Tasteland
Creative takes on media, marketing and technology from Daisy Alioto and Francis Zierer.
Daisy is the CEO of Dirt Media, a next-generation entertainment brand using emerging technology to tell the coolest stories about culture and collecting. Francis is the editor of Creator Spotlight, a weekly newsletter about creators across the world of newsletters.
New episodes every Wednesday.
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Recent Episodes
Dec. 3, 2025
Ep. 71: Business with boundaries ft. Ochuko Akpovbovbo
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Ochuko Akpovbovbo, creator and writer of the culture and marketing newsletter as seen on . __ Ochuko Akpovbovbo as seen on LinkedIn __ Timestamps 00:00 Naturist, not nudist 05:38 Residen...
Nov. 26, 2025
Ep. 70: Meet the Silkers ft. Zane Kind
This week on Tasteland we're joined by technologist and artist, Zane Kind . Zane is the co-founder and CEO of Silk , a blogging platform for creative research,moodboarding, and subculture. __ Zane Kind Silk Twitter/X LinkedIn...
Nov. 19, 2025
Ep. 69: Canadian Canto ft. Ethan Sawyer
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Ethan Sawyer, a field producer at CBC and curator of the newsletter Human Pursuits , a newsletter for navigating modern existence with help from need-to-know names in media and culture. ...
Nov. 12, 2025
Ep. 68: Pope Pluribus Polycene
No guest this week on Tasteland so Daisy and Francis discuss whether Frankenstein should've shown hog, the introduction to the polycene and quote tweeting the Pope. __ Daisy Dirt Twitter/X LinkedIn Francis Creator Spotlight T...
Nov. 5, 2025
Ep. 67: Don't forget the reader ft. Adam Voith
This week on Tasteland we’re joined by novelist Adam Voith. Adam is the editor and publisher of Little Engines magazine. __ Adam Voith Substack Instagram Little Engines __ Timestamps 00:00 Did Zohran win? 03:14 Dirt’s new pod...
Oct. 29, 2025
Ep. 66: War of the worlds ft. Nick Susi
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Nick Susi, a strategy executive and entrepreneurial builder for 13+ years, exploring the technological, societal and psychological forces that shape our identity, perception and cultu...
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