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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. 9: Debunking ZIRP ft. Joe Weisenthal

Tasteland ·

2024/09/25

This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart), one half of Bloomberg's Odd Lots Podcast and one of the biggest names in finance-Twitter. 00:00 Welcoming Joe Weisenthal, our favourite financial poster 02:00 The beard is natures mew 04:02 How working in different mediums shapes your view 10:05 The impact of the Fed rate cuts on startups and everyday people 14:52 The Gen X/Y/Z litmus tests 16:29 Is symbolism behind a quarter of a percent 21:10 The horseshoe of Lina Khan’s

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Ep. 8: Trying our best ft. Ty Haney

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2024/09/18

Today we chat with Ty Haney, founder of Outdoor Voices and now Try Your Best (TYB), a community rewards platform for brands and fans to connect and grow together, and Joggy, a clean, planet-based energy drink.TYB here: tyb.xyz00:00 Sports fan culture and suffering02:36 The Big Dig and its impact on Bostonians05:39 Gen-Z has regrets10:42 Introducing Ty Haney and her ventures14:46 TYB and the gamification of community building16:58 Transitioning from physical and digital startups25:19 Why Web3?26:54

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56:15

Ep. 7: We're long Industry (ft. creators Mickey Down...

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2024/09/11

This week Francis and Daisy are joined by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the writers of HBO's 'Industry'. We take a peek into the writers room and learn about the inspiration behind the show, the intricacies of character development and why they decided to switch things up for season 3.00:00 Why do people buy merch? 07:00 The writers of HBO's Industry: Mickey Down and Konrad Kay 15:12 This would not work in America 30:00 What makes a TV show prestige? 34:32 No one knows what's going on 45:40 Improving

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52:45

Ep. 6: Here for the Wrong Taste w/ Charles Broskoski

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2024/09/04

Daisy and Francis are joined by Charles Broskoski aka Cab, co-founder of are.na, to discuss his recent essay 'Here for the Wrong Reasons. Here for the Wrong Reasons: https://www.are.na/editorial/here-for-the-wrong-reasons00:00 Adjust your frame 04:05 Writing is the hardest thing in the world 08:58 Taste nodes 12:24 Entering the are.na 30:05 I wanna talk about AI 34:35 Sharing nodes 44:38 Just be yourself, optimally

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Ep. 5: Mainely Overhyped

Tasteland ·

2024/08/28

For Tasteland's fifth episode, Francis and Daisy dig into modern "cozytech," cozy hardware, discuss the worst songs ever, and open up to each another about how tall they are.00:00 Tasteland height reveal03:37 The price of a lobster roll07:37 The best car crash song15:29 The age of cozytech37:33 Very demure, very trademarked41:23 There we land!

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Ep.4 After School Detention w/ Casey Lewis

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2024/08/21

This week we're joined by Casey Lewis, editor of the After School newsletter and host of the brand new After School podcast. 00:00 Karaoke songs and Insta Reels05:50 Casey Lewis from After School 10:27 Newsletters are oversaturated? 14:10 Make way for the edfluencers? 20:54 Casey's new podcast - After School 27:33 Such a counter culture aesthetic 36:30 Tumblr is for amateurs

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Ep. 3: Your Friendly A.I. Typeface

Tasteland ·

2024/08/14

Episode 3. This week, we chat music festival curation, what choice of font says about AI brands, being a completist vs. a completionist, and Anthony Bourdain starter packs are cursed.00:00 Intro02:00 Are music festivals just a branding opportunity?06:26 A decade of Spotify07:46 Completionist vs Completist10:00 Bad Waitress - Choosing stories to publish15:52 Anthony Bourdain starter pack19:20 What is "lifestyle"?25:59 Esperanto soccer team32:16 Friendly A.I. font41:33 Stock market panic

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46:49

Ep. 2: The Freaks Came Out To Taste

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2024/08/07

Tasteland returns for its second week with Daisy and Francis discussing the sexy economy of independent journalism, letting people enjoy things, and airport sushi. 00:00 Daisy's FWB Fest Talk 08:56 "Let people enjoy things" 14:42 The legacy of The Village Voice 23:53 Funding local journalism 33:04 Francis is on the farm 36:51 Farmland smuggling 42:00 Doing it for the story 43:27 What is FWB Fest?

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Ep. 1: Welcome to Tasteland

Tasteland ·

2024/07/31

Welcome to Tasteland!This week Daisy and Francis delve into media slop, Earth Room dates and taste moats.00:00 TikTok vs Reels addiction02:19 Slop and dirt08:08 What is Tasteland?14:05 The taste economy28:41 Learning taste growing up on a farm31:26 Best and worst Reels we saw this week39:57 Earnestness vs. irony (can you like anything ironically?)

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