Red Scare (podcast) explained

Red Scare
Hosting:Anna Khachiyan
Dasha Nekrasova
Language:English
Length:60–120 minutes
Country:United States
Production:Meg Murnane (Mar–Oct 2018), subsequently self-produced
Theme Music Composer:Trevor Horn
Martin Kierszenbaum
Opentheme:"All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u
Audio Format:MP3

Red Scare is an American cultural commentary and humor podcast founded in March 2018[1] and hosted by Dasha Nekrasova and Anna Khachiyan.[2]

The show has been associated with the dirtbag left[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] and the new right,[8] as well as the subculture surrounding Dimes Square.[9] [10] [11] [12] It has been described in The Cut as "a critique of feminism, and capitalism, from deep inside the culture they've spawned."

Content

Red Scare bills itself as a cultural commentary podcast hosted by "bohemian layabouts"[13] Dasha Nekrasova and Anna Khachiyan, and is recorded from their homes in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Nekrasova is a Belarus-born actress, who became known as "Sailor Socialism"[14] [15] after an interview with an InfoWars reporter went viral in 2018. She immigrated to Las Vegas, Nevada, with her acrobat parents when she was four.[16] Khachiyan is a Moscow-born writer,[17] art critic[18] [19] and daughter of Armenian mathematician Leonid Khachiyan.[20] She was raised in New Jersey. The two women met on Twitter, and started the podcast in March 2018 after Nekrasova relocated to New York City from Los Angeles.

Early episodes were produced by Meg Murnane, who also appeared as the show's third co-host. She made her last appearance on the show in October 2018, and episodes have been self-produced since then. On an episode released on December 5, 2018, Nekrasova and Khachiyan announced that they had parted ways with Murnane "amicably and mutually".[21]

The show covers current topics in American culture and politics and is a critique of neoliberalism and feminism in a manner both comedic and serious in tone.[22] The hosts are influenced by the work of Mark Fisher, Slavoj Žižek, Camille Paglia, Michel Houellebecq and Christopher Lasch.[23] [24] Recurring topics include Russiagate, the

  1. MeToo movement
, woke consumerism and call-out culture.

Several writers, artists, social commentators and cultural figures from across the political spectrum have appeared on Red Scare, including Elizabeth Bruenig, Angela Nagle, Elena Velez, Tulsi Gabbard, Glenn Greenwald, Steve Bannon,[25], Tucker Carlson,[26] Slavoj Žižek,[27] Adam Curtis, Alex Jones and Curtis Yarvin. Nekrasova and Khachiyan have hosted several episodes of the show live, most notably broadcasting on NPR at The Green Space at WNYC and WQXR, as well as interviewing social media influencer Caroline Calloway at the Bell House in Brooklyn,[28] and John Waters as part of NPCC fest.[29] Khachiyan has been interviewed by Bret Easton Ellis and Eric Weinstein on their respective podcasts.[30] [31]

Format and availability

An episode of Red Scare is typically between 50 and 90 minutes long. The show's theme song is "All the Things She Said", the 2002 single by Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. Free episodes of the show are available via podcast hosting services such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Subscribers who contribute at least $5 per month via Patreon gain access to additional premium bonus episodes. As of June 2024, the show has generated over $50,000 per month from over 11,000 subscribers.[32]

Episode guide

As of,, episodes of Red Scare have been released.[33] The show's most frequent guest is photographer Dan Allegretto at eight appearances, followed by Amber A'Lee Frost of Chapo Trap House at seven appearances, and writer Patrik Sandberg and Glenn Greenwald at five appearances each.

Reception and cultural impact

The hosts have been called "provocateurs", with a New York Times op-ed dismissing Red Scare as a "louche hipster podcast" for its "contempt for social liberalism" and a desire to "épater la bourgeoisie".[34] Both hosts supported Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primaries,[35] but later became disillusioned with both the political establishment and millennial leftist figures (such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) for “ostensibly prioritizing identity politics over class”.[36] [37] Nekrasova, a practicing Catholic who has expressed sedevacantist views,[38] has been credited for trending Catholicism in certain demographics of millennials and zoomers.[39] [40]

In a 2022 Vanity Fair article, conservative filmmaker Amanda Milius described Red Scares laissez-faire attitude as a "premier example" of the "live-and-let-live place" occupied by the "new right", and reported that Khachiyan had met with billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel and U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters.[41] Nekrasova and Khachiyan have repeatedly denied receiving any funding from Thiel.[42]

