2026 Update: Brandon
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What was Brandon's high school experience like?
Hello.
Hello.
Welcome to the studio.
Are you going to tell people who I am?
Before that even, I was going to apologize for the smell of egg salad. I don't know why it smells like egg salad in here. It's not like I was eating an egg salad sandwich or anything, but.
What's those little pieces of yolk that are stuck all over your beard?
Nothing. That's total circumstantial evidence. You can't hang someone for circumstantial evidence. I did see Malcolm Gladwell exiting the studio strutting around with an egg salad sandwich poking out of his fanny pack like he owned the joint. So there's some circumstantial evidence you might want to investigate, you intrepid reporter, you. So, hello, Stevie Lane, producer.
Yes, of the episode that we're about to listen to.
Brandon.
Yeah, Brandon. I will say, and he doesn't even know this. He's not even going to know this until he listens to this. Yeah. One of my all-time favorite guests, I think. Really? Yeah, I don't know. He just had such a nice attitude. And I feel like the two of you had a really lovely rapport. Yeah.
Yeah, and it was like an example of how sometimes a small question can have like a lot of emotional impact and can just really echo through the years. And, you know, with these updates, a lot of times I start off by saying that the subject of the episode has gone through a lot of changes. But in the case with Brandon, I will say that change seems like too slight a word. I would say that Brandon has gone through some transformations. So here's Brandon.
Yeah, it's a fun one.
It is a fun one. And after the episode, if you stick around, I'm going to catch up with Brandon and we're going to see who Brandon has become since we last spoke. Jackie?
Hey, Johnny.
I have some good news. Well, it seems like there's some interest in turning the heavyweight podcast into a TV show. So I was just calling to see who maybe, you know, who you want to play Jackie. I was thinking, you know, maybe Rita Moreno.
John, John, John, no one's going to watch your show, baby.
What did you just say?
You heard me.
Wait, I'm confused on two counts. A, that you would say something so cruel. Yeah. And then B, you would punctuate it with babe. Babe. A lot of people believe in this project.
Why would you laugh at that? A lot of people believe in this project.
From Gimlet Media, I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and this is Heavyweight. Today's episode, Brandon.
Right after the break.
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Why did Allie ask Brandon to prom?
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Yeah, we'll just roll in there and see what's going on.
This is Brandon. He's 33 years old and wearing a suit and string tie. His wife, Megan, is in a sundress. And together, they're about to enter the new Palestine High School prom.
Megan is the school's art teacher. But tonight, she's chaperoning with Brandon as her date. She introduces him to the other teachers.
This is my husband, Brandon. Hi, everybody. Hi. It's a pleasure.
At a certain point, they're interrupted by the announcement of prom king and queen.
Hey, hey, it's your students. We're going to announce the prom king, queen, and queen.
While Megan congratulates her students and makes small talk with her colleagues, Brandon wanders off and observes the kids. Some are dancing, some are lined up for the photo booth. There are kids talking to teachers and others gossiping among themselves. But then Brandon's gaze lands on another subset, those aimless kids wandering along the margins alone.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was Brandon's high school experience like?
0:06–4:06
2
Why did Allie ask Brandon to prom?
4:06–8:15
3
What were Brandon's feelings during prom night?
8:15–11:23
4
How did Brandon's life change after prom?
11:23–15:01
5
What updates has Brandon shared since the last episode?
15:01–18:49
6
How did Brandon and Allie reconnect years later?
18:49–21:16
7
What insights did Brandon gain about his past?
21:16–24:21
8
What humorous moment occurred at the tailor?
24:21–43:19