAY3tsqHPURec6ke?si=eKncYBARSNeTt7cUGkGepQ | title=#2 Gregor | website=[[Spotify]] | date=24 September 2016 }}</ref> | Tara<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LMLJrRwxlM0SjXQMZKm02?si=dHP7atMSTGySq4wjlhQQcg | title=#3 Tara | website=[[Spotify]] | date=4 October 2016 }}</ref> | Tony<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bOBw2rcYr1zcazpuRNOC2?si=_Jv2iBNnRquNdjmdqrhvAw | title=#4 Tony | website=[[Spotify]] | date=11 October 2016 }}</ref> | Galit<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/171C8grV9yyXvTfeZP8KDg?si=PKz96q6HRl23WG_qjkSsIw | title=#5 Galit | website=[[Spotify]] | date=25 October 2016 }}</ref> | James<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PHM3WlpceQnpVNhBKsWyK?si=U_zCIo29S6GlS0viUqg5IQ | title=#6 James | website=[[Spotify]] | date=November 2016 }}</ref> | Julia<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gyp1ojVkEPGAthe0Io1TT?si=uflGcmRmRG2dhF5zVRTLUQ | title=#7 Julia | website=[[Spotify]] | date=8 November 2016 }}</ref> | Jeremy<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FKSFGbWwmsCSLF0Nux23i?si=DtMH0PxpS-S11s4K9-TMmA | title=#8 Jeremy | website=[[Spotify]] | date=15 November 2016 }}</ref> }}

| {{Start date|2016|9|23}} | {{End date|2016|11|15}} | |- | 2 | {{ordered list|start=9 | Milt<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yrrNYCLE3zU23X1HhQmRo?si=5T9BIcpBQkaV-uUAtODn1A | title=#9 Milt | website=[[Spotify]] | date=28 September 2017 }}</ref> | Rose<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LCxtHAKFz353gOIiCqSy1?si=yQKfJ_oeS8StSFBexLdGNw | title=#10 Rose | website=[[Spotify]] | date=26 October 2017 }}</ref> | Christina<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4X7IyUWzLzIx9im5BapC27?si=stazNNjjR1iwwAssj3pFpw | title=#11 Christina | website=[[Spotify]] | date=2 November 2017 }}</ref> | Jesse<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/2h7zw4DA0zBVm2qD4Tu7xz?si=aZEe-c6zRhCAHc4wJBFUug | title=#12 Jesse | website=[[Spotify]] | date=9 November 2017 }}</ref> | Kenny<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6bqp6Ep6LDB2kWHF9aNxzO?si=gHXD474NSo21O3SWVdCPbA | title=#13 Kenny | website=[[Spotify]] | date=16 November 2017 }}</ref> | Isabel <ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IQcwYFKk3i9MvWQR1wNkW?si=3rsBGcTvSNS46Ysnn9Ro2w | title=#14 Isabel | website=[[Spotify]] | date=30 November 2017 }}</ref> | Dina<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1oIjRKM1wT2xVVUJTYdePn?si=rUfslM_pSkKRC8aVGzEi4Q | title=#15 Dina | website=[[Spotify]] | date=7 December 2017 }}</ref> }} | {{Start date|2017|10|26}} | {{End date|2017|12|7}} | |- | 3 | {{ordered list|start=16 | Rob<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ujjIbe8EuyUHENrHjdgRj?si=wuJJGBHfT_WlIGbwh-qo8g | title=#16 Rob | website=[[Spotify]] | date=4 October 2018 }}</ref> | Skye<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xvawJYLebA5zipoDnwhju?si=umT9XwdgSU21zYdbjlLU2A | title=#17 Skye | website=[[Spotify]] | date=11 October 2018 }}</ref> | Sven<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/31KTj6QvGuM5g7VoEkP9Ax?si=6tAoSeIMT--x2-_T58ehGw | title=#18 Sven | website=[[Spotify]] | date=18 October 2018 }}</ref> | Joey<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WPRFrthdKNX410a5Z2JMZ?si=xHLiUflGSdu1MhjcwUYAVw | title=#19 Joey | website=[[Spotify]] | date=November 2018 }}</ref> | Soraya<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GEVgoNZVFn8U0ApdXC0NX?si=izVs3xdCQySigA1AihzaYg | title=#20 Soraya | website=[[Spotify]] | date=8 November 2018 }}</ref> | Rachael<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MY69fA8LBsodltQwR5CqW?si=7NPdBxxQQUOlNyrqBT6g8A | title=#21 Rachael | website=[[Spotify]] | date=15 November 2018 }}</ref> | Marchel<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aBJTNyRSAw2a2s98GLatw?si=sa7t83zmQySi_ziJpizusQ | title=#22 Marchel | website=[[Spotify]] | date=6 December 2018 }}</ref> | Alex<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/342vSTJhgIVas4ve1nUyCH?si=VZBNWXFzQ8GRcMFbYAlczw | title=#23 Alex | website=[[Spotify]] | date=13 December 2018 }}</ref> }}

