Tue, Jul 24, 2018
In the first episode of We Need to Talk About Britney, Jen sits down with former teen-pop-star and current super-star-actress, Mandy Moore (This Is Us).
Tue, Jul 31, 2018
Oops - we did it again on the second episode of We Need to Talk About Britney, Jen and writer/show runner Lauren Morelli (Orange is the New Black, Tales of the City) bring it back - like all the way back. They talk high school, their matching Jeep Cherokees, and Jen's personal hair journey - will the arc of WNTTAB season one be Jen facing her fears and going full Britney blonde?
Tue, Aug 7, 2018
Actress, Kerris Dorsey (Moneyball, Ray Donovan) is twenty-years-old. That's the same age Britney was when she recorded her third album, Britney (Jen's favorite album). When it comes to not being a girl, not yet a woman, Kerris has a lot of insight. Listen as Jen and Kerris walk through the album and discuss what it means to have song repeat-ability and if there's a Britney for today's generation. Hey Taylor, Selena and Lorde...we're talking about you.
Tue, Aug 14, 2018
Do you remember running home to watch TRL? Were you dying to see Britney's next music video? Jen sits down a guest who was there for it all...like actually there: former TRL host, Damien Fahey. Jen and Damien talk about Britney concerts on the streets of New York, her transition from Baby Britney to Breakthrough Britney and her fourth album: In the Zone. Plus who could forget the infamous kiss with Madonna? That and more on WNTTAB.
Tue, Aug 21, 2018
Let's talk about Britney's style. Does she have a stylist? What was your favorite Britney look? Suspenders with a crop top gets Jen's vote. Jen sits down with actress and writer, Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Marry Me, Gone Girl) to dig into Britney's greatest hits album, My Prerogative. Casey reminisces about performing to Britney on the streets of NYC in front of her dad while wearing very little clothing and we find out if Casey would ever go barefoot in a gas station bathroom a la Britney 2004.
Tue, Aug 28, 2018
Jen sits down with Heathers show runner, Jason Micallef and head writer, Annie Mebane to discuss Britney's darkest hour and by hour we mean her album, Blackout. Are WE responsible for what happened to Britney? Jen blames Justin. Annie agrees. Jason weighs in. We get deep into Breakdown Britney on today's We Need To Talk About Britney.
Tue, Sep 4, 2018
Did you know Shonda Rhimes wrote Britney's major motion picture, Crossroads? Tom Lenk (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Transparent, Lenk Lewk For Less) didn't until he sat down with Jen (his reaction to this news really delivers). Join Jen and Tom as they discuss what many refer to as Britney's comeback album, Circus and what it takes to get Lenk's "lewks" just right.
Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Big feelings, big sisters, church and Vegas. Jen and actress, Mary Holland (Blunt Talk, Veep) breakdown Britney Jean, a.k.a. the album that gave us Work Bitch. Jen shares her backstage Vegas tour experience and asks listeners to help her answer her one burning Britney question - who's Strawberry?
Tue, Oct 9, 2018
On this bonus installment of WNTTAB, Jen joins the guys from the Parrothead podcast for a battle of the bands extravaganza. Can Britney Spears defeat Jimmy Buffett on his own turf? Or does everyone involved walk away with a deeper appreciation for their respective opponent? Plus Jen starts things off with a quick review of A Star Is Born and recalls her brief yet powerfully moving run-in with Bradley Cooper.
Tue, Oct 16, 2018
On this bonus installment of WNTTAB Jen makes her case as to why Britney should have dinner with Suze Orman and wonders what Britney's big announcement on the Ellen show could be. A new Vegas show? A new album? Jen also introduces a series of Britney inspired essays recorded and written by some of Jen's favorite writers and, starting with Maria Blasucci (The Big Ones podcast, Drunk History) dissecting Britney's classic Dear Diary.
Tue, Oct 23, 2018
Britney's putting on a new show y'all and Jen is HERE FOR IT. Jen sets her personal intentions for Britney's 2019 Vegas show (bring back the original dance routines for the love of Godney!). She also asks listeners if they would meet her in Vegas to celebrate. Would you? All that AND Actress, Brittany Ross wonders if she's actually Britney Spears in her essay, My Prerogative.
Tue, Oct 30, 2018
Even the most loyal of Britney fans don't really love Britney's single, Pretty Girls but Jen believes an important and positive shift occurred in Britney during the time this single was released and she NEEDS to talk about it. Priyanka Mattoo's Pretty Girls essay feels like the cherry on top of the final bonus episode but don't worry people - Jen's ready for her sophomore season of WNTTAB and she's determined for it to make you say, "Oops. Jen did it again!"