Welcome to the first episode of Plain Bad Podcasters, our podcast about emily m. danforth's exquisite 2020 novel, Plain Bad Heroines. In this episode, we summarize the chapters "An Excerpt from The Story of Mary MacLane" through "Tinseltown" and dive deep into the life and work of Mary MacLane. You can find our recreation of the Mary MacLane highball and other supplemental posts on our Tumblr page: plainbadpodcasters.tumblr.com. Find more of Richie Smith's music on Bandcamp. This episode's bibliography is The Story of Mary MacLane and Other Writings by Mary MacLane, edited by Penelope Rosemont.