This week on Tasteland, Daisy and Francis are joined by Deana Burke and Natasha Hoskins of Boys Club, a media and creative studio. They're also the hosts of the Dumb B!tch Hour, a podcast for the deeply online, where they chat about all things tech, crypto, and pop culture news.

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Boys Club

• Website
• Twitter
• Dumb B!tch Hour Podcast

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References

• Ben's play: Rich Beyond Our Wildest Dreams
• Francis' essay: What is the creator economy?

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Timestamps

00:00 Introducing Boys Club

01:17 New verticals & what is the creator economy?

03:52 Chet and Pret

06:02 The internet is where we live

09:16 Twitter, ribbed for your pleasure

16:06 Black Mirror, a zone 2 show

19:35 Rich beyond our wildest dreams

22:26 The sustainability of a cosy internet

28:04 Google Doc website, the ultimate no-code

36:28 Strong memories loosely accurate

41:59 Daisy's latest Chat-GPT beef

43:45 AI companionship and the lack of refusal

50:55 Putting your mouth where your money is

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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.