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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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SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Patriot Act II; The Theory Behind the American Foreign Policy in the Middle East
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War Update; Syria And The Axis Of Evil; Latino Political Power
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War Update; Crowd Psychology; POW Training
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Strategy Update; Humanitarian Aid Update; The Tradition Of Deposed Statues; Open Phones; FilmWeek
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War Update; Open Phones; The Cultural Meaning of Loss in Iraq to the Arab World
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War Update; Forming An Interim Government In Iraq; The Company
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Urban Warfare and War Update; What Will Be Done With The Iraqi Military and Para-Military Forces in a Post-War Iraq?; War Photography; The Intersection Between Art and Science
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War Update: The Battle for Baghdad Has Begun; Presenting the War: AM Radio Stations; Indian Gaming Compacts; FilmWeek
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War Strategy Update; Chris Reed: Orange County News; Domestic Partnership; The Language Of War
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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