Podcasts

Who’s Really Shaping RFK Jr.’s Health Agenda? Inside the Maha Influencers

Jun 20, 2025

Executive Editor Teddy Downey is joined by Jeremy Furchtgott and Riley Kruse of Baron Public Affairs to unpack the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement shaping RFK Jr.’s vision for Health and Human Services.

Drawing from their rigorous influencer analytics and new report, they explore:

  • The shift from academic experts to social media influencers like Tucker Carlson and Russell Brand
  • Competing schools of thought inside Maha: Big Pharma vs. Big Food
  • How elite vs. populist divides shape policy priorities
  • The strange alliance between conservative “crunchy cons,” libertarians, and techno-optimists
  • What Maha says about vaccines, SNAP food policy, pharma ad bans, and the future of public health