I'll beat them at their own game. The majority of their customers are just set in their ways. You know? No. I think your body looks good. car four years ago meets Highlights from the week in culture, every Saturday. I was mean to him for the first time. Galit, in which You were the new kid, and I wanted to go over to talk to you. The letters rich with loops and convolutions. the man who hit himand expresses gratitude. to Sheldons home, in Florida, where they proceed to tell dirty stories, Usually, Troy liked talking with him. ), The second-season finale focusses on Goldstein and his mother, and it makes a lovely coda to the My excitement was indistinguishable from panic. And they were the most demanding and I spent the most time with them than anybody. Several of these people I knew that. end, in which both brothers feel better, feels like a hard-won minor And when I do that and say the words, "Jackie Cohen," it is as though it is no longer just the name of the woman before me, but a name for something famous like a soft drink or a rock band. Jonathan Goldstein is a partner in the Finance Section of the Corporate Department of Baker Botts. On the fourth day, I steeled myself and asked him outright. "I'm going to make this painless," said the salesman. Not a lot of mystery there. He'll start bothering me and my friends, and we'll tell him to leave us alone. The episode Fax+1 212-249-9185. You were the dirty-looking new kid. You know what I mean? Typed on his law firm's onion-skin stationery, the bill itemized the money he'd spent on me over my lifetime. And so when we all got in this fight, they called me up and they put the mean one on the phone. I'll never forget the exhilarated look on his face as he ran back to our locker bank to tell me that, while Jackie Cohen had turned him down, she did say that they could be "hi, bye" friends. Oh, no, I just mouth-threw-up for a second. They have one child. Our show today in four acts. It made no sense. The whole point of the job is to help somebody else. said, but youre kind of looking outside. When he was a teen-ager, he Two. You know, you come here and you tape me for your stupid friend's radio show and then you get the hell out. relationship conversations, he told me, recording is helpful. [CREAKING] Hi, bye, hi, bye, hi, bye, hi, bye. He has also self-produced a number of small publications, most notably carwash the size of a peach. It really hurts me. told me. therapist to help facilitate.) I'm Ira Glass. He looks dirty. That's OK. OK, let's do a little bit of role-playing, shall we? elaborate. Oh my God, do you have my scarf? it; I was saving it for a time when I could focus. One of the rear windows no longer rolled up, the pane trapped within the door. Theres something Buzz, and Buzzs brother, past. If you can't sit tight for a while, if you have to have everything you want right when you want it, you might as well forget the whole damn thing." He currently practices at Madonna Perinatal Services and is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. At the fountain, just as I was about to drink, my knees buckled and I began to throw up. He nodded and forged ahead, his stride martial, his shoulders squared. "It's a waiting game. Of course you can evade a mean friend. And we trudged across the lot toward his Caddy. Like, she's getting less than 15%. Super helpful. So let's see what kind of deal you can give me. In one I'd watched my father often enough to know that such transactions excited him into what can only be described as a rapture of antagonism. My mouth went dry. stories connected to his own life, branched out into some that came from better. I was so nice to them. So nothing's going on with you? For you see, Jackie Cohen was the meanest, most popular girl in our junior high, a shepherd among sheep. The program featured stories told over the phone. schoolkids bustled around, yelling and buying candy. [MUSIC]. It looks so hard. In the pursuit of my mean popular girls scholarship, I knew I now had to talk with Maureen. So I'm pretty happy about it. These are her first and practically only words to table two. To my childhood? Goldstein said. And she said, in high school anyway, it's kind of like the laws of nature. I think it must be the bravest project I have ever worked on, with one of the most brilliant creative teams ever.. She doesn't recommend the sturgeon, which is her favorite, or anything else. It's This American Life. What am I going to say to the guy? In February 2008, Goldstein debuted the internet project CBC Web 3.0 which features the short "The Future is Yesterday", a comedic take on the impersonal nature of the Internet. Goldstein has resided in Montreal, Chicago, and New York City. Goldstein was in a relationship with the author Heather O'Neill that ended in 2007. All rights reserved. And more. the Gimlet offices, in Gowanus, Brooklyn. attuned, yet startled when I suddenly became overcome with emotion at a ", "As I said, Mr. Cooper, I don't mind giving up my commission, but I can't lose money on the deal. Want equals fear. When he talks, you listen in state of Should you fail to make payment in full, this matter will result in actions for which I advise you to hire counsel." I helped them figure out what food they wanted. You know, Mr. "Hi, Bye." And I'm going to do something that could put my job on the line. Exactly. For the second season, Goldstein, having pursued many of the available Is the sky that unleashes a bolt of lightning into the forehead of a friendly woodsman mean? show in which Jonathan Katz played a therapist, comedians played his It was a surreal and painful experience but, my God, did they know what they were doing. There's was the tough one, the cute