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
348: Chad Bianco, Rick Chavez Zbur, Areva Martin
This week, Elex is joined by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur and attorney Areva Martin.
00:30:40 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
347: Alex Padilla, June 2024
This week, as President Biden announced new executive action at the border, Elex Michaelson is joined by California Senator Alex Padilla. While most Republicans think the Biden order is too little, t…
00:09:57 |
Sat 08 Jun 2024
347: Dave Rubin
Conservative commentator Dave Rubin talks immigration, leaving California for Florida, Governor Newsom, President Trump's impending VP pick, and more.
00:16:46 |
Sat 08 Jun 2024
347: Jordan Klepper
Jordan Klepper, a longtime member of "The Daily Show" news team, discusses he work traveling the country, what he's learned from speaking with Trump supporters, what's he's learned from working with …
00:13:21 |
Sat 08 Jun 2024
346: Robert Rivas and John McEntee
This week, Elex is joined by California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and former Trump advisor John McEntee.
00:18:38 |
Sat 01 Jun 2024
345: Katie Couric, Brian Wallach, Sandra Abrevaya
Brian Wallach's life changed when he was diagnosed with ALS at just 37. He and his wife, Sandra Abrevaya, used their political skills from the Obama White House to begin advocating for the cause. Kat…
00:31:14 |
Sat 25 May 2024
344: Jen Psaki
In "Say More," Jen Psaki details her time working for Joe Biden as White House Press Secretary and for Barack Obama as White House Communications Director.
00:30:17 |
Sat 18 May 2024
343: Emmanuel Acho, Noa Tishby
Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby have joined forces for a new book, "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew."
00:22:35 |
Sat 11 May 2024
342: Bill Maher
This week, worlds collide on "The Issue Is," as Elex Michaelson sits down with fellow weekend, political panel show host, Bill Maher.
00:19:17 |
Sat 04 May 2024
341: Harvey Levin, Apr. 2024
Harvey Levin discusses OJ Simpson's complicated legacy and his fears over a second Trump Presidency.
00:23:24 |
Sat 27 Apr 2024
341: Steve Garvey, Jessica Levinson
This week, Pro-Palestinian protesters took to college campuses across the country, from Columbia University to USC and UCLA, building encampments as they demonstrated against the Israel-Hamas war.
00:14:25 |
Sat 27 Apr 2024
340: Metta World Peace, Harvey Levin
This week, Elex is joined by NBA champion and former Laker Metta World Peace and TMZ founder Harvey Levin.
00:21:42 |
Sat 20 Apr 2024
339: Gloria Allred, Wally Adeyemo
This week, Gloria Allred joins Elex to discuss OJ Simpson's complicated legacy. Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Treasury Secretary, also joins the show to assess the state of the U.S. economy.
00:20:55 |
Sat 13 Apr 2024
338: Bill Melugin, Andrew Gruel, Michael Tubbs
This week, Elex is joined by FOX News correspondent Bill Melugin, celebrity chef Andrew Gruel and former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs.
00:19:26 |
Sat 06 Apr 2024
337: Frank Luntz and Katie Porter
This week, Elex Michaelson is joined by pollster and strategist Frank Luntz and Rep. Katie Porter.
00:31:08 |
Sat 30 Mar 2024
336: Jane Fonda, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tulsi Gabbard, Gavin Newsom
A jam-packed week on "The Issue Is" as Elex is joined by Jane Fonda, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tulsi Gabbard and Gavin Newsom.
00:27:23 |
Sat 23 Mar 2024
335: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Alex Padilla
This week on our political show “The Issue Is"…a conversation with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and California Senator Alex Padilla.
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00:40:57 |
Sat 16 Mar 2024
334: Adam Schiff, Brian Goldsmith, Mike Murphy
This week, Elex recaps Super Tuesday, President Biden's State of the Union address and the ongoing march to the Nov. 2024 general election.
00:31:34 |
Sat 09 Mar 2024
333: Melanie Mason, Peter Hamby
March 5 is the California primary and to break it all down, Elex is joined by Peter Hamby of Puck News and Melanie Mason of Politico.
00:31:47 |
Sat 02 Mar 2024
332: Bill Melugin, Rep. Dean Phillips, Rep. Katie Porter
Bill Melugin on the situation at the border, how Texas and California are handling the crisis differently, the failed senate border bill.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) on his primary challenge to Presi…
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) on his primary challenge to Presi…
00:31:48 |
Sat 24 Feb 2024
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