Garbage Fire Podcast

Wherein your hosts talk about being exhausted after only one week of work, the whole Serena Williams US Open debacle, why Nathan Peterman is a bad quarterback (and why Colin Kaepernick should have an NFL job), why Crazy Rich Asians was both delightful and necessary, which athletes' phone numbers they would want to have (the answers shouldn't surprise anyone), which WWE wrestler they'd marry, and why they're so excited about a movie set in 14th century Scotland.

Wherein your hosts talk about all the calamity on Long Island, why switching cars with your friend is a terrible idea, why careless people are the worst kind of people, and whether or not Gatsby meant to go swimming.

Wherein your hosts talk about Hayley Wickenheiser getting hired by the Leafs, why BlacKkKlansman is absolutely required viewing, how To All The Boys I've Loved Before is the best romantic comedy in years (and why Peter Kavinsky is the absolute best), whether or not they'd panic if they were locked in a room, what the Oilers house band name would be, and if Jamie Benn likes Tootsie Pops.

Wherein your hosts delve into Gatsby's past (and whether or not his self-made status is holding him back), why Tom Buchanan is such a colossal asshat, whether or not Gatsby truly loves Daisy (and vice versa), whether you can repeat the past (spoiler: no), and whether or not Tom and Daisy hold any affection for one another.

Wherein your hosts dissect the horribly awkward meeting between Gatsby and Daisy, laud Nick for some of the decisions he makes, talk about the shirts and why that scene is the best in the book (and movie), and try to determine what, exactly, is perfect happiness.

Wherein your hosts talk about whether or not Nick is a reliable narrator, why Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks are so notable, whether or not Gatsby's intentions are pure, and what, exactly, Gatsby stares at off the end of his dock.

Wherein your hosts do a midsummer update (because they're reunited and it feels so good) and talk about why Ben Wyatt is not a great character (and why Ron Swanson is), which animal would be best to size up to horse size, what video game cheat codes should be real, which body part should be detachable, what mythical creature should exist on earth, how spaghetti and weather are related, and whether or not cereal is soup.

Wherein your hosts talk about competing idea of wealth (and which characters possess which kind), whether or not material wealth can bring happiness to a person, what it means to be casually sorry, and why there are so damn many ghosts on Long Island.

Wherein your hosts dive into chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, discuss the asshattedness of Tom Buchanan, whether or not Nick is complicit in the chaos (spoiler: yes), why the 'party' in this chapter is grotesque above all else, whether or not the Valley of Ashes is aptly named, and just what the heck the eyes of Dr T.J. Eckleburg are looking at.

Wherein your hosts begin their discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby", try to figure out the motivations of particular characters, decide whether or not Daisy Buchanan is an intellectual, and assess the success of the first party on Long Island Sound.

(This is Part 1 of 9, and will continue through July, with a normal garbage episode in August, and then back to the book talks until fall.)