Sponsored message
Logged in as
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Subscribe
  • Listen Now Playing Listen
  • Listen Now Playing Listen

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).

To comment, contact 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.
Featured Episode

Have a question or comment about a segment? Want to pitch us a story?

Fill out the form below, and please include an email address so we're able to follow up if necessary! We're not able to respond to every inquiry, but all submissions are read and reviewed by our production team.
Recent Episodes
  • Listen 1:40:41
    Today on AirTalk: Jet fuel shortage; Marine protected areas; Should college be 3 years? Prediction market explainer; LA theater; and a documentary on Yiddish theater.
    Today on AirTalk: Jet fuel shortage; Marine protected areas; Should college be 3 years? Prediction market explainer; LA theater; and a documentary on Yiddish theater.
  • Listen 1:43:03
    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.

Show your support for AirTalk today!

LAist relies on your listener support to power the shows you love. Your donation today enables us to create more great content for you.
  • Listen 1:48:06
    House Debate On The Iraq War Resolution; Initiative Would Ease Term Limits; LAUSD District 3 Candidates; FilmWeek
    House Debate On The Iraq War Resolution; Initiative Would Ease Term Limits; LAUSD District 3 Candidates; FilmWeek
  • Listen 1:48:06
    BALCO Attorney Admits Leak; Maywood Police Under Investigation; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; Afghanistan In An Uproar; Dodgers Move Spring Training To Arizona; Bill Irwin
    BALCO Attorney Admits Leak; Maywood Police Under Investigation; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; Afghanistan In An Uproar; Dodgers Move Spring Training To Arizona; Bill Irwin
  • Bush Press Conference; Grand Avenue Project is Approved; Latino Assimilation; Credit Cards for Illegal Immigrants; The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers
  • Listen 1:48:02
    North Korea Nuke Agreement; LAUSD Teachers Reach Salary Agreement; The Language of Death; House Floor Debate on The Iraq War Resolution; Mitt Romney Declares; The Life and Habitat of The Modern American Male
    North Korea Nuke Agreement; LAUSD Teachers Reach Salary Agreement; The Language of Death; House Floor Debate on The Iraq War Resolution; Mitt Romney Declares; The Life and Habitat of The Modern American Male
  • Listen 1:48:05
    Iranian Weapons in Iraq; Ain't Misbehaving; Understanding the Shiites; Bill Moyers; Why is Software So Hard
    Iranian Weapons in Iraq; Ain't Misbehaving; Understanding the Shiites; Bill Moyers; Why is Software So Hard
  • Listen 1:48:05
    Chief Bratton on LAPD's Gang Crackdown; Hamas-Fatah Truce; The Grammys; FilmWeek
    Chief Bratton on LAPD's Gang Crackdown; Hamas-Fatah Truce; The Grammys; FilmWeek
  • Listen 1:48:05
    Airline Performance Review; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Libby Trial Update; Ralph Nader
    Airline Performance Review; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Libby Trial Update; Ralph Nader
  • Listen 1:45:44
    Juvenile Justice; AP Courses and California Students; Parent-Child Speech and the First Amendment; Richter's Scale
    Juvenile Justice; AP Courses and California Students; Parent-Child Speech and the First Amendment; Richter's Scale
  • Listen 1:48:05
    New Budget From The Bush Administration; Family And Medical Leave Act Under Review; Rudy Giuliani Files Takes Step Toward Presidential Run; Evolution, Education, Religion And The Battle For America's Soul
    New Budget From The Bush Administration; Family And Medical Leave Act Under Review; Rudy Giuliani Files Takes Step Toward Presidential Run; Evolution, Education, Religion And The Battle For America's Soul
  • Listen 1:48:05
    Increase in Deportation Cases in Southern California Jails; Los Angeles River Master Plan; Lt. Watada and the War in Iraq; David Mamet
    Increase in Deportation Cases in Southern California Jails; Los Angeles River Master Plan; Lt. Watada and the War in Iraq; David Mamet

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