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The Inescapable Smell of Teen Spirit

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 14, 2015

Polygraph editor Matt Daniels uses data from Spotify to look at the lingering popularity of older songs, including yes, the still extremely popular mid-90s hit "No Diggity" by Blackstreet, and what it says about our musical tastes and culture.

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