#16 Why Is Mason Reese Crying?

Summary: For <strong>Jonathan Goldstein</strong>, YouTube offers endless nostalgia, but he always finds himself returning to the same subject – a precocious child actor from the early 70’s named Mason Reese. And then a few months ago, new clips of Reese began popping up on YouTube. What’s more, they appeared to be uploaded by Reese himself. Jonathan sets out to discover why – and why now, after 40 years. This is a rebroadcast of a story that originally came out in March of 2015.<br><br><a href="https://gimletmedia.com/heavyweight/"><strong>Jonathan Goldstein is the host of the Gimlet Podcast Heavyweight<br></strong></a><br>Heavyweight wants to hear about the moments you can’t let go of; the important thing you left unsaid; the decision that left you troubled for a long time to come. Call and tell Jonathan your story in a short voicemail: (347) 651-0822<br><br>Our theme song and scoring is from <a href="https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder"><strong>Breakmaster Cylinder.</strong></a> Ad music is by <a href="http://buildbuildings.tumblr.com/"><strong>Build Buildings</strong></a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCciDGtXfgDvDqkLr8n__XJg">Mason Reese's Web Series, Life Interrupted.<br></a><br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/10/garden/at-work-with-mason-reese-part-2-hard-part-in-the-life-of-a-former-child-star.html?pagewanted=all"><strong>A 1996 New York Times profile of Mason Reese.<br></strong></a><br><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1470647650/life-interrupted-pilot-for-a-new-scripted-comedy-s"><strong>The Kickstarter for Mason Reese’s new comedy series, Life Interrupted</strong></a>.<br><br><br><br><br><br>