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
Aug. 27, 2025
Ep. 57: Fad World ft. W. David Marx
This week on Tasteland we're joined by W. David Marx, an American fashion and culture writer who works and lives in Tokyo, Japan. He is the author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style and Status and Culture: How Our Des...
Aug. 20, 2025
Ep. 56: Literary hot takes ft. Greta Rainbow
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Greta Rainbow . Greta is an editor at the Creative Independent , arts columnist for the New York Review of Architecture , and she's the anchor contributor for Dirt's books newsletter,...
Aug. 13, 2025
Ep. 55: Herb Wednesdays ft. Sam Valenti IV
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Sam Valenti IV. Sam is the founder and leader of Ghostly International, a 25-year-old collective that has grown from a dorm room-based record label to a recognized platform for the wo...
Aug. 6, 2025
Ep. 54: Spiritual tech and secular tech ft. Reggie James
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Reggie James, a writer, product architect and investor. __ Reggie LinkedIn Twitter/X Substack Instagram __ 00:00 02:09 Best hardware of 2024 06:11 Interviewing Jasper of Teenage Engineer...
July 30, 2025
Ep. 53: Sloppy ft. Rax King
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Rax King, a James Beard Award-nominated writer and host of the podcast Low Culture Boil. Rax is the author of the 2021 book Tacky, and her new release Sloppy is out now. __ Rax Sloppy Po...
July 23, 2025
Ep. 52: Gentle-parenting your audience ft. Jeremy Kirkland
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Jeremy Kirkland, host of the podcast Blamo! — a podcast exploring the world of fashion with the personalities that shape it. __ Blamo! Podcast Instagram Jeremy Instagram LinkedIn __ T...
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