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November 24, 2025 73 mins

Send Mary and Kelsey a Message!

In this episode, Mary and Kelsey rewind to 2003 for a nostalgic deep dive into Britney Spears’ In the Zone, the album that defined an era of frosted lip gloss, chrome eyeshadow, iconic hits and performances. In a track-by-[criminally underrated]-track listening party, this episode unpacks why In the Zone - with hits like Toxic, Me Against the Music, Everytime, Breathe On Me - wasn’t just a moment, it was the future of pop, planting the seeds for Britney’s foray into EDM with her subsequent album, Blackout, and so much more! 

 Britney Themed Epis: 

  • Catching up With  Director Joseph Kahn - Spotify + Apple 
  • Songwriter Lauren Christy on Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff, Jason Mraz  - Spotify + Apple 
  • Tania Baron on Dancing with Britney Spears  - Spotify + Apple 
  • Andreas Carlsson on Writing I Want It That Way & Shaping the Pop Landscape - Spotify + Apple 
  • Britney Spears "The Woman In Me" Emergency Episode Pt 1 - Spotify + Apple
  •  16 Years of Britney Spears' Blackout with Jesse Chambliss - Spotify + Apple  
  • Catching up with Kelly Clinger, former Britney Spears Backup Singer on all things Britney - Spotify + Apple 
  • Best of MTV VMA Performances Part 1 - Spotify + Apple
  • Britney Spears' Oops!...I Did It Again Turns 23 ft Troy McEady - Spotify + Apple

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