Chris Hansen Was Never The Hero

Chris Hansen has a lucrative career as a "predator hunter." But as the new movie Primetime suggests, he isn't exactly the savior of this story. I'm joined by Steven Asarch to break down why "To Catch A Predator" went off the air, why Hansen is hated on commentary YouTube, how he mishandled the Onision and Dahvie Vanity cases, and how he's even grifting off this film—which we saw and loved. Subscribe to Spitfire News (for free!) to support my work: https://spitfirenews.com/subscribe Or upgrade to become a member (thank you!): https://spitfirenews.com/upgrade Resources (US) Child Help Hotline https://childhelphotline.org/ Suicide Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ National Sexual Assault Hotline: https://rainn.org/ Resources (UK) Rape Crisis: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/wa... Suicide Hotline: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feel... Resources (Canada) Sexual Abuse Hotlines: https://findahelpline.com/countries/c... Suicide Hotline: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-healt... Subscribe to Steven Asarch: ‪‪@StevenAsarchTalks‬ Follow him on X: https://x.com/IAmAsarch Follow him on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/asarch.bsky.... Follow me on Instagram:   / kattenbarge   Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kattenbarge.... Chapters 0:00 Intro to Chris Hansen (with Steven) 6:30 Hansen’s YouTube drama era 14:50 Ratings and views over substance 27:19 TCAP's most controversial episode 36:37 Hansen’s pivot to Onision 47:03 Dahvie Vanity and Damien 1:03:23 Why Hansen’s work doesn’t end well for victims 1:16:43 Next gen predator hunters 1:25:12 A need for broader cultural change 1:34:19 Grifting off Primetime 1:39:55 Primetime reaction & review Sources Esquire piece: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics... Steven's interview with Sarah: https://www.newsweek.com/sarah-her-re... Damien's story: https://www.businessinsider.com/dahvi... Dahvie Vanity (HuffPost): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dahvie... Taking Back Our Power Movement: https://www.businessinsider.com/chris...