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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.

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36:55

387: Arnold Schwarzenegger; Tomi Lahren vs Brian...

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2025/04/12

We sit down with Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the USC campus to discuss his environmental efforts, California's wildfires, his son Patrick's appearances on "The White Lotus," and Schwarzenegger's recent role as Santa Claus.

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46:45

386: Xavier Becerra, Gloria Allred, John Phillips

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2025/04/05

Xavier Becerra is running for California Governor. He gave the first TV interview of his campaign to FOX 11's statewide political show "The Issue Is: with Elex Michaelson."

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27:13

385: Melanie Mason, Mike Murphy

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2025/03/29

This week, POLITICO's Melanie Mason and political strategist Mike Murphy join "The Issue Is:" panel to discuss a big week in politics.

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23:24

384: Jane Fonda

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2025/03/22

Actresses Jane Fonda and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are fighting to stop more oil production in California.. and have some strong words for Gov. Newsom in the process.

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43:00

383: Katie Porter, Mike Madrid and Matt Mahan

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2025/03/15

This week, Elex is joined by Katie Porter, who announced is running for California Governor. He is also joined by political strategist Mike Madrid and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.

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26:26

382: Charlie Kirk, Scott Turner

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2025/03/08

This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom released his first podcast in the "This is Gavin Newsom" series. It features an interview with Charlie Kirk. In it, the Governor agrees with Kirk that it is unfair for those born male to compete in female sports. Then, we travel to South Los Angeles to sit down with President Trump's new Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Scott Turner.

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44:58

381: Harvey Levin, Chad Bianco, Robert Garcia

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2025/03/01

This week, Elex is joined by Riverside County Sheriff and gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco, Congressman Robert Garcia and TMZ's Harvey Levin.

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20:50

380: Karen Bass, Jon Regardie, Sean Duffy

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2025/02/22

This week, Elex speaks one-on-one with LA Mayor Karen Bass. Following the exclusive interview with the LA Mayor, Elex is also joined by political journalist Jon Regardie and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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28:53

379: Rob Bonta

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2025/02/15

On this episode of 'The Issue Is', California's Attorney General, Rob Bonta, addresses Trump's immigration crackdown and discusses the joint effort by all Democratic Attorneys General in the country to push back on the administration.

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22:16

378: Kamala Harris, Rick Caruso, Billy Bush

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2025/02/08

We join former Vice President Kamala Harris on her first trip to the Pacific Palisades since the Palisades Fire, as speculation intensifies whether she'll run for California Governor. Businessman Rick Caruso is also considering a run for Governor. And "Extra" host Billy Bush joins us to talk about his new show "Hot Mics with Billy Bush."

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48:37

377: The Issue Is: James Carville, Joel Pollak, Peter...

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2025/02/01

As President Trump expands presidential power at an extraordinary pace, we discuss how he pulled that off, where Democrats go from here, and how it all impacts California's wildfire recovery.

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23:18

376: Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla, Dave Rubin, Bret Baier

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2025/01/25

On the first week of Donald Trump's second presidency, we report from Washington D.C. and the frontlines of fire damage in California.

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24:30

375: 2024: An unforgettable political year

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2024/12/28

This week, we look back on an unprecedented and unforgettable political year: 2024. From a presidential nominee being shot, to another dropping out of the race and all the twists and turns in between.

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35:04

374: Matt Mahan, Michael Knowles, LA Rams

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2024/12/07

This week, Elex is joined by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who shares his frustration with California's Democratic leadership. Michael Knowles of The Daily Wire talks about how Trump won.

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21:22

373: Athletes who serve their communities

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2024/11/30

How the Los Angeles Dodgers, Lakers and Rams use their platforms to lift up others. Plus, one-on-one with Arnold Schwarzenegger to dive deep on his nearly seven decades of giving back.————— The Issue Is: with Elex Michaelson is California's only statewide political show. For showtimes and more information, go to TheIssueIsShow.com.

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41:59

372: Jerry Brown, Drew Pinsky

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2024/11/23

This week, former California Governor Jerry Brown joins The Issue Is to discuss Donald Trump's election win and how Democrats may be to blame. Dr. Drew Pinsky weighs in on Trump's push to "Make America Healthy Again" and Dr. Oz being appointed a member of the cabinet.

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42:36

371: Adam Schiff, Antonio Villaraigosa, Harvey Levin

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2024/11/16

How did Donald Trump win the presidency? What happened to Latino voters? Where do Democrats go from here?

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37:34

370: Katie Porter, Peter Hamby, John Kobylt

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2024/11/09

This week, Donald Trump won every swing state and is on track to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Joining us to discuss is Rep. Katie Porter, Peter Hamby of PUCK News, and KFI AM 640's John Kobylt.

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19:16

369: Peter Hamby, Melanie Mason

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2024/11/02

Next on "The Issue Is," the final episode before Election Day with Puck News' Peter Hamby and Politico's Melanie Mason.

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22:33

368: Jon Favreau

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2024/10/26

This week, we revisit our interview from June with "Pod Save America" co-host & former Obama chief speechwriter Jon Favreau.

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