Episodes
Jan. 21, 2026
Ep. 77: Radiohead message boards ft. Bre Morell from crushed
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Bre Morell, one half of the duo, crushed. __ crushed Tour dates Listen Instagram Twitter/X __ Timestamps 00:00 Judging a book by its cover 09:29 Brits in an Oasis 14:46 Entering eBay flo...
Jan. 14, 2026
Ep. 76: Dry phone January ft. Natasha Hoskins
This week on Tasteland we're joined by the GM and co-founder of Boys Club , Natasha Hoskins. __ Boys Club Website Podcast Instagram Twitter/X Natasha Hoksins LinkedIn __ Timestamps 00:00 The asperges defense 05:38 Into the ar...
Jan. 7, 2026
Ep. 75: The Cosmos Girl ft. Dena Yago
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Dena Yago, an artist, writer, and founding member of the trend forecasting group K-HOLE . Dena is currently working at Cosmos , a visual discovery and inspiration platform for creatives....
Dec. 31, 2025
Ep. 74: One year after another
Daisy and Francis bring 2025 to a close by looking back on their defining media of the year and looking ahead to the world of tech and media in 2026. __ Timestamps 00:00 A New England Christmas 04:09 Invisible labor of the ho...
Dec. 17, 2025
Ep. 73: It goes down in the Google Doc ft. Daniel Spielberger
This week on Tasteland we're joined by writer and editor, Daniel Spielberger. Daniel is also the executive editor of Study Hall and the host of the Study Hall Podcast . __ Daniel Spielberger Study Hall Podcast Daniel Docs Lin...
Dec. 10, 2025
Ep. 72: Minimum viable meme ft. Jamie Wilkinson
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Jamie Wilkinson, co-founder of Know Your Meme, VHX, and most recently, Glif . __ Jamie Wilkinson Glif Website GitHub Twitter/X __
Dec. 3, 2025
Ep. 71: Business with boundaries ft. Ochuko Akpovbovbo
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Ochuko Akpovbovbo, creator and writer of the culture and marketing newsletter as seen on . __ Ochuko Akpovbovbo as seen on LinkedIn __ Timestamps 00:00 Naturist, not nudist 05:38 Residen...
Nov. 26, 2025
Ep. 70: Meet the Silkers ft. Zane Kind
This week on Tasteland we're joined by technologist and artist, Zane Kind . Zane is the co-founder and CEO of Silk , a blogging platform for creative research,moodboarding, and subculture. __ Zane Kind Silk Twitter/X LinkedIn...
Nov. 19, 2025
Ep. 69: Canadian Canto ft. Ethan Sawyer
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. ...
Nov. 12, 2025
Ep. 68: Pope Pluribus Polycene
No guest this week on Tasteland so Daisy and Francis discuss whether Frankenstein should've shown hog, the introduction to the polycene and quote tweeting the Pope. __ Daisy Dirt Twitter/X LinkedIn Francis Creator Spotlight T...
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...
Sept. 24, 2025
Ep. 61: First day of school ft. Casey Lewis
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Casey Lewis, founder of the After School newsletter and Gen Z consumer trends expert. Casey has been an editor at Teen Vogue, MTV, and New York Magazine, and in 2016, she started a me...
Sept. 17, 2025
Ep. 60: Class and collection ft. Dani Loftus
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Dani Loftus. Dani is a founder, writer and investor focused on the digital evolution of culture. After founding content platform This Outfit Does Not Exist in 2021, she became a leading ...
Sept. 10, 2025
Ep. 59: The business of books ft. Andy Hunter of Bookshop.org
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Andy Hunter, the founder and CEO of bookshop.org , an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops. __ Bookshop Website Instagram Bluesky Andy's ...
Sept. 3, 2025
Ep. 58: Generational luxury ft. Ben Dietz
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Ben Dietz, a long-time media/entertainment business guy. __ Ben Substack LinkedIn [SIC] Talks Podcast __ Timstamps 00:00 Do not disturb 05:12 No new luxury brands 11:11 Cybertruck: a ...
Aug. 27, 2025
Ep. 57: Fad World ft. W. David Marx
This week on Tasteland we're joined by W. David Marx, an American fashion and culture writer who works and lives in Tokyo, Japan. He is the author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style and Status and Culture: How Our Des...
Aug. 20, 2025
Ep. 56: Literary hot takes ft. Greta Rainbow
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Greta Rainbow . Greta is an editor at the Creative Independent , arts columnist for the New York Review of Architecture , and she's the anchor contributor for Dirt's books newsletter,...
Aug. 13, 2025
Ep. 55: Herb Wednesdays ft. Sam Valenti IV
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Sam Valenti IV. Sam is the founder and leader of Ghostly International, a 25-year-old collective that has grown from a dorm room-based record label to a recognized platform for the wo...
Aug. 6, 2025
Ep. 54: Spiritual tech and secular tech ft. Reggie James
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Reggie James, a writer, product architect and investor. __ Reggie LinkedIn Twitter/X Substack Instagram __ 00:00 02:09 Best hardware of 2024 06:11 Interviewing Jasper of Teenage Engineer...