Matt Daniels, editor of the publication The Pudding, wanted to find out what songs from his youth would last into the future. So he designed a study that would test if Gen-Z had a grip on 90s culture. Hundreds of thousands of participants provided over 3 million data points. Daniels parsed through the data for insights. Sadly, the majority of his most beloved songs have not survived even one generation. Though most had been forgotten, he found that just a few songs had staying power across generations — what he defined as the emerging 90s music canon. Find out what songs make it and which have fallen to the wayside. MOREThe Pudding’s study on Defining the 90s CanonTake The Pudding’s quiz yourselfSONGS DISCUSSEDSpice Girls - Wannabe Mariah Carey - Fantasy!Lou Bega - Mambo #5Los Del Rio - MacarenaBoys II Men - Motown PhillyWhitney Houston - I Will Always Love YouSavage Garden - I Want YouThe Barenaked Ladies - One WeekJewel - You Were Meant For MeJennifer Lopez - If You Had My LoveCeline Dion - My Heart Will Go OnBritney Spears - Baby One More TimeSmash Mouth - All StarNirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On TikTok, pop stars — Halsey, FKA Twigs, and Florence Welch among them — have been complaining a lot lately about their labels forcing them to make TikToks. As people spent the early part of the pandemic staring at their phones instead of flocking to concerts, the short-form-video social-media platform upended music discovery. In many cases, it gave unknown musicians a pathway to enormous audiences and allowed them to burst into the mainstream on the backs of their TikTok hits.It’s a story as old as the music industry itself: No-name musician gets big overnight and lands a record deal. But until recently, it’s been hard to say just how big and how overnight, so Estelle Caswell from Vox and Matt Daniels from The Pudding spent seven months manually compiling and interrogating the data of who went viral, who got signed, and whose careers dropped off. Their resulting short documentary, We Tracked What Happens After TikTok Songs Go Viral, is a definitive dive into the 2020 class of viral TikTok stars.Although the platform is clearly a dominant force in new-music discovery, they found that streaming music is still overwhelmingly dominated by legacy artists. And since these established acts are now competing for the same eyeballs as their lesser-known colleagues on TikTok, it’s getting harder and harder for the latter to break out. So what happens after you go viral on TikTok? Listen to Switched On Pop to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Corrine Malcolm, a trail running expert, and Matt Daniels, a seasoned competitor and commentator, dive into the thrilling OCC and CCC races as part of the 2024 UTMB. They discuss the challenging course layout, technical demands, and strategic considerations athletes will face. Listen for insights on emerging talents like Samuel Chilangat and Hannes Namburger, along with predictions on key competitors. The duo also explores athlete performance, recovery stories, and the deep excitement surrounding these iconic trail events.