Hosted by novelists and entrepreneurs Daniel Breyer & Jeremy Streich, Good Scribes Only is a podcast for curious minds to explore, challenge, and think differently through books. Season 2 focuses on the cardinal vices and virtues: Lust and chastity, gluttony and temperance, greed and charity, sloth and diligence, envy and kindness, wrath and patience, pride and humility. In this episode, Daniel and Jeremy discuss Gluttony and Temperance in Joyce Carol Oates' Blonde.
Oftentimes, fiction books can take us out of life’s everyday tangles and help us see reality with new eyes. To further explore your own relationship with Gluttony and Temperance, look no further than Joyce Carol Oates's Blonde. We hope you enjoy!
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0-5 min — Introductory thoughts
5-10 min — Gluttony and Hollywood
10-14 min — Marilyn Monroe’s Life
14-21 min — Casting Our Actors
21-25 min — Initial Plot Summary
25-30 min — Norma Jeane ‘before’ Marilyn Monroe
30-35 min — Transformation of Norma Jeane
35-40 min — Manipulation of Marilyn by men
40-45 min — Monroe’s unappreciated skill, Joe Dimaggio
45-50 min — MM’s growth as an actress
50-55 min — Acting and mental deterioration, Arthur Miller
55-63 min — Fall from grace, John F Kennedy
63-70 min — Tragic ending and conclusion