Is TikTok Over? 4 Reasons the App Stopped Being Fun (not Pookie & Jett, though) | Popcast (Deluxe)

This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on RUclips hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on
00:00 Introduction
06:14 what made TikTok so addictive and effective in the past
11:39 the introduction of TikTok Shop and the commercialization of the For You Page
18:05 TikTok’s golden era: Charli D’Amelio, Addison Rae, the Hype House, etc.
19:54 recent TikTok bright spots: Pookie & Jett
28:55 innovations in TikTok narrative formats
34:30 durational content on TikTok
37:48 TikTok’s decreasing reliance on the music industry and its cold war with Universal Music Group
44:48 throwback TikTok songs of the week from ppcocaine feat. NextYoungin, and Gucci Mane
48:03 snack of the week
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A window into Jon's existential tiktok crisis

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You know that scene from Ferris Bueller where the guy stares at the painting and the camera zooms in closer and closer as he keeps staring? That’s Jon with the video of the thresher.

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I joined as a rapper and journalist in January 2022. It's been a wild evolution

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Jon’s Taylor Swift-esque Easter egg in this week’s popcast deluxe was correctly pronouncing Noah Kahan’s name

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I feel seen by this comment. Thank you. We remember the William Eyelash era.

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“They fleeced me” 😂

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Tokcast spinoff? Could be my only hope of staying current

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Banger

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I do not like ppcocaine at all

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let's leave her in 2019

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AYEE! AYEE!

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is that a brazilian tshirt on jon? plz help

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is it just me or does the editing feel off in this episode? asking as a regular, love the pod

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Pleaseeee reach out to Brittany Broski. Massive TikTok success but has been vocal about her ups and downs mentally