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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?
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  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 21: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A nurse writes a note on a window as a team of doctors and nurses performs a procedure on a coronavirus COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (I.C.U.) at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. Frontline workers are continuing to care for coronavirus COVID-19 patients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Santa Clara county, where this hospital is located, has had the most deaths of any Northern California county, and the earliest known COVID-19 related deaths in the United States. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the ethical arguments for how the coronavirus vaccine gets distributed. Also on the show, we learn more about what air travel is like; discuss outdoor dining; and more.
    What Are The Ethical Considerations When Deciding Who Gets The Coronavirus Vaccine First?
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the ethical arguments for how the coronavirus vaccine gets distributed. Also on the show, we learn more about what air travel is like; discuss outdoor dining; and more.
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: The Airbnb app logo is displayed on an iPhone on August 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the controversy over party houses during the pandemic. Also on the show, we learn more about Disney's 'Mulan' release plans; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
    L.A. Residents Concerned About Short-Term Party Houses As Pandemic Rages On. How Are They Being Enforced?
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the controversy over party houses during the pandemic. Also on the show, we learn more about Disney's 'Mulan' release plans; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
  • Armed National Guardsmen march toward smoke on the horizon during the street fires of the Watts riots, Los Angeles, California, August 1965. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we revisit the Watts Riots 55 years on. Also on the show, we learn more about TikTok; answer your questions about COVID-19; and more.
    Anger, Distrust And A Political Reckoning: Reflecting On The Watts Riots And How Things Have Changed 55 Years Later
    Today on AirTalk, we revisit the Watts Riots 55 years on. Also on the show, we learn more about TikTok; answer your questions about COVID-19; and more.
  • BARTLETT, ILLINOIS - MAY 01: Seven-year-old Hamza Haqqani, a 2nd grade student at Al-Huda Academy, uses a computer to participate in an E-learning class with his teacher and classmates while at his home on May 01, 2020 in Bartlett, Illinois. Al-Huda Academy, an Islam based private school that teaches pre-school through the 6th grade students, has had to adopt an E-learning program to finish the school year after all schools in the state were forced to cancel classes in an attempt to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss a tentative distance learning agreement between UTLA and LAUSD for the fall term. Also on the show, our political commentators discuss the week's biggest headlines; we learn more about what's happening with Ellen Degeneres' show; and more.
    UTLA And LAUSD Come To Potential Deal On Distance Learning
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss a tentative distance learning agreement between UTLA and LAUSD for the fall term. Also on the show, our political commentators discuss the week's biggest headlines; we learn more about what's happening with Ellen Degeneres' show; and more.
  • A woman wearing a mask walks past a wall bearing a graffiti asking for rent forgiveness on La Brea Ave on National May Day amid the Covid-19 pandemic, May 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. - Several cities and states, including California, have passed executive orders prohibiting eviction of tenants affected by the coronavirus crisis. But when the lockdown lifts, the moratorium will end. And tenants will have to pay their back-rent or move out. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss what the end of CARES Act benefits will mean for renters and landlords. Also on the show, our FilmWeek critics discuss the weekend's releases; we answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
    As Additional $600 Benefits Come To An End, How Are Tenants And Landlords Coping?
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss what the end of CARES Act benefits will mean for renters and landlords. Also on the show, our FilmWeek critics discuss the weekend's releases; we answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
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    Congressman John Lewis's 'Celebration of Life' Memorial Service
    Today, AirTalk has been preempted to carry Congressman John Lewis's 'Celebration of Life' memorial service. We'll be back tomorrow with your regularly scheduled programming.
  • ROME, ITALY - MAY 13: Isabella and Simone are seen as they attend an online school lesson on May 13, 2020 in Rome, Italy. The Perrotta - Repetto family is made up of Paola Perrotta, a 40-year-old press officer, her husband Mattia Repetto, a 42-year-old journalist, and their two children, 10-year-old Isabella and 5-year-old Simone. Paola and Mattia work from home in front of a computer all day, at the same time taking care of the children, who require online teaching for part of the day while the schools remain closed. As restrictions are lifted and some Italians are allowed to return to work, schools and daycares remain closed, leaving working parents in a difficult situation. This especially affects mothers, who, according to gender inequality studies, are more often caregivers in Italy's patriarchal society and must choose between their children and their careers. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we take a look at school pods and microschools for at-home students. Also on the show, we learn more about a California mental health audit; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
    As School Districts Delay In-Person Learning, Some Families Consider Pods And Microschools. What Are They?
    Today on AirTalk, we take a look at school pods and microschools for at-home students. Also on the show, we learn more about a California mental health audit; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
  • US Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell arrives for a briefing with intelligence officials on Capitol Hill about reports of Russia paying bounties for the killing of US troops in Afghanistan, July 2, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss talks for the next coronavirus relief package. Also on the show, we look at LAPD's expansion of a policing program; our weekly political roundtable discusses the biggest headlines; and more.
    What’s In The GOP’s Coronavirus Relief Package?
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss talks for the next coronavirus relief package. Also on the show, we look at LAPD's expansion of a policing program; our weekly political roundtable discusses the biggest headlines; and more.
  • Social distancing seating measures are in place as people wearing facemasks ride Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic in Orlando on July 23, 2020. - The United States on July 23 recorded 76,570 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported, after the nation's total number of infections topped four million earlier in the day. The US has seen a coronavirus surge, particularly in southern and western states, as Texas, California, Alabama, Idaho and Florida all announced record one-day death tolls. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we review the dire national coronavirus numbers in our daily COVID-19 conversation. Also on the show, our FilmWeek critics discuss their recommendations this weekend; we learn more about how to switch careers during the pandemic; and more.
    COVID-19 AMA: Over 4 Million Reported Cases In US, Experts Call For Shut Down And More
    Today on AirTalk, we review the dire national coronavirus numbers in our daily COVID-19 conversation. Also on the show, our FilmWeek critics discuss their recommendations this weekend; we learn more about how to switch careers during the pandemic; and more.
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles supporters protest outside the Unified School District headquarters calling on the board of education to defund school police on June 23, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The demonstrators want the funds currently spent on campus police to be reallocated to other student-serving priorities. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk with guest host Libby Denkmann, we talk with local leaders about the current state of the Black Lives Matter protests and where the movement is headed. Also on the show, we learn more about the story of former Gov. Jerry Brown; hear about a new podcast for kids; and more.
    What Protests Have Achieved, And What Activists And City Leaders Still Want To See Done
    Today on AirTalk with guest host Libby Denkmann, we talk with local leaders about the current state of the Black Lives Matter protests and where the movement is headed. Also on the show, we learn more about the story of former Gov. Jerry Brown; hear about a new podcast for kids; 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