"Welcome. You’re listening to a journey through one of the most hauntingly beautiful novels of the 20th century. This season, we step into the smoky glamour and quiet desperation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s world—a world where parties shimmer late into the night, yet loneliness lingers just beneath the glittering surface.
First published in 1925, this story unfolds during America’s Jazz Age, a time of excess, reinvention, and fragile illusions. Set against the backdrop of West Egg and East Egg, two fictional communities divided by wealth and ideals, we meet a mysterious millionaire known for his lavish parties and secret sorrows. Through the eyes of an outsider, we witness his obsessive pursuit of a dream that perhaps never truly existed.
But this isn’t just a love story. It’s a reflection—a mirror held up to the American Dream itself, questioning what’s real, what’s earned, and what’s lost along the way. We’ll explore how symbols like a green light across the bay or a forgotten billboard with eyes that never blink reveal deeper truths about class, power, and identity.
Each episode will dive into the layers of this deceptively simple narrative, drawing connections between the time it was written and the world we live in now. We’ll also explore the life of its author, a man both enchanted and destroyed by the very culture he wrote about.
So settle in. Step back into a world of jazz, ambition, and heartbreak. Because in this story, the past is never really past—and sometimes, the brightest dreams are the ones that fade the fastest."
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