Jonathan Goldstein
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7 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 6d ago
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Why didn't you invite me over?
From Gimlet Media, I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and this is Heavyweight.
Today's episode, James.
When he was a kid, James loved taking long walks with his dad, Douglas.
Douglas was a film buff, and during these walks, he'd recount the plot to every movie he'd ever seen.
Hitchcock, Kubrick, James loved it.
And when he grew older and finally got to see the actual movies, as good as they were, they often paled beside the versions his dad told.
Something of a dreamer and an eccentric, Douglas lived his life as though he himself were a character in a movie.
He died that way, too.
On his deathbed, he issued an unexpected final request.
Each of Douglas' kids was handed a different task regarding the estate.
James was put in charge of the ashes.
I was there.
Douglas was nearing the end and urgently needed to sign his will.
And James, who lived out of town, couldn't make it in time.
So he asked me and our other good friend, Howard, to go to his father's bedside and bear legal witness to the signing of the will.
To this day, James still carries around a lot of regret about not being able to be there.
Although I know it's unlikely, my memory of that day is of Douglas wearing an ascot tucked into his hospital robe.
Regardless of whether he actually was, Douglas was the kind of man who always gave the impression of wearing an ascot.
As always, he was gentlemanly and cordial.
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