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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: Pasadena Unified; November ballot proposals; What makes a good biopic? LA Mayor Karen Bass; and political science students on this election.
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Verdicts on the Enron Case Are In; California's High School Exit Exam Is Reinstated; Annual Statewide Beach Report Card; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Vicente Fox's Visit and US/Mexico Relations; How to Find Happiness
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Sheriff Lee Baca; International Trade-Off?; Race for Attorney General; Immigration Debate Continues In Washington; US/Israel Relations Update; Poncho Sanchez
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City of L.A. May Tighten Gun Laws; 45th Assembly District Race Debate; Should English be the "National Language?"; Robert Rauschenberg Exhibit at MOCA; Last Remaining Seats
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LAPD Consent Decree; Sacramento And The Future Of The LAUSD; Mayoral Takeovers In Other U.S. Cities; Extending The School Calendar; New LACMA Director Michael Govan
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Who Should Run LA's Schools? The Proposed Mayoral Takeover of LAUSD; FilmWeek
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Hayden Confirmation Hearings
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Race for California Attorney General; Mayor Villaraigosa and Los Angeles Business Leaders Travel to Washington D.C.; Preview of Hayden Confirmation Hearings; Christians React to The Da Vinci Code
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President Bush's Immigration Speech Analysis; Commencement Speakers Boycott Graduation Ceremonies; San Bernardino's Anti-Immigration Proposal; Immigrant Voter Drive; Truth in Documentary Film Making
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President's Prime Time on Immigration; Should We Raise Fuel Economy Standards?; Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Enrollment Deadline; Writings From The New Yorker
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Unclaimed Corpses Crowd L.A. County's Morgue; Mike Carona; Diebold Voting Machines; 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