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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: What's your voting plan? Building tolerance for uncertainty; L.A. City primary races; Countercultural nuns; and LACMA opening.
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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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The Latest On Falluja; Pentagon Ban On Images Of Homecoming Of Dead Soldiers; Keely Smith; Japanese Ballplayers Making It Big In America
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Iraq Update; The Assault on Baghdad; The Travel Slump – Is It Over?
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The Times Poll; Oil-For-Food Scandal; Is America Still A “Melting Pot?”
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Bob Hertzberg Enters The Race For L.A. Mayor; A History Of American Secularism; FilmWeek
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US Commission On Ocean Policy Report; New Biography of Chick Hearn
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Condom Requirement for the Adult Film Industry; Sleep Disorders In Children; The Perils of Crossing the US-Mexico Border
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Bob Woodward’s Book, Plan Of Attack; Forest Fire Prevention; A Novel About The Sex Abuse Scandal Inside The Catholic Church
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HIV Outbreak in LA’s Porn Industry; Senator John McCain; Should I Be Tested For Cancer?
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Bush Endorses Israeli Withdrawal Plan; FilmWeek
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Workers’ Compensation Reform; Observations on the History of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants: Rats!; Urinetown: The Musical
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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