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S01E52. Live Show That Ruins Your Childhood
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Sorry to ruin your childhood but the guy who created all your favorite boy bands - the Backstreet Boys, N’SYNC, and LFO - is a total scammer. That’s right: at their first live show at the UCB Sunset, Sue and Caity talk about legendary boy band scammer, Lou Pearlman. Turns out, he also conned people with blimps, banks, and butts. He liked any scam that started with a B! Hope you enjoy it!
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Further Reading:
- Vanity Fair's Coverage of Lou Pearlman
- Guardian Article About the Documentary
- The Boy Band Con on YouTube
- Local Coverage of the Scam
- Howard Stern Interview With Rich Cronin of LFO
Send us your scams!
Or call: 347-509-9414
DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon.
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193 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on January 14, 2024 12:13 (). Last successful fetch was on October 06, 2023 20:42 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
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Manage episode 247612483 series 2580033
Sorry to ruin your childhood but the guy who created all your favorite boy bands - the Backstreet Boys, N’SYNC, and LFO - is a total scammer. That’s right: at their first live show at the UCB Sunset, Sue and Caity talk about legendary boy band scammer, Lou Pearlman. Turns out, he also conned people with blimps, banks, and butts. He liked any scam that started with a B! Hope you enjoy it!
Our Patreon, social media channels, and more!
Further Reading:
- Vanity Fair's Coverage of Lou Pearlman
- Guardian Article About the Documentary
- The Boy Band Con on YouTube
- Local Coverage of the Scam
- Howard Stern Interview With Rich Cronin of LFO
Send us your scams!
Or call: 347-509-9414
DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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