The Backyardigans Have the Hottest Song on TikTok

On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle open
with High Speed Downloads on two viral stories: the photos of Tessa
Thompson, Rita Ora, and Taika Waititi sharing an apparent three-way
kiss, and the journey of the woman who live-tweeted her
cross-country flight to pursue a man who might be just not that
into her. Then they examine how the song “Castaways” from the
Nickelodeon show The Backyardigans has become so popular
on TikTok that it topped the Spotify Viral 50 chart. Where did
this trend begin, and what does it say about TikTok as a nostalgia
factory? Podcast Production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John.
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