While Paul is away, Amy welcomes comedian and writer Julie Klausner to dive into Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Russ Meyer’s gloriously outrageous collision of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and barely contained chaos. Originally conceived as a sequel to Valley of the Dolls, the film evolved into something far stranger, dropping three aspiring stars into a debaucherous version of Los Angeles. Amy and Julie dig into Roger Ebert’s unlikely screenwriting career, Jacqueline Susann’s $10 million lawsuit, and whether there’s anything remotely feminist underneath all that sexploitation.&nbsp;

Listen to How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-was-your-week-with-julie-klausner/id424991092">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-was-your-week-with-julie-klausner/id424991092</a>&nbsp;

You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6">https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6</a>

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Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer">https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer</a>

Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@paulscheer">https://substack.com/@paulscheer</a>

Episodic Art by Kim Troxall:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.unspooledart.com/">https://www.unspooledart.com/</a>

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