Jonathan Goldstein- About

Jonathan Goldstein was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of the prize-winning novel Lenny Bruce is Dead. He is the co-author of Schmelvis: In Search of Elvis Presley’s Jewish Roots. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Saturday Night Magazine, The New York Times, and The Journey Prize Anthology. His radio stories and essays have appeared on This American Life where he is a contributing editor. He was a producer at the show from 2000-2002. In Canada, he’s contributed to numerous shows on the CBC. He was also the host of the CBC summer radio program Road Dot Trip. In 2002 he was a co-recipient of The Third Coast Audio Festival’s Gold Prize. He currently lives in Montreal with his girlfriend Heather and her daughter, the Renaissance girl, Arizona O’Neill.