<p>This year marks 30 years since Backstreet Boys released their debut album and kicked off the '90s boy band craze. In this episode of <em>History of the 90s</em>, originally broadcast in 2020, we look back at the rise of boy bands, from screaming fans and synchronized dance moves to the fierce rivalry between Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.</p><br><p><strong>Documentaries referenced in this episode:</strong></p><p><em>Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of</em> (2015)</p><p><em>The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story</em> (2019)</p><br><p><strong>Guest info: </strong></p><p>Maria Sherman, author of <em>Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS</em></p><p><a href="https://mariasherm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mariasherm.com</a></p><br><p><strong>Show info:</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@that90spodcast</a></p><p>Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>