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E17: Show and Tell - The Great Gatsby
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jan 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year. Taylor Swift loves to make direct and indirect references to the classic American novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. So we decided to dive into those connections and see what all the fuss is about. In this week’s episode, we each picked a song that we wanted to relate to The Great Gatsby. Join us as Maansi brings the party with “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” Jenn explores Gatsby’s motivations with “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” and Jodi brings it all together by digging into the character of Daisy with “happiness.”
Mentioned in this episode:
“This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” reputation
“Death by a Thousand Cuts” Lover
“happiness” evermore
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Taylor’s TIME Magazine cover
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling
“Funny Girl”
Zelda Fitzgerald - The History Chicks Podcast
"Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald," by Therese Anne Fowler
"The Edible Woman" by Margaret Atwood
"Romeo & Juliet," by William Shakespeare
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Episode Highlights:
[00:30] Introduction to The Great Gatsby
[07:25] “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” reputation
[23:21] “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” Lover
[34:35] “happiness,” evermore
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This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.
Mentioned in this episode:
“This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” reputation
“Death by a Thousand Cuts” Lover
“happiness” evermore
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Taylor’s TIME Magazine cover
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling
“Funny Girl”
Zelda Fitzgerald - The History Chicks Podcast
"Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald," by Therese Anne Fowler
"The Edible Woman" by Margaret Atwood
"Romeo & Juliet," by William Shakespeare
***
Episode Highlights:
[00:30] Introduction to The Great Gatsby
[07:25] “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” reputation
[23:21] “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” Lover
[34:35] “happiness,” evermore
Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe
Follow us on social!
TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift
Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift
YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift
Link Tree → linktr.ee/aptaylorswift
Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts
This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.
Released:
Jan 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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