Podcasts by Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
Taking a look at the wit and wisdom of Gore Vidal in his own words, from Ryan Breegle.
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10: The Wartime President from 2018-06-26T05:01:33
In the tenth and final episode, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal's ridicule of George W. Bush and the title'Wartime President'which Bush bestowed upon himself. Host Ryan Breegle looks at the accusatio...
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9: Ronnie and Nancy from 2018-06-12T05:01:27
In Episode Nine, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal's humorous criticism of the Reagan administration. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore's initial dismissal of Ronald as a convincing politician, his good-...
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8: Gore’s Watergate Fix from 2018-05-29T05:01:53
In Episode Eight, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal's fascination with the downfall of Richard Nixon. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore's early wariness of Nixon, the play he wrote using words directly f...
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7: The Three Kennedys from 2018-05-15T05:01:26
In Episode Seven, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal's entrance into the Kennedy inner circle. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore's family ties to Jackie, the bad blood between Gore and Bobby, and his thou...
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6: Tennessee and Truman from 2018-05-01T06:00:04
In Episode Six, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal's relationship with two gay authors; one friendly, the other contentious. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore's adventures with Tennessee Williams and thei...
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5: Mean Mad Mailer from 2018-04-17T05:01:06
In Episode Five, Vidalotry explores the tumultuous friendship of Gore Vidal and author Norman Mailer. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Mailer’s history of violence toward women and how it took Gore, a le...
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4: The Buckley Debates from 2018-04-03T05:01:38
In Episode Four, Vidalotry explores the 1968 televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F Buckley, Jr. Host Ryan Breegle looks at how Gore prepared his witty remarks in advance, the speed at...
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3: Hollywood and Howard from 2018-03-20T13:12:35
In Episode Three, Vidalotry explores what happens when Gore Vidal is invited to work in Hollywood. Host Ryan Breegle looks at homosexuality's network television debut, and we meet the man Gore chos...
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2: Candidate Vidal from 2018-03-06T05:01:03
In Episode Two, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal's love/hate relationship with America. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore's two political campaigns, his controversial views on party politics, and the pl...
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1: Gore and The Gay Novel from 2018-02-19T05:16:40
In this debut episode, Vidalotry explores the complex relationship between Gore Vidal and his stance on homosexuality. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore's passion for promiscuity, his first love that...
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Vidalotry: Coming Soon from 2018-02-12T02:57:37
Introducing Vidalotry, a new ten-part series podcast from Ryan Breegle that examines the wit and wisdom of famed intellectual and public persona Gore Vidal. Using a multitude of recordings, intervi...
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