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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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Featured Episode
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    Today on AirTalk: Did State Farm mishandle wildfire claims? Cell phone bans; NPR host Scott Simon; Redistricting in California; OC elections; and bone marrow transplants
    Today on AirTalk: Did State Farm mishandle wildfire claims? Cell phone bans; NPR host Scott Simon; Redistricting in California; OC elections; and bone marrow transplants

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    Today on AirTalk: What's your voting plan? Building tolerance for uncertainty; L.A. City primary races; Countercultural nuns; and LACMA opening.
    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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    Today on AirTalk: UCI study on the effects of children's screentime; The New York Times' 30 best songwriters list; Food Friday with Deli Nerds; and FilmWeek!
    Today on AirTalk: UCI study on the effects of children's screentime; The New York Times' 30 best songwriters list; Food Friday with Deli Nerds; and FilmWeek!

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    Legal Challenge To Special Order 40; New L.A. Times/Bloomberg Poll On Americans' View Of The Housing Market And Economy; How Doctors Think; Hope And Fear In The America Of 1919
    Legal Challenge To Special Order 40; New L.A. Times/Bloomberg Poll On Americans' View Of The Housing Market And Economy; How Doctors Think; Hope And Fear In The America Of 1919
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    Imus Controversy; Tenant Relocation Assistance; Salonen Stepping Down; The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act; Religious Literacy
    Imus Controversy; Tenant Relocation Assistance; Salonen Stepping Down; The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act; Religious Literacy
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    Previewing The California Legislature's Spring Agenda; Phone Companies To Offer TV Service; Stents, Drug Treatments, Surgery For Heart Patients; Jackie Robinson
    Previewing The California Legislature's Spring Agenda; Phone Companies To Offer TV Service; Stents, Drug Treatments, Surgery For Heart Patients; Jackie Robinson
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    Expo Line Phase 2; What if You Can't Avert Your Eyes?; FilmWeek
    Expo Line Phase 2; What if You Can't Avert Your Eyes?; FilmWeek
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    Deporting Arrested Illegal Immigrants Before Trial; Grocery Strike Deja Vu?; Nuclear Power To Combat Global Warming; Near is More; Memoirs Of A Boy Soldier
    Deporting Arrested Illegal Immigrants Before Trial; Grocery Strike Deja Vu?; Nuclear Power To Combat Global Warming; Near is More; Memoirs Of A Boy Soldier
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    British Hostages to be Released; Work, Work, Work; Today's New Environmentalists And Their Vision For The Future; The Obsessive Quest For The Perfect Lawn
    British Hostages to be Released; Work, Work, Work; Today's New Environmentalists And Their Vision For The Future; The Obsessive Quest For The Perfect Lawn
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    Iraq War Spending; Have You Done Your Taxes Yet?; The New Alternative Weekly, The District; British Sailors in Iran; The Qur'an
    Iraq War Spending; Have You Done Your Taxes Yet?; The New Alternative Weekly, The District; British Sailors in Iran; The Qur'an
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    And the Tribune Company Goes to...; Supreme Court Rules on Global Warming Regulation; Law Enforcement and Meth; Meth and the Gay Community; Children and Play; Batter Up!
    And the Tribune Company Goes to...; Supreme Court Rules on Global Warming Regulation; Law Enforcement and Meth; Meth and the Gay Community; Children and Play; Batter Up!
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    Possible Solution For Port Trucking; Cesar Chavez Holiday Protest; The Foundation; FilmWeek
    Possible Solution For Port Trucking; Cesar Chavez Holiday Protest; The Foundation; FilmWeek
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    California Prison Protest; Too Hot: Weather Guru Bill Patzert On The Southland; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Kyle Sampson Testimony; U.N. Recommends Circumcision For Heterosexual Men; Mid 19th Century America
    California Prison Protest; Too Hot: Weather Guru Bill Patzert On The Southland; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Kyle Sampson Testimony; U.N. Recommends Circumcision For Heterosexual Men; Mid 19th Century America

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