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Heavyweight

#63 Jasmin

10/30/202539 min

Jasmin grew up as one of the few Black girls in a mostly white town. Senior year, she was voted Homecoming Queen and she finally felt accepted. But then, at the dance, they announced someone else's name. Jasmin has always wondered… What happened?

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Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Jasmine· Guest0:00

    [intro music] [pencil writing on paper] Pushkin.

  2. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:06

    [phone ringing] Stevie Lane.

  3. Stevie Lane· Host0:16

    Hello, Jonathan.

  4. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:17

    I thought your generation doesn't abide by telephone calls.

  5. Stevie Lane· Host0:21

    When my name popped up, did you think this was an emergency?

  6. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:24

    Is it an emergency?

  7. Stevie Lane· Host0:25

    It is sort of an emergency. It's a story emergency.

  8. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:29

    [laughs] [laughs] Oh, that is an emergency.

  9. Stevie Lane· Host0:32

    Yeah.

  10. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:33

    Okay. You need my help?

  11. Stevie Lane· Host0:35

    No, I, I actually, I don't need your help. I, I have a story for you today.

  12. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:39

    So you need my help listening to it? [laughs] Well, why don't you just ask me to, to listen to your story?

  13. Stevie Lane· Host0:44

    Will you please listen to my story?

  14. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:47

    I'm gonna say no.

  15. Stevie Lane· Host0:50

    What?

  16. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:51

    Yes, of course. You're gonna press the play button?

  17. Stevie Lane· Host0:53

    I'm gonna start it right now.

  18. Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:54

    Okay, there you go. Boom.

  19. Stevie Lane· Host0:56

    [upbeat rock music] From Pushkin Industries, I'm Stevie Lane, and this is Heavyweight. Today's episode, Jasmine. Right after the break. This is an iHeart podcast. [upbeat jingle] Guaranteed human.

  20. Jonathan Goldstein· Host1:29

    You ever hear

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