I’m so glad you’re back.

This podcast is one of the few that can balance real poignance, humor, fascinating glimpses into regular people’s lives. Jonathan is a kind and sensitive person and so well suited to tell these stories. I listen to 17 podcasts regularly and at least two dozen more sporadically. This one is the best.

This is the most special podcast I have ever listened to. I love the debut mini episode and congrats, Stevie, on the new partner! And yay Kalilah for going to a Pilates class. I am in love with all three of you.

I am so glad you are back. I missed your show so much.

Your grandma Ruth is a liar.

Absolutely love this podcast. Definitely in my top 3. They put so much care into their stories!!

4.75 stars. Not as many tears as I’d usually get from an episode, but I also listened while at work so I was really fighting it. Stoked you’re all back.

I’ve waited all this time for a new episode, and it glorifies deception to gain a gift card and biscotti’s? And pronouns!!! Come on!!

So immensely disappointed with this filler episode with the two women, or whatever they are. The podcaster can’t seem to figure out if their partner is a man or a woman and keeps calling this individual a “they.” It’s just absurd. I am out, as I’m sure many others will be as well.

So happy you’re back. Calms my soul

I am thrilled that this fantastic pod is back! Please take many listens and keep them here for the future!!!

I love this podcast when Jonathan hosts. Like, it’s SO good. Kalila has clearly been working on her voice, she sounds a little less congested and drugged than she used to but that’s the only compliment I can give her. I just turn it off when she hosts it, it’s boring, and lacking. AGAIN: Please no more Kalila, for the love of god. Thanks🥴

You are back!!! Congratulations!!!!Incredibly unique!! Tackling tough situations with comical flair!! LOVE, LOVE Heavyweight!!

What’s to say? What’s to love, all of it. What’s not to love, nothing. Random, different, and surprising looks at life and solutions to or realizations of its puzzles. Can’t wait to hear more.

Jonathan is a master storyteller. My favorite podcast. Thank you Pushkin for picking them up. Great fit!

Heavyweight is one of my favorite shows. On multiple occasions I’ve looked around on their previous platforms to find out where they have been. Excited to learn they are starting a new season in the near future. The show is witty, funny, sincere, and tells story in a disarming and captivating way.

Thought provoking in the vein of This American Life. The sleuthing aspect as they dig into the story adds to the listenability, and the presenters have the same knack as Ira Glass for setting their interviewee at ease and allowing them to open up. (Speaking of TAM, the host even has the same speaking cadence as David Sedaris. Just knock up the register of his voice a hslf an octave and you coukdn’t tell them apart. One question: heard about this on Science vs. podcast when they raved about it, and them heard Heavyweight folks do the same for Science vs. So if they have such well-deserved respect for that podcast and its topics, why do they accept advertising from California Psychics?

So excited to have one of my favorite podcasts back! You were missed very much!!

I JUST HAVE A HAPPY FEELING EVERY TIME I HEAR THIS PODCAST. I have real emotional connection with all the people and Jonathan and his mom. They help me out of some dark times with just relational aspect of the show. Thanks!!!

Every episode feels like a peek through a keyhole into someone else’s life. So many episodes have made me literally laugh out loud.

This show is a delightful opportunity to follow along as people are relieved of the heavy weight of their mental and emotional burdens. I’ve listened to each episode, some multiple times, and I love the thoughtful commitment of Jonathan and the Heavyweight team to help people lighten the load they’ve been carrying for years. I’m excited to hear new episodes will be released soon!

so glad to know you are back!

The most thoughtful, funniest, most heartfelt podcast there is. I’m not exaggerating when I say the stories they tell remind me what means to be human, but always with a good chuckle. Can’t wait for a new season.

I got so excited when this appeared in my playlist today! Welcome back! Looking forward to a new season of my favorite podcast.

I am an avid listener of podcasts, and this has been one of my very favorites for years. It is made up of profound and relatable stories that I laugh at and continue to remember. Now a new season worth waiting for! I am So grateful for this work ❤️

Funny, beautiful, sometimes absurd, often heart-breaking stories that map the relationship between love, change, growth, and loss. These stories will inspire you to persevere, delight in the mundane, grow your humility, and strengthen your heart. You should start from the beginning and listen to every episode. I have at least twice.

