About this episode

Daisy and Francis discuss various topics including media startups, iPods, and a sad monkey.

No guest this week on Tasteland, so Daisy and Francis discuss books they haven't read, iPods, a sad monkey, and the state of modern media startups. __ Daisy Francis __ Timestamps 00:00 Monitoring the situation 02:35 The barbell of modern media 09:11 The 4 revenue streams of a media startup 13:33 Sober in New Orleans 18:26 Health is wealth 24:45 A bit vague 26:59 Texting less, going out more 28:54 25 years of iPod brain 32:46 Punch, the monkey 38:25 Stolen taste __ Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers

People in this episode

Hosts: Daisy, Francis

Topics covered

• media startups
• modern media
• iPods
• books
• health
• social behavior

Keywords

• media
• startups
• iPods
• health
• books
• social behavior
• Punch the monkey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chillers

Books & works: Night Life

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