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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: Mayor Karen Bass’s budget proposal; LAUSD screen time proposal; Civics; and interviews with LA Mayoral candidates Nithya Raman and Rae Huang.
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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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Budget Impasse; Jorge Ramos: How Hispanics Will Elect The Next American President; Michael Wallis; Walter Mosley's New Book Little Scarlet
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John Kerry Chooses John Edwards; Los Angeles School Construction Update; The Rise And Disappearance Of The Insect That Shaped The American Frontier; The New Disney Film, "America's Heart And Soul"
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The Business Of Bubbles: The Coca-Cola Company; A Journey Through The Chocolate Underbelly Of America; Los Lobos
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Report On Reforming The California Correctional System; Pop Culture As Truth?; FilmWeek
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Cassini Reaches Saturn; Orange County Journalist "Roundtable"; The Amber Room; Ray Bradbury
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Budget Update; Handover In Iraq; Political Implications and Consequences of the Transfer of Sovereignty in Iraq
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Yesterday's Supreme Court Decisions; What To Do With Saddam Hussein?; Iraqis On The Future Of Iraq
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Early Handover of Sovereignty in Iraq; Profiles of Key Players in the Iraqi Interim Government and on the Political Scene; Iraqi Tribal and Familial Ties; The Kurds
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Politics And Hollywood; Robert Reich On Why The Liberals Will Win The Battle For America; FilmWeek
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Preview of June 30th Handover of Iraqi Sovereignty; A History of Colonial Relations with the Middle East
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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