| {{Start date|2018|10|4}} | {{End date|2018|12|13}} |A special episode, a recording of a Heavyweight live show was released between episodes #18 and #19. |- | 3.5 | {{ordered list|start= | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 1<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XQg66lomPh56wjvknwqNK?si=rRyjkW4fQ4CUBb6lTdF42w | title=The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 1 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=August 2019 }}</ref> | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 2<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/78xY6tJQruilb1tHuz5hvj?si=_xrS0SZVT6OF1nXAwaUI7Q | title=The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 2 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=8 August 2019 }}</ref> | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 3<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Wf7Y4ro8CWXrBmSJSdSR7?si=wRE-dViUSJ-9r22BFJZaOw | title=The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 3 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=15 August 2019 }}</ref> | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 4<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NoyZeXpo3IZLLor7iXfY1?si=HYaNhrvnThCzrARFOEealQ | title=The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 4 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=22 August 2019 }}</ref> | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 5<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YzEsVO2kj8Gq2qWtujGll?si=_gFcusGjSTu-tDi_BRDDsA | title=The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 5 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=29 August 2019 }}</ref> | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 6<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nVJISM70kQC7cW2N8c8Tu?si=u2i4wHUXRoGMMjlLe_A0pg | title=The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 6 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=5 September 2019 }}</ref> | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 7<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pEloTCHZA5bQHdf6oopq9?si=8KOtoHsqTqKz9IdcwUuZ9A | title=The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 7 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=12 September 2019 }}</ref> | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 8<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wxTyDKcBAsaI1t9qsJDHO?si=XymSQFVGTku0EsB5PvnXcQ | title=The Heavy Wait Diaries: Chapter 8 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=19 September 2019 }}</ref> }} | {{Start date|2019|8|1}} | {{End date|2019|9|19}} | The Heavy Wait Diaries: Short essays from Goldstein released in the lead up to Season 4. Episodes available only on Spotify |- | 4 | {{ordered list|start=24 | Jimmy and Mark<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6szrriPwbHodLLv9bUcJPP?si=S41a9BSBT_6dfNR1HO1fwg | title=#24 Jimmy and Mark | website=[[Spotify]] | date=26 September 2019 }}</ref> | Becky and Jo<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xTzU8lcNdFVoaK4fwCgj2?si=u7WhA0McQ9qDoQi6jh8YNA | title=#25 Becky and Jo | website=[[Spotify]] | date=3 October 2019 }}</ref> | Beverly and Van<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1i0lq4KRorbmqZY2Xeo2Q0?si=gkotnVtQTci7lEyTfIZD8Q | title=#26 Beverley and van | website=[[Spotify]] | date=10 October 2019 }}</ref> | Scott<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZBwxPjR3OxCThz3PEkVyI?si=hgawTpEPTZiCqyFTuQHOLQ | title=#27 