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A Rational Fear
@ARationalFearTracked since May 2026
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Observed Aug 23, 2026 · staleModeled revenue
Paid members
167
−0.6% · 30-day rate from 29 observed days
Total audience
380
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross
$877
$501–$1.3K modeled range
Starting price
$3/mo
4 membership tiers
Pricing and benefits captured publicly
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$0/moFreePublic prices and benefits only
$3/moDynamite!It's pretty tough out there right now. For a coffee a month, you help us with some of our costs. It's a big deal, thanks.
You get access to all of the content plus our Discord community where we put the show together over chat.
$10/moAll-access Bomb!You are a champion of the show, you keep the lights on. The show takes about 3 days to put together, you help make sure Dan Ilic doesn't have to take corporate video editing work or work in commercial radio to get by.Long form interviews with pod guests.First listen to 1 on 1 interviews.20% discount to live show tickets.
$100/moPull the pin!You truly believe in investigative humourism and service journalism as a way to hold the powerful to account, but you are still willing to help us do that. Monthly AMAs Plus everything in previous tiers
Growth signals: A Rational Fear
−0.6%
Membership167 paid members · 30-day rate from 29 observed days
177172167
May 202617 weeks trackedNow
A Rational Fear167 members · $877/mo
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Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Paid members | Gap vs A Rational Fear | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 |  Talking ScaredPodcastsContent relevance + business context | 468 | 301 more | Aug 24, 2026 |
| #5 |  My Family Thinks I'm CrazyPodcastsContent relevance + business context | 193 | 26 more | Jul 19, 2026Stale |
| #6 |  A Rational FearProfilePodcastsPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 167 | Reference | Aug 23, 2026Stale |
| #7 |  Rare Form Radio with Dan & DavePodcastsContent relevance + business context | 76 | 91 fewer | Aug 29, 2026 |
| #8 |  A Spectre is Haunting Journalism - RichPodcastsContent relevance + business context | 15 | 152 fewer | Aug 22, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around A Rational Fear; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
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What they publish442Profile posts4 postsLast month41.7%Members-only
Previews available for 33 of 442 posts
Article Latest post$3 tier & upA Rational Fear PatronsKetan Joshi on the great data centre problem. 4 hours ago
4 hours ago 0 likes 0 commentsBecoming Karl Stefanovic3 days agoArticle3 days ago at Aug 23 crawl$3 tier & up 4 2The new brand deliver — PATREON EXCLUSIVEAugust 14 View post G'day FearMongers, thrilled to give you a first look at our brand new brand. This morning we had a good chat with James from Better by Design, who pitched the final look and feel of the new A Rational Fear. Hope you like it. It's a great conversation and a lovely bit of insight into the thought process behind what we've been working on these past few months. Going from the old brand to the new one was a proper thought experiment, and I loved every bit of it: the very first logos we started with the little tweaks we made along the way the fiddly digital look of the 2014 era the thick red cross we landed on maybe six or seven yearsArticleAugust 14Public 0 0New Branding?August 1ArticleAugust 1$3 tier & up 3 5WIP: One Nation SurveyorAugust 1ArticleAugust 1$3 tier & up 12 1MELBOURNE LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!G'day fearmongers. I am super excited to announce that A Rational Fear will be doing a live show in Melbourne as part of The Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival.ImageJuly 28Public 0 2The Unserious Mr. WilsonJune 3ArticleJune 3$3 tier & up 7 1In Conversation — Making Australia's energy transition cheaper for all.On the podcast this week, we are chatting about all of the policy levers that could possibly make Australia's energy transition cheaper for everyone.ArticleJune 1Public 0 1ARFC: The Liberal LOVE one immigrant.May 27ArticleMay 27Public 0 0Raw Podcast: Michael West Media is going to court with BHP — Featuring Michael WestHere is the raw uncut video of the podcast that's about to drop into your feed tomorrow.VideoMay 19Public 0 1Dan's Budget Reply-ReplyHere is this week's A Rational Fukted Check. It is a budget reply to the budget reply.Article7d agoPublic 0 0Dr. Rich Kahnt's Budget ReplyA very special treat for us this week. The incomparable and incredible Robbie McGregor came round to the house a couple of days ago and we recorded a reprise of his famous character from the Stage 3 tax cuts, Dr Rich Kahnt.ArticleMay 14Public 0 0
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