Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How far-right conspiracy theorists amplified anti-vax sentiment

    Promoters of the long-debunked theory that vaccines can cause autism have found powerful allies in MAGA conspiracy theory groups.

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    • Share
    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 18, 2023 • 1 min read

    Promoters of the long-debunked theory that vaccines can cause autism have found powerful allies in MAGA conspiracy theory groups.

    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Looming Hollywood writers’ strike, Rafael Casal on ‘Blindspotting’
    1. 0:00What can film and TV viewers expect if WGA goes on strike?
    2. 13:48More adults with ADHD sets off scramble in psychiatry
    3. 21:02How far-right conspiracy theorists amplified anti-vax sentimentYou’re reading this
    4. 33:19‘Blindspotting’ star on incarceration, gentrification in Oakland
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/e23b2c8a5a7a4a05410f82a6104e445f/custom_thumbnail_large.png?h=250&fm=webp

      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

    • KCRW placeholder

      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

    • KCRW placeholder

      Angie Perrin

      Producer, Press Play

    • KCRW placeholder

      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

    • KCRW placeholder

      Kiera Butler

      senior editor for Mother Jones

      NewsHealth & WellnessPolitics

    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Looming Hollywood writers’ strike, Rafael Casal on ‘Blindspotting’
    1. 0:00What can film and TV viewers expect if WGA goes on strike?
    2. 13:48More adults with ADHD sets off scramble in psychiatry
    3. 21:02How far-right conspiracy theorists amplified anti-vax sentimentYou’re reading this
    4. 33:19‘Blindspotting’ star on incarceration, gentrification in Oakland
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand