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
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...
April 23, 2025
Ep. 39: In defense of internet addiction ft. Boys Club
This week on Tasteland, Daisy and Francis are joined by Deana Burke and Natasha Hoskins of Boys Club , a media and creative studio. They're also the hosts of the Dumb B!tch Hour , a podcast for the deeply online, where they c...
April 16, 2025
Ep. 38: Coachella hacks ft. Paula Mejía
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by versatile writer and editor, Paula Mejía. Paula specializes in arts and culture journalism and is currently a leading contributor at Dirt. __ Paula Instagram Twitter/X Website __ Othe...
April 9, 2025
Ep. 37: In defense of hospitality ft. Colin Nagy
This week Daisy and Francis talk to travel and hospitality writer, Colin Nagy. Colin is also the co-creator of the newsletter 'Why is this interesting?' Colin: https://x.com/CJN Why is this interesting?: https://www.interesti...
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