We Need to Talk About Britney

by Earios
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What does it mean to be famous? What about Britney Spears famous? Do you find yourself comparing each moment of your own life to each moment of Britney’s life? Because even if you’ve never shaved your own head while the paparazzi watched from the barbershop window, we’ve all been there. Join writer and actress Jen Zaborowski as she sits down with guests to break down Britney’s life and works all while trying to figure out why Jen’s so obsessed with Britney Spears. Sometimes we just NEED to talk about Britney!


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Recent Episodes
  • The Woman in Me: Chapters 21-34
    Nov 24, 2023 – 1:00:37
  • Jen Checks In/Rerelease of Britney's Hair with Theodore Leaf
    Nov 17, 2023 – 1:27:00
  • The Woman in Me: Chapters 15-20
    Nov 10, 2023 – 51:29
  • The Woman in Me: Chapters 8-14
    Nov 3, 2023 – 51:25
  • The Woman in Me: Chapters 1-7
    Oct 27, 2023 – 1:03:39
  • Britney Spears Speaks with Heather McMahan
    Jun 25, 2021 – 48:44
  • Britney The Actress with Van Robichaux
    Jun 9, 2021 – 53:20
  • Lance Bass Interview Revisited
    Jun 3, 2021 – 52:21
  • We Need to Talk About Olivia Rodrigo
    May 26, 2021 – 56:20
  • Hotline Bling with Jen Zaborowski
    May 20, 2021 – 44:58
  • Chaotic with Alyssa Litman and Taylor Misiak
    May 12, 2021 – 43:56
  • THE BRITNEY CONSERVATORSHIP: WHO IS TO BLAME?
    May 5, 2021 – 1:00:54
  • The Free Britney Movement with Tess Barker and Barbara Gray
    Apr 28, 2021 – 56:11
  • MTV's Making the Video with Jake Anthony and Matt Marr
    Apr 21, 2021 – 1:08:00
  • The Lighthouse of Pop Culture with Steve Moreau
    Apr 14, 2021 – 1:01:18
  • Pop Star Magic with Jesse Thomas/thomboi
    Apr 7, 2021 – 49:36
  • Our Favorite Britney Moments with April Quioh
    Mar 31, 2021 – 1:10:59
  • I'm Not A Slave For You with Whitney Cummings
    Mar 24, 2021 – 1:02:11
  • Tik Tok with Jesse Chambliss
    Mar 18, 2021 – 1:01:11
  • Britney's Haunted House with Heather Auble and John E.L. Tenney
    Mar 10, 2021 – 1:16:20
  • 2008 Britney with Roberta Inez
    Mar 3, 2021 – 56:26
  • Pre Conservatorship Britney with Julianne Kaye
    Feb 24, 2021 – 59:01
  • We’re All Pop Stars with Cait Raft
    May 14, 2020 – 37:27
  • I Burnt My Gym Down
    May 7, 2020 – 57:26
  • The Zone: A Review of the Britney Spears Museum with Bobby Rogers
    Feb 27, 2020 – 55:01
  • Britney meets MEGXIT crossover event
    Jan 30, 2020 – 50:53
  • Britney’s Smokey Eye with Jared Lipscomb
    Jan 23, 2020 – 1:04:03
  • Sneakers and Bikinis with Heather McMahan
    Jan 16, 2020 – 51:53
  • Britney’s Hair with Theodore Leaf
    Jan 9, 2020 – 1:29:10
  • Lyn Thurman
    Nov 20, 2019 – 44:53
  • Anticipating with Jessica Hartz
    Nov 14, 2019 – 1:16:08
  • Someday (I Will Understand) with Julianna Guill
    Nov 7, 2019 – 57:16
  • Work Bitch with Molly Lambert
    Oct 31, 2019 – 1:05:23
  • The Hook Up with Brittany Ross
    Oct 24, 2019 – 1:03:34
  • Mona Lisa with Alessandra Torresani
    Oct 17, 2019 – 1:11:05
  • Mmm Papi with Chrissie Fit
    Oct 10, 2019 – 1:27:57
  • Human Design with Nadia Quinn
    Oct 3, 2019 – 1:02:59
  • Just Like Me with Julie Lake
    Sep 26, 2019 – 1:05:04
  • Alien with Diablo Cody
    Sep 19, 2019 – 1:24:53
  • Everytime with Nikki DeLoach
    Sep 12, 2019 – 1:19:33
  • Britney’s “Me Time” with Ahna O’Reilly and Stephanie Pearl
    Apr 9, 2019 – 1:03:02
  • Me Against the Music with Lindsay Taylor
    Apr 2, 2019 – 1:02:59
