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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: Jet fuel shortage; Marine protected areas; Should college be 3 years? Prediction market explainer; LA theater; and a documentary on Yiddish theater.
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Today on AirTalk: CARE Courts; Comedy in China; SCOTUS check-in; Cricket returns for LA28; and TV Talk.
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Today on AirTalk: KNX ending FM simulcast; Prediction markets; How do you view mentorship? Facial recognition tech; and William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Anaheim mayor urges city officials to purge emails. Detroit Auto Show – more than cars. Tonight’s BCS Championship: How will the Crimson Tide fare against number one ranked LSU? GOP debates strike the Granite State as race heads to first primary. Diane Keaton on Annie and Dorothy Hall. Plus, the latest news.
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Listen 1:35:57Governor Brown’s “tough medicine” budget proposal. The "penis mom" controversy. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Henry Sheehan join Larry to review the week’s new film releases, including Beneath the Darkness, Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow, 8 Murders a Day and It’s About You. TGI-FilmWeek! Attack of the sequels!Governor Brown’s “tough medicine” budget proposal. The "penis mom" controversy. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Henry Sheehan join Larry to review the week’s new film releases, including Beneath the Darkness, Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow, 8 Murders a Day and It’s About You. TGI-FilmWeek! Attack of the sequels!
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Obama presents a new plan to streamline the Pentagon. Obama’s Cordray move causes political stir, raises Constitutional questions. Is celibacy relevant in the Catholic church today? Panhandlers bring out your inner (fill in the blank).
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The results are in from the Iowa caucuses. VW gives employees a break from work email, should more companies follow suit? The back and forth on California’s High Speed Rail project continues. Online dating 2.0.
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Listen 1:35:22The Iowa Caucuses: The first real step on the road to choosing the Republican contender for president. What a Caucus anyway? Do violent video games actually make children violent? IGambling gets big boost from DOJ. Arsonist update. New Year’s resolutions: Do they work, does anyone keep them and what are yours this year?The Iowa Caucuses: The first real step on the road to choosing the Republican contender for president. What a Caucus anyway? Do violent video games actually make children violent? IGambling gets big boost from DOJ. Arsonist update. New Year’s resolutions: Do they work, does anyone keep them and what are yours this year?
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California doctors reverse their stance on legalizing pot. Incoming NPR chief hopes to “calm the waters.” The "Charmed, Tormented Life" of NBA great Jerry West. "Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide."
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Occupy Pasadena. Rick Santorum presidential profile. Upping the dose on pain meds. News of the year: what defines 2011?
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Most Americans see Obama as more liberal than they are. State Supreme Court decides on redevelopment money. Top Science Stories of 2011.
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GOP candidates surf the polls in Iowa race. Can this marriage be saved…by the recession? Felony charges filed against chemistry professor in fatal laboratory death.
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Should the city of Los Angeles sue Occupy LA? Fact Checkers: seekers of truth or peddlers of partisan politics? These Amazing Shadows.
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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