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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: The latest on Iran, What's your favorite children's book? Food Friday: Ubefest, FilmWeek, and an interview with the American Cinematheque artistic director.
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Listen 1:44:17UC Irvine recommends suspending Muslim Student Union for a year for disrupting Israeli ambassador's speech. What will President Obama say when he addresses the nation tonight about the Gulf oil spill? And Larry talks with Newsweek's senior editor Jonathan Alter about President Obama's first year in office.UC Irvine recommends suspending Muslim Student Union for a year for disrupting Israeli ambassador's speech. What will President Obama say when he addresses the nation tonight about the Gulf oil spill? And Larry talks with Newsweek's senior editor Jonathan Alter about President Obama's first year in office.
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Listen 1:44:30Abby Sunderland's rescue. What is the right age to give a child a cell phone? Next, Arizona weighs denying citizenship to children born in the state to illegal immigrants. Is this constitutional? Later, from payday loans to used car financing, Gary Rivlan discusses how the poor have become the biggest targets of scams.Abby Sunderland's rescue. What is the right age to give a child a cell phone? Next, Arizona weighs denying citizenship to children born in the state to illegal immigrants. Is this constitutional? Later, from payday loans to used car financing, Gary Rivlan discusses how the poor have become the biggest targets of scams.
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Listen 1:44:31The race for California Lieutenant Governor. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Our critics review the week's new releases, including The A-Team, The Karate Kid, Finding Bliss, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky. Later, we talk with the lead actress and director of Winter's Bone. Plus the latest news.The race for California Lieutenant Governor. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Our critics review the week's new releases, including The A-Team, The Karate Kid, Finding Bliss, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky. Later, we talk with the lead actress and director of Winter's Bone. Plus the latest news.
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Listen 1:44:31USC banned from Bowl games for 2 years. Apocalypse never? The path to a nuclear weapon-free world. Oceanographers see a silver lining in oil slicks in the Gulf. Hitler's obsession with holy relics. Kamala Harris on her run for state attorney general. Later, jazz vocal group the Manhattan Transfer.USC banned from Bowl games for 2 years. Apocalypse never? The path to a nuclear weapon-free world. Oceanographers see a silver lining in oil slicks in the Gulf. Hitler's obsession with holy relics. Kamala Harris on her run for state attorney general. Later, jazz vocal group the Manhattan Transfer.
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A roundup of Tuesday's primary results. Then, should online gambling be legalized? And later, is the practice of psychiatry in crisis? A look at its current state.
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Is the Tea Party over? Interracial marriages are at an all-time high. What does it take to get Angelenos onto public transit? And, the fastest pitch in baseball. David Lazarus is in for Larry Mantle.
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Remembering UCLA coach John Wooden. Election preview: who are the candidates and what are the issues for California voters, Tuesday? Why haven't we cured cancer? Later, Colossus: Michael Hiltzik's take on the construction of the Hoover Dam.
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Larry talks with Republican candidates Tom Campbell and Chuck DeVore about their bids in the U.S. Senate primary. And it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry and the critics review new releases including Get Him to the Greek, Splice, Marmaduke, and Ondine.
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Listen 1:01:42BP cuts through leaking pipe with shears. What's the right age to start kindergarten? State Superintendent of Public Instruction race. Rep. Jane Harman (CA-36) faces a tough primary fight. Will California ban plastic bags? And, just in time for lunch, adventures in cheese.BP cuts through leaking pipe with shears. What's the right age to start kindergarten? State Superintendent of Public Instruction race. Rep. Jane Harman (CA-36) faces a tough primary fight. Will California ban plastic bags? And, just in time for lunch, adventures in cheese.
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California's big spenders--in politics. Democratic AG candidate Mike Shmier. U.S. Supreme Court rules you have the right to remain silent--but you have to speak up. Later, why Western Europe is a hotbed of Muslim extremism.
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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