Alternative title: The dolls are opiates. And sometimes meth. Claire and Alex (AKA Eve Dangerfield) are back to discuss the book Alex's mum tried to throw away in the late 2000s, Valley of the Dolls! Jacqueline Susann... really did something with this one. The girls trace Susann's insights into 1940s Hollywood which was full of pills, backstabbing, homophobic slurs in the workplace, and the realization that love is surely impossible but a certain amount of doctors will always have shady morals. Also, social climbing is simp behavior and is never looked on favorably by anyone. Follow Alex/Eve on Instagram @evedangerfield Follow the podcast @how.novel.podcast