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
Nov. 5, 2025
Ep. 67: Don't forget the reader ft. Adam Voith
This week on Tasteland we’re joined by novelist Adam Voith. Adam is the editor and publisher of Little Engines magazine. __ Adam Voith Substack Instagram Little Engines __ Timestamps 00:00 Did Zohran win? 03:14 Dirt’s new pod...
Oct. 29, 2025
Ep. 66: War of the worlds ft. Nick Susi
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Nick Susi, a strategy executive and entrepreneurial builder for 13+ years, exploring the technological, societal and psychological forces that shape our identity, perception and cultu...
Oct. 22, 2025
Ep. 65: Run club ft. Cole Townsend
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by startup founder, developer, and runner, Cole Townsend. Cole has been a product designer for over a decade and is the head of tech and co-founder of Sole Retriever . __ Cole Website So...
Oct. 15, 2025
Ep. 64: Radical legibility ft. Claire Landsbaum
This week on Tasteland, Daisy and Francis are joined by NYC based journalist, Claire Landsbaum. Claire is the Deputy Editor at HighSnobiety and has formerly held positions at The Cut, Vanity Fair, and Business Insider. __ Cla...
Oct. 8, 2025
Ep. 63: Load-bearing leisure ft. Jose Mejia
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Jose Mejia, the CEO and Co-Founder at Scene Infrastructure Company , a software company building better instruments for socialization. __ Jose Mejia SIC X/Twitter LinkedIn __ Timestam...
Oct. 1, 2025
Ep. 62: Soy, sourdough, subscriptions
This week on Tasteland, Francis and Daisy go guest-free and dive into everything from small farms and soybeans to the future of media and paywalls. Is media all media marketing now? Life is good. __ Timestamps 00:00 Sourdough...
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