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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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  • A parking lot is seen empty at an out-of-business store in Vallejo, California.
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    Governor Schwarzenegger signs a bill that will regulate government pension fund money. The broken redevelopment system. Is the U.S. starting to look like a third world country? The tenuous state of the Downtown Art Walk. Then, TGI-Filmweek! We review The Social Network, Howl, Case 39, and more. Then, Stephen Frears on his new film Tamara Drew; and the directors of suspenseful documentary Catfish. Plus the latest news.
    AirTalk for October 1, 2010
    Governor Schwarzenegger signs a bill that will regulate government pension fund money. The broken redevelopment system. Is the U.S. starting to look like a third world country? The tenuous state of the Downtown Art Walk. Then, TGI-Filmweek! We review The Social Network, Howl, Case 39, and more. Then, Stephen Frears on his new film Tamara Drew; and the directors of suspenseful documentary Catfish. Plus the latest news.
  • Nicky Diaz Santillan (R), who claims to have been the nanny and housekeeper of Republican nominee for Californnia Governor Meg Whitman, attends conference in Los Angeles on September 29, 2010.
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    Meg Whitman's Nannygate. Former Secretary of Labor and author Robert Reich on America's economic future. President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel announces he's stepping down on Friday. Connecting LA's trains. What to do with all that free time provided by techno gadgets, and the lastest news.
    AirTalk for September 30, 2010
    Meg Whitman's Nannygate. Former Secretary of Labor and author Robert Reich on America's economic future. President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel announces he's stepping down on Friday. Connecting LA's trains. What to do with all that free time provided by techno gadgets, and the lastest news.
  • California attorney general and democratic gubernatorial candidate (L) and republican gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) participate in a debate at UC Davis' Mondavi Center on September 28, 2010 in Davis, California.
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    Brown vs Whitman debate – who won? A teacher’s suicide leads the call for the LA Times to remove performance ratings from their website. What are the jobs of the future? And, the latest news.
    AirTalk for September 29, 2010
    Brown vs Whitman debate – who won? A teacher’s suicide leads the call for the LA Times to remove performance ratings from their website. What are the jobs of the future? And, the latest news.
  • A judge's gavel rests on top of a desk in a courtroom.
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    Legal issues delay Albert Brown’s execution. A new study suggests that non-believers know more about religion than people who practice. Assemblyman Dave Jones joins host Larry Mantle to talk about the race for California Insurance Commissioner. Wiretapping the Internet. A local genus wins the $500,000 MacArthur Grant. The Mummies of the World exhibition at the California Science Center, and the latest news.
    AirTalk for September 28, 2010
    Legal issues delay Albert Brown’s execution. A new study suggests that non-believers know more about religion than people who practice. Assemblyman Dave Jones joins host Larry Mantle to talk about the race for California Insurance Commissioner. Wiretapping the Internet. A local genus wins the $500,000 MacArthur Grant. The Mummies of the World exhibition at the California Science Center, and the latest news.
  • A picture shows Israel's controversial separation barrier and in the background a minaret of a mosque in the Palestinian village of Masha in the West Bank city, on September 26, 2010.
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    Freeze On Jewish Settlements Expires, Are Peace Talks In Jeopardy?. Elections 101: Prop 21 - should car fees be raised to pay for state park improvements? The method of lethal injection. Bridging the achievement gap. How a sister's love launched the global movement to end breast cancer. And, the latest news.
    AirTalk for September 27, 2010
    Freeze On Jewish Settlements Expires, Are Peace Talks In Jeopardy?. Elections 101: Prop 21 - should car fees be raised to pay for state park improvements? The method of lethal injection. Bridging the achievement gap. How a sister's love launched the global movement to end breast cancer. And, the latest news.
  • California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger points to a chart as he talks about the State budget during an appearance at City Summit in San Francisco, California in August 2010.
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    Governor Schwarzenegger announces a budget "framework." Felons as caregivers, and death penalty 101. Yes that's right cats and kittens, it's FilmWeek! KPCC film critics discuss the week’s new releases including Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, You Again, among others. TGI-FilmWeek! A close-up look at one of film's biggest legends, Cecil B. DeMille.
    AirTalk for September 24, 2010
    Governor Schwarzenegger announces a budget "framework." Felons as caregivers, and death penalty 101. Yes that's right cats and kittens, it's FilmWeek! KPCC film critics discuss the week’s new releases including Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, You Again, among others. TGI-FilmWeek! A close-up look at one of film's biggest legends, Cecil B. DeMille.
  • US House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio (C), holds up a copy of the Republican's new governing agenda, known as 'A Pledge to America,' for the 111th Congress at Tart Lumber Company in Sterling, Virginia, September 23, 2010.
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    A new Republican pledge to America. With so many city officials under arrest, who should run Bell now? What are the rules of engagement in cyber warfare? And, the story of Navajo lands contaminated by uranium mining.
    AirTalk for September 23, 2010
    A new Republican pledge to America. With so many city officials under arrest, who should run Bell now? What are the rules of engagement in cyber warfare? And, the story of Navajo lands contaminated by uranium mining.
  • A resident celebrates the arrest of eight former and current city officials by shaking little bells in front of City Hall on September 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, The eight are charged with misappropriation of more than $5.5 million in public funds for excessive salaries and illegal personal loans.
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    How do you prosecute white collar crime? Prop 25 and busting budget gridlock. Some provisions of the health care reform law go into effect. A calm look at Tea Partiers. Later, LACMA’s new pavilion.
    AirTalk for September 22, 2010
    How do you prosecute white collar crime? Prop 25 and busting budget gridlock. Some provisions of the health care reform law go into effect. A calm look at Tea Partiers. Later, LACMA’s new pavilion.
  • Residents of the City of Bell, holding protest placards are calling for the ouster of city officials arrive for the start of council meeting on July 26, 2010 in Bell, California.
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    Bell city officials arrested. A Fall TV season preview. Genetically Modified salmon is coming to a plate near you. Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration.
    AirTalk for September 21, 2010
    Bell city officials arrested. A Fall TV season preview. Genetically Modified salmon is coming to a plate near you. Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration.
  • Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood participates in a rally on texting while during a rally at the Newseum on April 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Oprah Winfrey Show is sponsoring a 'No Phone Zone' rally nationwide to bring awareness and to reduce the number of accidents from drivers who talk or text on cell phones.
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    The dangers of distracted driving. Will your favorite food truck make the grade? A change of heart for shark attack survivors. The crime of cheating workers, and using computers to teach kids.
    AirTalk for September 20, 2010
    The dangers of distracted driving. Will your favorite food truck make the grade? A change of heart for shark attack survivors. The crime of cheating workers, and using computers to teach kids.
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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