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L+R Presents: Heavyweight

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Show Notes

Here’s a preview of the new season of Heavyweight, Jonathan Goldstein’s quest to help people

face moments from their lives that they haven’t been able to let go of and make them right.

When Jenna was eight years old, she was taken from her mom and placed with a foster family

called the Grizzles. For two and a half years, she built a life with them, and when they asked to

adopt her, Jenna was thrilled. But then, abruptly, the Grizzles changed their minds. Three

decades later, Jenna still wonders: What happened? Find more episodes of Heavyweight

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