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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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Google out of China. Mayor Villaraigosa wants Angelenos to be counted for the 2010 Census. Are school garden programs yielding student success or failure? U.S. and Israel toe to toe. And Larry talks with Stephen Hall about wisdom, from philosophy to neuroscience.
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Health care vote, the morning after. NPR correspondent Sylvia Poggioli is in the house. Later, what does the health care overhaul mean for you? Then, maybe they can't jump, but author Karyn Langhorne Folan says, it's okay to bring home a white boy.
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Listen 1:44:14The health care vote. Next on the agenda, immigration reform. NYC transportation guru Janette Sadik-Khan is in LA for Street Summit 2010. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry and the critics review the week's releases, including Bounty Hunter, Repo Men, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Runaways, Greenberg, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Later, Disney animation documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty.The health care vote. Next on the agenda, immigration reform. NYC transportation guru Janette Sadik-Khan is in LA for Street Summit 2010. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry and the critics review the week's releases, including Bounty Hunter, Repo Men, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Runaways, Greenberg, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Later, Disney animation documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty.
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CBO numbers on health care bill. Coming soon, World Water Day. We talk with the author of The Green Blue Book. Later, how can we balance freedom and security in commercial air travel?
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Voting on health care without... voting? Do trade schools leave students with an unmanageable debt load? Then, negotiating the bounds of the U.S.-Israeli alliance. Later, Scott Patterson on the math whiz kids that nearly brought Wall Street down.
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LAUSD revamps teacher evaluations. Tom Burrell challenges the myth of black inferiority. How effective is the Mexican government's war on drug cartels? Later, Tammy Wynette's life and love in song.
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Listen 1:45:02The final count(down) on health care. The Supreme Court looks at free speech at military funerals and background checks at JPL. Are gender-neutral dorms the future of college living? Later, Larry talks with Ted Conover about how roads are changing the world and the way we live.The final count(down) on health care. The Supreme Court looks at free speech at military funerals and background checks at JPL. Are gender-neutral dorms the future of college living? Later, Larry talks with Ted Conover about how roads are changing the world and the way we live.
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Listen 1:44:31California Republicans meet for their state convention. Why is Rahm Emanuel getting so much attention? Then, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry and the critics review the week's new movies, including The Green Zone, Remember Me, She's Out of My League, and Our Family Wedding. Later, George Lucas' guide to timeless films.California Republicans meet for their state convention. Why is Rahm Emanuel getting so much attention? Then, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry and the critics review the week's new movies, including The Green Zone, Remember Me, She's Out of My League, and Our Family Wedding. Later, George Lucas' guide to timeless films.
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LA County Supervisors on a spending spree. Are charter schools more segregated than traditional public schools? The future of Google in China. Later, Guns, Germs and Steel author Jared Diamond on Natural Experiments of History.
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Listen 1:36:53Vice President Joe Biden's trip to Israel. Should you move your money from "too big too fail" institutions to smaller banks? Later, why are conservatives so angry, and why are liberals so condescending? And California's proposed legislation to ban sex offenders from social networking sites.Vice President Joe Biden's trip to Israel. Should you move your money from "too big too fail" institutions to smaller banks? Later, why are conservatives so angry, and why are liberals so condescending? And California's proposed legislation to ban sex offenders from social networking sites.
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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