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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 program sits on a desk before California Governor Jerry Brown delivers the State of the State address at the California State Capitol on January 31, 2011 in Sacramento, California.
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    What is the state of the state? Is the mercury in fillings a health hazard? Egypt's domino effect. Republicans split over GOProud.
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  • A helicopter hovers overhead as an Egytpian demonstrator wave his flag from atop of a traffic light post in central Tahrir Square in Cairo on January 31, 2011, on the seventh day of mass protests calling for the removal of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak.
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    What kind of government will emerge from the turmoil in Egypt? Workplace immigration raids. The legacy of Charles Schulz.
    AirTalk for January 31, 2011
    What kind of government will emerge from the turmoil in Egypt? Workplace immigration raids. The legacy of Charles Schulz.
  • Egyptian demonstrators confront riot police during a demonstration in Cairo on January 28, 2011, demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
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    How should the U.S. respond to middle east turmoil? Teachers grading parents. Temple Grandin's personal look at autism. FilmWeek: The Rite, The Mechanic, When We Leave, The Housemaid, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! What films are creating a buzz at Sundance 2011?
    AirTalk for January 28, 2011
    How should the U.S. respond to middle east turmoil? Teachers grading parents. Temple Grandin's personal look at autism. FilmWeek: The Rite, The Mechanic, When We Leave, The Housemaid, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! What films are creating a buzz at Sundance 2011?
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    Felony charges for eleven UC Irvine students who disrupted a speech by Israeli ambassador last February? Is Homosexuality compatible with Christian faith? Cultural sensitivity in the cafeteria. Overdiagnosis - are we sick or not?
    AirTalk for January 27, 2011
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  • US President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress and the Supreme Court on January 25, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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    What’s the state of the union? NPR's Ombudsman, Alicia Shepard. Renewing the debate over electroshock therapy. What is fear?
    AirTalk for January 26, 2011
    What’s the state of the union? NPR's Ombudsman, Alicia Shepard. Renewing the debate over electroshock therapy. What is fear?
  • An Oscars statue is seen before the start of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Nominations Announcement.
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    And the winner is... Oscar nominations are announced. New warnings about sharing our beds with our pets. A check in from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Riots break out in Cairo. Food labels grow up. Are humans getting dumber?
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    And the winner is... Oscar nominations are announced. New warnings about sharing our beds with our pets. A check in from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Riots break out in Cairo. Food labels grow up. Are humans getting dumber?
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    Obama's move to the center. Telling your kids about the news. The GOP abortion strategy. Remembering the original fitness guru Jack LaLanne. Today’s “blue”blooded elite drifts to the left.
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    Obama's move to the center. Telling your kids about the news. The GOP abortion strategy. Remembering the original fitness guru Jack LaLanne. Today’s “blue”blooded elite drifts to the left.
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    The Supreme Court decides that NASA background checks do not violate privacy. Does class size matter? Restricting the Size of Ammunition Magazines. Are your tweets how you want to be remembered when you die?
    AirTalk for January 20, 2011
    The Supreme Court decides that NASA background checks do not violate privacy. Does class size matter? Restricting the Size of Ammunition Magazines. Are your tweets how you want to be remembered when you die?
  • Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Navy Sailor, patrols along with male marines November 17, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
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    Gardena High School shooting: Are our kids safe? LAPD gang officers quit over financial disclosure rules. Women at war - breaking the combat barrier. Weathering the emotional ebb & flow of seasonal changes.
    AirTalk for January 19, 2011
    Gardena High School shooting: Are our kids safe? LAPD gang officers quit over financial disclosure rules. Women at war - breaking the combat barrier. Weathering the emotional ebb & flow of seasonal changes.
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Larry Mantle, Host
Austin Cross, Host
Lindsey Wright, Senior Producer
Nicolas Perez, Producer
Manny Valladares, Producer
Payton Seda, Associate Producer
Faheem Khan, Associate Producer
Amy Lopez, Apprentice News Clerk
Ava Calbreath, Apprentice News Clerk