Ever since Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” TikTok has been known for creating hits and boosting musicians’ careers so that when they hit the charts, it's sometimes seemingly out of nowhere. Just as TikTok’s influence on the music industry has grown, so has the #PopPunk community on the app. Podcaster Kirsten Dorman speaks to members of bands Arrows in Action and Not My Weekend about how they use TikTok and what it’s like to suddenly host live streams instead of post-concert meet-and-greets.
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The Basketball Episode
March 3, 2026Join Alan Deutschendorf and Pratham Valluri on this episode of State Press Play. Alan talks to Pratham about the ASU men’s basketball season. In this episode, they dive into coach Bobby Hurley, senior guard Moe Odum and many other topics.
The Opportunity Episode
February 24, 2026Join Chloe Beery and Myah France on this episode of State Press Play. Chloe interviews graduate student Jazmin Goodwin about her expanding financial literacy opportunities for women through her company What the Fem Media. Myah spoke with first generation college student Suzanne Shupe about her experience at ASU.
The Science and Technology Episode
February 10, 2026Join Trent Ashdown and Kate Gore on this episode of State Press Play. Trent interviews Anupam Vivek, an aerospace engineer working at ClearCast, a new drone-based search and rescue startup. Kate talks to the ASU iGEM team about their work with biotechnology.
