#6 James
Heavyweight1 Nov 2016

#6 James

James’s father’s dying wish was for his ashes to be disposed of on the 18th hole of a fancy private golf course. That was 16 years ago. In this episode, James, Jonathan, and their friend Howard attempt a golf heist to get into the club and set things right.

Credits

Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.

This episode was also produced by Chris Neary and Kalila Holt. The senior producer is Wendy Dorr.

Editing by Alex Blumberg and Jorge Just.

Special thanks to Emily Condon, Stevie Lane, Derek Hurst, Stephen Hughes, and Jackie Cohen.

The show was mixed by Haley Shaw.

Music for this episode by Christine Fellows, with additional music by Paul De Jong, Blue Dot Sessions, Benny Reid, Caspar Babypants, and Hew Time. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records, and our ad music is by Haley Shaw.

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