Up Close & Political Toby Muresianu
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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 Road Ahead feat. Helen Hong, Jackie Kashian, Jose Sarduy, Geraldo Cadava & Mark A. Peterson
Where do we go from here after the election?
Comedians Helen Hong (Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me), Jackie Kashian (The Dork Forest) and Jose Sarduy (The GIs of Comedy) discuss it with professors Gerry Cadava (author of The Hispanic Republican) and Mark A. Peterson of UCLA Political Science. -
Oh Great, What Now? Norm Ornstein Explains Why Our Government is Like This
Toby interviews political scholar and bestselling author 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.
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The Housing Crisis feat. Madison Shepard, Jenny Yang, Andy Bales, Liz Falletta and Michael Manville
Standup from Comedy Central's Madison Shepard and Last Man Standing writer Jenny Yang; 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.
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Oh Great, What Now? Taxes and Licensing with Alex Muresianu
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?" (or perhaps better dubbed "My brother...and me"), the long-neglected in-studio complement to Up Close & Political's live shows.
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Impeachment feat. Jordan Coburn, Michael Loftus, Robert English and Michael Genovese
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.")
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Guns feat. Erroll Southers, Susan Shelley, Josh Stepakoff, Joe Carl Abou Sakher and Steph Tolev
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