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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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George Tenet Testifies Before the 9-11 Commission; State Clashes With Cities Over Second Dwelling Bill; Housing Prices
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9-11 Commission Hearings; Evangelical Media and Popular Culture
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Iraq Update; Declassified Presidential Daily Briefing Memo (PDB); Mayor James Hahn's LAX Plan; Easing Traumatic Memories; The Talking Cure
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April 9th: Anniversary Of The Fall Of Saddam’s Government; FilmWeek
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Condoleeza Rice Testimony Before The 9/11 Commission; Inside The Bush White House
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Inglewood Results; Orange County Journalist "Roundtable"; The Fiscal Burden of an Aging Population
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Tension Over Taiwan Elections; Electronic Voting; Psychological Experiments Of The 20th Century; The Height Gap
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County and Federal Probes Into City Contracting Practices; Student Government Bickering Leads to Shut Down at Occidental College; Workers' Compensation Reform Developments; Las Vegas
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Guide To Buying A New Car
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A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions and Lore That Shaped Modern America; Landscaping and Gardening With California Native Plants
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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