About this episode

This episode explores the life and schemes of Lou Pearlman, the man behind two iconic boy bands and a massive Ponzi scheme.

In the 1990s, a blimp enthusiast with a checkered business record inexplicably dominates pop music by assembling not one but two boy bands. Sponsors Fishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com . CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ SOURCES: Lou Pearlman [Wikipedia] Baron Blimp Lou Pearlman, head of Airship International Ltd., is fulfilling adolescent dreams of glory [Sports Illustrated] Lou Pearlman, Boy Band Impresario, Blimp Tycoon, and Bunco Artist, Dead at 62 [Slate] How Lou Pearlman used Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC to lure people into massive Ponzi scheme [ABC News] *NSYNC, O-Town members on learning the truth about Lou Pearlman [ABC News] *NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys: The True Story Behind Their Epic Boy Band Rivalry [E! Online] Lance Bass on the 'NSync and the Backstreet Boys rivalry: 'The animosity was real' [Yahoo Entertainment] Backstreet Boys Turn…

People in this episode

Host: Caleb Newquist

Topics covered

• Ponzi scheme
• boy bands
• music industry
• Lou Pearlman
• true crime
• comedy

Keywords

• Lou Pearlman
• Ponzi scheme
• boy bands
• Backstreet Boys
• *NSYNC
• music industry
• true crime

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