Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Lisa Appignanesi (person) 1 — Co-author (with John Forrester) who critically described Freud's interpretations of Ida Bauer as violating and compared ...

John Forrester (person) 1 — Co-author (with Lisa Appignanesi) who critically described Freud's interpretations of Ida Bauer as violating and compare...

Sándor Ferenczi (person) 1 — Psychoanalyst who wrote about child sexual abuse and the pathological consequences of forced love of a different kind th...

Fontaines D.C. (album) 1 — Irish band criticized as a rehashed, worse version of the Stone Roses with songs that sound almost identical

Ben Mora (person) 1 — A staffer on the Bernie Sanders campaign who was fired for irresponsible behavior.

Mount Eerie (person) 1 — A musician whose album 'A Crow Looked At Me' is described as emotionally devastating.

A Crow Looked At Me (album) 1 — An emotionally devastating album by Mount Eerie that the poster has listened to repeatedly until it lost its emotional i...

Bedhead (person) 1 — A band whose 1998 album was mentioned as already listened to in a search for emotionally devastating music.

MyPillow (concept) 1 — A pillow brand that offered a discount code 'qanon' that knocked forty dollars off the original price.

Pepe (concept) 1 — An internet meme character associated with 4chan and right-wing internet culture in the Super Bowl symbology analysis.

Silent Spring (book) 1 — Environmental book referenced in context of ecological decline and disappearance of wildlife sounds

Gogglebox (film) 1 — British television show cited as example of distinct British cultural output in the 2010s

Grime (concept) 1 — British music genre discussed as drifting away from its UK Garage roots toward hip-hop

Radio 1 (place) 1 — British radio station discussed as being displaced by Spotify in shaping music tastes

Shiva Baby (film) 1 — Film argued to reflect Red Scare podcast listeners more accurately than The White Lotus

Jason Bateman (person) 1 — Celebrity who co-hosts podcast Smartless criticized for disingenuous self-deprecation

Will Arnett (person) 1 — Celebrity who co-hosts podcast Smartless criticized for disingenuous self-deprecation

I Love You, Honeybear (album) 1 — An album by Father John Misty described as one of the poster's favorite albums ever and desired for wedding music.

Abdulrazak Gurnah (person) 1 — The second Black African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature after Wole Soyinka, recognized for work on colonialism and...

Wole Soyinka (person) 1 — The first Black African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, mentioned in comparison to Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Naguib Mahfouz (person) 1 — Nobel Prize winning writer from Africa mentioned as one of only six from the continent to win the prize.

Nadine Gordimer (person) 1 — Nobel Prize winning writer from Africa mentioned as one of only six from the continent to win the prize.

J.M. Coetzee (person) 1 — Nobel Prize winning writer from Africa mentioned as one of only six from the continent to win the prize.

Nobel Prize in Literature (concept) 1 — Literary award discussed in context of African winners, highlighting the small number from the continent.

Rahm Emanuel (person) 1 — Former Chicago mayor whose decision not to run again opened the 2019 mayoral election.

Toni Preckwinkle (person) 1 — Chicago politician who ran against Lori Lightfoot in 2019 and was seen as representing corruption.

Blake Masters (person) 1 — President of the Thiel Foundation who introduced Eric Weinstein to Anna Khachiyan.

Do Make Say Think (album) 1 — Indie band mentioned as music that seemed intelligent while smoking weed but boring after quitting.

Prefuse 73 (album) 1 — Electronic artist mentioned as music that seemed intelligent while smoking weed but boring after quitting.

Sadly, Porn (book) 1 — Book by Edward Teach MD (The Last Psychiatrist) about porn that was anticipated for years.

South Ossetia (place) 1 — Breakaway country with limited recognition mentioned in discussion of unrecognized states.

Kardashian (person) 1 — Celebrity family mentioned as examples of 'horrible fucking mothers.'

The Laramie Project (film) 1 — A theatrical work/film about the Matthew Shepard murder shown in theater class as part of LGBT education

Matthew Shepard (person) 1 — A gay man whose murder was taught in schools as part of LGBT education and sensitivity training

Milan Kundera (person) 1 — Czech writer referenced as having made philosophical observations about noticing women's physical attributes belatedly

Mercy (album) 1 — Good Music's 2012 posse cut referenced with Pusha T's verse reimagined as being about Red Scare podcast

Pusha T (person) 1 — Rapper whose verse on 'Mercy' was parodied to be about the Red Scare podcast and Thiel funding

Good Music (place) 1 — Record label that released the 2012 posse cut 'Mercy' featuring Pusha T

Cactus Room (place) 1 — Melbourne venue where a user was organizing a social event.

Positively 4th Street (album) 1 — Bob Dylan song known for its bitchy lyrics, particularly the ending line 'you'd know what a drag it is to see you', mean...

Richard Hell (person) 1 — Heroin thin 1970s punk rocker distinguished from others of his era by some ineffable quality.

Kensington (place) 1 — London neighborhood imagined as a location for armchair generals during World War II.

Atrazine (concept) 1 — Chemical in water supply discussed by RFK and associated with environmental concerns, including effects on frogs.

Charlie Bit My Finger (concept) 1 — Viral video cited as an example of organic virality through person-to-person sharing, contrasted with algorithm-driven c...

r/aliens (place) 1 — Reddit community that was censored by r/news, becoming a symbol of mistreatment by default Reddit communities.

Tom Jones (person) 1 — Performer who appeared with Janis Joplin in a filmed performance described as having perfect vibes, with Jones clearly o...

Andrea Corr (person) 1 — Irish musician featured in a post showcasing notable Irish women.

Caitriona Balfe (person) 1 — Irish actress featured in a post showcasing notable Irish women.

Nadine Coyle (person) 1 — Irish singer described as displaying 'glam hunmaxxing power' in a post about notable Irish women.

Marc Chagall (person) 1 — Jewish painter referenced ironically in a post challenging antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jewish power.