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Dec 2019
50m 43s

#30 The Marshes

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About this episode

After a drunken slip of the tongue, Steve Marsh and his siblings discover a secret their mother has been keeping for almost 40 years. Now, Steve wants to help his mom take action.

Credits

Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.

This episode was produced by Kalila Holt, along with BA Parker and Stevie Lane.

Editing by Jorge Just.

Special thanks to Emily Condon, Lulu Miller, Hans Buetow, Damiano Marchetti, Alex Blumberg, and Jackie Cohen.

The show was mixed by Bobby Lord. 

Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records, and our ad music is by Haley Shaw.

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