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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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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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Southern California Wildfire Update
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The Florida Case Of Terri Schiavo; 400 Years Of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, And Heroines; FilmWeek
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Southern California Environmental Report Card, 2003: Smart Growth; State Employee Layoffs; Science Talk with Michael Shermer
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Disney Hall: Changing The Downtown Landscape; The Orchestra; Walt Disney Concert Hall And The Los Angeles Philharmonic Reach Out; Designing Disney Hall; The Sound Of Disney Hall; Programming A New Season In A New Hall and Dining At Disney Hall
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First Lady Sharon Davis; Bush's Environmental Policy; The Spoken Word; Mexican Folk Art
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Strike Update; Los Angeles Film Critics Cancel Awards; Will More Military Bases Be Closed in California?; Passing: When People Can't Be Who They Are; Al Franken
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Open Phones: Supermarket and MTA Strikes; Esa-Pekka Salonen; FilmWeek
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Banning Smoking on Some L.A. Beaches; Teamsters Strike Involvement; Orange County News; The Middle Mind: Why Americans Don't Think for Themselves; The New Play: It's Edie in Here
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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