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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 235: The Great Gatsby. The boys review F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous classic work
Description: Pigweed and Crowhill drink and review Vulpulin Tropical Pale Ale from Sly Fox Brewing, then review The Great Gatsby.
With special guest Longinus, P&C continue their "shortcut to the classics" series, picking a short work by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Following a quick biography of the man, the boys review the plot and discuss the meaning of the text.
The book is often considered a classic treatment of the roaring 20s. The writing is top-notch, and the story is interesting, but the characters are less than admirable.
Themes in the book...