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Sep 2017
27m 48s

#9 Milt

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About this episode

Last season’s episode, "Gregor," led to an unfortunate event that Jonathan could’ve never predicted. In this pre-season episode, he tries to set things right.

Heavyweight’s second season begins October 26th.

Credits

Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.

This episode was also produced by Kalila Holt. The senior producer is Kaitlin Roberts.

Editing by Alex Blumberg and Jorge Just.

Special thanks to Emily Condon, Stevie Lane, Wendy Dorr, Kate Parkinson-Morgan, and Jackie Cohen.

The show was mixed by Matthew Boll with assistance from Kate Bilinski. 

Music by Christine Fellows and John K Samson, with additional music by Y La Bamba, Blue Dot Sessions, Hew Time, and Caspar Babypants. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records, and our ad music is by Haley Shaw.

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