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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: Ban on pretextual police stops? CA insurance commissioner’s race; TV Talk; and California gubernatorial candidates Steve Hilton and Matt Mahan. -
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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Miguel Estrada Nomination To Federal Appeals Court Post; Local Doctors Boycott Big Pharmaceutical Company; Megan's Law/Sex Offender Registration
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Post-Election Analysis; State Prison Budget; John Leguizamo; Chicago
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Media Consolidation; History Of Government In Los Angeles
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FDA Proposes Warnings For Ephedra; Election Preview; The Roy Jones Junior Fight; Hollywood History From The Bottom Up
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Television Stars at The Museum of Television & Radio; FilmWeek
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Michael Cherkasky; Los Angeles City Council District #8
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Iraqis in Southern California; Middle East Round Up: Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
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Fire Safety in Nightclubs; Afghanistan Update; Los Angeles City Council District #14; Raising the Smoking Age to 21
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Candidates for City Council District 12; Board of Education Candidates Districts 1, 3, and 7
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Cultural Differences Between Europe And The United States; 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