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 legendary female journalist, and a late night TV show to finally put him in his place.
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SOURCES:
Books:
Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots, Norman Mailer, Esquire, 1977
Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995
Snapshots In History’s Glare, Gore Vidal, 2009
Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015
Audio:
The Dick Cavett Show, 1971
Profile of a Writer, 1978
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
Ryan Breegle / We Own This Town
Taking a look at the wit and wisdom of Gore Vidal in his own words, from Ryan Breegle.