  • I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman with Lauren Miller Rogen
    Mar 26, 2019 – 1:08:54
  • (You Drive Me) Crazy with Maria Blasucci
    Mar 12, 2019 – 1:17:34
  • Slumber Party with Deanna Cheng
    Feb 26, 2019 – 54:21
  • Lucky with Jeffrey Rizzi and Todd Strauss-Schulson
    Feb 19, 2019 – 1:07:48
  • Toxic and Break The Ice with Danielle Panabaker
    Feb 12, 2019 – 1:01:29
  • Circus with Becca Tobin
    Feb 5, 2019 – 52:33
  • Overprotected with Heather McMahan
    Jan 29, 2019 – 1:04:24
  • Baby One More Time with Lance Bass
    Jan 22, 2019 – 57:32
Recent Reviews
  • Lintsay
    Miss this podcast!
    The was the first Britney podcast I had stumbled upon and I always found Jen’s insights to be very kind, respectful and insightful, and I find her voice so soothing to listen to. I hope there will be another season because I miss looking forward to this podcast and am curious to know Jen’s thoughts now that Britney now that Britney is free and entered a new chapter in her life & career. How fun to have a hotline too, and I’d be curious to hear some of the messages left by fans post conservatorship.
  • Annieholidayy
    Pinterest Board for Britney
    I got so emotional listening to you talk about everything she CAN do now. I can picture it and I cannot WAIT to watch her thrive finally! 😭😭💕🙌🏼
  • JTran32
    2 episodes in and I’m HOOKED
    The guests, the insight, the dedication. I fully agree that black tear away suit Britney performance is the one…
  • russkohl
    Do your research
    I love your enthusiasm for Britney, but before you broadcast your opinions to the world, spend a few minutes to listen to those folks doing the work to get to the bottom of the conservatorship. Britney’s Gram, Toxic, Eat, Pray, Britney have been doing this work for years. Don’t be lazy and then come on mic to say “you think” or “you hope.” It’s not difficult. At this point, we need facts, and then opinions, in that order.
  • puppy4789
    #FREEBRITNEY
    I love the podcast and I love the recent message.Let the girl live her own life she doesn’t have to do what they say.I’m sorry I am venting BUT she is a GROWN WOMAN let her have her life and her own money back.FREE HER!
  • Valencia9
    Sponsored by Pinterest?
    I found this podcast while looking for some Britney content and was super excited. I was quickly turned off by how much the host talked about adding things to a Pinterest board for Britney. The bit just got old quick and went on too long. I felt like every 5th word was Pinterest. Oh well. It’s not for me but maybe others will find it fun!
  • Anakin Bils
    Wonderful, charming & very funny
    Going through the backlog after watching Jen on JackAM. What a treat!!
  • doctorfax
    #freebritney
    Found this podcast via the JackAM* twitch program and can’t wait to go through the back catalogue, great stuff! *VanAM
  • Erin092568833
    Very explorative
    Why are these people so obsessed? Leave the GROWN WOMAN alone
  • Where's Matt
    webcrawlers
    webcrawlers
  • JUCA-DNA
    Great Britney podcast
    For all of those saying Jen is self-indulgent, you’re wrong. This podcast really reflects on the artist, the icon that is Britney Spears. Instead of the gossipy podcast such as “The Gram”. Jen is relatable and well spoken about Britney and the connection its guest have to her. I mean she got her personal make-up artist as a guest, what’s more iconic than that?. That episode gave us a lot of inside to Britney the person. Thank you Jen. I miss Jeffrey tho.
