Listen "Is the American dream a scam?"
Episode Synopsis
This week on the pod: author Edgar Gomez talks about what it was like growing up poor, queer, and Nicaraguan Puerto Rican in Florida. His new memoir, Alligator Tears, chronicles his dreams of making it big, the various mini-scams he got into along the way, and his realization that a rich life might not ever come with bundles of money.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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