one, the smart one. Today on our show, the allure of the mean friend, and what is so alluring about them in the first place, explained. She doesn't ask them how they are, or if they have any questions about the menu. So we continued to parry and thrust our way along. Before we took a step, the salesman curtly thanked my father and walked away. That's never happened. Jonathan was born in Boston on March 24, 1947. I definitely went into it with this attitude of giving up, just like, I wash my hands of this. By the end of the first night, it seemed pretty clear. I felt comfortable being a nuisance to, he said. Its This tone makes for a satisfying listening experience, neither too There's always going to be those girls. You've worn pants too many days in a row. What was Jackie Cohen's allure? Because I was so frustrated. She really mean, and she has a lot of friends. Goldstein has worked on radio programs and podcasts such as Heavyweight, This American Life, and WireTap. purpose.. Aloofness pays. He squinted at the sticker price. Wed had a great The party Marie-Claude is referring to was in grade six. Instead, each show begins with Goldstein calling an old cancer survivor kicked So it was great being with her. the podcast, Goldsteina longtime producer at This American This meant that when they saw each other in the halls, they could nod to each other, hi and bye. friend, Jackie Cohen, who banters briefly, laughs at him, and hangs up. Here she is with one of the tables that she's being nice to, table number four, warning them off a glass of one that she thinks won't go with her meal. I remember I went two weeks without wearing a skirt, and one of them called me and was like, you have to wear a skirt tomorrow. But it always feels like a mere taste of the greatness that once was. It's $300, but he's actually paying me to live there forever. Why was a cancer survivor kicked To revisit this article, select My Account, thenView saved stories, To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. "John," said my father, reading the salesman's name tag. I've noticed a lot of people just look at the first two numbers in the check and double it, or round down. Yeah, that you looked dirty. I'm just going to serve them and walk away. And I can't tell you about the details of the deal, but if you could just do me a huge, huge favor and just don't mention it to anyone? The couple took off Saturday morning in their Piper PA-28 Arrow from London and landed in Troyes, France, before making another stop in Lausanne, Switzerland, where they apparently stayed overnight, according to Le Matin. Christian Merz, 63, said he saw two people rush toward the wreck in a desperate bid to help, but they were unable to get close because of the flames. You're here early. Three. I'm telling you, man, you should be paying me extra. From Gimlet Media. But I've sifted through that trip a dozen times, squinting against the glare of new cars, breathing the icy air of the showroom, and I can't recall my father handing over one of his business cards or filling out a form of any sort. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. You're looking for a place? "Jackie Cohen," I will say, shaking my head in disbelief. Like most of the staff, she's young-looking. that the Jackie intros reminded me of a little I saw in that look a sorrow for everything she had ever put me through, and for years I held that look close to my heart. Skylarking Our Credits Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein, along with Wendy Dorr, Chris Neary, and Kalila Holt. What is it about? It was before the superlatives, and before there was a most attractive. And it doesn't matter how much you're giggling and inquisitive. videotaped a Rosh Hashanah dinner with his family, which he later turned Back then, I drove a Fiat whose paint had oxidized to the overall color and texture of rust. Goldstein's work has been academically examined as representative of "the positioning of Jews and Canadians as potentially overlooked minorities in the late-twentieth- and early twenty-first-century United States". I think you miss the mean Jackie Cohen. frame made everything seem so much more containable, he said. Yeah. On It's not that aloofness pays, it's that niceness doesn't pay. Jonathan D. Goldstein is a Obstetrician-Gynecologist in Bay Shore, NY. Is this information wrong? Did you bring it? the non-boxer., In the first season, which came out last fall, the stories It was a look of profound pity. And this isn't just about teenage girls. Did people like her despite the fact that she was mean? I look at her as though I've only just then realized who it is I am sitting there talking with. Coming up, if you seem so nice, why do I feel so bad? [9], He hosted the CBC summer radio program Road Dot Trip[4] in 2000 and has contributed to shows like Dispatches and Outfront. "Let me handle this," he said. You can just tell that people are going to tip you at 18% because they got their food when they wanted it. But in an alluring way. 17 (Interviewed by Devon Taylor)", "We Never Got Along: A letter from Jonathan Goldstein, on an old flame", "Judge John Hodgman Episode 160: The French Correction", "Zine Review: a car wash the size of a peach", "Bringing up Baby: Heather O'Neill's debut novel brings magic to a grim inner-city childhood", "Here are nearly 50 podcasts to stream, both local and national, recommended by Twin Cities podcast fans", "Producer Sean Cole relishes the 'beautiful feeling' of performing weddings", Transom.org bio page, including links to This American Life stories he has produced, This American Life: Hand It Over Stories from Our First Year on the Air, Lies, Sissies, and Fiascoes: The Best of This American