  • l95notn95
    Britney forever
    I heard about this podcast via Webcrawlers and the Alarmisr and then realized Jen is Heather’s co-writer she always mentions!! I am so glad I started listening to this. It just relaxes me and brings me joy to hear about Britney and hear all the people who care about her discuss her. So nostalgic and binge-worthy. 10/10
  • Hotwheels_chick
    Her voice....
    ....is like listening to multiple car wrecks, annoying and anxiety inducing.
  • yourrmother
    Lol
    Some of the things she says I just find disrespectful. This lady talks too much about herself.
  • acape88
    Great episode this week!
    Still so glad this pod is back! Loved this week’s episode with Jake! Thank you for talking about Britney!
  • CaptainOkieDokie
    POP LOVER’S DREAM POD
    As a pop music lover, Jen is the perfect host to bring all us teenie boppers together to talk about all things Britney!
  • MenAreDonkeys
    On and on and on
    Boring and mindless
  • melissa.uden
    Should be called “I need to talk about myself”
    I started from the beginning and was excited to hear about Britney and from Mandy Moore. I couldn’t even finish the first episode because it mostly about her stories which had nothing to do with the subject matter.
  • Kiersten H
    OBSESSED !!! 💖💖💖💖🌈
    I just needed to talk to people who love Brit the way I do .. no one understands until I found this show .. all the other info I find on her is so negative and depressing .. These are positive conversations , I feel like we are all friends trying to figure out how Britney is doing ? And wishing we could play make believe and barbies .. did Brit even get time too play Barbies ??? Anyways I love this show ! It’s empowering and is setting the highest hopes our Brit Brit ! And I truelly hope that more episodes come out as Brit is time I the middle of figuring out the conservatership ... I also loved Lyn Thurman’s episode .. I am a Manifestor Generator too ! We love Brit forever !!! And hope for the best future that she deserves the free queen she should be ! 👑👑👑👑👑
  • Kenzievj
    I love Jeffrey!
    His laugh makes me smile and he seems so precious. We need more Jeffrey! Haha I’ve been loving this podcast since I have a lot of down time. And I love Jen she is hilarious.
  • kellleh96
    We need your podcast back!
    Such a great podcast. You genuinely love Britney and I feel that in your words and stories. Would love it you could do a podcast on the recent rise in the Free Britney movement on social- absolutely wild, heartbreaking, confusing stuff and we would benefit from hearing your thoughts.
  • hefkfksneicog
    They don’t love Britney
    They are condescending and humiliate her. Not cool guys! Bullies.
  • xoBtyc
    Really?
    Real fans wouldn’t go to the zone. #FreeBritney
  • Fun22k
    Clearly not a fan
    You say you support her but you don’t. You support the Zone which is exploiting the girl. But hey go get your merch 🙄
  • audio little low
    Audio on Jen
    Little hard to hear Jen
  • Madeline6273839372
    Made me more into Britney!
    I wasn’t actually that into Britney but heard Jen on lizard people. Listening to this has made me respect and love Britney way more!
  • Earl From NY
    We Do
    Who Needs To Talk About Britney Besides Girls Who Were 10 Years Old Or Less In 1998 JK If You Need To Talk About Britney That’s Good For You And Your Life Personally The Less I Hear About Britney The Better Go Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
  • PoodleWin
    Best Podcast Ever
    I look forward to listening to this podcast every week! Jen is so insightful into Britney’s life - I especially love the stories she shares of her growing up as a Britney fan. Her guests all know Britney too. It’s a very fun podcast to listen to.
