Tasteland

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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Ep. 75: The Cosmos Girl ft. Dena Yago

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Jan. 7, 2026

Ep. 75: The Cosmos Girl ft. Dena Yago

This week on Tasteland we're joined by Dena Yago, an artist, writer, and founding member of the trend forecasting group K-HOLE . Dena is currently working at Cosmos , a visual discovery and inspiration platform for creatives....
Dec. 31, 2025

Ep. 74: One year after another

Daisy and Francis bring 2025 to a close by looking back on their defining media of the year and looking ahead to the world of tech and media in 2026. __ Timestamps 00:00 A New England Christmas 04:09 Invisible labor of the ho...
Dec. 17, 2025

Ep. 73: It goes down in the Google Doc ft. Daniel Spielberger

This week on Tasteland we're joined by writer and editor, Daniel Spielberger. Daniel is also the executive editor of Study Hall and the host of the Study Hall Podcast . __ Daniel Spielberger Study Hall Podcast Daniel Docs Lin...
Dec. 10, 2025

Ep. 72: Minimum viable meme ft. Jamie Wilkinson

This week on Tasteland we're joined by Jamie Wilkinson, co-founder of Know Your Meme, VHX, and most recently, Glif . __ Jamie Wilkinson Glif Website GitHub Twitter/X __
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...