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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March 25, 2026
Ep. 86: #GuyHobbies ft. Raihan Anwar
Raihan Anwar is a marketing leader for web3 products and communities at scale. He was a co-founder of FWB and also has his own fragrance business in addition to being a coffee connoisseur – all things we love talking about on...
March 18, 2026
Ep. 85: Artifacts of scenes ft. Elliot Aronow
Elliot Aronow is the host/producer of minor genius , a culture imprint that publishes zines, hosts parties, and occasionally produces very handsome neckties. Inside that there's also a very discreet private studio where he wo...
March 11, 2026
Stomp clap hay ft. Jesse Hirsch of Offrange
Jesse Hirsch is editor of Offrange . He has spent years working as a journalist focused on food and agriculture, most recently as managing editor at The Counter. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journa...
March 4, 2026
Ep. 83: Bread and circus and Punch
No guest this week on Tasteland, so Daisy and Francis discuss books they haven't read, iPods, a sad monkey, and the state of modern media startups. __ Daisy Francis __ Timestamps 00:00 Monitoring the situation 02:35 The barbe...
Feb. 25, 2026
Ep. 82: 21st century science fiction ft. Pri Desai
This week we're joined by Pritanka Desai, the COO at Tribute Labs & Partner at ADIN . __ Priyanka Desai LinkedIn Twitter/X The Physical Renaissance: AI Makes You Look Up __ Timestamps 00:00 Hammy Mad Men 04:38 Doomslop moving...
Feb. 18, 2026
Ep. 81: Bookseller as human algorithm ft. James Webster
Today on Tasteland we're speaking to James Webster, the co-owner of Recluse Books , an indie bookstore in Dallas-Fort Worth. __ Recluse Books Website Instagram __ Timestamps 00:00 Doing Italian things 03:53 Recluse best selle...
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