This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Ben Dietz, a long-time media/entertainment business guy.

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Ben

• Substack
• LinkedIn
• [SIC] Talks Podcast

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Timstamps

00:00 Do not disturb

05:12 No new luxury brands

11:11 Cybertruck: a future classic

16:20 Can software be luxury?

23:23 AI email summaries, with emotion

30:34 Brand safety is dead

34:56 Podcasting for the generations

38:31 Job tenure trends

47:39 Well-mannered, socialized and curious

51:13 Psychological foot binding

54:00 A month of sobriety

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