Wft, why hasn’t anyone picked this podcast up? It’s real it’s redemptive and preposterous. Give me more! I almost cried when I saw this back on Apple. I love this podcast so much!

I am soooo psyched the team is back. I’ve missed the host and the stories. Can’t wait to hear the clever bantering and poignant stories!

The host, Jonathan Goldstein, and the show are amazing! His quirky delivery style are fun and entertaining! The storylines are great! I can’t wait for the new season. Give it a try if you haven’t already.

If ever I could summon a perfect strangers trust for all those reading this debating if you should listen- well you should! It’s story telling at its finest sure but it’s got a deeper smattering of the magical goods that showcases what podcasts are actually capable of doing at their very best. Please listen. To any episode you’d like. You WILL NOT be disappointed. I promise.

Heavyweight team! You are all missed. I recently found this podcast and binged. I have laughed and cried. Eagerly awaiting the next installments.

Where are you????? Come back - this is torture! :(

When are you going to start a new season ????

When is your next episode? Can’t wait!

So glad to hear Heavyweight is back!

Heavyweight is an example of great storytelling and the high water mark of podcasting.

This podcast delivers a beautiful, life-affirming punch to the gut of apathy. It’s one of the most heartfelt, deep, inspirational and authentic audio-experiences I’ve come across in a world full of podcast options. Thank you Jonathan for bringing your insights and these stories to the world’s attention. Don’t ever stop … please!!!

I can’t even tell you how meaningful this podcast is to me. It not only helps the people featured in the episode, but it helps everyone that listens to it. It is about closure, it is about forgiveness, it is about redemption, it is about discovery of self and so much more. This is, in my opinion, the most engaging podcast that I have ever listened to.

This is my favorite podcast of all time — love everyone in it and every story!!!!!

This podcast is a precious gem. The episodes can range from heart wrenching to laugh-out-loud funny — often in the same episode. Wonderful storytelling, always gripping.

I love this podcast. It makes me smile, even when the day is giving me nothing worthy of smiles. Sometimes it pulls out some laughter, but not always, which is okay because laughter isn’t always easy to find.

I found this podcast last week via Pushkin. I adore podcasts and am always looking for a new one and if Malcom Gladwell is suggesting one it has got to be good. This podcast is fantastic! It is earnest, hilarious, and thought provoking. Thank you Johnathan for many hours of entertainment and delight! Keep doing what you do!

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This is the only review I’ve ever written for a podcast but I HAD to express my joy about this show being offered again. It’s definitely the very best podcast I’ve heard, it’s comforting, heartwarming, funny, clever…Jonathan’s voice is wonderful literally and figuratively. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for not going away forever. When this podcast ended for a bit, there was a hole left that was unable to fill. My friends all know that they HAVE to listen, the premise of this series is unmatched! Every single episode is so engaging, listening while on long roadtrips is an absolute lifesaver, and makes the boring hours spent driving an entertaining journey I look forward to. I’m so grateful PLEASE don’t stop again. I’ll subscribe, take my money…just don’t leave us again. Such dark days, I don’t want to experience this again. Thank you.

I was so disheartened when Gimlet sold to Spotify, with all the attendant loss in quality that often comes with these buyouts. Pushkin is going to be such a great home - and I can’t wait to reenage and catch up on new episodes :)

Thank goodness you’re back!

Hooray! Best news of 2025! I am so excited for new episodes. You’ve been missed!

I’m so grateful your show is coming back!!

Heavyweight is an engaging mixture of humor and very real human emotions. Jonathan is the perfect narrator and host as he takes us along on his quests to set things right, or at least try to make things better. Update: I am over the moon to hear that you’ll be joining Pushkin. I hope your show will receive the support it deserves, ca-Ching! A fan forever, Jo from qathet (formerly known as Powell River)

Yay!!! Can’t wait for the new episodes!!!!