Maybe you’ve laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is Heavyweight. Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals his way into the past like a therapist with a time machine. From Spotify Studios.
https://gimletmedia.com/show/heavyweight/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 23 hours 38 minutes
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Heavyweight Short: The Sharing Place
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Check In: Curtis Sittenfeld
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