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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: 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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Today on AirTalk: CNN California gubernatorial debate; Ted Turner dies at 87; What’s on your LA county ballot this June? Crisis PR; and books that changed your life. -
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What The Heck Is Up (And Down) With Oil?; The STAR 2008 Scores; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; Update On Geriatrics; Interfaith Understanding In America
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Georgia Accepts Cease Fire, Russia Continues Bombing; Talking Trash; Show Down On Prison Healthcare; Shooting at Arkansas Democratic Headquarters; The Latest On Alzheimer's Disease; Ernest Borgnine
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Airtalk From The State Capital; Airtalk From The State Capital Continued
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Half-Cent Sales Tax; Music Icon Isaac Hayes Dies At 65; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; A Quest For Love In The New India
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Georgian/Russian Conflict; The Olympics; FilmWeek Reviews; Ernest Borgnine
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Is Clinton Really Supporting Obama's Nomination?; Violent Films; Is China Ready For The Olympics?
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Split Verdict In The Hamdan Case; The State Of The State Budget Crisis; The State Of Our Emergency Rooms; How The War On Terror Turned Into A War On American Ideals; Rand Talks Back To Alex Abella
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Governor Proposes Sales Tax Hike; Has the Housing Market Hit Bottom?; McCain's Veep: Who Should it Be?; Bobby Kennedy's Last Campaign
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State Healthcare Reform May Be Near; Alexander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89; Why Athletes Dope; Obama's Veep: Who Should it Be?; The True Nature of Black Holes
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Anthrax Mailings Mystery Ending; LA Unified Puts $7 Billion Bond on Ballot; FilmWeek
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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