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Today on AirTalk: Government shutdown; Political movements and political figures; Food Friday; FilmWeek; and an interview with Sir Roger Deakins

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel or fix broken heaters. The shutdown has stalled funds.

A committee tasked with oversight of the city’s controversial tax said it has created 10,000 union construction jobs. LAist tracked down the claim’s origins.

Jonathan Caravello was detained while protesting mass raids at cannabis facilities this summer.

The infant boy is bonding with his mother, but visitors can see him now.

For decades, Californians could rely on the federal government for help. “The modern era of emergency management … is forever changing,” a state official says.

Texas drew new lines to help the GOP win in the midterm elections. California countered this week. Republicans might have an edge in the redistricting battle as it spreads nationally.

The birds come from a natural oil seep along the Ventura and Santa Barbara coasts.

Judge says the government "failed to consider the harms individuals who rely on those benefits would suffer."

NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.

Hundreds of California schools won the National Blue Ribbon honor before the program ended in August.