Scott | website=[[Spotify]] | date=24 October 2019 }}</ref> | Dr Muller<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lV7SJiUiCtBAGBY91KMaF?si=ogSRQ_RMQYyVavzxe-RoFw | title=#28 Dr. Muller | website=[[Spotify]] | date=7 November 2019 }}</ref> | Elyse<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cravvuXyaeZxbP0I7yXMR?si=ciz-tOGiS2eFer_Ypu9lrw | title=#29 Elyse | website=[[Spotify]] | date=21 November 2019 }}</ref> | The Marshes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0IEbDo5NWHqHtkA8BEijl4?si=X4X0Grg5QMaoyyTnC64l7w | title=#30 the Marshes | website=[[Spotify]] | date=12 December 2019 }}</ref> | Marie-Claude<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0dkA49NR29JIsywbUeWSub?si=JRk9xQW4TveckoI0wZrm_w | title=#31 Marie-Claude | website=[[Spotify]] | date=19 December 2019 }}</ref> }} | {{Start date|2019|9|26}} | {{End date|2019|12|19}} | |- |4.5 | {{ordered list|start= | Heavyweight Checks In 1<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wyuC1zt8iSmVzRuPGE4Hr?si=SFuKCrC5TcWNBf-nEKugOw | title=Heavyweight Checks in | website=[[Spotify]] | date=18 March 2020 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Checks In 2<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/64IJbqhggYHlDnh5TlHtFt?si=xIALnwKkTyCGGAp0y9TeQw | title=Heavyweight Check in 2 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=27 March 2020 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Checks In 3<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WUtx6YZN4iO2kHb7iAHi4?si=mRCxC4S6QPOo_sV_iX-Hqg | title=Heavyweight Check in 3 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=14 April 2020 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Checks In 4<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Ys8D9H7CWGpBMqCSz2SJm?si=rQ6I5tFqTJe3WgS-yblwEQ | title=Heavyweight Check in 4 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=27 April 2020 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Checks In 5<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oUMel4VioFGVywUCkkI4u?si=HsUoD0QZTKCWKv7T8QDoNA | title=Heavyweight Check in 5 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=7 May 2020 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Checks In 6<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GyBE3B9EhN1gsUGCO5soX?si=a3xLlca-QSuD_VwELwgqSg | title=Heavyweight Check in 6 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=22 May 2020 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Checks In 7<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/45INHfAbW5f7yG3sxpsBWt?si=8239qrQTRo2hhatqiXhIZA | title=Heavyweight Check in 7 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=4 June 2020 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Checks In 8<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HWu5SMBwAxSLGA80oUT1O?si=YmxZQw7LTiSD699rVFfBJg | title=Heavyweight Check in 8 | website=[[Spotify]] | date=18 June 2020 }}</ref> }} | {{Start date|2020|3|8}} | {{End date|2020|6|18}} |Heavyweight Check in: Short stories primarily covering how Heavyweight cast and former guests are doing during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]. |- | 5 | {{ordered list|start=32 | Vivian<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0h4nFE0qhocuMcfEXym259?si=GoujVB7zTlOhTwlVi_XJVQ | title=#32 Vivian | website=[[Spotify]] | date=15 October 2020 }}</ref> | Bobby<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YjgiZpS7tioIlL4y8QAA8?si=GAP4a8BERX-lLTpIGX2Uaw | title=#33 Bobby | website=[[Spotify]] | date=22 October 2020 }}</ref> | Annie<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6in5V1yLC4AdjRTpBx0BeC?si=BdNVb4_oThy_AgorvA1Ufg | title=#34 Annie | website=[[Spotify]] | date=5 November 2020 }}</ref> | Rachael and Jon<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jiqezUBhbDOfbCuFJK2TP?si=SVZrxUQ1SlG_qxh0lqLAKg | title=#35 Rachel and Jon | website=[[Spotify]] | date=12 November 2020 }}</ref> }} | {{Start date|2020|10|15}} | {{End date|2020|11|12}} | |- |5.5 | {{ordered list|start= | Check In: Do You Like Music?