Ranking the best and worst of 2024: Moo Deng, Drake & Crashing Out

To close out 2024, Brittany and friends are running through the best and worst pop culture moments of the past 365 days. Along with NPR's Weekend Edition host Ayesha Rascoe and Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker, the three declare winners and losers in the following categories:WORD OF THE YEAR"Crash Out""Cutesy""Hawk Tuah"THE LOUDEST GASP HEARD AROUND THE WORLDKatt Williams on Club Shay ShayKendrick Lamar & Drake's Rap BeefThe response to the Trump assassination attemptVILLAIN OF THE YEARLifeWillful IgnoranceDr. Rachel Gunn (AKA Raygun)BIGGEST FLOP OF THE YEARTesla's CybertrucksDrakeMegalopolisTHE "WHO'S THIS DIVA?" AWARDThe extra special award for the diva you did not know before 2024 but whose name lives rent free in your head now.Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus content by joining NPR+ today: https://plus.npr.org/See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy