Craig Conover: Portrait of a Southern Artist

Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre

Jolenta Greenberg

Performing Arts, Arts

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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This week Jolenta takes a look at the character of Craig Conover from Southern Charm and how he fits into the Artist Archetype. And you know she gets into that evil alter ego and how the archetype shows up in mythology and a bunch of other reality shows. Hot Mess-terpiece Insta SOURCES Dictionary of Classical Mythology, by Pierre Grimal Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, by Edith Hamilton 45 Master Characters, by Victoria Lynn Schmidt Bravo Shows and After Shows - Peacock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.8	Hello and welcome to Hot Masterpiece Theater, the show where we have highbrow conversations about lowbrow entertainment, specifically reality TV.
1:19.0	I'm Jolenta Greenberg, a comedian and culture critic, and I'll be serving as your reality TV dramaturg.
1:25.6	A dramaturg is a researcher that works on a theatrical production
1:29.6	to give background information about the show for performers and viewers. And a reality TV
1:35.8	dramaturg treats reality TV like serious art because it is. It is storytelling just like every
1:42.4	other form of entertainment. And the characters we see on reality TV are no less classy or trashy than the ones we see in Shakespeare or Greek mythology.
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