<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BGff1AkNxqZFym6xxaxK2?si=yKbuLychQs2Wxecw83sS8w | title=Check in: Do You Like Music? | website=[[Spotify]] | date=3 December 2020 }}</ref> | Check In: Curtis Sittenfeld<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TvP8RDSUPHln5rRqfAJ5e?si=7yR_zNfMQQegY5Q1WiFEgg | title=Check in: Curtis Sittenfeld | website=[[Spotify]] | date=10 December 2020 }}</ref> | Check In: Holiday Special<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/10H4pUN8ZscXoL9N0ZfoRk?si=QOkj-NwtQZOo4f0CsBJ5QA | title=Check in: Holiday Special | website=[[Spotify]] | date=17 December 2020 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Short: Hallie<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/7nH4q5cQ8pAVDefoNd1XK5?si=wxc3oeyfQO21scGl3mlCaw | title=Heavyweight Short: Hallie | website=[[Spotify]] | date=17 June 2021 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Short: The Sharing Place<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ObhPZdfvyt0KKaaLPdwAW?si=lrAI-rYTT2Gl687NCHDu8A | title=Heavyweight Short: The Sharing Place | website=[[Spotify]] | date=July 2021 }}</ref> | Heavyweight Short: A Canadian Tale<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ez00BLaDYwKc07iPj6SYJ?si=OrDPUOvOQj2oIP17rKORVw | title=Heavyweight Short: A Canadian Tale | website=[[Spotify]] | date=15 July 2021 }}</ref> }} | {{Start date|2020|12|3}} | {{End date|2021|7|15}} |Heavyweight Check in: Short stories primarily covering how Heavyweight cast and former guests as well as a Trio of "Shorts". |- |6 | {{ordered list|start=36 | Brandon<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RtYPfbxDH8RXv0jAMRxw4?si=o9wegTY_TRm1suc-1FKIfg|title=#36 Brandon|website=[[Spotify]]|date=30 September 2021}}</ref> | John<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QYP10F2Hwevc7XLdKGqT2?si=oSfssTorQFmxhji-aYxw8g|title=#37 John|website=[[Spotify]]|date=7 October 2021}}</ref> | Justine<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/16yGTBn9IXaHkR9G9m9q0I?si=c6Eq_TibQU-CDQR9Nj3nbg|title=#38 Justine|website=[[Spotify]]|date=21 October 2021}}</ref> | Stephen<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/03Nep7Pgs1hTrDwcqy7dht?si=3QLiWC0iThuMPOyGvgtLWg|title=#39 Stephen|website=[[Spotify]]|date=28 October 2021}}</ref> | Barbara Shutt<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BZrL9n11cbetRKfpSuAC9?si=8pwHRf_hRW6S2ZSf9MRpnw|title=#40 Barbara Shutt|website=[[Spotify]]|date=18 November 2021}}</ref> | Barbara Wilson<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3w8ixRAVatVyzg63Nf8NLr?si=Xz5C64rYTS-dYyXO2yu41A|title=#41 Barbara Wilson|website=[[Spotify]]|date=18 November 2021}}</ref> | Mark<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4stY381hQErlrE6fpYhOdE?si=Ng8R9cWtTY6Kk1MsMkYwKg|title=#42 Mark|website=[[Spotify]]|date=9 December 2021}}</ref> | Maura<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/0M6rYBfxT793Jz7XV466eE?si=tQ7VcMPtR16zz_LvoXsBNg|title=#43 Maura|website=[[Spotify]]|date=16 December 2021}}</ref> }} | {{Start date|2021|9|30}} | {{End date|2021|12|16}} |The series transitioned to appearing exclusively on Spotify with episode #41. |- |7 | {{ordered list | start = 44|Sara<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fWIgYUbfqfHRDP8c16Py8 |title=#44 Sara|website=[[Spotify]]|date=22 September 2022}}</ref>|Sgt. 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==External links== * {{Official website|https://open.spotify.com/show/5c26B28vZMN8PG0Nppmn5G}}

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