Red Scare – "Trump’s Delight" (TEASER) – November 26, 2025

Main Theme / Purpose

In this teaser episode, hosts Anna Khachiyan and Dasha Nekrasova riff on internet culture, the global rise of meme accounts, identity subterfuge online, and the intersection of Western and South Asian digital spaces. With their trademark irreverence, they discuss everything from tracking menstrual cycles using AI, the proliferation of Indian meme accounts on social media, to the personal implications of sharing a name with a term in Vedic astrology. The conversation swerves through meta-commentary about internet monetization and the blurring of online identities, infused with dry humor and social critique.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Reliability of Tools and Technology

• Thermometer Analogy (00:00)
  • The episode opens with Anna and Dasha discussing the reliability of measurement tools:

    “Even if the thermometer is wrong, like if it’s the same tool, it’s wrong by the same degree.”

  • They praise Dasha’s wisdom for this practical attitude toward data consistency.

2. Digital Privacy & Period Tracking with AI

• ChatGPT as a Period Tracker (00:23)
  • Dasha explains her attempts to use ChatGPT to track her menstrual cycle:

    “I was actually using ChatGPT for a while… but it’s so bad at actually like organizing so much data over a long period… It makes too many mistakes.”

    • Admits she’s switched back to manual tracking because the AI is too error-prone.

3. The Monetization & Gamification of Twitter (X)

• Rise of Meme Accounts, Especially in India (01:20)
  • Anna notes a trend of Indian and other “third worlders” running MAGA meme accounts and catfishing “as hot white girls”:

    “No surprise there… That’s part of the issue with, like I’ve said, the monetization of Twitter. In India, you can make a Twitter account and make like pretty good money posting slop.”

  • They both agree Twitter's changing incentives have led to a surge of low-quality content ("slop"), especially from users aiming to monetize posts.

4. The ‘Dasha’ Problem: When a Name Crosses Cultures

• Personal Name Colliding with Vedic Astrology (02:10)
  • Dasha reveals that her own name is a common term in Indian astrology:

    “Dasha is a term… they use in like Vedic astrology. So Indians are always like talking about what dasha they’re in… At some point when I would name search, it was like all Indians talking about their dashas. Drowning out news of this new country star and myself.”

  • This multi-layered identity collision blurs her presence online, making it hard for people to find references to her:

    “Too many Indians on the internet. And they’re all talking about dasha, but not the dasha we want them to be talking about.”

5. The Blending of Desi and American Internet Humor

• Indian Borat Meme and Online Stereotypes (03:10)
  • Joking about cross-cultural internet tropes, Dasha quips about envisioning “an Indian Borat”:

    “You know what would really hit, if someone had the balls to do it, would be a kind of Indian Borat.”

    • Anna responds with:

      “Oh yeah, I’ll do that shit. I have nothing to lose.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Dasha on AI Period Tracking (00:23):

  “I was actually using ChatGPT for a while… but it’s so bad at actually like organizing so much data over a long period… It makes too many mistakes and it’s like — I just do it like manually.”

• Anna on Twitter Monetization (01:16):

  “That’s part of the issue with, like I’ve said, the monetization of Twitter… In India, you can make a Twitter account and make like pretty good money posting slop. And that’s why there’s so much slop online.”

• Dasha on Name Identity Online (02:15):

  “At some point when I would name search, it was like all Indians talking about their dashas. Drowning out news of this new country star and myself.”

• Dasha Joking about Cultural Stereotypes (03:08):

  “You know what would really hit, if someone had the balls to do it, would be a kind of Indian Borat.”

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:00 – 00:16: Tool consistency and faulty thermometers
• 00:16 – 00:35: ChatGPT and period tracking; disappointment with AI's organizational abilities
• 00:36 – 01:35: Rise of Indian meme accounts, catfishing, and Twitter monetization
• 01:36 – 02:25: The “Dasha” phenomenon in Vedic astrology and identity confusion online
• 02:26 – 03:20: Humorous riff on Indian/Western internet tropes, ending with “Indian Borat” idea

Tone & Style

The conversation is playful, irreverent, and self-aware—typical of Red Scare’s distinctive anti-PC, bohemian style. The hosts blend dry observation with sardonic humor, flitting between sharp insight and absurd, memetic riffs.

This teaser offers a snapshot of Red Scare’s inside-baseball approach to digital culture, laced with self-deprecating humor and sharp cultural critique.