In 2021, Sydney Sweeney confirmed that Red Scare was the inspiration for the characters she and Brittany O'Grady played in the HBO satirical drama series The White Lotus, created by Mike White. White instructed Sweeney to listen to the podcast and base her performance on the hosts' specific vocal intonations.[43] [44] The Charli XCX song "Mean Girls", on her 2024 album Brat, was inspired by the show, specifically Nekrasova,[45] [46] with the singer telling Rolling Stone: “I wouldn’t say I’m deeply invested in edgelord culture, but have I scanned the texts? Sure.”[47]

Audrey Gelman, Lena Dunham,[48] Chloë Sevigny,[49] Cazzie David, Leah McSweeney,[50] Jonah Hill,[51] Alex Ross Perry, Rachel Comey[52] and Elizabeth Olsen[53] have mentioned listening to the show in interviews. Gelman's husband, Genius co-founder Ilan Zechory, was a co-host on Red Scare Roundup, a podcast that recapped episodes of the show from May to November 2018.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Red Scare Podcast. Libsyn. en. April 6, 2020.
  2. News: Arbuthnot . Leaf . Meet the 'ladies' of Red Scare, the most gleefully offensive podcast on the internet . . April 8, 2020 . February 7, 2020.
  3. News: Williams . Hannah . Why Millennial Leftists Have Made a BBC Filmmaker a Cult Hero . July 5, 2022 . . August 11, 2021 . en.
  4. News: Marriott. James. Red Scare, the politically incorrect podcast that's wooing liberal millennials. . December 10, 2019 . April 6, 2020. en. 0140-0460.
  5. News: Harrison. Phil. Sound and fury: are political podcasts the future or just an echo chamber?. March 14, 2020. The Guardian. April 6, 2020. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: The raging controversy over 'Bernie Bros' and the so-called dirtbag left, explained. Beauchamp. Zack. March 9, 2020. . en. April 6, 2020.
  7. News: Bowles. Nellie. Nellie Bowles. The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders. February 29, 2020. The New York Times. April 6, 2020. en-US. 0362-4331.
  8. News: Michelle . Goldberg . Michelle Goldberg . April 25, 2022 . Opinion The Awful Advent of Reactionary Chic . en-US . . January 26, 2023 . 0362-4331.
  9. News: Dai . Serena . Do You Need to Care About Dimes Square? Probably Not . 1 September 2022 . . 10 August 2022.
  10. News: Meltzer . Marisa . Dimes Square Gets the Hotel It Deserves . 1 September 2022 . . 25 July 2022.
  11. Freeman . Nate . 2022-06-13 . What Was Dimes Square? . 2022-08-28 . . en-US.
  12. News: Yost . Julia . Opinion New York's Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church . 1 September 2022 . . 9 August 2022.
  13. Web site: The Country Needs to Rethink the College-for-Better-Pay Story. Erik. Sherman. April 28, 2019. Forbes.
  14. Web site: Meet 'Sailor Socialism', the Infowars Interview Subject Who Went Viral. Lucy. Diavolo. May 3, 2018 . Teen Vogue.
  15. Web site: The Chill Woman Who Pwned InfoWars Discusses Life After Going 'Softly Viral'. May 4, 2018. Luke . O'Neil. Vice.
  16. Web site: Asher. Penn. A Conversation with Dasha Nekrasova. September 11, 2019. The Editorial Magazine.
  17. Web site: Red Scare, Don't Care. Charlotte. Broomfield. The Face. April 17, 2019. April 6, 2020.
  18. Khachiyan . Anna . Anna Khachiyan . Anna Khachiyan Shares Her Gut Reactions on Everything from Toxic Masculinity to 'Vanderpump Rules' . . December 26, 2018 . New York City, New York . 2022-10-17.
  19. Web site: Meet the anti-woke left . . Fraser . Myers . July 4, 2019.
  20. News: Leonid Khachiyan, 52; Helped to Advance Computer Math. The New York Times. May 23, 2005. Pearce. Jeremy.
  21. Protest Porn . Red Scare . Dasha . Nekrasova . Dasha Nekrasova . Anna . Khachiyan . Anna Khachiyan . December 5, 2018.
  22. Web site: Red Scare Leans into Nothing. Malone. Noreen. October 25, 2018. The Cut. en-us. April 6, 2020.
  23. Web site: Oracles, perverts and the Dirtbag Left . March 7, 2020 . Nina . Power . Nina Power . The Spectator. December 24, 2020.
  24. /128/ BACKLASCH! ft. Anna Khachiyan . BungaCast . Hochuli, Alex (host) . June 16, 2020.
  25. War Room: Red Scare w/ Steve Bannon . Red Scare . Dasha . Nekrasova . Dasha Nekrasova . Anna . Khachiyan . Anna Khachiyan . April 5, 2020. September 11, 2020.
