Nov. 19, 2025
Ep. 69: Canadian Canto ft. Ethan Sawyer
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This week on Tasteland we're joined by Ethan Sawyer, a field producer at CBC and curator of the newsletter Human Pursuits, a newsletter for navigating modern existence with help from need-to-know names in media and culture.
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Ethan Sawyer
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Timestamps
00:00 beats to write/edit to
04:08 Writer's block is not real
07:57 Nights in the Gardens of Brooklyn
11:46 An analysis of social climbers
18:40 Olivia Nuzzi did it all for love
24:23 The art of guest selection
32:15 Francis tells a bad joke
32:57 Music for work and focus
37:46 Music is so good
43:16 Defining slop
54:46 Introducing the "content economy"
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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.
