Presenting Heavyweight: The Messenger

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Looking for your next favorite podcast (besides mine, of course)? Heavyweight, hosted by Jonathan Goldstein, will break your heart...and then put it back together. In each episode, Jonathan helps someone revisit a defining regret, lost connection, or unsolved mystery from their life—and gently, hilariously, humanely, helps them try to make it right. If you’ve ever found yourself replaying a moment from your past and wondering what could’ve gone differently, this is the podcast for you. In this episode, you’ll meet Michael, who, as a high school senior, got his lucky break—the chance to star in a big-budget movie. Shooting wrapped, a premier date was set...and then he found out that his success was all based on a lie. Michael wanted to know—how did it all go so wrong? Find Heavyweight wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, Better Babes. You know I live for a good story and not just any story, but the ones that are messy, moving, and make you really think about what it means to be a human.
0:10.9	The ones that make you want to call your mom, your bestie, and probably your therapist, which is why I'm really excited to tell you about a podcast I have been obsessed with.
0:19.8	It's called Heavyweight, hosted by the
0:22.2	brilliant and hilarious Jonathan Goldstein. We love another Jonathan. Heavyweight is all about the
0:27.8	moments that keep you up at night. The what-ifs, and why didn't I say that? Jonathan sits down with people
0:33.7	to revisit a defining regret, lost connection, or unsolved mystery from their life.
0:39.0	And he tries to help them make it right. It's kind of like if your funniest friend also had a
0:43.7	time machine and a lot of emotional depth. I know. I'm sold too. But I mean, it's like,
0:49.2	you guys, it's really, I'm just devouring it. Just like, licking all my fingers. It's so good.
0:53.4	In this episode,
0:54.8	you'll meet Michael, who, get this, landed a major role in a big budget movie while still in
1:00.1	high school. Can you say talent? But just as the red carpet was being rolled out, he finds out that
1:05.5	his big break was built on a total lie. What went wrong? The drama, the heartbreak, the unanswered questions.
1:13.0	Jonathan gets to the bottom of it all. Enjoy diving into Michael's story and find heavyweight
1:17.9	wherever you get your podcasts. Pushkin Hi dear
1:33.1	Happy birthday
1:34.4	to me
1:35.9	Oh my God
1:36.3	It was your birthday last week
1:38.0	Wasn't it?
1:38.8	It's kind of why I was phoning
1:40.1	I'm sorry, buddy.
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