So glad to hear Heavyweight is back!

Where are you????? :(

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!

See above 👆

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!!!!

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

Listening to Jonathon feels like I’m escaping, both to, and from humanity at the same time. It’s a great comfort. 🙏

Thank God, Heavyweight is back! I was so bummed when it went away, right after one of the most poignant, heartbreaking, yet also uplifting episodes ever: Lenny! I still don’t understand why it was taken off the air, given how popular and beloved it’s always been. I’m just glad it has a new home and that soon we’ll be listening to a new episode! This podcast is so grey, it makes me not hate people as much as I sometimes do.

I am SO excited that you are back!! I have missed you so much!!! We better get double episodes to make up for lost time!

I am so glad you found a new home! Heavyweight is unlike any other podcast out there. It’s personal it’s smart, you’ll laugh you’ll cry but most of all you’ll be entertained by human interactions narrated by a host who seems to love inserting himself. Can’t wait to see what your new season in your new home is going to sound like!

The stars must be aligned because I finally pulled myself together to write the review for Heavyweight I’ve always wanted to write for years, only to find that YESTERDAY the news broke out that Heavyweight is returning! Congrats to the team. It might sound strange to say, but Heavyweight has been like a friend to me over the past several years, I’ve looked forward to every new episode. Heavyweight offers experiences of spontaneity when most interactions feel pre-meditated and in their lane. A glimmer of hope through healed relationships where generally fractured ties feel final—HW episodes have ALMOST convinced me to reach out to friends long lost to see if we can make amends and start fresh. I’ve cried, I’ve laughed, I’ve learned so much through the many honest and raw journeys written out in these episodes. I’m looking forward to episodes to come and hope Jonathan and the crew know that there have been many listeners rooting for you!

Just read about your new home! Ever so anxious to hear your voice and storytelling again - it is like a comfort blanket amidst the chaos that is our reality.

Heavyweight- Oh how I hope you find a home. Laying awake at night dreaming & waiting for your return…. But really, this was the MOST WHOLESOME podcast I’ve listened to. Often brought to tears (of joy, humor, and sometimes sadness), this podcast stands out from all the rest. Thank you for 8 fulfilling seasons and eagerly hoping for at least 8 more…

Please come back to us. I cry after nearly every episode. A good, cathartic cry.

Well done show, I LOVE the work!

Miss you so much. Your stories are such a delight 🫶🏼

Are you really returning to us? Don’t lead us on..break our hearts if you aren’t, but please just give it to us straight Jonathan! Hands down the best podcast! I miss the new episodes!

Great story telling, never leaves me feeling depressed.

I heard Jonathan’s voice on This American Life one day. As another Montreal transplant living in the US, my nostalgia was stirred and I spotted his Canadian accent instantly. Intrigued at the reference to this show and my curiosity about Jonathan, I found Heavyweight. It’s been a beacon in my life during a bit of a tough time. I can’t get through an episode without laughing, and then crying, and then laughing again. I’ve binged all 8 seasons in about 6wks and could not believe when I got to the end of season 8 to learn that the show hasn’t yet been renewed. Jonathan, you (and your team) are a joy to listen to. Your vocabulary is brilliant — I literally write down your words in my journal in the hopes of making my own vocab a little juicier. I have now told all my friends to listen, and anxiously wait for the show’s return. Thanks for the wonderful storytelling and doing what you do.

This show is like David Sedaris meets Humans of New York meets a depressed and amusingly irreverent Nancy Drew. I miss it so much. I’m re-listening to the entire library with melancholy nostalgia, remembering how much I enjoyed them the first time around. Thank you for existing, Jonathan Goldstein.

What a great escape from depressing news and one’s own thoughts. If you love The American Life, this podcast is for you.

This show is amazing and I can’t wait for them to announce how they’ll be returning

Heavyweight is easily one of the top 5 podcasts of all time. It is one of the few glimmers of hope in the world that humans can sometimes be and do good. I miss it very much and hope it comes back soon.

How refreshing! Love the various themes, presentation, music and content.

One of the most intriguing podcasts. I open it as soon as I can every time it drops.

I love this podcast!! I also want Johnathon to find my second grade teacher in 1974 I loved her and she was kind and beautiful She was the only black teacher at our newly desegregated school. She did not stay long… I wonder what happened to her. I want to thank her and share my experience as a young white woman working in Chicago Public Schools

There are already a plethora of good reviews on this podcast but I just wanted to write one more in hopes it will be another reason to make more episodes 😭 I listened to every episode while postpartum with my second baby. It comforted me and gave me something to listen to during those lonely late night feedings. I laughed. Cried. Gasped. Retold the episodes to my husband etc. So good. Just listen! And please come back to us soon. We love you!!!!

Love love love this podcast. It’s so incredibly heartfelt, funny and worth every second of listening. Want laugh, cry, scream?! Just listen to it.

Name a better podcast that’s so engaging that it will distract you from your bad feelings. This podcast will forever be a core memory to me thank you <33

I’ve been listening to this podcast for two years. And let me just say it is the best thing ever. I one stayed up for five hours, listening to it.

Can’t wait for the return 🙏🏻🙏🏻

You crept into my feed and then my heart. I have probably forced everyone I know to listen to Buzz. I need more Heavyweight in my life!

I love how real this podcast and how much obvious love and care goes into each episode. I just discovered this podcast over the summer and very quickly finished it! I hope there are more episodes to come soon!

May Heavyweight soon return 🤍 ~ why hasn’t this perfect gem found its new home? The world just isn’t as shiny without this podcast.

I listen to a lot of podcasts but I am in love with only one, this one. It is so funny, sometimes dramatic but always heartfelt. Thank you for making my life a little brighter.

please come back

Every story pulls you in and make sure invested in the stories of every day people. The host, Jonathan Goldstein, and the producer, Kalila do an absolutely brilliant job of digging into stories and asking the questions we would all want to know. It’s almost like if you heard a really great story at a dinner party, but you got to talk to all of the characters involved to get their perspective. Through everyone’s version, you find the common truth. I love this podcast.

This is a truly exceptional podcast that I keep hoping will return for another season. I keep coming back to see if it has returned.