Heavyweight

During these times of uncertainty and sadness, we bring you two stories of two women seeking the comfort of childhood. Amber and Eva are in search of their first grade teachers.

Mix by Bobby Lord. Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson , Bobby Lord, and Blue Dot Sessions.

Further Reading:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/becoming-a-parent-in-the-age-of-black-lives-matter/612448/

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a23960/james-baldwin-cool-it/

https://www.mpd150.com/report/overview/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/george-floyd-houstons-protests-and-the-privilege-of-the-benefit-of-the-doubt

https://newrepublic.com/article/157949/fascism-america-trump-anti-police-george-floyd-protests

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

And you can find Amber’s memoir about leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses here:

https://bookshop.org/books/leaving-the-witness-exiting-a-religion-and-finding-a-life/9780735222540

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Milestones and cramped houses.

Mix by Bobby Lord. Music by Christine Fellows, Bobby Lord, and Blue Dot Sessions.

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Jonathan surprises Stevie and Kalila with some special friends from seasons past who, wouldn’t you know it, are still in need of his help.

Mix by Bobby Lord. Music by Bobby Lord, Christine Fellows, Blue Dot Sessions, and Connie Shi (https://www.iamconnieshi.com/).

We put together a Heavyweight playlist… fan and staff favorites. If you’re looking to introduce friends to the show, it’s a good place to start: heavyweight.show/playlist.

You can find Connie's song here: https://open.spotify.com/track/46QGACGIdJ9XWcxkEvgBmi?si=f1OduvGzQwK7BP7o2ASGxA.

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Stuck in new homes and old.

Mix by Bobby Lord. Music by Christine Fellows and Bobby Lord.

Also, we put together a Heavyweight playlist… fan and staff favorites. If you’re looking to introduce friends to the show, it’s a good place to start: heavyweight.show/playlist.

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A lot of people have been feeling lonely lately. So, they've been reaching out.

Music by Christine Fellows and Bobby Lord. And Simon. Mix by Bobby Lord.

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Jonathan, Stevie, and Kalila check in, to talk about what’s been going on in their lives, and in your lives, too.

Mix by Emma Munger. Music by Christine Fellows, Blue Dot Sessions, and Bobby Lord. Special thanks to Paul Swensen.

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Things are feeling strange and uncertain right now. So we on the Heavyweight team decided to record our day and share it with you.

Mix and music by Bobby Lord.

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