The Matriarch of New Jersey and The Scorned Woman

Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre

Jolenta Greenberg

Performing Arts, Arts

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Jolenta explores how The Matriarch and her dark alter ego, The Scorned Woman, stir the pot on The Real Housewives and in Greek mythology. Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre Instagram Jolenta’s Instagram Sources: Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined - by Stephen Fry Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes - by Edith Hamilton 45 Master Characters - by Victoria Lynn Schmidt Teresa Giudice’s Most Iconic Moments: https://www.realitytea.com/2024/03/20/teresa-giudice-iconic-moments-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/ Real Housewives Of New Jersey’ Stars Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy, Bankruptcy Fraud And Tax Offenses: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/real-housewives-new-jersey-stars-sentenced-prison-conspiracy-bankruptcy-fraud-and-tax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.1	Music Welcome to Hot Masterpiece Theater, the show that believes reality TV isn't ruining culture, it is culture. I'm Jolenta Greenberg, comedian and culture critic, and I will be serving as your reality TV
0:55.6	dramaturg.
0:56.8	You're probably thinking, what is a dramaturg?
0:59.2	Or did she say dramaturred?
1:01.6	It is turg with a hard G at the end.
1:05.6	What is a dramaturg?
1:07.3	A dramaturg is traditionally a researcher hired to work on a theatrical production.
1:12.7	They're like a historian slash know-it-all who studies all sorts of background information.
1:17.5	They research the time period, culture, language, and history of a show to help people better understand what they're working on or watching.
1:25.8	They're like the person who writes the playbill note that
1:28.7	explains the historical context of a Shakespeare play, or they're also the person hired to come in
1:34.9	and teach the cast of hair about the hippie movement in the 60s. So if that's a dramaturg,
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