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
June 4, 2025
Ep. 45: In defense of friction ft. Kyla Scanlon
This week Francis is joined by financial content creator, educator, and author, Kyla Scanlon. Kyla writes about everything from crypto to macroeconomics to similarities between grief and love, bringing the human aspect of eco...
May 28, 2025
Ep. 44: Cultural arbitrage ft. Maya Bakhai
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Maya Bakhai, founder of Spice Capital, a venture capital firm focused on taking big bets in areas primed for rapid change in the coming decades. __ Maya Bakhai Newsletter LinkedIn Ins...
May 21, 2025
Ep. 43: The Scented Mr. Ripley ft. Carly Silverman
This week on Tasteland, Daisy and Francis are joined by comedy, culture, and perfume writer, Carly Silverman. Carly is also a TV and video producer, and host of the new podcast Smell That Movie . __ Carly Smell That Movie Twi...
May 14, 2025
Ep. 42: Old restaurants are the new restaurants ft. Matt Rodbard
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Matt Rodbard, a seasoned writer, editor and author in the food and culture space. Matt is the Editor in Chief of the award winning food publication TASTE and co-host of podcast This i...
May 7, 2025
Ep. 41 Under the Henfluence ft. Tove Danovich
Francis is out of town this week and Daisy is joined by Tove Danovich, journalist and writer who has featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Ringer, and Dirt. She is the author of the 'Under the Henfluence: I...
April 30, 2025
Ep. 40: Bread and Magazines ft. Sarah Leonard of Lux
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Sarah Leonard, editor in chief of Lux Magazine, a feminist magazine of politics and culture founded in 2021. Sarah is also a contributing editor to Dissent and The Nation, and her wri...
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