Lance Bass & Lisa Delcampo: Episode 66
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Bleav presents On The List with Brett Gursky
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It’s the sixty-sixth episode of On The List with Brett Gursky. This week's guests Lance Bass & Lisa Delcampo talk all about their careers and their new TV shows: “Unicorn Hunters” on Amazon Prime & “The Circle” on Netflix. Lance was previously a guest on the podcast back on Episode 10, where he shared his whole life story, including how he joined NSYNC and his experience as part of one of the biggest boy bands of all time. Brett and Lance pick up where they left off, discussing Lance’s wedding to Michael Turchin and their E! special “Lance Loves Michael: The Lance Bass Wedding”. They also chat about NSYNC’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as well as Lance’s documentary “The Boy Band Con” and his role as himself on the ABC series “Single Parents”. They also talk about Lance’s SiriusXM radio show “Dirty Pop” and his podcasts “The Daily Popcast” & “The Lance Bass Show”. Then Lance tells Brett all about his new show “Unicorn Hunters”, on which he’s part of a panel of experts called The Circle of Money as they decide on which “unicorns”- or billion dollar businesses- to invest in. Next, Brett talks to Lisa about her experience as a contestant on season 2 of “The Circle”, which has been trending as the #1 show on Netflix. Lisa shares behind-the-scenes stories about getting cast on the show, catfishing the other contestants as “Lance Bass”, and making it to the Final 5. She also discusses her newfound fame as a result of the hit show. As of May 5th, all 13 episodes of season 2 of “The Circle” are streaming on Netflix, while “Unicorn Hunters” premiered on Amazon Prime on May 10th. Be sure to check out both shows on a streaming service near you.
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