KFAI's MinneCulture Presents

How does F. Scott Fitzgerald's immensely popular, compact novel capture the essence of the American Dream? This program travels from the tony suburbs of New York to the Midwest and back again to find out.

A former heroin addict realizes that he wants to help other addicts kick their habits. The problem is, he wants to do this using a hallucinogenic drug — Ibogaine — that is completely illegal, and which requires medical expertise he doesn't have. This is a harrowing piece of radio produced by Trey Kay and Lu Olkowski.