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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: 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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Recent Episodes
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Listen to the full AirTalk episode for Tuesday, May 5, 2026. -
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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Cracking Down On Skid Row Drugs; Iraq Update; The Southern California Shopping Experience
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Developments In The LAUSD; Changes In LAUSD Governance; Will The Angels Leave Anaheim?; Educating Gifted Children; Elia Kazan
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President Bush Under Fire; President Jimmy Carter; Israeli Politics; New Archaeological Evidence Points To A Violent And Precipitous End To Mayan Civilization
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ANOTHER INMATE KILLED AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEN’S CENTRAL JAIL; THE TAIWAN QUESTION AND LA’S IMMIGRANT POPULATION; FILMWEEK
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TAX REVENUE MAY WIPE OUT BUDGET SHORTFALL IN CALIFORNIA; ORANGE COUNTY JOURNALIST “ROUNDTABLE”; CHRISTIANS IN CHINA; MIKE WALLACE
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NEW STUDY SAYS THAT LOS ANGELES IS THE LEADER IN COSTLY CARE FOR DYING; CHINESE IMMIGRATION ISSUES; STEROIDS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL; CALIFORNIA CONGRESSMAN PROPOSES FEDERAL LAND SELL-OFF; TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL
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PLAN B; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CHINA; CONSERVATORS RIPPING OFF THE ELDERLY?; FORMER CPB CHAIRMAN KENNETH TOMLINSON VIOLATED PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT, INSPECTOR GENERAL CONCLUDES; NEW YORKER PROFILES OF SHOW PEOPLE
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The Big Bond; The Governor's Trip to China; Doing Business in Mainland China; San Francisco's Gun Ban; Mao: The Unknown Story; The New PBS Documentary "Las Vegas: An Unconventional History"
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The State Of The San Fernando Valley; FilmWeek
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UC IRVINE LIVER TRANSPLANT CENTER; NISSAN LEAVES GARDENA; QUAKE WARNINGS; CRIPS FOUNDER “TOOKIE” WILLIAMS – EXECUTION OR CLEMENCY?; JORDANIAN BOMBINGS; THE WHALE AND THE SUPERCOMPUTER; ROUTE 66 TURNS 79
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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