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Stand-up comedy on hot-button issues followed by discussion with experts and the audience. Recorded at the Hollywood Improv Comedy Club, along with special in-studio conversations with experts and comics.
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The Democratic primary is upon us and California’s date is March 3rd. We discuss the state of the race—and the local elections California will be deciding at the same time—with comedian and former presidential candidate Ben Gleib, comedian and nurse Taquita Love, progressive pollster and analyst John L. Ray, and DSA-endorsed candidate for LA City Council Aura Vasquez.
Political science professor Michael Genovese, natural security law professor Rachel VanLandingham, co-host of the Mueller, She Wrote podcast Jaleesa Johnson, and comedian and veteran Mitchell Lamar discuss the Mueller Report.
Where do we go from here after the election? Comedians do stand-up followed by a discussion with experts and the audience.Comics:Helen Hong (Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me) Jackie Kashian (The Dork Forest) Jose Sarduy (The GIs of Comedy) with Professors Gerry Cadava (author of The Hispanic Republican) and Mark A. Peterson of UCLA Political Science.Hosted as always by Toby Muresianu.
Toby interviews political scholar and bestselling author of One Nation Under Trump Norm Ornstein. We talk about how our country ended up politically in the place it did in this episode of "Oh Great, What Now?" - the version of the show recorded without a live studio audience.As mentioned during the episode, Norm also helps run the Matthew Ornstein Memorial Foundation, dedicated to furthering mental health care and urban debate. You can find out more or support it at mornstein.org.
Another great live episode from the Hollywood Improv, this time tackling California’s - and America’s - housing crisis. Featuring standup from Comedy Central's Madison Shepard and Last Man Standing writer Jenny Yang, followed by discussion with Andy Bales of the Union Rescue Mission and professors Liz Falletta of USC and the Los Angeles Zoning Advisory Committee and Michael Manville of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
I interview my younger brother Alex Muresianu, the #NeverTrump head of the Tufts College Republicans and contributor to various right-leaning publications on taxes and licensing reform, on this episode of "Oh Great, What Now?,” the long-neglected in-studio complement to Up Close & Political's live shows.
Stand-up comedy and an open discussion with experts on impeachment, featuring comedians Jordan Coburn (host of "Mueller, She Wrote") and Michael Loftus (host of "The Loftus Project") and experts Robert English (USC professor of international relations, specializing in Eastern Europe) and Michael Genovese (Loyola Marymount professor of Political Science and author of 50 books including "How Trump Governs.")
Stand-up comedy on guns from comics Joe Carl AbouSakher and Steph Tolev, followed by a discussion with USC professor and law enforcement veteran Erroll Southers, conservative columnist Susan Shelley and gun violence survivor and activist Josh Stepakoff
Comedians Megan Gailey, Laurie Kilmartin, Adam Yenser, and host Toby Muresianu do stand-up comedy on the new abortion laws, followed by a discussion with Dr. Brian Nguyen, Dr. Jasmine Patel and civil rights lawyer Raquelle De La Rocha.
We take it to the limit with stand-up comedy on extremism from Palestinian American Sammy Obeid, Conservative American Adam Yenser, and dorky American Toby Muresianu - followed by insightful discussion with Ariella Schusterman, deputy regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in Los Angeles, and Jihad Turk, president of Bayan Claremont Islamic graduate school.
Comics JC Coccoli, Brian McWilliams, and host Toby Muresianu do stand-up on the environment, followed by an open discussion with environmental entrepreneur Noah Bleich of The Tea Book and UCLA professor R. Jisung Park.
Comedians Kelly McCarron and Aida Rodriguez do stand-up comedy on the negotiations over the shutdown and border wall, followed by a discussion with Matthew Craffey - head of the California Log Cabin Republicans - and Mark Peterson, a UCLA professor of political science and public policy on the key factors, what a national emergency means, and more. Unexpected audience cameos, insight, laughs, and maybe a little gossip add up to a very fun and interesting show.
Experts Michael Stoll and Erin Kaplan provide society-level analysis and debate with libertarian comic Michael Loftus, while Anna Valenzuela and Armando Torres talk about what it’s like in person and provide a number of ‘homeless hacks’ you can use at home (if you have one).
A (fully) unedited discussion on what's about to go down in the midterm elections - and what’s up with American elections in general - with Inglewood's own Felicia Folkes, politico-turned-comic Julianne Simitz, and conservative comedy writer Adam Yenser along with PoliSci professor Gar Culbert and host Toby Muresianu. Recorded live at the Hollywood Improv 11/5/2018.
Stand-up and discussion on the midterm elections and one Brett Kavanaugh with comedians Joe Carl Abousakher (LA’s Funniest Comedian finalist), Helen Hong (“Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me”), and Michael Loftus (of “The Flipside with Michael Loftus”), plus panelists Michael Knowles (of “the Michael Knowles show” on the Daily Wire) and Dan Flynn, a political strategist and consultant.
Stand-up and discussion on transportation with comedians Virginia Jones & Brody Stevens, Streetsblog LA editor Joe Linton, and UCLA Transportation Lab head Brian Taylor.
Who is America, really? What is our national identity, our values, and the
American Dream? We discuss these things we were apparently all supposed to
agree on with comedians Sofiya Alexandra and Thom Tran, history professor
Sean Dempsey, and writer Pedro Gonzalez.
A discussion of civility, the border, kittens, and how Hollywood inspires politics with writer and political consultant Joel Silberman and host Toby Muresianu.
Amidst national fervor about child separation policies at the border, comedian and DACA recipient Johan Miranda shares his views and experiences, along with Dr. Brian Lonquitch, a doctor who's treated families at the border. Hosted by Toby Muresianu.
What's college really like nowadays? How are the media doing covering tragic events? We talk to UCLA Sociology professor studying broadcast communications Gabriel Rossman and newly minted UCLA grad and comedian Nathan Mosher on our weekly podcast.
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