The Maiden of Salt Lake: Bronwyn Newport

Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre

Jolenta Greenberg

Society & Culture, Arts, Performing Arts, After Shows, Tv Reviews, Tv & Film, Relationships, Personal Journals, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Jolenta looks into the Maiden and Troubled Teen archetypes. And she does a deep dive on a Real Housewife that seems to embody this angsty ingénue: Bronwyn from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre Insta Jolenta’s Insta SOURCES Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, by Edith Hamilton Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Live, By Robert Garland The Greek Myths, by Robert Graves The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology, by Pierre Grimal 45 Master Characters, by Victoria Lynn Schmidt Bravo Shows & Aftershows - Peacock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.3	you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome to Hot Masterpiece Theater, the show where we have high-brow conversations
1:20.0	about lowbrow entertainment, mainly at reality TV. I'm Jolenta Greenberg, a comedian and
1:26.2	culture critic, and I will be serving as your reality TV
1:29.3	dramaturg.
1:30.4	Little reminder, a dramaturg is basically a researcher slash know-at-all that works on a theatrical
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