F. Scott Fitzgerald

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

BBC

Comedy, History

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The poster boy for yearning, F. Scott Fitzgerald came to epitomise the American dream. But is the author of The Great Gatsby really so great after all? Pierre Novellie, Rachel Fairburn and Slim dive between the covers and find some red flags in the roaring twenties.

Additional material: Miriam O’Byrne and Katie Sayer Researcher: Miriam O’Byrne Recording Engineer: Dom Boucher Sound Editor: Kate Mac Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy Executive Producer: Paul Smith

The producer was Katie Sayer. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:05.0	They're on a journey into the unknown.
0:09.0	We've got a checkpoint to get to.
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0:21.8	all the low lights, more stories and more behind the scenes.
0:24.7	And if there's space, we'll squeeze in a few travel tips too.
0:27.3	It's the video podcast you can't miss.
0:29.4	Race across the world, the detour.
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0:36.1	Episodes of Evil Genius are released weekly,
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0:40.5	But if you can't wait,
0:41.6	you can listen to the latest episode now,
0:43.8	28 days early,
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0:47.8	Warning, this episode contains strong language.
0:54.5	Genius! Genius! Genius! Genius! language. Genius.
0:54.9	Genius.
0:55.6	Genius.
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