I wanted something with flexible hours because I wanted to become a writer. And I was thrilled to be able to make my own hours, work part time, not have to do any manual labor and work night so that I could sleep in and write. There's something about talking to someone on the telephone that didn't really feel as though it was real or it felt pretend in a way. They couldn't punch me, I guess, which emboldened my personality.
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.”
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