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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: CNN California gubernatorial debate; Ted Turner dies at 87; What’s on your LA county ballot this June? Crisis PR; and books that changed your life.
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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.
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Santa Barbara Fire Update; Obama Immigration Reform; Bio Fuels Bad?; Obama Talks with Afghanistan and Pakistan; Think Smart; Opera at PCC
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Housing: Is that the Bottom Down There?; Housing: Is that the Bottom Down There?; Bernanke on the Hill; China One-Year After the Earthquake; NPR Ombudsman Alicia Shepard
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Obama Cracks Down on Tax Havens; How to Win a Cosmic War; Coachella Valley Copes with Recession
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Supreme Court Justice David Souter to Retire; FilmWeek Reviews
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Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy; Swine Flu Update; Autism Gene Breakthrough;UCSB Holocaust E-mail Controversy; The Importance of Attention
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Swine flu update; Peace summit
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Senator Arlen Specter to Switch Parties; Swine Flu Update; Former OC Sheriff Mike Carona Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years; The Supreme Court's 2008-2009 Term Comes to a Close; Mark Arax
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Swine Flu Outbreak; Weeding Out "Bad" Teachers; NASA Flying Without a Captain; The Narcissism Epidemic
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California Cracks Down On Carbon Emissions; Lookup Carmakers Battle To Reach The Bottom;Monday Morning Vice-President
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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