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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 on Iran, What's your favorite children's book? Food Friday: Ubefest, FilmWeek, and an interview with the American Cinematheque artistic director.
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Chris Christie officially pulls out of the race he never officially entered – maybe. Is Denmark’s new “fat tax” the answer to what ails us? House Republicans tee up next budget battle. Bringing the funk back in "Thunder Soul." -
Brown puts his John Hancock on a big stack of bills. Supreme Court to take up health reform, immigration, profanity and more. Did Anwar al-Awlaki deserve due process? Got sex appeal? Use it to get ahead! -
Listen 1:34:34Governor Brown may challenge affirmative action ban in UC system. Do smart-aleck phone apps need policing? FilmWeek: Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Andy Klein to review this week’s films including 50/50, What’s Your Number?, Sarah Palin: You Betcha! and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Life, love and loss with a screen legend. Plus, the latest news.Governor Brown may challenge affirmative action ban in UC system. Do smart-aleck phone apps need policing? FilmWeek: Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Andy Klein to review this week’s films including 50/50, What’s Your Number?, Sarah Palin: You Betcha! and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Life, love and loss with a screen legend. Plus, the latest news. -
Mayor Villaraigosa talks realignment, infrastructure and jobs. Federal judge green-lights Alabama immigration enforcement. Can robots replace soldiers in the theater of war? The decisive moment – is it for real? -
In Cold Blood? Greenpeace comes to Southern California to take on Edison’s use of coal plants. Conrad Murray’s team outlines defense strategy. The wets vs the drys – America’s Prohibition experiment.
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Do the unemployed deserve protected legal status? Empathy and the origins of cruelty. Don’t do time for the crime – pay the fine. Gun fight over the Second Amendment. -
Cain’s up, Christie’s a question mark, the GOP field still anyone’s game. White collars, sticky fingers – finding and fighting workplace fraud. Researchers slam single-sex classrooms. From war orphan to Hollywood icon. -
Economic woes being felt throughout the nation – and around the world. Jump in Sherriff’s Department shootings in L.A. County. Palestinian case for statehood at the United Nations. FilmWeek: Abduction, Dolphin Tale, Moneyball and more. Verdict in the Irvine 11 case. -
Prosecuting the Kelly Thomas beating trial. West Hollywood is almost fur free. Good for animals…bad for business? The evolution of American counterterrorism. Is the millennial generation America’s newest civic generation? -
Listen 1:20:41Greek default may be imminent…so why are the Greeks happy about it? Former LA Times publisher sues the paper over “discriminatory” distribution of its Sunday magazine. Former Oxnard teacher who witnessed shooting of gay student Larry King speaks out, as next steps for trial are debated. Charges in the Kelly Thomas case.Greek default may be imminent…so why are the Greeks happy about it? Former LA Times publisher sues the paper over “discriminatory” distribution of its Sunday magazine. Former Oxnard teacher who witnessed shooting of gay student Larry King speaks out, as next steps for trial are debated. Charges in the Kelly Thomas case.
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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