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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: $27M property deal funded by taxpayers now under federal investigation, Thanksgiving meal mishaps, TV Talk, FilmWeek, and the Big Lebowski.
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  • Taxpayer-funded $27M property deal under investigation
  • What are your Thanksgiving meal mishaps?
  • TV Talk: What to watch
  • FilmWeek: What to watch
  • Why does everyone love The Big Lebowski?

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  • This picture shows a vial of Remdesivir at Movianto premises, as parcels of drugs are being sent to India, in Aalst, on April 30, 2021. - Belgium will help India, where the situation in the ongoing pandemic is very severe, with 9000 doses of the antiviral drug Remdesivir. The pharmaceuticals have to be packed in special cases before they leave on a flight tonight. - Belgium OUT (Photo by DIRK WAEM / various sources / AFP) / Belgium OUT (Photo by DIRK WAEM/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Tourists gather at the Golden Gate Bridge vista point on June 15, 2021 in Sausalito, California. JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the latest COVID-19 news. Also on the show, we dive into the history of the Juneteenth holiday; break down the Cal/OSHA vote on workplace masking guidelines; and more.
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  • SAUSALITO, CA - JUNE 15: Tourists gather at the Golden Gate Bridge vista point on June 15, 2021 in Sausalito, California. California, the first state in the U.S. to go into lockdown at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, is lifting nearly all COVID-19 restrictions today with the exceptions of mask wearing and social distancing on public transportation, hospitals, K-12 schools indoors and some retail stores. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    DOC AMA: How California’s Reopening Is Going, Where Infections Are Still Breaking Out And More
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  • 378253 11: Brackish water turns red with micro-organisms as the rising Salton Sea floods brush north of Calipatria, CA, July 29, 2000. The state's largest and saltiest lake, landlocked in the Colorado Desert of southern California, was formed by accident during a Colorado River water diversion project nearly 100 years ago and is still rising. Amid debate over whether the sea is facing ecological collapse, plans are being drafted to save the formerly important recreational area. (Photo by David McNew/Newsmakers)
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    Today on AirTalk, we get the latest on the movement to save the Salton Sea. Also on the show, we learn about historic LGBTQ landmarks in Los Angeles; and more.
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  • Brackish water turns red with micro-organisms as the rising Salton Sea floods brush north of Calipatria, CA, July 29, 2000. DAVID MCNEW/GETTY IMAGES
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    Today on AirTalk, we get the latest on the movement to save the Salton Sea. Also on the show, we learn about historic LGBTQ landmarks in Los Angeles; and more.
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss LA's reopening and the latest COVID-19 news. Also on the show, we learn about the status of summer work; break down how the Buy Nothing Project took off on Facebook; and more.
    DOC AMA: California’s Big Reopening Is Today. What Can We Expect?
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  • Face masks remain worn as people walk along Olvera Street in Los Angeles on June 14, 2021, one day before the state full reopening of its economy since the first statewide shutdown in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. - California is removing nearly all pandemic restrictions on June 15, with no mandatory capacity restrictions or social distancing requirements for those who have been vaccinated. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss LA's reopening and the latest COVID-19 news. Also on the show, we learn about the status of summer work; break down how the Buy Nothing Project took off on Facebook; and more.
    DOC AMA: California’s Big Reopening Is Today. What Can We Expect?
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss LA's reopening and the latest COVID-19 news. Also on the show, we learn about the status of summer work; break down how the Buy Nothing Project took off on Facebook; and more.
  • Hollywood High Special Education teacher Shirley Woods conducts class remotely on September 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. RODIN ECKENROTH/GETTY IMAGES
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    Today on AirTalk, we reflect with teachers and students on how they managed this past school year. Also on the show, we break down the latest COVID-19 news; memorialize popular Southern California places lost to the pandemic; and more.
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    Today on AirTalk, we reflect with teachers and students on how they managed this past school year. Also on the show, we break down the latest COVID-19 news; memorialize popular Southern California places lost to the pandemic; and more.
    Teachers, Students Reflect On A Pandemic School Year
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    Today on AirTalk, we break down the latest COVID-19 news. Also on the show, we talk with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on vaccinations and cybersecurity; discuss the latest movie releases with our KPCC film critics; and more.
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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