{"podcast":{"title":"Heavyweight","slug":"heavyweight-7230802","podcast_index_feed_id":7230802,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/afbd76b8-eff2-442a-b938-b28e0126edad/d08826cd-f888-4cd3-b700-b28e0126edbb/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/programs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/afbd76b8-eff2-442a-b938-b28e0126edad/image.jpg?t=1753291848&size=Large","author":"Pushkin Industries","episode_count":124,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T18:17:34.730709+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heavyweight-7230802"},"episode":{"title":"2026 Update: Brandon","slug":"2026-update-brandon","published_at":"2026-06-04T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heavyweight-7230802/2026-update-brandon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heavyweight-7230802","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/heavyweight/2026-update-brandon","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/a95070/podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/afbd76b8-eff2-442a-b938-b28e0126edad/92d2a054-9286-4993-9054-b45e010f34f1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=d08826cd-f888-4cd3-b700-b28e0126edbb","summary":"Throughout high school, Brandon was a misfit. Then one day, out of the blue, one of the school’s prettiest, most popular girls asked him to prom. Fifteen years later, Brandon wants to know: why him? Four years after the release of his episode, we check back in with Brandon to learn what's changed and get an update on his underwear situation. You can sign up for our free newsletter at  patreon.com/heavyweight This episode was produced by Stevie Lane and Mohini Madgavkar. The senior producer is Kalila Holt. Special thanks to Emily Condon, Alex Blumberg, Sharon Mashihi, Mimi O’Donnell, Jessica Yung, and Jackie Cohen. The show was mixed by Bobby Lord. Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Michael Hearst, the Jacobi Family Band, Podington Bear, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records. Mixing on this update by Sarah Bruguiere, with production by Lisa Wang. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"Throughout high school, Brandon was a misfit. Then one day, out of the blue, one of the school’s prettiest, most popular girls asked him to prom. Fi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2393,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heavyweight-7230802/episodes/2026-update-brandon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heavyweight-7230802/2026-update-brandon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}