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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

FromThe Book Pile


The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

FromThe Book Pile

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Here’s a tip for any high schoolers writing essays for English. If a teacher asks you about the symbolism in a classic novel, you are never wrong to say the book is about repressed sexual desire. The classics LOVE repressed sexual desire. Try it, you’ll get an A, I promise. Plus, in this episode Dave shares too much about his high school love life, and Kellen has never finished Oh, the Places You’ll Go!(Continued story:)  I had woken from sleepwalking many times before, though not since a teenager, and never so close to daylight. In those days I had given myself frantic reassurances — that what happened while sleeping was beyond my control; that I was not accountable for unconscious actions. Of course, I know today what I knew emotionally back then. The person you are while asleep is the person you are awake. And on this night, though I had no memory of how my socks were muddied or my fender bristled with what might be hair, I knew with cold certainty who was in the grave. (To be continued…)*TheBookPilePodcast@gmail.com*Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 50 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com*David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.
Released:
Oct 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Want to learn about books without actual books? Ever wish non-fiction could be shorter, funnier, and less accurate? Check out The Book Pile, a podcast where comedians tell you about books so you never have to read. (Now including fiction!) Kellen does standup. Dave writes ads. Together they highlight lessons from the world’s best books, unhampered by things like “expertise" or “sponsors."New episode every Monday!