Episode 518: Jonathan Goldstein
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English - January 18, 2023 17:21 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsNews Arts Books interview journalism longform Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jonathan Goldstein is an audio producer and the host of Heavyweight.
“I wasn’t 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’t feel like an expert—an expert in an invented field that doesn’t really exist—that I’d really have to take that on with seriousness.”
Show notes:
@J_Goldstein
Goldstein’s Heavyweight archive
02:00 "Plan B" (Ira Glass • This American Life • Feb 2002)
10:00 Goldstein’s This American Life archive
14:00 Lenny Bruce is Dead (Counterpoint Press • 2006)
16:00 "I Know What You Did This Summer" (Ira Glass • This American Life • Aug 2001)
17:00 "Other People’s Problems" (Jonathan Goldstein • CBC • Sept 2020)
19:00Goldstein’s Wiretap archive, selected and republished by the CBC
23:00 "What I Should’ve Said" (Ira Glass • This American Life • Jan 2004)
23:00 "Recordings for Someone" (Ira Glass • This American Life • Jan 2002)
26:00 "Buzz" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Sept 2016)
31:00 "The Elliotts" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Dec 2022)
33:00 "Justine" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Oct 2021)
33:00 "Stephen" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Oct 2021)
37:00 "Dr. Muller" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Nov 2019)
43:00 "Another Roadside Attraction" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Nov 2022)
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Jonathan Goldstein is an audio producer and the host of Heavyweight.
“I wasn’t 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’t feel like an expert—an expert in an invented field that doesn’t really exist—that I’d really have to take that on with seriousness.”
Show notes:
@J_Goldstein
Goldstein’s Heavyweight archive
02:00 "Plan B" (Ira Glass • This American Life • Feb 2002)
10:00 Goldstein’s This American Life archive
14:00 Lenny Bruce is Dead (Counterpoint Press • 2006)
16:00 "I Know What You Did This Summer" (Ira Glass • This American Life • Aug 2001)
17:00 "Other People’s Problems" (Jonathan Goldstein • CBC • Sept 2020)
19:00Goldstein’s Wiretap archive, selected and republished by the CBC
23:00 "What I Should’ve Said" (Ira Glass • This American Life • Jan 2004)
23:00 "Recordings for Someone" (Ira Glass • This American Life • Jan 2002)
26:00 "Buzz" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Sept 2016)
31:00 "The Elliotts" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Dec 2022)
33:00 "Justine" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Oct 2021)
33:00 "Stephen" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Oct 2021)
37:00 "Dr. Muller" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Nov 2019)
43:00 "Another Roadside Attraction" (Jonathan Goldstein • Gimlet • Nov 2022)
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