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Tiny desk has had very big names on before and managed to not jump the shark. Lizzo, Moby, The Cranberries, and a lot more. The fortunate thing is that the chance for enshittification is pretty low since it is publically funded. It is possible when Bob Boilen moves on it could take a turn, but the people below him seem to be pretty passionate about the same mission.
I get it. They had Adele near the beginning.
Still, IMO things that successful have a tendency to veer toward enthittification on a long enough timeline.
Sure, but things from NPR are especially resilient to that thanks to the public broadcast model. Tiny Desk is also particularly sheltered from jumping the shark thanks to the curators that fully understand what they have. Not saying it is impossible, but it is in a pretty good spot on both fronts
Boilen has already moved on and retired at the end of 2023 iirc.
Good to know. I personally think the people around him that came up in the Tiny Desk are still going to be good curators.