#61 The Bank Robber
10/2/202538 min
He had just turned 14 when he sawed off his father’s shotgun, skipped school, and robbed a bank for $40,000. Now, 33 years later, he wants to apologize to the people he harmed that day.
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First 90 secondsJonathan Goldstein· Host0:00
[intro music] [pen writing] Pushkin. [phone ringing] How's it going? Dr. Jackie Cohen? Yep. How about this? ♪ Jackie Cohen, Dr. Jackie Cohen. ♪ [laughs] So, okay, so now that I am officially in my late 50s, what do you think I could do to start improving my health? Yeah, you could build up that little noodle body of yours. Get some meatballs on the spaghetti. [laughs] Yes, yes. Oh, you're laughing? Is that a medical term? Why aren't you doing any weightlifting? Because I don't live near a gym. You don't have to live near a gym. Why just do something at home. Like where I just go around the house and I, like, lift a couch or try to pull a toilet out or something? [laughs] Yeah, that. [upbeat music] From Pushkin Industries, I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and this is Heavyweight. Today's episode, The Bank Robber. Right after the break.
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