  • HootySapperticker
    Love You
    This is a wonderful podcast, compelling and compassionate. Nikki talked a brilliant blue streak and was totally forthcoming and spilled some tea, but so empathetic and respectful. You both have given me an understanding of that bizarre, wonderful/terrible experience that must have been. We all have each other in common, the true spirit of the Mickey Mouse Club. Thank you!
  • Kelsey_A
    Can we ACTUALLY talk about Britney, though?
    It’s appropriate that this podcast is titled “We need to talk about Britney, because the host can’t seem to stay on track and actually talk about Britney. She seems to be more interesting in sharing her life stories with her guests, who politely nod along. The host seems to forget that she’s creating something on an audio platform because she’ll show her guests videos and photos, while the audience is left to feel like they’re listening into a private conversation. I gave this podcast a chance because I really wanted to like it. I got to the Blackout episode, but I ended up getting so frustrated with the self-indulgent rabbit trails that I had to stop halfway.
  • WhattheHECKAgain
    I would like to talk about Britney!
    I really like this show. There is no artist that compares to Britney, and its about time we give her credit. Everyone has a story and insite to how brit brit changed their life.
  • paulypaulfan
    Loved this but wanted to love it more
    This is not a place for stans but sometimes we all need to talk about Britney
  • TullyLoaded
    Surprise Favorite
    Honestly - I wasn't sure what to expect, and I don't even know how I stumbled across this pod... but, I LOVE IT. This is perfect for light listening and multi-tasking at work. Also, it allows me to drop random Britney knowledge during cocktails and it's my favorite!
  • TatooineQueen
    Not like any other Britney pod you may enjoy
    I’ve tried several times to get on board with this podcast. Information presented isn’t usually factual. (for example, Brit quit her Onyx Hotel tour because she felt like it. Pretty sure the horrific knee injury had a lot to do with it) There’s a lot of speculating going on that makes me uncomfortable as far as what B’s intentions are, what her personal life is like. These are conversations I might have with my friends but I don’t record them and make them public. The host seems inauthentic. There’s a way to discuss the ups and downs of being a Britney fan with grace and humor. This podcast does not do that.
  • Audrey Briz
    LOVE!!!
    I don't feel alone anymore! This is the podcast I have been waiting for!
  • Lindsay Fantastico
    This podcast is a great example of what’s wrong in America! Ugh
    Seriously? Please tell me nobody endorses and/or listens to this podcast. The title alone makes me weep for our future generations. So pathetic really.
  • Michelle132610
    So self-indulgent
    I wanted to like this (the Mandy Moore episode is great because Mandy seems great !) but the host talks wayyyy too much about herself. I thought this would be about Britney and pop culture but it’s really more about the hosts’s life and how Britney plays into it. I’m sure that’s interesting to her but it isn’t to the average listener who doesn’t know her.
  • tanneyk
    Insipid
    I’d assumed from the title (I thought based on “WeNeed to Talk about Kevin” it would be about examining Britney’s mental health issues. But it’s just a fangirl who talks with guests about everything she remembers about Britney and what she was doing when Britney did this or that. She interviewed others who...were alive at the the same time of Britney’s heyday? Because none of them have ever met Britney or have any new information.
  • brittgail87
    #wesupportbritney
    Finally! A place to obsess over Britney with like minded fans. Love this podcast so much! We really do need to talk about Britney. Always.
  • bestbeatingheart
    We Need An Excuse To Talk About Ourselves
    I don’t dislike this enough to not listen to it, but the concept execution... It’s a lot of surface level Britney talk. Well, when Britney IS being talked about. Sometimes Jen and her guests talk more about themselves in a way that’s barely adjacent to Britney. I thought this would be a critical pop culture analysis of Britney’s symbolism but there’s whole episodes dedicated to eras and albums that don’t even include simple track-by-track discussion. At least Jen doesn’t claim being an expert, just an enthusiast. I’m slightly irritated it took so long for Janet’s influence to be brought up. There’s crediting Britney but pretending she was the first to do anything she did... I feel like season 2 should just be season 1 re-done except actually with research.
