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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: Should LA loosen restrictions on Airbnbs? The financial side of divorce; Food Friday: Raw Bar; FilmWeek; and the TCM Classic Film Festival.
    Today on AirTalk: Should LA loosen restrictions on Airbnbs? The financial side of divorce; Food Friday: Raw Bar; FilmWeek; and the TCM Classic Film Festival.

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    Supreme Court Strikes Down California's Determinate Sentencing Law; Jack O'Connell; The California Primary and the Race for President; Jazz Musician Christian McBride
    Supreme Court Strikes Down California's Determinate Sentencing Law; Jack O'Connell; The California Primary and the Race for President; Jazz Musician Christian McBride
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    Special 2-hour FilmWeek Broadcast from the Sundance Film Festival
    Special 2-hour FilmWeek Broadcast from the Sundance Film Festival
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    Mayor's New School Strategy; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; Racially Motivated Gang Violence In South L.A.
    Mayor's New School Strategy; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; Racially Motivated Gang Violence In South L.A.
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    Gang Truce In Harbor Gateway; Long Beach Hate Crimes Trial; Independent Booksellers Pushed Out; Words That Work; Anthony Swofford
    Gang Truce In Harbor Gateway; Long Beach Hate Crimes Trial; Independent Booksellers Pushed Out; Words That Work; Anthony Swofford
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    Freeze Damage To California Crops; Debate Over Secret Police Disciplinary Hearings; Barack Obama; Living A Richer Life With Less Stuff
    Freeze Damage To California Crops; Debate Over Secret Police Disciplinary Hearings; Barack Obama; Living A Richer Life With Less Stuff
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    Barack Obama; Martin Luther King Temple Israel Sermon from 1965; HumanKind Special Broadcast About Martin Luther King
    Barack Obama; Martin Luther King Temple Israel Sermon from 1965; HumanKind Special Broadcast About Martin Luther King
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    Democrats Push Through Prescription Drug Negotiation Law; Deal Reached To Preserve Over 32,000 Acres In South Orange County; David Beckham Comes To Los Angeles; FilmWeek
    Democrats Push Through Prescription Drug Negotiation Law; Deal Reached To Preserve Over 32,000 Acres In South Orange County; David Beckham Comes To Los Angeles; FilmWeek
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    Reaction To President Bush's Iraq Speech; Open Phones On President Bush's Iraq Speech; The Merits Of Mess
    Reaction To President Bush's Iraq Speech; Open Phones On President Bush's Iraq Speech; The Merits Of Mess
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    Reaction To The Governor's State Of The State Speech; New Tactics In Combating Gang Violence; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Tracking Corruption In World Governments; George Gershwin - His Life And Work
    Reaction To The Governor's State Of The State Speech; New Tactics In Combating Gang Violence; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Tracking Corruption In World Governments; George Gershwin - His Life And Work
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    Governor's Health Care Plan And State Of The State Preview; Governor's Global Warming Initiative; U.S. Attacks Al-Qaeda Suspects In Somalia; The Next Big One; Ben Affleck
    Governor's Health Care Plan And State Of The State Preview; Governor's Global Warming Initiative; U.S. Attacks Al-Qaeda Suspects In Somalia; The Next Big One; Ben Affleck

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