TikTok has a reputation for its seemingly bottomless well of dance trends and lip sync videos, but there are as many sides of TikTok as there are users. It has quickly become a forum for cultural conversation, and many Gen Z users even get their news from the app.

Reset hears from two fan-favorite TikTokkers about building an audience, keeping people from scrolling away, and what makes the app tick.

GUESTS: Chris Vazquez, Associate Producer on the Washington Post TikTok team

Jack Corbett, video producer for NPR’s Planet Money