Sponsored message
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
 — 
See All Episodes
Subscribe

Hey, LA listener!

Download our app for the optimal streaming experience

Apple Store logo Google play logo
  • Listen Now Playing Listen
AirTalk Tile 2024
Subscribe

AirTalk

with Larry Mantle

Larry Mantle hosts lively and in-depth discussions of city news, politics, science, the arts, entertainment, and more. Airs weekdays 9-11am on 89.3 FM and streaming online at LAist.com and the LAist app. Austin Cross hosts AirTalk Fridays — watch the Friday show live on Instagram (@laistofficial).

To comment, contact 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.

Show Hosts

Larry Mantle
See stories by Larry Mantle
Austin Cross
See stories by Austin Cross
AirTalk Tile 2024
Featured Episode
UC Berkeley & Pomona College settle respective complaints tied to alleged antisemitism
Listen 1:39:05
Apple
Spotify
Today on AirTalk: CA colleges settlements; AI Disney characters? Giving up gifts; Mayor Karen Bass; LA County inspector general retires; More water for CA farms; and TV Talk.
  • Alleged antisemitism settlements
  • Disney invests in OpenAI
  • Christmas sans gifts
  • LA Mayor Bass on police hiring
  • LA Sheriff's watchdog retiring
  • More water allotted to California farms
  • TV Talk

    Have a question or comment about a segment? Want to pitch us a story?

    Fill out the form below, and please include an email address so we're able to follow up if necessary! We're not able to respond to every inquiry, but all submissions are read and reviewed by our production team.
    A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
    Recent Episodes

    Show your support for AirTalk today!

    LAist relies on your listener support to power the shows you love. Your donation today enables us to create more great content for you.
    A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
    • A yellow school bus with green wheels is a parked next to several other buses. The side of the bus reads Los Angeles Unified and there are palm trees in the background.
      Listen 1:39:34
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: immigration enforcement in schools; Fertility after 35; Congestion; NYT sues the Pentagon; Hep B vaccinations; and Australia's teen social media ban.
      How the nation’s principals are handling increased immigration enforcement at schools
      Today on AirTalk: immigration enforcement in schools; Fertility after 35; Congestion; NYT sues the Pentagon; Hep B vaccinations; and Australia's teen social media ban.
    • A post-modern silver building viewed from the street
      Listen 1:39:25
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: Frank Gehry; New UCLA CA forecast; Interview with MTV cofounder; The Supreme Court; LA Metro fare enforcement; and combining news and prediction markets.
      Remembering acclaimed architect Frank Gehry
      Today on AirTalk: Frank Gehry; New UCLA CA forecast; Interview with MTV cofounder; The Supreme Court; LA Metro fare enforcement; and combining news and prediction markets.
    • The Warner Bros. logo is displayed on a water tower at Warner Bros. Studio
      Listen 1:39:02
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: Netflix to acquire Warner Bros; What's the worst gift you've received? Food Friday; FilmWeek: What to watch; and How horror became a box office guarantee.
      Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business in $72 billion deal
      Today on AirTalk: Netflix to acquire Warner Bros; What's the worst gift you've received? Food Friday; FilmWeek: What to watch; and How horror became a box office guarantee.
    • Sponsored message
    • Spotify's logo has a green circle with three lines suggesting sound waves.
      Listen 1:39:02
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: What was in your Spotify Wrapped? AirTalk Live in Rancho Mirage; and TV Talk: What to watch.
      A look at listening trends in music and podcasts in 2025
      Today on AirTalk: What was in your Spotify Wrapped? AirTalk Live in Rancho Mirage; and TV Talk: What to watch.
    • A large rectangular building with an entrance sign that reads "Kenneth Hanh Hall of Administration."
      Listen 1:39:15
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: LA County law enforcement mask ban; Zillow removes climate risk feature; Ragebaiting; CA's high electric bills; and Why isn't Gen Z holiday shopping?
      LA County mask law enforcement ban
      Today on AirTalk: LA County law enforcement mask ban; Zillow removes climate risk feature; Ragebaiting; CA's high electric bills; and Why isn't Gen Z holiday shopping?
    • sb-flowers.jpg
      Listen 1:05:51
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: Tenth anniversary of the San Bernardino shooting; Tattoos and health; Celebrities in commercials; New UCLA football coach; and DACA recipients.
      Today marks 10 years following the mass shooting in San Bernardino, we look back
      Today on AirTalk: Tenth anniversary of the San Bernardino shooting; Tattoos and health; Celebrities in commercials; New UCLA football coach; and DACA recipients.
    • A newly constructed home next to a home under construction.
      Listen 1:39:02
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: Post-fire rebuilding; Potential congressional review of US military strikes; Journey across the US by steakhouse; ChatGPT turns 3; L.A. County bans Kratom; Best TV and movie titles.
      The first post-fire home in the Palisades has been built
      Today on AirTalk: Post-fire rebuilding; Potential congressional review of US military strikes; Journey across the US by steakhouse; ChatGPT turns 3; L.A. County bans Kratom; Best TV and movie titles.
    • A man in a suit jacket speaks at a podium as a woman stands to his left wearing a red jacket.
      Listen 1:39:16
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: $27M property deal funded by taxpayers now under federal investigation, Thanksgiving meal mishaps, TV Talk, FilmWeek, and the Big Lebowski.
      Inside a $27M property deal funded by taxpayers now under federal investigation
      Today on AirTalk: $27M property deal funded by taxpayers now under federal investigation, Thanksgiving meal mishaps, TV Talk, FilmWeek, and the Big Lebowski.
    • A plane in the sky
      Listen 1:41:08
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: Thanksgiving travel check-in; AI and the music industry; 2025 resolutions; Forestry Service check-in; MAGA accounts overseas; and how to talk politics at Thanksgiving.
      With Thanksgiving around the corner, a check in on the roads and airports that we’re clogging up
      Today on AirTalk: Thanksgiving travel check-in; AI and the music industry; 2025 resolutions; Forestry Service check-in; MAGA accounts overseas; and how to talk politics at Thanksgiving.
    • A building with a California flag on top
      Listen 1:39:12
      Apple
      Spotify
      Today on AirTalk: Warner Bros. Discovery sale; pending federal court cases; Thanksgiving side dishes; and CBP surveillance.
      Bidding war in Hollywood: Warner Bros Discovery
      Today on AirTalk: Warner Bros. Discovery sale; pending federal court cases; Thanksgiving side dishes; and CBP surveillance.
    Explore More Programs

    Credits & Support

    Larry Mantle, Host
    Austin Cross, Host
    Lindsey Wright, Senior Producer
    Lucy Copp, Producer
    Nicolas Perez, Producer
    Manny Valladares, Associate Producer
    Payton Seda, Associate Producer
    Faheem Khan, Associate Producer
    Courtney Eileen Fulcher, Apprentice News Clerk