Tasteland Ep. 85: Artifacts of scenes ft. Elliot Aronow
Mar 18, 2026
47:57
Elliot Aronow is the host/producer of minor genius, a culture imprint that publishes zines, hosts parties, and occasionally produces very handsome neckties. Inside that there's also a very discreet private studio where he works as an editor/co-conspirator with visible weirdos to ship finished artifacts.
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Elliot Aronow
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Timestamps
00:00 A year as a degenerate gambler
04:00 What is minor genius?
08:25 The tension between punk and preppy
18:46 Reading in public
22:25 Scene vs audience
24:49 Jiu jitsu midlife journey
27:25 A scene memoir
33:08 Never going to be a Beastie Boy
37:42 Artifacts of the 2020s
41:18 What sucks about menswear?
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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers