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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: Mayor Karen Bass’s budget proposal; LAUSD screen time proposal; Civics; and interviews with LA Mayoral candidates Nithya Raman and Rae Huang.
    Today on AirTalk: Mayor Karen Bass’s budget proposal; LAUSD screen time proposal; Civics; and interviews with LA Mayoral candidates Nithya Raman and Rae Huang.

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    Today on AirTalk: Downtown L.A.; Student loan repayment; SoCal History: Culver City; E-bikes; California's cannabis industry; and what's your relationship with marijuana?
    Today on AirTalk: Downtown L.A.; Student loan repayment; SoCal History: Culver City; E-bikes; California's cannabis industry; and what's your relationship with marijuana?
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    Election Update; State Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Jack O'Connell; Iraq Update; Bullying In The Workplace
    Election Update; State Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Jack O'Connell; Iraq Update; Bullying In The Workplace
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    Conversion Of Police Desk Jobs Urged; Hands Free Law May Not Make Roads Safer; Satellite Radio Merger Moves Forward; Female Professionals Hit The Glass Ceiling
    Conversion Of Police Desk Jobs Urged; Hands Free Law May Not Make Roads Safer; Satellite Radio Merger Moves Forward; Female Professionals Hit The Glass Ceiling
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    Housing Sales Up, Prices Decline. Time To Reassess Your Property Taxes?; Is The Public Health At Risk When Kids Aren't Vaccinated?; The Legal Limits Of Domestic Spying; Modern Day Slavery
    Housing Sales Up, Prices Decline. Time To Reassess Your Property Taxes?; Is The Public Health At Risk When Kids Aren't Vaccinated?; The Legal Limits Of Domestic Spying; Modern Day Slavery
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    Presidential Campaign Update; National Counter-Terrorism Academy; Paparazzi Culture; FilmWeek Reviews
    Presidential Campaign Update; National Counter-Terrorism Academy; Paparazzi Culture; FilmWeek Reviews
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    Las Lomas Development; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Daily Life In Iraq
    Las Lomas Development; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Daily Life In Iraq
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    Ports To Require Cleaner Burning Fuel; Tibet Update; Sergio Vieira De Mello And The Fight To Save The World; Fifth Anniversary Of The War In Iraq: Should the U.S. Stay or Go?
    Ports To Require Cleaner Burning Fuel; Tibet Update; Sergio Vieira De Mello And The Fight To Save The World; Fifth Anniversary Of The War In Iraq: Should the U.S. Stay or Go?
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    Obama's Minister; Fleeting Expletives: The Supreme Court To Review FCC Ban on Profanity; John Rechy
    Obama's Minister; Fleeting Expletives: The Supreme Court To Review FCC Ban on Profanity; John Rechy
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    Bear-Stearns Collapse; Tibet Update; Just How "Green" Are Your Natural Products?; Washington D.C. Gun Ban Argued In The Supreme Court; A Scientific Exploration Into The World Of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, And Time Travel
    Bear-Stearns Collapse; Tibet Update; Just How "Green" Are Your Natural Products?; Washington D.C. Gun Ban Argued In The Supreme Court; A Scientific Exploration Into The World Of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, And Time Travel
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    U.S Economic Update; Earth: The Sequel; Black Magic; FilmWeek Reviews
    U.S Economic Update; Earth: The Sequel; Black Magic; FilmWeek Reviews
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    How To Balance The State Budget; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; The Future Of The Middle East; Tom Hanks, Executive Producer Of HBO's Miniseries John Adams
    How To Balance The State Budget; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; The Future Of The Middle East; Tom Hanks, Executive Producer Of HBO's Miniseries John Adams

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