![]() ![]() ![]() She never really had a career and she wanted to become a real estate agent and she had passed all the criteria except for the grade 11 math equivalency. We were childhood friends, and a couple years ago, she decided, the kids were grown up. The story of my friend Marie-Claude, for instance. The difficulty is that you’re dealing with people that have been putting things off for years, and that’s a part of the story, so it’s going to be baked into the actual trick of getting things in on deadlines. So some of the stories in this season have been incubating for several years. But even beyond that, there were a couple stories - actually, almost half the stories, at least three of the stories - were stories that weren’t ready last season for various reasons, just because they were more of a long-term commitment. When last season ended, literally the next day, we were going over our story pitches, the things that had come into us. How long have you been working on these episodes? This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. ![]() The fourth season premieres this week, so I spoke with Goldstein about his process for creating the show, what he looks for in guests, and, of course, whether he buys this idea that we’re all living through the “golden age of podcasts.” I need it! On the show, host Jonathan Goldstein assists his guests in confronting unresolved past conflicts, which can range from genuinely traumatic experiences to smaller spats. It’s funny, well-scripted, and surprising. I love the podcast series Heavyweight, which started as a Gimlet Media show in 2016 and is now part of Spotify’s podcast empire. ![]()
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