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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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  • US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland' on July 11, 2020. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we give updates on president Donald Trump's health conditions following his COVID-19 diagnosis. Also on the show, we break down proposition 15 and its controversial "split-roll" tax; discuss measure J on this year's ballot; and more.
    Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis: What We Know & The Political Dimensions Of Medical Messaging
    Today on AirTalk, we give updates on president Donald Trump's health conditions following his COVID-19 diagnosis. Also on the show, we break down proposition 15 and its controversial "split-roll" tax; discuss measure J on this year's ballot; and more.
  • US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 1, 2020, following campaign events in New Jersey. - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on October 1, 2020, that he was optimistic about a rapid recovery for the president as he confirmed that Trump has "mild symptoms" after testing positive for Covid-19. "The president and the First Lady... remain in good spirits," Meadows told reporters. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the health and political ramifications of president Donald Trump's contraction of COVID-19. Also on the show, KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Claudia Puig join us to review this weekend’s new movie releases on FilmWeek.
    President Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus. What Process Follows The Diagnosis?
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the health and political ramifications of president Donald Trump's contraction of COVID-19. Also on the show, KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Claudia Puig join us to review this weekend’s new movie releases on FilmWeek.
  • NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for coronavirus (COVID-19) in set-up tents to triage possible COVID-19 patients outside before they enter the main Emergency department area at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx on March 24, 2020 in New York City. New York City has about a third of the nation’s confirmed coronavirus cases, making it the center of the outbreak in the United States. (Photo by Misha Friedman/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we're discussing the protocols for a COVID-19 vaccine. Also on the show, we're taking a look at the campaign to approve voters as young as 16; find out what products we're missing out on in California; and more.
    What We Know About The Protocols Involved In Late-Stage Coronavirus Vaccine Trials
    Today on AirTalk, we're discussing the protocols for a COVID-19 vaccine. Also on the show, we're taking a look at the campaign to approve voters as young as 16; find out what products we're missing out on in California; and more.
  • CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate moderated by Fox News anchor Chris Wallace (C) at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we recap what happened in last night's presidential debate between president Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden. Also on the show, we talk about the Lakers and Dodgers playoff hopes; break down proposition 24; and more.
    Recapping The Highlights Of The Chaotic First 2020 Presidential Debate
    Today on AirTalk, we recap what happened in last night's presidential debate between president Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden. Also on the show, we talk about the Lakers and Dodgers playoff hopes; break down proposition 24; and more.
  • (COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on September 28, 2020 shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden(L) speaking in Tampa, Florida on September 15, 2020 and US President Donald Trump speaking during an event for black supporters at the Cobb Galleria Centre September 25, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. - At the September 29, 2020 election debate, millions of Americans will watch as the two antagonists -- who depict each other as existential threats to the country -- step into the ring live on television after months of shadow-boxing. (Photos by JIM WATSON and Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON,BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we preview tonight's presidential debate between president Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden. Also on the show, we discuss the science of diversity training; break down proposition 22; and more.
    What To Watch For In Tonight’s Trump v Biden Debate
    Today on AirTalk, we preview tonight's presidential debate between president Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden. Also on the show, we discuss the science of diversity training; break down proposition 22; and more.
  • United States President Donald J. Trump signs the Tax Cut and Reform Bill in the Oval Office at The White House in Washington, DC on December 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss Trump's reported tax returns, which saw him pay $750 the year he took office. Also on the show, we answer your COVID-19 questions; talk to Jeff Pearlman about his new book "THREE-RING CIRCUS: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty;" and more.
    A Closer Look At What We Know Of President Trump’s Tax Returns
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss Trump's reported tax returns, which saw him pay $750 the year he took office. Also on the show, we answer your COVID-19 questions; talk to Jeff Pearlman about his new book "THREE-RING CIRCUS: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty;" and more.
  • NEW YORK, NY - MAY 11 : Sevonna Brown of Black Women's Blueprint looks at food and essential items that were delivered to her on May 11, 2020 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Neighborhood mutual aid groups have been cropping up across New York City in an effort to address the economic impact of eight weeks of economic lockdown and the resulting loss of income. Mutual aid provides free food and essential items to communities most in need. Black Woman's Blueprint runs a van called Sistas Van that visits low-income communities of color. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk. we discuss the impact the pandemic has had on people of color. Also on the show, KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Christy Lemire stop by and review this weekend's movie releases on FilmWeek.
    Communities Of Color Are Carrying The Brunt Of The Pandemic
    Today on AirTalk. we discuss the impact the pandemic has had on people of color. Also on the show, KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Christy Lemire stop by and review this weekend's movie releases on FilmWeek.
  • SAN FRANCISCO - AUGUST 25: San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom looks at a plug-in version of the popular Toyota Prius that is one of four on loan to the city for evaluation August 25, 2010 in San Francisco, California. With sales of electric and plug-in hybrid cars expected to increase in the coming years, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has set aside $5 million to increase the number of electric car charging stations to 5,000 around the Bay Area. There are currently 120 stations in the area. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we talk about Gavin Newsom's announcement to halt sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. Also on the show, we check in on the supermarket industry prior to its holiday rush; discuss changes to unemployment; and more.
    California Moves To End Sales Of New Gas-Powered Cars. How Realistic Is The Plan?
    Today on AirTalk, we talk about Gavin Newsom's announcement to halt sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. Also on the show, we check in on the supermarket industry prior to its holiday rush; discuss changes to unemployment; and more.
  • A cleaning staff member disinfects a classroom prior to the reopening of a school in Madrid amid the coronavirus pandemic on September 8, 2020. - Spain, that yesterday passed the landmark figure of 500,000 coronavirus infections, had largely gained control over its outbreak by imposing one of the world's toughest lockdowns, but infections have surged since the restrictions were fully removed at the end of June. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we do a check-in with Orange County schools as many districts are planning to reopen their doors to in-person classes this week. Also on the show, we check-in with how the Census 2020 count is doing; take a look at couples who've moved back home with their parents; and more.
    Some OC Schools Reopen This Week
    Today on AirTalk, we do a check-in with Orange County schools as many districts are planning to reopen their doors to in-person classes this week. Also on the show, we check-in with how the Census 2020 count is doing; take a look at couples who've moved back home with their parents; and more.
  • WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Helen Tran (L) and Jennifer Hicks protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on October 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. Today the high court is scheduled to hear arguments on Fisher V. University of Texas at Austin, and are tasked with ruling on whether the university's consideration of race in admissions is constitutional. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss Proposition 16, a piece of legislation that would allow universities and other public entities to use affirmative action. Also on the show, we answer your COVID-19 questions; revisit the history of California City; and more.
    Prop 16: Should Californians Overturn The State’s Ban On Affirmative Action?
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss Proposition 16, a piece of legislation that would allow universities and other public entities to use affirmative action. Also on the show, we answer your COVID-19 questions; revisit the history of California City; 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