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. 79: Not his first Rodeo ft. Sam Levy

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Feb. 4, 2026

Ep. 79: Not his first Rodeo ft. Sam Levy

Sam Levy is the a former COO and CPO of Hinge and co-founder of Rodeo , a new app designed to wrangle the details of your social life and keep you organized. __ Sam Levy LinkedIn Instagram Rodeo Website App Store TikTok Insta...
Jan. 28, 2026

Ep. 78: Panic! On the tech right ft. Julia Black

Julia Black is a tech and business correspondent at Vanity Fair and freelance writer whose work has also been published in the New York Times, MIT Technology Review, WIRED, The Verge, and others. __ Julia Black Website Twitte...
Jan. 21, 2026

Ep. 77: Radiohead message boards ft. Bre Morell from crushed

This week on Tasteland we're joined by Bre Morell, one half of the duo, crushed. __ crushed Tour dates Listen Instagram Twitter/X __ Timestamps 00:00 Judging a book by its cover 09:29 Brits in an Oasis 14:46 Entering eBay flo...
Jan. 14, 2026

Ep. 76: Dry phone January ft. Natasha Hoskins

This week on Tasteland we're joined by the GM and co-founder of Boys Club , Natasha Hoskins. __ Boys Club Website Podcast Instagram Twitter/X Natasha Hoksins LinkedIn __ Timestamps 00:00 The asperges defense 05:38 Into the ar...
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...