In the 1920s, the United States was changing. By boat and by train, European immigrants and Black migrants arrived in New York trying to achieve the American Dream. And while Jay Gatsby isn’t secretly an immigrant or a migrant, he is metaphorically an immigrant and a migrant. Join Bobby and Nesha for a conversation with Dr. Caroline Brown about the changing racial and ethnic landscape of America in the 1920s, how Gatsby represents a country in flux, and why we’re still dealing with the racist ideas of Tom Buchanan…100 years later.
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*The Great Gatsby | E3: Gatsby in Wonderland
Jay Gatsby’s parties are described as a neon-bright spectacle, a gilded carnival. The music is playing, the liquor is flowing, and is that the latest film star dipping her toes into the pool? But there is also a dark, tragic mystery that lurks beneath the surface. Because what is a spectacle without a hint of foreboding? A perfect summer day with storm clouds on the horizon...Join Bobby and Nesha for a conversation with Dr. Philip McGowan about carnivals, earthquakes, and why Americans can't resist a spectacle.
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*The Great Gatsby | E2: The House of Worth
The Great Gatsby is, at its core, a novel about class. You fundamentally cannot read the book without engaging with it. This, perhaps, is why its status as The Great American novel is so fascinating, because we Americans, as much as we like to pretend otherwise, are deeply uncomfortable discussing class. This episode, Bobby and Nesha sit down with Dr. Michael Nowlin to talk about the laboring underclass in Gatsby, discuss the outrageous spending habits of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and break down the competing messages of the American dream. Deep in the Valley of Ashes is where the real story of America unfolds. Meet you there.
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*The Great Gatsby | E1: East O' The Sound
The Great Gatsby is a deceptively simple text. It comes in at roughly 200 pages, and most of us read it before we turn 18. But as any novel that is so much about lies and facades should be, there are many hidden messages to be uncovered in its lush, radiant prose...On episode 1 of the new season of Lit Talk* Bobby and Nesha sit down with Hillary Copsey from the Mercantile Library to discuss unreliable narrators, flyover states, and whether Gatsby truly is The Great American Novel.
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*The Great Gatsby Trailer
Hello Old Sports.This season on Lit Talk we are diving headfirst into the glittering, gleaming world of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, The Great Gatsby; a novel that has shaped the literary canon and our very national identity for the last century. The first of nine episodes airs June 11th and will drop weekly on Wednesdays.So get gussied up, down a shot of liquid courage, and get ready for the ride of your lives. This is a party you don’t want to miss. Bond & Grace's Lit Talk* is the show for people who love to think, talk, and learn about books. Lit Talk* explores the strange, fascinating, and completely true stories behind your favorite classic novels. Each season investigates a work of fiction, its historical influences, the life of its author, and how we can apply its teachings to our modern lives. Scholars, industry experts, and book lovers join us in conversation to get to the heart of what makes these timeless stories so extraordinary, and why they are just as important today as they were when they were written.
The show for people who love to think, talk, and learn about books, Lit Talk* explores the strange, fascinating, and completely true stories behind your favorite classic novels.
Each season investigates a work of fiction, its historical influences, the life of its author, and how we can apply its teachings to our modern lives.
Scholars, industry experts, and book lovers join us in conversation to get to the heart of what makes these timeless stories so extraordinary, and why they are just as important today as they were when they were written.
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