Based on Shepherd Mead’s 1952 faux self-help book of the same name, the comedy musical How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Written by Frank Loesser with a book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, it’s a look at 1960s American office culture, with healthy doses of sexism and careerism. The pod discuss.