Episode 518: Jonathan Goldstein

Published: Jan. 18, 2023, 5:21 p.m.

Jonathan Goldstein is an audio producer and the host of\xa0Heavyweight.\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t taking myself very seriously, initially. I liked working with my friends and family because I think I was a little more comfortable with them. Then in the second season people were writing in with real problems, and they were looking at me as a kind of expert. It was terrifying to meet with these people and see the look of hopefulness in their eyes. ... I realized I need to step it up and even if I didn\u2019t feel like an expert\u2014an expert in an invented field that doesn\u2019t really exist\u2014that I\u2019d really have to take that on with seriousness.\u201d\nShow notes:\n\n@J_Goldstein\n\nGoldstein\u2019s\xa0Heavyweight\xa0archive\n\n02:00\xa0"Plan B"\xa0(Ira Glass \u2022 This American Life \u2022 Feb 2002)\n\n10:00 Goldstein\u2019s\xa0This American Life\xa0archive\n\n\n14:00\xa0Lenny Bruce is Dead\xa0(Counterpoint Press \u2022 2006)\n\n16:00\xa0"I Know What You Did This Summer"\xa0(Ira Glass \u2022 This American Life \u2022 Aug 2001)\n\n17:00\xa0"Other People\u2019s Problems"\xa0(Jonathan Goldstein \u2022 CBC \u2022 Sept 2020)\n\n19:00Goldstein\u2019s\xa0Wiretap\xa0archive, selected and republished by the CBC\n\n\n23:00\xa0"What I Should\u2019ve Said"\xa0(Ira Glass \u2022 This American Life \u2022 Jan 2004)\n\n23:00\xa0"Recordings for Someone"\xa0(Ira Glass \u2022 This American Life \u2022 Jan 2002)\n\n26:00\xa0"Buzz"\xa0(Jonathan Goldstein \u2022 Gimlet \u2022 Sept 2016)\n\n31:00\xa0"The Elliotts"\xa0(Jonathan Goldstein \u2022 Gimlet \u2022 Dec 2022)\n\n33:00\xa0"Justine"\xa0(Jonathan Goldstein \u2022 Gimlet \u2022 Oct 2021)\n\n33:00\xa0"Stephen"\xa0(Jonathan Goldstein \u2022 Gimlet \u2022 Oct 2021)\n\n37:00\xa0"Dr. Muller"\xa0(Jonathan Goldstein \u2022 Gimlet \u2022 Nov 2019)\n\n43:00\xa0"Another Roadside Attraction"\xa0(Jonathan Goldstein \u2022 Gimlet \u2022 Nov 2022)\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices