{"podcast":{"title":"Pop Mystery Pod","slug":"pop-mystery-pod-6911267","podcast_index_feed_id":6911267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/CEQBba3S","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08/3f494a42-e823-4be3-9711-87d600a28689/3000x3000/a16579b451851d95c3b61009b7bc4573076a74a389ee2990149876d0a2652adfeb43e57df258dd00649ce57b2af517bee187997b21a8181b50957ffa8ebd216d.jpeg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Tess Barker","episode_count":99,"summary":"Investigative journalist and pop culture junkie Tess Barker, dives into the pop culture moments that have puzzled her for years. This addictive, informative and revelatory show dives features the deep research and first person reporting that helped her launch the #FreeBritney movement while co-hosting Britney's Gram. Each episode unpacks a moment in celebrity news that was misunderstood or intentionally covered up at the time. Part true crime, part comedy, part deconstructing pop culture trivia, the show shines light on the dark corners in the entertainment capital of the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:18:51.204952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267"},"episode":{"title":"Free Britney Was Right.","slug":"free-britney-was-right","published_at":"2026-03-12T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/free-britney-was-right","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267","url":"https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en","audio_url":"https://afp-935193-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08/episodes/ecbcc802-a6ad-47e2-ae32-b2d01e7c25c6/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08&awEpisodeId=ecbcc802-a6ad-47e2-ae32-b2d01e7c25c6&feed=CEQBba3S","summary":"After a reading a slough of bad takes on recent Britney news, Tess has some thoughts on the enduring legacy of the Free Britney movement, and why attention still needs to be turned, not to Britney, but to the people who victimized her for years.","meta_description":"After a reading a slough of bad takes on recent Britney news, Tess has some thoughts on the enduring legacy of the Free Britney movement, and why attentio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1043,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/episodes/free-britney-was-right/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/free-britney-was-right.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}