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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