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Oct 2023
32m 6s

#54 Victor and Maite

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About this episode

Victor can’t stop painting portraits of his ex-wife, decades after their divorce.

You can find Victor's work at victorrodrigueznyc.com, or on his Instagram at instagram.com/victorrodrigueznyc

CREDITS

Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.

This episode was produced by supervising producer Stevie Lane, along with Phoebe Flanigan. The senior producer is Kalila Holt.

Production assistance by Mohini Madgavkar. Editorial guidance from Emily Condon.

Special thanks to Lauren Silverman, Neil Drumming, Mimi O’Donnell, Anya Schultz, Jackie Cohen, and Jessica Bashir—the director of Heroin, a short documentary about Victor and Maite.

The show was mixed by Bobby Lord. 

Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, Michael Hearst, Sean Jacobi, Saigon Would Be Seoul, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.

Heavyweight is a Spotify Original Podcast.

 

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