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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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  • 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?
  • US President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress and the Supreme Court on January 25, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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    What’s the state of the union? NPR's Ombudsman, Alicia Shepard. Renewing the debate over electroshock therapy. What is fear?
    AirTalk for January 26, 2011
    What’s the state of the union? NPR's Ombudsman, Alicia Shepard. Renewing the debate over electroshock therapy. What is fear?
  • An Oscars statue is seen before the start of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Nominations Announcement.
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    And the winner is... Oscar nominations are announced. New warnings about sharing our beds with our pets. A check in from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Riots break out in Cairo. Food labels grow up. Are humans getting dumber?
    AirTalk for January 25, 2011
    And the winner is... Oscar nominations are announced. New warnings about sharing our beds with our pets. A check in from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Riots break out in Cairo. Food labels grow up. Are humans getting dumber?
  • US President Barack Obama waves as he walks past Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House.
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    Obama's move to the center. Telling your kids about the news. The GOP abortion strategy. Remembering the original fitness guru Jack LaLanne. Today’s “blue”blooded elite drifts to the left.
    AirTalk for January 24, 2011
    Obama's move to the center. Telling your kids about the news. The GOP abortion strategy. Remembering the original fitness guru Jack LaLanne. Today’s “blue”blooded elite drifts to the left.
  • A row of lockers in a high school hallway.
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    Parents irate over LAUSD lockdowns. Is The City of Angels really the rudest city in America? What makes us (humans) unique? FilmWeek: No Strings Attached, Mumbai Diaries, Applause, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Memorable movie mistakes. A preview of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
    AirTalk for January 21, 2011
    Parents irate over LAUSD lockdowns. Is The City of Angels really the rudest city in America? What makes us (humans) unique? FilmWeek: No Strings Attached, Mumbai Diaries, Applause, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Memorable movie mistakes. A preview of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
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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