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AirTalk Nov. 6, 2026
Today's show: AirTalk Friday host Austin Cross discusses the LAPD and policing under Mayor-elect Nithya Raman, something that's out of style but you still love, the L.A. Chocolate Festival and FilmWeek. Cross is also LAist's local Morning Edition host.
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What will policing in LA look like under Nithya Raman?
As Nithya Raman officially becomes Los Angeles' next mayor, a lot of folks will be looking at what’s next for the Los Angeles Police Department. She's said she would like to maintain the size of the workforce and it's unclear where she stands on firing LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell. Today on AirTalk, we dig into what Mayor-elect Raman has proposed and what might come to fruition with Jim Newton, lecturer of public policy at UCLA.
What’s something that’s out of style that you still swear by?
It’s cringe to be off trend — that’s just how it is. But to be cringe is to be free, no? Living life authentically sometimes requires you to be a little cringe. Just because mason jars are out of fashion doesn’t mean you have to suddenly throw your collection out. We discuss embracing the cringe with Misty Sidell, design columnist for The Wall Street Journal.
The LA Chocolate Festival
This weekend is the L.A. Chocolate Festival, a two-day event that’ll bring local chocolate artisans and lovers together to appreciate the variety of cacao-centric confections. We talk to the festival’s head event coordinator, Brian Cisneros, and Kala Maxym, chief chocolate officer at the Chocolate Dispensary in Echo Park.
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FilmWeek: ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ ‘Godzilla Minus Zero,’ ‘I Play Rocky’ and more!
FilmWeek critics Christy Lemire, Katie Walsh and Charles Solomon join Larry Mantle to discuss Wild Horse Nine, writer-director Martin McDonagh's latest film starring John Malkovich, who is already getting Oscar nomination buzz for his performance. They’ll also talk about The Cat in the Hat from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, and the hit series Heated Rivalry showing at Regal theaters throughout the month of November.
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