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b'Hysterical fangirls have become so commonplace in popular music that we hardly pay attention to them anymore, no matter how loud they scream. But there was a time when the screaming, crying, fainting teenage fan was seen not only as a psychological puzzle but also as a major threat to the American empire. Today we\\u2019ll cover four eras of landmark swooning starting in the mid-1800s and heading through to Beatlemania, taking a look at the moral panics they inspired and the new power these teenage girls were able to create with just the power of their screams.\\n\\nOur next episode will pick up right after Beatlemania to explore how the music industry capitalized on fangirls\\u2019 tastes by manufacturing what we now know as Boy Bands.\\n\\nAmerican Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith\\nSound design by Clear Commo Studios\\nResearch and co-writing by Riley Smith\\nCo-produced and edited by Miranda Zickler\\nVoice Acting by Will Rogers\\nand by Riley Smith\\n\\nBecome a Patron and support our show!\\n\\nFollow American Hysteria on social media:\\nTwitter: @AmerHysteria\\nInstagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast\\nFind our merch at americanhysteria.com\\n\\nHead to greenchef.com/hysteria130 and use code hysteria130\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'