Life, Crimebusters + Crossed Wires: Stories from This American Life, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Goldstein_(author)&oldid=1127212721, Canadian people of American-Jewish descent, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Canadian National Magazine Awards: Silver Award for Humour (2004), The New York Festivals: Gold World Medal for Best Regularly Scheduled Comedy Program (2006) for, This page was last edited on 13 December 2022, at 14:07. [18], Goldstein married fellow radio producer Emily Condon in 2015, having been introduced by Sean Cole in 2013. He tipped 20%. WebJonathan Goldstein, Writer: Spider-Man: Homecoming. Jackie Cohen. baby visit his parents in Montreal, and Goldstein, while reminiscing What an expensive life I'd lived. Yeah. Like, I feel like I'm a direct person. You're afraid. Well, that's too bad. (Wisely, Goldstein brings a "If we cut through the crap, you just might make yourself a sale. WebWell, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is Heavyweight. That is the effect of a popular mean girl's laughter. Now get the [BEEP] out, garbage. That's right. Muzak faintly wafted from the showroom as the salesman swung the door open and walked inside. Chronic insecurity-- $90,000. + Share. He accepts multiple insurance plans. The feathers would all fall beautifully in place. You know what I mean? Each week on our program, of course, we bring choose some theme, and bring you a variety of different kinds of stories on that theme. Here we go. Act Four, Keeping It In the Family. She was mean, she was popular. It means that when that guy went home later that night and hanged himself, that's the sound the rope made. 2023 Cond Nast. I'm marrying the dentist. Period. playing basketball in high school? This boy in my class, he liked me, and every time he would come by me, I would tell him to get out of my way. But that's really disturbing. (Its hilarious, and includes his mother singing And then you satisfy that craving that they're not even entirely aware of. And she's just like, I can't do this anymore. You know what I mean? Room, by the beloved I was in the same school as them, evidently completely unnoticed, for three years. patients, and H. Jon Benjamin played his doofus son. In it, Goldstein, his wife, and their As I pulled into the driveway, he was busy watering birds of paradise in his front yard, sturdy orange flowers that he'd cultivated, to his constant astonishment, from a bed of drab gravel. and I spend the afternoon snacking on honeydew slices and sifting pains and memories. We have this from Mike Albo. My domestic role is confined to stuff like drinking Jim Beam and keeping her up past her bedtime with my impression of Robert De Niro and Edith Bunker doing the lobster scene from Annie Hall. Once they give in, they make quick progress. meddling therapist. When I listened to the tape, it sounded sincere. joke. Oh, no, it's-- I just sort of fell into it. Very good hair. "Mr. Cooper, I'm going to let you drive out of here for a mere $200 over the factory price. And she was very attentive. I just call it in. They were, a lot of them, over 20%. Manhattan: Getting off the bus at 8 A.M., I tilted my fedora towards my Today's program, the allure of the mean friend. A whole lot of business. shrink-wrapped submarine sandwich the length of a hockey stick; Oh, you went out drinking last night? When I became friends with then, it was in seventh grade and there was none of that. It occurred to me that we would be the prize for the fastest walker, the one whose handshake or hail greeting reached us first. So you just sit there on hold waiting for them to come up with the next mean thing? listeners. I meant toward Gimlet, toward the subway. A mean relative, however, is forever. Except Sundays. All kinds of goodies, all kinds of free stuff, free audio, the first episode of our new television show-- the whole thing, absolutely free, www.thisamericanlife.org. Just the same, sometimes when I feel like it, I can see her through the eyes of my grade seven self. Listening to it, I was interested and And that's all Troy and I were seeing that first night. Someone will always wind up on top. I wanted a beautiful new Toyota more desperately with every step. But Escape the News with the British Podcast In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg, At Third Coast, Holding On to Public-Radio Ideals as Podcasting Booms. We decided to do a little experiment to find out. And if you don't fit that, then you get kicked out for a little while. By the end of the week, however, my pants were sagging. Donor Wall - Brody Jewish Center - Hillel at UVa I read "Jackie Cohen" as "Jackie Chan" and briefly had very excited feeling about the upcoming episode. It makes you feel powerful. [5] Goldstein attended McGill University[6] and later completed a master's program in creative writing at Concordia University. ", "I can't afford a new car," I told him. One of them is like-- she's the mean one. He spun on his heel and walked toward the glass door that led to the lot. I think you really do. I told Goldstein it's a little bit of a lighter, brighter flavor. Nowadays, Jackie Cohen and I are friends, good friends. Jackie Cohen. Did my name ever come up in junior high? And so I let myself relax into the plush bucket seat, cradled and safe as the Caddy whizzed past slower traffic, huge and unassailable, as regal as a motorized mansion. My heart was running on all cylinders. You want something fuller? This is what they've learned. He has been married to Adena Halpern since August 26, 2007. The attention is kind of fun. Stay with us. In 2001, Goldstein's debut novel, Lenny Bruce Is Dead, was published by Coach House Books. Whenever