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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: 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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    Fed Proposes New Regulations On Lenders; The Economic Pros And Cons Of The Underground Economy In Southern California; Drop That Big Gulp! San Francisco And The Sugar Surcharge; Generic Drug Safety; EPA Denies Clean Air Waiver Act To Cut Auto Emissions
    Fed Proposes New Regulations On Lenders; The Economic Pros And Cons Of The Underground Economy In Southern California; Drop That Big Gulp! San Francisco And The Sugar Surcharge; Generic Drug Safety; EPA Denies Clean Air Waiver Act To Cut Auto Emissions
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    Assembly Approves Health Care Bill; Port Commission Approves Cargo Fee; FCC And Cross Ownership; Afghanistan Review - Crisis In Kabul?; Challenge Of Racial Identity In Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign
    Assembly Approves Health Care Bill; Port Commission Approves Cargo Fee; FCC And Cross Ownership; Afghanistan Review - Crisis In Kabul?; Challenge Of Racial Identity In Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign
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    Health Care Plan; Striking Writers Look for Alternative; Draining Two of L.A.'s Resevoirs; U.N. Climate Conference in Bali; The Inner Workings of Broadway
    Health Care Plan; Striking Writers Look for Alternative; Draining Two of L.A.'s Resevoirs; U.N. Climate Conference in Bali; The Inner Workings of Broadway
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    MTA Propose Converting Carpool Lanes Into Toll Roads; Energy Bill May Become Law; California Budget Gap; Francis Ford Coppola; FilmWeek Reviews
    MTA Propose Converting Carpool Lanes Into Toll Roads; Energy Bill May Become Law; California Budget Gap; Francis Ford Coppola; FilmWeek Reviews
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    Low Parental Voter Turn-Out at LAUSD Schools; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; George Mitchell's Report on Performance Enhancing Drugs in Major League Baseball
    Low Parental Voter Turn-Out at LAUSD Schools; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; George Mitchell's Report on Performance Enhancing Drugs in Major League Baseball
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    Mayor Villaraigosa to Help Turn Around L.A.'s 6 Lowest Performing Schools; DWP Rate Hike Stalled; Tip of the Tongue Experiences; Republican Presidential Race Update; California Judge Rejects Auto Makers' Greenhouse Gas Lawsuit; Anita Frantz
    Mayor Villaraigosa to Help Turn Around L.A.'s 6 Lowest Performing Schools; DWP Rate Hike Stalled; Tip of the Tongue Experiences; Republican Presidential Race Update; California Judge Rejects Auto Makers' Greenhouse Gas Lawsuit; Anita Frantz
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    L.A. May Limit Size of Large Homes; Governor Allows Hospitals to Delay Seismic Retrofit; Workers Comp Accused of Squandering Millions; Writers Strike Update; Hygiene in History
    L.A. May Limit Size of Large Homes; Governor Allows Hospitals to Delay Seismic Retrofit; Workers Comp Accused of Squandering Millions; Writers Strike Update; Hygiene in History
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    Supreme Court Decision On Cocaine Sentencing; CIA Destroys Interrogation Tapes; The World's Most Notorious Arms Dealer; A Memoir Of Talk Radio And Literary Life
    Supreme Court Decision On Cocaine Sentencing; CIA Destroys Interrogation Tapes; The World's Most Notorious Arms Dealer; A Memoir Of Talk Radio And Literary Life
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    Stem Cell Breakthrough: Sickle Cell Anemia Cured in Mice; Mayor Villaraigosa Kicks Off Citywide Environmental Youth Conference; Mitt Romney and the Politics of Religion; Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd; The Singing Revolution; FilmWeek Reviews
    Stem Cell Breakthrough: Sickle Cell Anemia Cured in Mice; Mayor Villaraigosa Kicks Off Citywide Environmental Youth Conference; Mitt Romney and the Politics of Religion; Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd; The Singing Revolution; FilmWeek Reviews
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    Bush's Mortgage Bailout Plan; L.A. Librarian and His Experiences in the Public Library; Number of Women Giving Birth Over 40 Rising; It's Not Easy Being Green
    Bush's Mortgage Bailout Plan; L.A. Librarian and His Experiences in the Public Library; Number of Women Giving Birth Over 40 Rising; It's Not Easy Being Green

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