Unpacked
The Machine
Episode notes
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
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
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