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The Industry

The Industry

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From Mickey Mouse Club to global pop sensation, Britney Spears spent the formative years of her life being shaped by the music industry machine.

A machine notorious for oversexualising young women and controlling every aspect of their image.

She was sold to the public as a Southern belle who was saving herself for marriage while simultaneously being marketed as an object of sexual desire.

So how did the music industry machine shape Britney Spears and how much control did she really have?

GUESTS

Author of Britney: Inside the Dream, Steve Dennis

Music journalist, Jeff Weiss

Singer-songwriter, Skye Sweetnam

Pop culture writer for The Atlantic, Spencer Kornhaber

AUDIO SOURCES

Britney in Hawaii: Live and More!

Britney Spears on a stretcher - Hollywood TV

Britney Spears on Star Search - T.P.E./Rysher Entertainment

Britney Spears talks about her virginity - AP

CREDITS

Executive Producer: Edwina Stott

Audio Production: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Andrew Brentnall

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