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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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  • A man holds a Solidaires Union flag during a demonstration against the French government's pensions reform on October 19, 2010 in Paris.
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    Orange County's Crystal Cathedral files bankruptcy. Federal financing is approved for the Crenshaw Light Rail line. Elections 101: Proposition 24 - should some business tax laws revert to their pre-2008 state? Protests over retirement programs turn violent. Author and neuroscientist Sam Harris says that we don't need God to decide right and wrong.
    AirTalk for October 19, 2010
    Orange County's Crystal Cathedral files bankruptcy. Federal financing is approved for the Crenshaw Light Rail line. Elections 101: Proposition 24 - should some business tax laws revert to their pre-2008 state? Protests over retirement programs turn violent. Author and neuroscientist Sam Harris says that we don't need God to decide right and wrong.
  • A sign in a market window advertises the acceptance of food stamps in New York City.
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    Should there be restrictions on the kinds of food people can buy with food stamps? Police and firefighters' are facing pension reform. Is the middle class dying or going strong? A pair of economists duke it out. Birds vs. airplanes - who has the right of way in the friendly skies? Dale Ogden, the Libertarian candidate for Governor of California. And, the latest news.
    AirTalk for October 18, 2010
    Should there be restrictions on the kinds of food people can buy with food stamps? Police and firefighters' are facing pension reform. Is the middle class dying or going strong? A pair of economists duke it out. Birds vs. airplanes - who has the right of way in the friendly skies? Dale Ogden, the Libertarian candidate for Governor of California. And, the latest news.
  • A McDonald's fast-food restaurant sign glows above the city skyline located in the Figueroa Corridor area of South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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    The LA City Council may limit fast food in South LA. A student entrepreneur raises questions about whether or not you can sell class notes. TGIFilmweek! Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Lael Loewensten discuss the week's new releases including Hereafter, Red, Conviction and others. Academy Award nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan discusses writing Hereafter.
    AirTalk for October 15, 2010
    The LA City Council may limit fast food in South LA. A student entrepreneur raises questions about whether or not you can sell class notes. TGIFilmweek! Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Lael Loewensten discuss the week's new releases including Hereafter, Red, Conviction and others. Academy Award nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan discusses writing Hereafter.
  • Dr. Sharon Mitchell speaks to an adult film actress who goes by the stage name 'Boo D. Licious' at the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation clinic in Sherman Oaks, California.
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    HIV scare halts porn production. Election 101: Debating Props 20 and 27 - who should draw your district? Bullying in the information age. Author Nick Bilton is here to help you overcome your technophobia. Plus, the latest news.
    AirTalk for October 14, 2010
    HIV scare halts porn production. Election 101: Debating Props 20 and 27 - who should draw your district? Bullying in the information age. Author Nick Bilton is here to help you overcome your technophobia. Plus, the latest news.
  • Chilean miner Claudio Yanez (R-in green) is hugged by a relative upon exiting the Fenix capsule after being brought to the surface in the eight place, on October 13, 2010 following a 10-week ordeal in the collapsed San Jose mine, near Copiapo, 800 km north of Santiago, Chile.
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    The effects of isolation on the Chilean miners. Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman's final debate - "whore" vs. "housekeepergate." Orange County's enduring effect on California politics. The first book on the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Sunshine = power, LA's Solar power conference. Legendary actor Ed Asner stars in FDR at the grand reopening of the Pasadena Playhouse.
    AirTalk for October 13, 2010
    The effects of isolation on the Chilean miners. Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman's final debate - "whore" vs. "housekeepergate." Orange County's enduring effect on California politics. The first book on the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Sunshine = power, LA's Solar power conference. Legendary actor Ed Asner stars in FDR at the grand reopening of the Pasadena Playhouse.
  • A bank owned sign hangs outside a foreclosed home in Maricopa, Arizona.
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    Will the foreclosure freeze thaw the mortgage crisis? Prop 23 debate: You say you want a green revolution – just not yet. The Rand Drug Policy Research Center weighs the effects of marijuana legalization on drug violence. The effect of foreign money on domestic politics. Where should we eat this time... the publishers of Eat: Los Angeles want to help you decide. And, the latest news.
    AirTalk for October 12, 2010
    Will the foreclosure freeze thaw the mortgage crisis? Prop 23 debate: You say you want a green revolution – just not yet. The Rand Drug Policy Research Center weighs the effects of marijuana legalization on drug violence. The effect of foreign money on domestic politics. Where should we eat this time... the publishers of Eat: Los Angeles want to help you decide. And, the latest news.
  • CicLAvia cyclists pose on the 4th Street Bridge at the last organized event. Sunday October 9, 2011 marks the third CicLAvia event.
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    Sunday's CicLAvia event rolls through town. The Rose Bowl is due for a renovation. Congressman Adam Schiff's public meeting about the fight against the Station Fire. Israel's Cabinet approves a loyalty oath. America divides into 12 distinct types of communities, according to Dante Chinni's new book, Our Patchwork Nation. Plus, the latest news.
    AirTalk for October 11, 2010
    Sunday's CicLAvia event rolls through town. The Rose Bowl is due for a renovation. Congressman Adam Schiff's public meeting about the fight against the Station Fire. Israel's Cabinet approves a loyalty oath. America divides into 12 distinct types of communities, according to Dante Chinni's new book, Our Patchwork Nation. Plus, the latest news.
  • California's budget package waits to be signed in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office in Sacramento, California.
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    After 100 days and a long night, California passes a budget. Bob Woodward's inside take on Obama's wars. Then, TGI-Filmweek! This week our critics review Secretariat, Life As We Know It, Stone, and more. Later, dinner and an (expensive) movie - are movie ticket prices out of control?
    AirTalk for October 8, 2010
    After 100 days and a long night, California passes a budget. Bob Woodward's inside take on Obama's wars. Then, TGI-Filmweek! This week our critics review Secretariat, Life As We Know It, Stone, and more. Later, dinner and an (expensive) movie - are movie ticket prices out of control?
  • The state Capitol building in Sacramento, California.
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    Teachers union may fight LAUSD seniority settlement. Sacrament inks the state budget. Two wheels good, Sundays are for cycling. Orange County Journalists' Roundtable. Cell phones on the brain - the danger of radiation from our gadgets. Hang ten on a hundred foot wave - scientists & surfers in pursuit of rogue waves. Plus, the latest news.
    AirTalk for October 7, 2010
    Teachers union may fight LAUSD seniority settlement. Sacrament inks the state budget. Two wheels good, Sundays are for cycling. Orange County Journalists' Roundtable. Cell phones on the brain - the danger of radiation from our gadgets. Hang ten on a hundred foot wave - scientists & surfers in pursuit of rogue waves. Plus, the latest news.
  • Food trucks at KPCC's Los Angeles food truck event at the Crawford Family Forum, Tuesday, October 5th, 2010.
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    LAUSD's accord on seniority layoffs. Being mindful of mindfulness. LA's drive to curb food trucks. And, the latest news.
    AirTalk for October 6, 2010
    LAUSD's accord on seniority layoffs. Being mindful of mindfulness. LA's drive to curb food trucks. And, the latest news.
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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