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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).
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Today on AirTalk: Gas prices; Gubernatorial and mayoral polls; 1970s fuel shortage; Legal & social challenges for polyamorous couples; and Do forests communicate?
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Listen 1:35:10Will John Kasich make like Ted Cruz and suspend his campaign?; US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew joins Larry Mantle in studio to discuss the US territory's financial crisis; and with TSA budget cuts, you'll want to arrive to the airport even earlier to avoid missing your flight.Will John Kasich make like Ted Cruz and suspend his campaign?; US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew joins Larry Mantle in studio to discuss the US territory's financial crisis; and with TSA budget cuts, you'll want to arrive to the airport even earlier to avoid missing your flight. -
The LA County Board of Supervisors is meeting today to consider asking voters to approve a parcel tax to pay for parks; discussing contested conventions in the digital age and how to best support a transgender kid -
AirTalk's political roundup series continues with a look ahead to Indiana's primaries; weighing the effects of presidential election 2016 media coverage and the contest that will determine L.A.'s Pershing Square re-design. -
Listen 1:35:19Discussing the positive and negative effects Donald Trump's primary campaign; Analyzing a Georgia couple's distracted driving lawsuit against Snapchat; and debating Regal Cinema's new policy which restricts parents from bringing children under 6 to R-rated movies. TGI-FilmWeek!Discussing the positive and negative effects Donald Trump's primary campaign; Analyzing a Georgia couple's distracted driving lawsuit against Snapchat; and debating Regal Cinema's new policy which restricts parents from bringing children under 6 to R-rated movies. TGI-FilmWeek! -
Weighing a proposal to include women in military drafts; debating whether to use cannabis as a way to treat opioid addiction; & our Native Angeleno series continues with a new book on the history and architecture of the Los Angeles Central Library. -
A look at Tuesday's primary results and Trump's foreign policy speech; weighing the ethics of post-mortem sperm extraction and StoryCorp founder Dave Isay stops by to talk about his book, "Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work." -
Listen 1:35:27California State University and California Community College campuses got one step closer to being tobacco-free after the state Assembly voted 41-24 yesterday to approve a tobacco ban; Faith Salie of NPR's Wait, Wait . . .Don't Tell Me talks about new memoir, "Approval Junkie," and weighing the pros and cons of a bailout for Puerto Rico.California State University and California Community College campuses got one step closer to being tobacco-free after the state Assembly voted 41-24 yesterday to approve a tobacco ban; Faith Salie of NPR's Wait, Wait . . .Don't Tell Me talks about new memoir, "Approval Junkie," and weighing the pros and cons of a bailout for Puerto Rico. -
Listen 1:34:01AirTalk continues its election coverage with a preview of Tuesday's primaries and analysis of Cruz and Kasich's deal to defeat Trump; Larry Mantle remembers KPCC's Morning Edition host, Steve Julian and journalist and author, Greg O'Brien, talks about the impact of documenting his struggle with Alzheimer's.AirTalk continues its election coverage with a preview of Tuesday's primaries and analysis of Cruz and Kasich's deal to defeat Trump; Larry Mantle remembers KPCC's Morning Edition host, Steve Julian and journalist and author, Greg O'Brien, talks about the impact of documenting his struggle with Alzheimer's. -
Uber's class action settlement has major implications for tipping, driver autonomy and safety; the top U.S. diplomat for Asia stops by the studio to talk trade and election 2016 & if it's Friday, it must be FilmWeek... -
Listen 1:35:15We remember the life and legacy of Prince with Sharon Jones, Nic Harcourt and others; why SoCal police departments are having trouble recruiting enough police officers; the continuing debate over online comment sections; & creative partnerships - what's behind that good chemistry of the best collaborations?We remember the life and legacy of Prince with Sharon Jones, Nic Harcourt and others; why SoCal police departments are having trouble recruiting enough police officers; the continuing debate over online comment sections; & creative partnerships - what's behind that good chemistry of the best collaborations?
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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