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Jul 2021
17m 15s

Heavyweight Short: A Canadian Tale

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About this episode

Adam swears he met Fidel Castro in Montreal 25 years ago. But ever since, no one’s believed him. Fortunately for Adam, the one person—one Canadian—who can prove his story is Jonathan Goldstein.

Heavyweight returns with a full new season on September 30th.


Credits

This episode was produced by Stevie Lane, Kalila Holt, and Jonathan Goldstein.

It was mixed by Catherine Anderson, with music by Trabants, Blue Dot Sessions, and Bobby Lord.

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