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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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Recent Episodes
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Listen to the full AirTalk episode for Tuesday, May 5, 2026. -
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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MTA And The End Of The Consent Decree; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Michael O'Hanlon
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President Bush's Speech; Outlaw Cigarettes?; Rejection Collection
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Proposition 88; Proposition 1D; LAPD's 3-Day Work Schedule; Saving Democracy; The Bridge
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Bribery On The Border; John Garamendi; Hidden Iran; "The World According To Sesame Street"
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Propositions 1A And 1B; An Insider's Account Of The War On Terror; FilmWeek
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What Should Democrats Focus On In The Upcoming Mid-Term Elections?; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; Blood Brothers; The Life And Legacy Of Jimmy Stewart
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South Orange County's Foothill Toll Road Extension Debate; King/Drew Takeover Plan Approved By County; Skin
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Has Workers' Compensation Reform Gone Too Far?; War in the Modern Era; Vulnerable Congressional Seats in the 2006 Election; The Impact of the G.I. Bill of Rights
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Hawaii Earthquake; Proposition 1D and The Field Act; Jerry Brown; The Iraq Study Group; Architecture and Quality of Life
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Deliver Us From Evil; This I Believe; New LAUSD Superintendent Chosen; FilmWeek
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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