Red Scare (podcast)
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| Red Scare | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Dasha Nekrasova Anna Khachiyan |
| Genre | Cultural commentary, humor, politics |
| Updates | Twice-weekly |
| Length | 50–80 minutes |
| Production | |
| Production | Meg Murnane (2018) Self produced (2018–present) |
| Publication | |
| Original release | March 29, 2018 |
| Related | |
| Website | redscarepodcast |
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] and has been described in The Cut as "a critique of feminism, and capitalism, from deep inside the culture they’ve spawned."[7]
Content
Red Scare bills itself as a cultural commentary podcast hosted by "bohemian layabouts"[8] 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"[9][10] after an interview with an InfoWars reporter went viral in 2018. She emigrated to Las Vegas, Nevada, with her acrobat parents when she was four.[11] Khachiyan is a Moscow-born writer,[12] art critic[13][14] and daughter of Armenian mathematician Leonid Khachiyan.[15] She grew up in New Jersey.[7] The two met over Twitter,[7] 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 would also appear as the show's third co-host. She disappeared from the show in October 2018, and episodes have been self-produced since then. On December 5, 2018, Dasha and Anna officially announced that they had parted ways "amicably and mutually".
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.[7] The hosts are heavily influenced by the work of Mark Fisher,[16] Slavoj Žižek[17] and Camille Paglia.[18][19] Recurring topics include Russiagate, the #MeToo movement,[12] woke consumerism and call-out culture, the death of Jeffrey Epstein and the Presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, who both supported in the 2020 Democratic primaries.[20]
Several writers, artists, social commentators and cultural figures from all sides of the political spectrum have appeared on Red Scare, including Elizabeth Bruenig, Angela Nagle, Juliana Huxtable, Ariana Reines, Tulsi Gabbard, Ross Douthat, Glenn Greenwald and Steve Bannon.[21][better source needed]
Nekrasova and Khachiyan have hosted several episodes of the show live, most notably broadcasting on NPR at The Green Space at WNYC & WQXR, as well as interviewing social media influencer Caroline Calloway at the Bell House in Brooklyn.[22] Khachiyan has been interviewed by Bret Easton Ellis[23] and Eric Weinstein[24] on their respective podcasts.
Format and availability
An episode of Red Scare is typically between 50 and 80 minutes long. The show's theme song is "All the Things She Said," the 2002 single by Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. Weekly free episodes of the show are available via iTunes and Spotify. Subscribers who contribute at least $5 per month via Patreon gain access to additional weekly premium bonus episodes. As of April 2020, the show has generated over $25,000 per month from over 5,500 subscribers.[25]
References
- ^ "Red Scare Podcast". redscarepodcast.libsyn.com. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Arbuthnot, Leaf (February 7, 2020). "Meet the 'ladies' of Red Scare, the most gleefully offensive podcast on the internet". The Telegraph. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Marriott, James. "Red Scare, the politically incorrect podcast that's wooing liberal millennials". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Harrison, Phil (March 14, 2020). "Sound and fury: are political podcasts the future or just an echo chamber?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Beauchamp, Zack (March 9, 2020). "The raging controversy over "Bernie Bros" and the so-called dirtbag left, explained". Vox. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Bowles, Nellie (February 29, 2020). "The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Malone, Noreen (October 25, 2018). "Red Scare Leans Into Nothing". The Cut. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2019/04/28/the-country-needs-to-rethink-the-college-for-better-pay-story/#cda669316d25
- ^ Diavolo, Lucy. "Meet "Sailor Socialism," the Infowars Interview Subject Who Went Viral".
- ^ "The Chill Woman Who Pwned InfoWars Discusses Life After Going 'Softly Viral'". May 9, 2018.
- ^ "A Conversation with Dasha Nekrasova". The Editorial Magazine. September 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Red Scare, Don't Care". The Face. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Anna Khachiyan Talks the Blue Wave, Kanye West, and 'Vanderpump Rules'". December 26, 2018.
- ^ https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/07/04/meet-the-anti-woke-left/
- ^ Pearce, Jeremy (May 23, 2005). "Leonid Khachiyan, 52; Helped to Advance Computer Math". The New York Times.
- ^ https://www.patreon.com/posts/k-punk-w-simon-22971163
- ^ https://www.patreon.com/posts/covids-angels-35063872
- ^ https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/oracles-perverts-and-the-dirtbag-left
- ^ https://twitter.com/nobody_stop_me/status/1057048981879033861?lang=en
- ^ https://www.patreon.com/posts/bernie-broads-33425387
- ^ jocstech. "Steve Bannon on Red Scare is the kind of discourse we need to hear". The Post Millennial. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Caroline Calloway says former friend snagged movie deal following viral essay". The Daily Dot. September 28, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ https://www.patreon.com/posts/b-e-e-podcast-8-29177615
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs8NGrWs3mc
- ^ "Red Scare is creating podcasts". Patreon. Retrieved April 6, 2020.