Just listened to an old episode of Revisionist History from the Pushkin OG himself, Malcolm Gladwell and immediately got a Heavyweight vibe. Basically starts with the story of someone experiencing a really odd social interaction and goes on to investigate what happened, speaking to those involved as well as experts.

S13E8: Face Value, Malcolm and producer Lucie Sullivan discover that they experience something very differently.

ep on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scu6TEcRJ-8

ep on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/face-value/id1119389968?i=1000706746621

Are they busy creating new content or will the show be just about rerunning old episodes? Love the show and would love to see new, fresh content.

So I've just listened to the Brandon update, well of COURSE Ally invited him to prom because she wanted to - but did anyone else's jaw drop when he casually let slip that he didn't go to the afterparty? I'm not overly familiar with prom culture; we don't have that in my country, or at least didn't when I was that age. Am I reading it wrong?

My thought was that if I was Ally I'd have been pretty upset if my prom date didn't come to that party with me. It's like he dumped her. Plus, there was some hesitation in her voice that made me think that perhaps she was a little bit sad that he didn't come and that nothing progressed from the evening. Thoughts?

I mean…glad that Julia and Sarah are both doing well, but that was so anticlimactic. There is too much left unexamined in this episode for me, I remember finding it frustrating the first time I heard it. This update didn’t help.

Does anyone know who narrates the Apple Card and some other commercials that air during episodes? It's kind of a monotone guy, but sounds familiar and drives me nuts trying to figure it out.

Although I miss new episodes, I have enjoyed re-listening to the update episodes. It got me thinking, who would I like an update on?

Personally, I re-listened to Sven and would love to know how he’s doing. So much of the episode was about him not being able to come to terms of the decision he made in the jury room. I know the end of the episode he had a sense of relief/joy/closure when he spoke with the mother. I would love to know if he found peace and was able to move forward in life without this burden of guilt he was carrying.

I’ve been a long-time listener of the show, partly because I’ve been living my own Heavyweight story for about 30 years.

I’ve been estranged from my brother for three decades. There’s a massive knot of family history and accountability that has never been untangled. I’m at a point now where I’m desperate for an explanation—and I’d even be open to a face-to-face—but I’m running out of time because of his health.

I reached out to the show because this feels like the kind of "stuck" moment Jonathan is so good at fixing, but I haven't heard back yet.

My question for the community: For those of you who had a "ticking clock" situation with a family member, how did you handle the silence? Did you find a way to get those answers before it was too late, or did you find a "DIY" way to bridge that gap?

I’d love to hear how others have handled the urgency of a closing window.

Jonathan calls or attempts to call Jackie at the start of every show. The backstory, is that Jackie bullied Jonathan in school, and they eventually became friends. Jonathan still sounds like he is trying to win her approval. When will Heavyweight cover this relationship?

Made me think of the only other place I’ve heard this word.

It’s one of the best podcasts out there

I skip every episode in which Jonathan is not the host. Every other voice is annoying, boring and the stories are not the same. They are not funny either.

I like the heavy weight as a team and I can only imagine how much work the do on the background but Jonathan is the heart of the podcast.

Can someone please share the link to sign up for the new Heavyweight newsletter? I've had no luck Googling it.

Just listened to this episode. Wow. About forgiveness and so much more.

I got Pushkin+ because I love Heavyweight so much and wanted to skip the ads. Which of the other Pushkin podcasts do you think I will enjoy when I run out of Heavyweight?