Wild Card with Rachel Martin Jonathan Goldstein
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Jan 8, 2026 
Jonathan Goldstein, creator of the podcast Heavyweight, shares his insight into the quest for closure through storytelling. He highlights how the actual healing often occurs on the journey to resolving regrets. Jonathan reflects on the emotional sanctuary of a mid-century theater, his childhood dreams thwarted by rejection, and the joy found in laughter. He passionately discusses the belief in personal transformation, even later in life, and shares touching memories, including the life-changing moment of his child's birth.
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Sanctuary Of The Movie Theater
- Jonathan describes movie theaters as his church-like sanctuary where he sat alone in the back row to feel held by the screen.
- The dark, mid-century theater let him turn off the world and exist in a layered sense of time.
Freedom Packing Milk Crates
- Jonathan remembers leaving his parents' house as exhilarating freedom after an unhappy childhood and packing milk crates of books.
- He moved from Montreal to a cheap, lively neighborhood and savored the romantic thrill of independence.
Rejected Writer And Bowie Posters
- As a teen Jonathan plastered Bowie posters on his walls and wrote on an electric typewriter while battling depression.
- He applied to a creative writing program and was told he needed a therapist, which stung at 18.
