In this preface episode, host Nicole Raposo introduces Unsynchronized, a podcast that investigates how *NSYNC broke up—and why the story has stayed so unclear. Nicole shares the inspiration behind the show, including a 2020 ET Canada article that reframed Lance Bass’s ambitions as the catalyst for the group’s split.

She also walks listeners through the podcast’s structure: each season focuses on a single year in the timeline of NSYNC’s breakup, with biographical episodes for each member and a final recap to connect the dots.

This episode sets the tone for what’s ahead—an archival deep dive that blends fan memory, media analysis, and first-person sources. It’s not a nostalgia trip. It’s a slow, deliberate excavation of a long goodbye.

Full transcript and show notes available at unsynchronized.neocities.org

In 2002, *NSYNC wrapped their last tour and quietly slipped into what was meant to be a six-month break. Twenty years later, there’s still no new album—just sporadic reunions, two song features in 2023, and many years of silence.

Unsynchronized isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about memory, distortion, and what gets lost when the spotlight decides who gets to speak.

In this teaser, host Nicole Raposo lays the foundation for her journey back—back through interviews, solo projects, contradictions, and the emotional texture of a breakup that never got closure.

Season 1 debuts Fall 2025. Subscribe to stay with the story.