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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: A super El Nino? How do video games impact your relationships? Trucking industry check-in Desi Arnaz's legacy; and TV Talk.
    Today on AirTalk: A super El Nino? How do video games impact your relationships? Trucking industry check-in Desi Arnaz's legacy; and TV Talk.

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    Hate Crimes Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill; California to Ban In-Home Air Purifiers; MWD to Add Fluoride to Local Water Supplies; The Art of the Motion Picture Illustrator; FilmWeek Reviews
    Hate Crimes Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill; California to Ban In-Home Air Purifiers; MWD to Add Fluoride to Local Water Supplies; The Art of the Motion Picture Illustrator; FilmWeek Reviews
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    State Water Bills; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Congressman Henry Waxman Challenges Bush Administration; America and the Birth of the Modern World
    State Water Bills; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Congressman Henry Waxman Challenges Bush Administration; America and the Birth of the Modern World
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    Magnet Schools And Diversity; The Cocoanut Falls; The Devaluation Of The Dollar; Burma Protests; A Memoir Of Deafness And Hearing
    Magnet Schools And Diversity; The Cocoanut Falls; The Devaluation Of The Dollar; Burma Protests; A Memoir Of Deafness And Hearing
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    Voter ID Laws Get Supreme Court Review; Two Caltech Scientists Win Macarthur Fellowships; LAUSD Payroll Crisis; Ahmadinejad Said What?; Slips, Stumbles, Verbal Blunders and What They Mean
    Voter ID Laws Get Supreme Court Review; Two Caltech Scientists Win Macarthur Fellowships; LAUSD Payroll Crisis; Ahmadinejad Said What?; Slips, Stumbles, Verbal Blunders and What They Mean
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    IRS Ends Investigation Of All Saints Church; Treating Cancer With Nanotechnology; The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide To Global Warming; Failure
    IRS Ends Investigation Of All Saints Church; Treating Cancer With Nanotechnology; The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide To Global Warming; Failure
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    UCI Law School Update; Ahmadinejad in New York; Cirque De Soleil 20th Anniversary in Los Angeles; National Geographic All Roads Film Festival; FilmWeek Reviews
    UCI Law School Update; Ahmadinejad in New York; Cirque De Soleil 20th Anniversary in Los Angeles; National Geographic All Roads Film Festival; FilmWeek Reviews
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    The Jena 6 Rallies; Prison Health Care Update; Syria - Israel Relations; International Business and Travel Etiquette
    The Jena 6 Rallies; Prison Health Care Update; Syria - Israel Relations; International Business and Travel Etiquette
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    Phil Spector Trial; We're Number One! - In Traffic Jams; Interest Rate Cut and Alan Greenspan; James Conlon
    Phil Spector Trial; We're Number One! - In Traffic Jams; Interest Rate Cut and Alan Greenspan; James Conlon
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    Erwin Chemerinsky Rehired as the Dean of the Law School at UCI; Federal Sales Tax vs. Federal Income Tax; Hillary Clinton's Health Care Plan; Back to You
    Erwin Chemerinsky Rehired as the Dean of the Law School at UCI; Federal Sales Tax vs. Federal Income Tax; Hillary Clinton's Health Care Plan; Back to You
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    State Legislature Passes 100's of Bills; Water Shortage; Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel; President Picks Mike Mukasey for Attorney General; Competitive Chess
    State Legislature Passes 100's of Bills; Water Shortage; Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel; President Picks Mike Mukasey for Attorney General; Competitive Chess

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