Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Hosted by Madeleine Brand · KCRW
4.5from 159 ratings
- 560
- Episodes
- 319
- Transcribed
- 159
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 307M
- YouTube views
About Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.
- Publisher
- KCRW
- Category
- arts · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
319 of 560 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Oct. 7 response looms over Netanyahu's reelection
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Oct. 7 response looms over Netanyahu's reelection
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] He thought that they were unimportant. Two weeks before October 7, he went to the United Nations to say that Israel was on the cusp of peace with Saudi Arabia and that the Palestinians, who are merely 2% of the Arab world, should not have a veto over the peace deals. In other words, they don't count. Well, they had other things in mind. But since October 7, Nathaniel faced a political choice. And the political choice was whether to reach out to the center, even to the left, and say, now we have to unite together. We are fighting a fierce enemy in Gaza. We're fighting a fierce enemy in Hezbollah in Lebanon. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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- Leroy Downs
- Min Jin Lee
- Rhea Seehorn
- Evan Kleiman
- Linda Lindas
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 306,965,971
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 159 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts Press Play with Madeleine Brand?
Madeleine Brand host the show. Published by KCRW.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Press Play with Madeleine Brand take guests?
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