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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: the latest in Mexico; Growing up in an apartment; CA's TK system; AI self-tasking and Barstow-to-Vegas desert racing
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Today on AirTalk: SCOTUS decision on Trump's tariffs; AI Astroturfing is already here; Food Friday: Omakase coffee; FilmWeek: What to watch; and Interview with Wagner Moura. -
Today on AirTalk: CA lawmakers weigh tougher DUI consequences; How do you get offline? Economy check-in; Interview with CalMatters co-founder David Lesher; and TV Talk.
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Today on AirTalk, LAist reporter Yusra Farzan gives us an update on the Tustin Hangar; how AI influences our social media feeds; the current state of conspiracy theories; Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets gear up for flight; Kogi BBQ founder and LA icon Roy Choi talks about his new cookbook and the pros of couples therapy. -
Listen 1:39:25Today on AirTalk, California Governor Gavin Newsom outlines a new blueprint for the state's cities and counties to restrict houseless encampments; the impact of AI on law and the judicial branch; the science behind pregnancy cravings; more Americans opting for road tripping; is remote work coming back into the office? and LA transplants weigh in on their culture shocks.Today on AirTalk, California Governor Gavin Newsom outlines a new blueprint for the state's cities and counties to restrict houseless encampments; the impact of AI on law and the judicial branch; the science behind pregnancy cravings; more Americans opting for road tripping; is remote work coming back into the office? and LA transplants weigh in on their culture shocks. -
Today on AirTalk, US and Chinese officials have reached a deal to pause most of their recent tariffs; how college students and professors are interacting with AI in school; the impacts of the 1992 'Watts Truce' between LA gangs and AirTalk at Dodger Stadium. -
Today on AirTalk, listeners share their thoughts on the first American Pope, relationships with our mothers as we age, Moo's BBQ, FilmWeek, and California Animation's exodus. -
Today on AirTalk, an expert weighs in on why sexual health is important as we age and AirTalk at Dodger Stadium. -
Today on AirTalk, how the Catholic Church has been working through its process of picking a new pope; the economics of aging; LA's top homeless official engaged in major misconduct; will Alcatraz be reopened as a prison and do people still hitchhike? -
Listen 1:39:20Today on AirTalk, California continues to struggle with job creation despite the state becoming the 4th largest economy in the world; Covered California investigated for sharing sensitive information with LinkedIn; How to build effective relationships and credibility at work; CEO of Edison International discusses the Eaton Fire and the way our bodies manage pain with age.Today on AirTalk, California continues to struggle with job creation despite the state becoming the 4th largest economy in the world; Covered California investigated for sharing sensitive information with LinkedIn; How to build effective relationships and credibility at work; CEO of Edison International discusses the Eaton Fire and the way our bodies manage pain with age. -
President Trump authorized 100% tariffs on films made in "foreign lands." We talk to an entertainment business reporter and an economist about what this may mean for Hollywood's film industry. -
Today on AirTalk, President Trump authorizes 100% tariff on any and all movie productions coming outside of the U.S.; the idea of 'old age'; phonetics-based teaching; NASA's Golden Record exhibit in Santa Barbara and how strawberries took root across the region. -
Today on AirTalk, new data shows that California's population drain is reversing; can we justify AI-generated mental therapy?; Texas style BBQ; FilmWeek and celebrating movies that have anniversaries this year.
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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