It’s been a week of legal battles, from Donald Trump’s second impeachment to Britney Spears’s fight for control over her finances and her career. On this week's On the Media, a look at the new documentary that’s put the pop star back in the spotlight. Plus, how revisiting stories of maligned women from the 90s can help us understand our media — and ourselves. 
1. Brooke considers the developments this week in the impeachment trial, and also its wild distortion in some corners of the media. Listen. 
2. Samantha Stark [@starksamantha], director of the New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” on the #FreeBritney movement and the #WeAreSorryBritney reckoning. Listen. 
3. Sarah Marshall [@Remember_Sarah] and Michael Hobbes [@RottenInDenmark], hosts of the You're Wrong About podcast, on how coverage of maligned women in the 1990s fueled lasting and harmful myths. Listen. 
Music from this week's show:Equinox — John ColtraneInvitation to a Suicide — John Zorn Baby One More Time — Britney Spears Cello Song — Nick Drake Fellini’s Waltz — Nino RotaLa Vie En Rose — Toots Thielemans

It’s been a week of legal battles, from Donald Trump’s second impeachment to Britney Spears’s fight for control over her finances and her career. On this week's On the Media, a look at the new documentary that’s put the pop star back in the spotlight. Plus, how revisiting stories of maligned women from the 90s can help us understand our media — and ourselves. 
1. Brooke considers the developments this week in the impeachment trial, and also its wild distortion in some corners of the media. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/lessons-insurrection-impeachment-trial-on-the-media">Listen.</a> 
2. Samantha Stark [<a href="https://twitter.com/starksamantha">@starksamantha</a>], director of the New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” on the #FreeBritney movement and the #WeAreSorryBritney reckoning. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/freeing-britney-on-the-media">Listen.</a> 
3. Sarah Marshall [<a href="https://twitter.com/Remember_Sarah">@Remember_Sarah</a>] and Michael Hobbes [<a href="https://twitter.com/RottenInDenmark">@RottenInDenmark</a>], hosts of the You're Wrong About podcast, on how coverage of maligned women in the 1990s fueled lasting and harmful myths. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/youre-wrong-about-comes-on-the-media">Listen.</a> 
Music from this week's show:Equinox — John ColtraneInvitation to a Suicide — John Zorn Baby One More Time — Britney Spears Cello Song — Nick Drake Fellini’s Waltz — Nino RotaLa Vie En Rose — Toots Thielemans

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