The Issue Is
Discussions and debates with top newsmakers about the most controversial and interesting issues impacting California, hosted by FOX 11’s Elex Michaelson and airing on several TV stations across the state.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 422
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
22: Comedian Margaret Cho
For decades, Margaret Cho has pushed for more Asian Americans to be included in Hollywood.
She's celebrating the opening of "Crazy, Rich Asians" as a landmark moment.
Cho discusses comedy in th…
00:20:12 |
Sat 18 Aug 2018
21: OC Supervisor Todd Spitzer on wildfires; Nathalia Jackson, anti-violence advocate
With more than a dozen fires burning around California, we go to the frontlines of the Holy Fire burning in Orange & Riverside Counties.
Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer says the alleged arso…
00:20:30 |
Sat 11 Aug 2018
20: Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer
The Issue Is: Sean Spicer
Is President Donald J. Trump an honest person? Sean Spicer told me: "He is!...He talks about how he uses hyperbole...he's a salesman!"
The former White House press sec…
00:20:31 |
Sat 04 Aug 2018
19: Hasan Piker, Melissa Rivers, Jimmie "JJ" Walker
The Issue Is: Hasan Piker, Melissa Rivers, Jimmie "JJ" Walker
This week's entire show is an all-star panel taking on the week's hot topics.
Joining us: Hasan Piker of "The Young Turks"; host/p…
00:20:14 |
Mon 30 Jul 2018
18: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
The Issue Is: Mayor Eric Garcetti
The Los Angeles Mayor admits he's thinking about running for President of the United States.
He talks about his recent travels to Iowa, New Hampshire, and Sou…
00:19:33 |
Sat 21 Jul 2018
17: Antonio Sabato Jr., Gloria Allred, & "Stuttering" John Melendez
The Issue Is: Antonio Sabato Jr., Gloria Allred, "Stuttering" John Melendez
Attorney Gloria Allred, Republican congressional candidate Antonio Sabato Jr. & podcast host Deborah Zara Kobylt make up…
00:20:27 |
Sat 14 Jul 2018
16: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and Rep. Ted Lieu
Two very different views of the world from two of Southern California's most outspoken members of Congress.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) join Elex Mich…
00:18:46 |
Thu 12 Jul 2018
15: Dan Pfeiffer, Former Sr. Advisor to President Barack Obama
Dan Pfeiffer reflects on where the Democratic party should go from here?
In the Obama Administration, he served as White House communications director, senior counselor to the President and is c…
00:20:02 |
Sat 30 Jun 2018
14: Immigration: Separating parents and kids
The President has to backtrack from his policy to separate parents and kids. But will this policy soon be forgotten?
Is he a favorite for re-election? What's up with Melania's jacket?
Joining u…
00:24:33 |
Sat 23 Jun 2018
13: Former White House Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci
The Issue Is...The Mooch!
The former White House Communications Director offers rare, candid insight into why President Donald Trump so often embellishes stories.
He talks about his friendships…
00:25:17 |
Sat 16 Jun 2018
12: Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) sits down for an in depth interview about the future of progressivism.
He reflect on the lessons he learned from 2016, what he’d say to President Trump in a debate …
00:27:42 |
Sat 09 Jun 2018
11: Antonio Villaraigosa & John Chiang
With days to go before California's primary election, gubernatorial candidates Antonio Villaraigosa and John Chiang join us.
They tackle issues including education, homelessness, sanctuary cities …
00:27:31 |
Sat 02 Jun 2018
10: Travis Allen & Delaine Eastin
Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen responds to President Trump endorsing his Republican rival John Cox.
On a day when John Cox called Allen a "useful idiot" who should drop out of the race, Allen…
00:29:44 |
Sat 26 May 2018
9: Attorney Gloria Allred and her daughter Lisa Bloom
The Issue Is...the future of the #MeToo movement.
The mother/daughter attorney combo of Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom sit down for a rare, joint interview.
For the first time, they discuss publi…
00:29:39 |
Sat 19 May 2018
8: John Cox, John Lewis & Karen Bass
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox explains his recent rise in the polls, fights back against the L.A. Times endorsement, and suggests the California Governor Jerry Brown should be in jail.
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00:27:15 |
Sat 12 May 2018
7: Gavin Newsom and Adam Schiff
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the frontrunner for California governor, defends California's sanctuary state law and talks about how he'd approach homelessness differently than Gov. Jerry Brown.
In our "p…
00:31:46 |
Sat 05 May 2018
6: Delaine Eastin, candidate for California governor
Who is Delaine Eastin? She wants to be California’s first female governor.
Delaine Eastin wants to be California's first female governor. Her main priority? Education.
Eastin served as the firs…
00:22:41 |
Fri 04 May 2018
5: Antonio Villaraigosa, candidate for California governor
Who is Antonio Villaraigosa? The Democrat is running to become California’s first Latino governor since 1875. He broke ground as Speaker of the California Assembly and Mayor of Los Angeles.
In thi…
00:26:03 |
Fri 04 May 2018
4: Travis Allen, candidate for California governor
Who is Travis Allen? The Republican Assemblyman from Huntington Beach is running for governor of California as a proud supporter of President Donald Trump.
Allen says his mother’s run for office w…
00:29:37 |
Fri 04 May 2018
3: John Chiang, candidate for California governor
California Treasurer John Chiang is trying to become the first Asian-American to be elected governor of California. In this interview with Elex Michaelson, Chiang talks about what milestone would mea…
00:20:02 |
Fri 04 May 2018
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