This week on 'The Issue Is' we talk about the recent California storms and potential flood dangers with Karla Nemeth, then the 95th Academy Awards takes the spotlight as Variety’s Elizabeth Wagmeister and Steve Mason, host of the “Culture Pop” podcast, join us to talk all things Oscars.

Elex Michaelson is joined on The Issue Is by National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. The conversation taking place on a week when President Biden announced $400 million in new military aid to Ukraine.