  26. Maine Man w/ Tucker Carlson *TEASER* . Red Scare . Dasha . Nekrasova . Dasha Nekrasova . Anna . Khachiyan . Anna Khachiyan . August 5, 2024. August 21, 2024.
  27. The Pervert's Guide to Podcasting . Red Scare . Dasha . Nekrasova . Dasha Nekrasova . Anna . Khachiyan . Anna Khachiyan . October 31, 2020. November 1, 2020.
  28. Web site: Caroline Calloway says former friend snagged movie deal following viral essay . Eilish . O'Sullivan . September 28, 2019 . . en-US . April 6, 2020.
  29. Web site: 'Look at What We're Doing With Your Money, You Dick': How Peter Thiel Backed an 'Anti-Woke' Film Festival . Joseph . Bernstein . March 3, 2022 . BuzzFeed News.
  30. 8/16/19 - Anna Khachiyan . The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast . Ellis, Bret Easton (host) . Bret Easton Ellis . August 16, 2019. December 24, 2020.
  31. 17: Anna Khachiyan - Reconstructing the Mystical Feminine from the Ashes of 'The Feminine Mystique' . The Portal . Weinstein, Eric (host) . Eric Weinstein . December 20, 2019.
  32. Web site: Red Scare is creating podcasts . . en-US . April 6, 2020.
  33. Web site: Red Scare on Apple Podcasts. Apple Podcasts. May 13, 2023 .
  34. News: . April 25, 2022 . Michelle . Goldberg . Michelle Goldberg . Opinion The Awful Advent of Reactionary Chic . en . May 3, 2022.
  35. Bernie Broads . Red Scare . Dasha . Nekrasova . Dasha Nekrasova . Anna . Khachiyan . Anna Khachiyan . January 25, 2020 . December 24, 2020.
  36. Web site: Red Scare and Postmodern Politics. Stephen G.. Adubato. January 29, 2022. The American Conservative.
  37. Cultural Drift from Reality, and Depp Fallout, with Red Scare Hosts Anna Khachiyan & Dasha Nekrasova . The Megyn Kelly Show . Kelly, Megyn (host) . Megyn Kelly . June 6, 2022.
  38. Nekrasova . Dasha . Dasha Nekrasova . nobody_stop_me . 1497703909405696004. February 27, 2022. Maybe when there's a real pope . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915205920/https://twitter.com/nobody_stop_me/status/1497703909405696004 . 2022-09-15 . live.
  39. Web site: How Catholicism became a meme. Rebecca. Jennings. June 15, 2022. Vox.
  40. Web site: New York's hipster wars . Nick . Burns . New Statesman. May 26, 2022.
  41. April 20, 2022 . Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets . May 3, 2022 . Vanity Fair. James . Pogue . James Pogue . en-US.
  42. Vanity Unfair . Red Scare . Dasha . Nekrasova . Dasha Nekrasova . Anna . Khachiyan . Anna Khachiyan . April 25, 2022.
  43. Web site: Sydney Sweeney Acting Up . Tamara . Rappa . July 29, 2021 . Story + Rain.
  44. News: What's It Like to Play the Scariest Girls on TV?. Valeriya. Safronova. . August 18, 2021.
  45. Dasha Nekrasova . Charli XCX's Best Song Ever . Charli XCX (host) . Charli XCX . January 24, 2022 . BBC Radio 1.
  46. Web site: D'Souza . Shaad . 2024-02-19 . Charli XCX knows you're obsessed with her . 2024-02-28 . . en-gb . 9 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609075205/https://theface.com/music/charli-xcx-interview-new-album-xcx6-vol-4-issue-18 . live .
  47. Web site: Ewens . Hannah . 2024-05-16 . Charli XCX: The Anatomy of a (3-D) Female Pop Star . . en-gb .
  48. Web site: Lena Dunham's 'The C-Word' Will Air on a New Start-Up That Hopes to Be the Netflix of Podcasts . Helen . Holmes . . March 4, 2019.
  49. Web site: Chloë Sevigny in Her Lonely City. Emilia. Petrarca. April 27, 2020. The Cut.
  50. Ride Along to Three of NYC's Most Joyful Reopenings . Dan . Adler . Chris . Murphy . July 15, 2021. Vanity Fair.
  51. News: Pemberton . Nathan Taylor . 2022-06-02 . Who Is the Ion Pack? . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-11 . 0362-4331.
  52. Web site: Petrarca . Emilia . Socialists, Not Socialites Walk Fashion Shows Now . February 6, 2019. . 2022-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913223738/https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/red-scare-podcast-hosts-walk-first-fashion-show.html . 2022-09-13.
  53. Olsen . Elizabeth . Elizabeth Olsen . Ali Plumb . 'Who's listening?!' Elizabeth Olsen on Doctor Strange 2, WandaVision and her favourite 'Britishisms' . May 6, 2022 . Movies with Ali Plumb . .

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