  • ChickMama3
    Just THE best!
    Thank you for creating a podcast for our people!
  • te0dy
    Blackout
    The Blackout episode is all over the place.
  • Heckyea
    My loneliness is killing me
    I have this saying... “Britney is always there for me”. Since I was 9 and “...Baby One More Time” came out. I say that a lot. I moved to a new city for a new job literally a week or 2 before WNTTAB came out. And it just makes me so happy and people get to understand more of who Britney is. The guests have been stellar Mandy Moore and Damien Fahey!? This is what my pre-teen dreams are made of. Mandy has never met Brit?! I keep thinking as a young adult (30 next month) and how LUCKY we all are to have had Britney growing up. She is so strong and her mind is beyond belief. Her unreleased songs are gorgeous and so dark. We will never understand her brilliance until she is gone and then everyone will say how much of a genius she is. I go back to the thought that Britney gave us so much that we do not deserve now what she used to be. Now back to the podcast. It is fun and direct. Wish there was more certainty on the songs and timeline of her career. Would love to hear more about the tracks and not just the singles. Many guests say their favorite songs on the albums are the singles. Yawn. Make me a guest and we can really talk. But that is coming from me, a confirmed Britologist. Here to help with any work in the future. The “Femme Fatale” era was her without emotion so it makes sense that it is a party and not deep album. Songs so good though. I look forward to the podcast every week and I hope there is more coming up with another podcast or a follow up episode on unreleased songs or anything else. She has gone through so much and could have died but she did not. We need to remember that because she made it out. Because she is a woman, she will not get the praise a man will get for what she has been through. I saw “For the Record: Britney” again two weeks ago because of WNTTAB and it reminds me of all she may have gone through. We would NEVER treat a public figure in 2018, the way we treated Britney in 2005-2007. Jen, thank you for your work and expect a call from me on the new hotline soon. WNTTAB means the world! Twitter/Instagram: @GuillermoxF (My Twitter says “Unofficial @BritneySpears Fan Page” and My Insta bio says “American Dream, Since I was 17”
  • Lbxdrjk
    I liked it in the beginning
    I liked it in the beginning but I feel like the last couple podcast are just bashing Britney
  • jonklaft
    I really wanted to like this
    As a Britney fan I was so excited about this podcast. However, I made it to the Blackout episode and have to stop listening. There are just too many facts that are incorrect and too many important details left out of each era that is iconic in its own way. I love everything Britney but as a super fan, I am just too frustrated with the host and guests (besides Mandy Moore) to continue listening.
  • trav&b
    Love it!
    This is the first podcast I cannot stop listening to. I feel so understood! I want to be a guest?!
  • meeeelllllyyyg
    Leave Britney Alone!!!
    The podcast we deserve.I never knew I needed a deep dive of Britney’s career. Thank you for creating this podcast ❤️
  • Jed716
    Total waste of time
    This is all about Britney but she gets almost everything wrong and barely talks about Britney. No one wants to hear about your nobody friends.
  • Jtyler077777
    Loved up until the blackout episode
    I feel like everything was so much fun and I could remember growing up and reminiscing but I feel like you had guests on the blackout episode who don’t know anything about britney. And the host doesn’t know anything about the blackout era. Like blackout is considered the pop bible and the host is just reaching for things to talk about because she doesn’t know enough. Sad
  • FixNOW!
    Great podcast
    This is a great podcast, discussing the inner depths of the pop star projectory of the princess of pop. I do gotta say though, I’m on the Blackout episode, and I can’t believe that the showrunner of a “Heathers” tv adaptation doesn’t even know who Selena Gomez is. He doesn’t like “celebrity” but runs a show all about a mean girls hierarchy? Cmon dude!
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