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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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  • The Al Jazeera logo.
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    The "Demand Al Jazeera in the USA” campaign. Incidental music fatigue - would someone please turn that bleeping music down? The abortion debate rages in the House. Gov. Brown drops sale of state buildings. Pluto-killer, actually a pretty nice guy.
    AirTalk for February 9, 2011
    The "Demand Al Jazeera in the USA” campaign. Incidental music fatigue - would someone please turn that bleeping music down? The abortion debate rages in the House. Gov. Brown drops sale of state buildings. Pluto-killer, actually a pretty nice guy.
  • Tens of thousands of anti-government supporters wave national flags as they gather for the 15th consecutive day to demonstrate in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 8, 2011, demanding the ouster of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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    The latest developments in Egypt. Are anti-depressants being prescribed for everything but depression? LA County Supervisors to Brown: No Way! Is it time for a re-up of the Patriot Act? Kenneth Silverman’s biography about composer John Cage.
    AirTalk for February 8, 2011
    The latest developments in Egypt. Are anti-depressants being prescribed for everything but depression? LA County Supervisors to Brown: No Way! Is it time for a re-up of the Patriot Act? Kenneth Silverman’s biography about composer John Cage.
  • U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on February 7, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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    President Obama's Chamber of Commerce speech. AOL announces the purchase of Huffington Post. UC Irvine protest students are set to be indicted. Should the President be able to shut down the internet in case of a cyber emergency? The Bible’s mixed messages on sex. Representative Jane Harman is stepping down.
    AirTalk for February 7, 2011
    President Obama's Chamber of Commerce speech. AOL announces the purchase of Huffington Post. UC Irvine protest students are set to be indicted. Should the President be able to shut down the internet in case of a cyber emergency? The Bible’s mixed messages on sex. Representative Jane Harman is stepping down.
  • An anti-government protester throws rocks at pro-government supporters near a highway overpass on the edge of Tahrir Square.
    Listen 1:36:33
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    The latest on the continuing crisis in Egypt. Packers or Steelers - who will win Super Bowl XLV? FilmWeek: Sanctum, The Other Woman, Waiting for Forever, Troubadours, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Director Davis Guggenheim talks about Waiting for Superman.
    AirTalk for February 4, 2011
    The latest on the continuing crisis in Egypt. Packers or Steelers - who will win Super Bowl XLV? FilmWeek: Sanctum, The Other Woman, Waiting for Forever, Troubadours, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Director Davis Guggenheim talks about Waiting for Superman.
  • Anti-government protesters carry rocks to throw at pro-government supporters near a highway overpass on the edge of Tahrir Square the afternoon of February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
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    Protests in Egypt become clashes in the street. Orange County Journalists Roundtable. Is ours the only universe? Egypt's turmoil continues. Director, writer and actor Kevin Smith talks about his controversial new film, Red State.
    AirTalk for February 3, 2011
    Protests in Egypt become clashes in the street. Orange County Journalists Roundtable. Is ours the only universe? Egypt's turmoil continues. Director, writer and actor Kevin Smith talks about his controversial new film, Red State.
  • U.S. President Barack Obama talks on the phone with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt as Vice President Joe Biden and the President's National Security team listen in the background in the Oval Office January 28, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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    How should Obama play his hand on Egypt? News Corp launches iPad-only newspaper, “The Daily.” Who is Mohamed ElBaradei? AEG & unions join forces against environmentalists over fight for new LA stadium.
    AirTalk for February 2, 2011
    How should Obama play his hand on Egypt? News Corp launches iPad-only newspaper, “The Daily.” Who is Mohamed ElBaradei? AEG & unions join forces against environmentalists over fight for new LA stadium.
  • A program sits on a desk before California Governor Jerry Brown delivers the State of the State address at the California State Capitol on January 31, 2011 in Sacramento, California.
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    What is the state of the state? Is the mercury in fillings a health hazard? Egypt's domino effect. Republicans split over GOProud.
    AirTalk for February 1, 2011
    What is the state of the state? Is the mercury in fillings a health hazard? Egypt's domino effect. Republicans split over GOProud.
  • A helicopter hovers overhead as an Egytpian demonstrator wave his flag from atop of a traffic light post in central Tahrir Square in Cairo on January 31, 2011, on the seventh day of mass protests calling for the removal of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak.
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    What kind of government will emerge from the turmoil in Egypt? Workplace immigration raids. The legacy of Charles Schulz.
    AirTalk for January 31, 2011
    What kind of government will emerge from the turmoil in Egypt? Workplace immigration raids. The legacy of Charles Schulz.
  • Egyptian demonstrators confront riot police during a demonstration in Cairo on January 28, 2011, demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
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    How should the U.S. respond to middle east turmoil? Teachers grading parents. Temple Grandin's personal look at autism. FilmWeek: The Rite, The Mechanic, When We Leave, The Housemaid, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! What films are creating a buzz at Sundance 2011?
    AirTalk for January 28, 2011
    How should the U.S. respond to middle east turmoil? Teachers grading parents. Temple Grandin's personal look at autism. FilmWeek: The Rite, The Mechanic, When We Leave, The Housemaid, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! What films are creating a buzz at Sundance 2011?
  • The Student Union on the UC Irvine campus.
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    Felony charges for eleven UC Irvine students who disrupted a speech by Israeli ambassador last February? Is Homosexuality compatible with Christian faith? Cultural sensitivity in the cafeteria. Overdiagnosis - are we sick or not?
    AirTalk for January 27, 2011
    Felony charges for eleven UC Irvine students who disrupted a speech by Israeli ambassador last February? Is Homosexuality compatible with Christian faith? Cultural sensitivity in the cafeteria. Overdiagnosis - are we sick or not?
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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