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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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    Today on AirTalk: New data on young men and religion; Self-storage; Detroit-style pizza; FilmWeek; and What is a film producer?
    Today on AirTalk: New data on young men and religion; Self-storage; Detroit-style pizza; FilmWeek; and What is a film producer?

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    Stand By Your Man?; New Study: 1 In 4 Teens Has A Sexually-Transmitted Disease; Weaponizing Space; A Father's Love For His Drug-Addicted Son
    Stand By Your Man?; New Study: 1 In 4 Teens Has A Sexually-Transmitted Disease; Weaponizing Space; A Father's Love For His Drug-Addicted Son
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    Eliot Spitzer Sex Scandal; Food Inflation; Why Do Americans Fear Hispanics?; The Truth About Insomnia
    Eliot Spitzer Sex Scandal; Food Inflation; Why Do Americans Fear Hispanics?; The Truth About Insomnia
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    Is Our Drinking Water Tainted with Pharmaceutical Drugs?; Oil $107 A Barrel, Why?; How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse; The Forensics Of Airplane Crashes
    Is Our Drinking Water Tainted with Pharmaceutical Drugs?; Oil $107 A Barrel, Why?; How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse; The Forensics Of Airplane Crashes
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    Job Loss Report and the Economic Outlook; The Florida and Michigan Primaries: To Re-Do or Not to Re-Do?; Stand-Up Comedy in the 70's; FilmWeek Reviews
    Job Loss Report and the Economic Outlook; The Florida and Michigan Primaries: To Re-Do or Not to Re-Do?; Stand-Up Comedy in the 70's; FilmWeek Reviews
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    Homeschooling Under Legal Scrutiny; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; E.J. Dionne
    Homeschooling Under Legal Scrutiny; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; E.J. Dionne
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    Primary Analysis; Who's Taking the Los Angeles Times Buy-Out
    Primary Analysis; Who's Taking the Los Angeles Times Buy-Out
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    Judgment in LA Firefighter Harassment Case; George McGovern; Dee Dee Myers
    Judgment in LA Firefighter Harassment Case; George McGovern; Dee Dee Myers
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    Primary Preview; How To Be Happy
    Primary Preview; How To Be Happy
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    California's Budget; National Forests Lawsuit; FilmWeek
    California's Budget; National Forests Lawsuit; FilmWeek
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    Federal Ruling on Ship Emissions; Guilt By Association?; From Foster Care To Harvard
    Federal Ruling on Ship Emissions; Guilt By Association?; From Foster Care To Harvard

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