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American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby?
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- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
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Publisher's summary
Was a real life 1920s crook the inspiration for one of the world's most iconic fictional characters, “The Great Gatsby”?
Just before the small-time bootlegger Max Gerlach died, he tried to reveal his secret: he was the inspiration for the mysterious Jay Gatsby. It’s a nice story, but was he telling the truth? Veteran reporter Joe Nocera and producer Poppy Damon investigate this century-old literary mystery and uncover untold secrets about the Great American Novel.
Content Warning:
The Great Gatsby is a book of its time so you will hear racist and anti-Semitic themes and language that some listeners might find offensive. There will also be references to alcohol and drug abuse, depictions of violence and reference to suicide.
Episode 1: Old sport
It’s July 1923 and a scrawled note from a local bootlegger gives celebrity author F Scott Fitzgerald a bright idea… Joe Nocera begins his quest investigating just who this Max Gerlach really was.
Episode 2: Then came the war
Jay Gatsby tells everyone he’s a military man, a war hero. Max Gerlach gives the same impression. But is Gerlach the man he says he is?
Episode 3: Some big bootlegger
Joe explores the shady world of bootlegging and the mob kingpin who bridges fact and fiction.
Episode 4: The golden girl
For many The Great Gatsby is first and foremost a love story. Joe goes looking for Max Gerlach’s “golden girl”. He finds a marriage – but all is not as it seems.
Episode 5: I love you now – isn’t that enough?
Fun fact: most of the ‘Great American Novel’ was written in France. What can the Fitzgeralds’ tempestuous stint on the Riviera reveal about Jay Gatsby and the man who may have inspired him?
Episode 6: He believed in the green light
Joe digs into how Max’s American Dream went sour. Meanwhile, F Scott Fitzgerald’s problems have only just begun.
Episode 7: Forty acres
Joe is forced to ask if he's had the wrong idea all along as he probes the investigation's biggest curveball.
Episode 8: Ceaselessly into the past
As Joe concludes his investigation, they follow every lead to try and get to the bottom of Max and Scott’s relationship. Just how much of Max Gerlach wound up in “The Great Gatsby”?
American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby
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This Is Not a Game is the extraordinary untold story of the internet’s first conspiracy theory, the legend of Ong’s Hat. Marc Fennell will dive deep into a previously unexplored world of tech hippies, eccentric web subcultures and simmering paranoia, uncovering how this tongue-in-cheek artistic experiment backfired on its creator and went on to influence much of what’s wrong with the internet today.
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WOW!
- By pondo on 05-09-24
By: Marc Fennell
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Neurodiversity and the Myth of Normal
- By: Kyler Shumway, Daniel Wendler, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kyler Shumway, Daniel Wendler
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
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In six lectures, Dr. Shumway and Dr. Wendler will help you understand the nature of neurodiversity, a growing school of thought that seeks to embrace the range of differences in individual brain function and behaviors rather than “correct” them, with a focus on empathy, acceptance, and accommodation.
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Soft
- By ZC on 03-23-24
By: Kyler Shumway, and others
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The Last Girl to Fall in Love
- By: Durjoy Datta
- Narrated by: Prateik Babbar, Rasika Dugal
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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In a bizarre case of murder, strange strands of history begin to emerge slowly. Manav, Sarita, and Sandhya are drawn into a universe of intrigue, suspense, and delusion as they navigate a new world. This new system, in which they exist, is an upturned world where womankind is supreme. History has been challenged, subverted, and rewritten. But for those born in this epoch, what is the relationship with the past? Why has history been hidden from this generation, and what are the ancestors whispering into their ears? Rahul reveals these subtle secrets to Manu, nudging him to slant his paradigm.
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Too dark
- By Constance Buechele on 06-09-24
By: Durjoy Datta
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Recoding History: Audacious Women Who Shaped Our Digital World
- By: Treefort Media
- Narrated by: Reshma Saujani
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
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Recoding History: The Audacious Women Who Shaped Our Digital World is an immersive look into the lives of some of computer history's most ingenious and audacious women. Pulling from the Computer History Museum’s archives and hosted by Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code, listeners will learn and laugh along with these great minds as they recount their stories in their own words.
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling
- By Dt on 03-03-24
By: Treefort Media
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The History and Enduring Popularity of Astrology
- By: Katherine Walker, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Katherine Walker
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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Join Katherine Walker for a six-lecture exploration of astrology in the global West, beginning with its ancient roots and following its permutations across history as it adapted to the needs and interests of its many practitioners.
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Fun and detailed history of astrology!
- By Paul on 06-17-24
By: Katherine Walker, and others
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Beyond Five Senses
- By: Robyn Landau, Katherine Templar-Lewis
- Narrated by: Robyn Landau, Katherine Templar-Lewis
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
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In Beyond Five Senses, hosts Robyn Landau and Katherine Templar Lewis, experts in neuroscience and neuroaesthetics, invite you on an exploration our extraordinary sensory abilities lying beyond the traditional five as we know them. You will also learn about the superpower-like capabilities of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch that we often overlook.
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Amazing topic
- By Tatiana on 06-24-24
By: Robyn Landau, and others
What listeners say about American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby?
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- ple
- 04-18-24
Loved it so much
The knowledge and enthusiasm and love of Gatsby made me smile and think about reading it again
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- Mike
- 05-22-24
Dreamy
Great music, fun investigative/literary journalism. Loved the excerpts from the book and exploring all the theories.
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- wendy e.
- 06-11-24
Joe and Poppy bring Fitzgerald and Gatsby to life
Long time fan of The Great Gatsby, and the podcast brought new information and ideas to light.
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- Maranda Zimmerman
- 05-28-24
fascinating
I love the great gatsby and I enjoy nonfiction. this podcast brings up fascinating facts of the inside story of the great novel. well done quick listen
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- George
- 05-31-24
Not an audiobook
this is a podcast. it is not a book. very very big difference. please label correctly to avoid disappointment
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- Marcelino Lucero
- 04-08-24
If you like the book, you HAVE to listen to this!
Really interesting stuff! I'm so glad I listened to this. It makes the book so much better knowing all the background info about the author & the book that got worked into the walk through of the investigation.
I can't imagine how much effort it took to track down all that info from the early 1900s, but I'm really grateful they did it!
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- Tracey Burger
- 06-09-24
Outstanding! Loved it!
I love these podcasts from Joe & Poppy. This is my second one and they are so well researched and performed, both incredibly entertaining and educational.
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- Phillip Jones
- 05-16-24
A fun trip through Fitzgerald’s inspirations
Despite occasional forays down avenues which don’t seem to warrant all of the time they were given, (Max’s love life and Gatsby’s race stand out) it was thoroughly enjoyable. The narrators are charming and it was a very pleasant listen.
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- Paul A Kane
- 05-26-24
Very interesting
The story is told at a lovely pace. Very interesting story about the book, the author and there journey
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-11-24
Beautiful
Enjoyed learning about all these wonderful characters who made the 20’s so magical yet tragic.
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