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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

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