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AirTalk Oct. 6, 2026
State of Gaza and Israel, Paramount finalizes merger, history of monstrous women, Irvine ranked-choice voting, candidate Connor Traut and the oldest thing you still use.
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How Gaza and beyond are being reshaped 3 years after Oct. 7
It’s been almost three years since the Israel-Hamas war began, reshaping Gaza and the wider region. We talk through what’s happened since and where things stand now.
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18:57
The Paramount merger is finally complete
It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, ushering in a new Hollywood giant with the now shorter “Skydance” nametag. Here’s what it means.
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15:46
The fascination with terrifying women throughout history
In her new book 'Monstrous Bitch: A History of Terrifying Women,' author Eleanor Johnson traces the monstrous woman trope back to Mesopotamian folklore through Western civilization to our modern day horror classics where the trope gets turned on its head.
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15:03
Irvine will decide on ranked-choice voting
Irvine voters are being asked whether they want to join the small but growing number of cities that elect representatives using ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. Measure D will be on the ballot this November and if passed would change Irvine’s City Council member and mayoral elections to a ranked choice voting system in 2028.
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OC Supervisor District 4 candidate Connor Traut
The O.C. Supervisor race for District 4 is a tight race between Buena Park Mayor Connor Traut and O.C. Board of Education trustee Tim Shaw. Neither have served on the Board of Supervisors before, but each has had decades-long experience working in local government positions.
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What’s the oldest thing you have that’s still in commission?
Whether it be sentimental, useful, or it just never went out of style, we all have that one shirt, spatula or family heirloom that has stuck around with us through thick and thin. We talk with LAist listeners about the older items they're still using.
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