I tried to make a connection, the machinery of cause and effect began to break down. You're not--. Half the entrees cost $6 or so. The teacher, finally seeing my condition, send me out to get some water. And look. In 2007, he was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for his score to Primo, a drama starring Anthony Sher and broadcast by HBO and the BBC. OK, so I didn't want you to hear this from someone else, but I just made $2 million. The showroom felt bracingly cool after the heat of West Covina. Then the whole petty endeavor depressed me, and I thought, is this what we are to each other? Credits Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein. As Maureen provided a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of her thoughts and actions, Josh sat just a few inches from her, a microphone gripped in his sweaty nervous hands. Really? [LAUGHTER] No, I'm sorry. The second we entered, salespeople sensing prey rose from their desks and converged. But it's really hard to get into. around New England. It's not like the cheaply-made Barneys CO-OP stuff that you buy. Frankly, I need the sales points more than I need the money, and if we can lock up this deal pronto, it'll be worth my while, and of course worth yours.". She didn't do what the other girls wanted at some party. [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS] And an announcement now-- we have completely remade our website, top to bottom. Dad insisted that the deal was far from over. You want me to go on a date with that guy? We've received your submission. When idling at a stop light beside a purring sports car with rear stabilizers, anodized hubcaps, and a leather interior, I had to force myself to remember that an automobile does not a man make, and that I was a writer who placed a higher value on words than on material possessions, which is to say that I cultivated a hollow sense of superiority around new cars. And so she couldn't stop thinking about it, and just, every check, she'd look at it, and just be like, I can't believe it. He's been working out. Well, my sister definitely taught me some of the tricks of the trade by being very, very, very cruel with me, very bossy, very demanding. From WBEZ Chicago, it's This American Life distributed by Public Radio International. No, that's OK. You're so flaky. Take table two, the table she barely spoke with. Is that what you're thinking? OK? I'm a piece of garbage to her, and it makes me want to just crawl up next to her like a flea on a tick on a tick on a dog. And, not only did I tell him no, but I left him with his dignity. "I know how this game is played, and I'll play along up to a point, but we've reached that point. Suck up to the teachers. She asked if I could look after Rufus because they said they were going on vacation.. And to put it bluntly, if my father was conforming to the cliche of the cheap Jew, I was that cliche's beneficiary. That time came over Soon the seats were nothing but lumps of raw foam, and even those were crumbling like sponge cake. asks the weirdest questions. Feel the way that laugh shivers you down to your toes? I'm just remembering a funny joke that Carl told me. It was true of the couple who Kelly joked around with about their difficult-to-open bottle of wine. I have to be mean to him now, more. meant to suggest the emotional burdens that we carry around, as well as Overview Experience News Awards and Community. And yet, even taking into account the full force of my father's volatility, it seemed unlikely that my offer of $200 would result in him suing me for $2 million. moments, he said. (Midway through the first season, I pulled off I-91 I would forever remain a sucker, a rube. On the other hand, it relegated me to the role of admiring onlooker, and suggested that I was too incompetent and naive to buy my own car, which was entirely true. My father gave John the once-over, then turned to me. noodge, makes something happen, gives us a laugh. Goldstein has also been published in The New York Times Magazine, Saturday Night, The New York Times, The Walrus, GQ, the Journey Prize Anthology and the National Post. By then I had given up on the car, resigned to drive the Fiat until it broke down completely, or until I could afford to make payments on a new car, whichever came first. Although my boyhood toilette was second to none, and although I was facially hairless, for some strange reason I gave off the distinct impression of having a 5 o'clock shadow all over my body. and he wants his CDs back. WebWhen the writer, radio producer, and humorist Jonathan Goldstein set out to create his Gimlet podcast, Heavyweight , whose second season concluded on Thursday, he People hate me. People tip the same. Narcissistic wound-- $75,000. And it hurts me. You have nothing to lose, so why don't you go ahead and be mean to everybody that's not as good as you? They'd give equally good service to both tables. Goldstein is a member of the Public Radio Exchange editorial board. Each day, I called my father on various transparent pretexts and attempted to find out whether he'd heard anything from the salesman. My father still fumed from the encounter with the salesman, his ears and neck flushed with blood. Is it possible that any waitress could make more money by being less nice? self-deprecating comedic humility balances the gravity of life, of the When I was finished speaking with Maureen, I called Josh up on his cell phone and he talked with me from his car. (Mork calling Orson: Here's Troy. Jonathan Goldstein (XII) Jonathan Goldstein was born in 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Horrible Bosses (2011) and Game Night (2018). 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