Up Close & Political

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 [https://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-After-Trump-Disillusioned-ebook/dp/B06XW24YY6] 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 [http://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.

2019-10-09 12.24.24 1 (1).jpg [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae9ac18f407b48b130300cc/1570637707648-TLU8V9BDKVYO7656JCAF/2019-10-09+12.24.24+1+%281%29.jpg?format=1000w] We’re back to talk about the state of impeachment with standup from Jordan Coburn, co-host of the “Mueller, She Wrote” podcast and Michael Loftus, host of “The Loftus Party” podcast - followed by a discussion with professors Robert English, a specialist in Eastern Europe at USC and Michael Genovese, a professor at Loyola Marymount University and author of over 50 books, including “How Trump Governs.”