Doomscroll 21: Anthony Fantano
Added 2025-05-19 10:00:04 +0000 UTCMy guest is Anthony Fantano, a music critic and the voice behind The Needle Drop. We discuss the role of politics in art and music, his origins in the anti-war punk scene and the strange state of American counter-culture today.
Music scenes used to serve as a gateway to anti-establishment politics. It was once common to find DIY anarchist zines at the local punk show. Now these political subcultures exist almost entirely online and have dissolved into the newsfeed.
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Comments
that's how you draw people in though
Teun
2025-05-21 13:27:54 +0000 UTCAttempt at respectful crit - it's episodes like this that make me wonder if the show lacks enough cohesion. It's these great left-wing thinkers that I'm getting exposed to for the first time, but then also youtube/podcast celebs? What does an ep about Fantano or Dasha have in common with Quinn or Vivek?
Eric Stahl
2025-05-20 20:19:07 +0000 UTC
