enough. podcast 65. Subtext: A Deal with the Devil: Lou Pearlman’s Boy Band Ponzi Scheme

Lou Pearlman is best known for two things, launching the careers of some of the biggest pop artists of the 1990’s and being the mastermind behind one of the largest ponzi schemes in the history of the United States. In this episode of subtext Kendra and Rich break down both sides of Lou Pearlman and talk about how someone who seemingly did so many positive things for popular music also drastically altered the lives of almost every person he came in contact with for the worse.
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Who Was Lou Pearlman? All About the Con Man Behind Your Favorite Boy Bands (People)
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Mad About the Boys (Vanity Fair)
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Lou Pearlman, Disgraced Backstreet Boys, ‘NSYNC Svengali, Dies at 62 (Billboard)
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Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam (Netflix, 2024)
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The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (TH-cam Originals, 2019)
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