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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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Inside a $27M property deal funded by taxpayers now under federal investigation
Today on AirTalk:
- 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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Today on AirTalk: $27M property deal funded by taxpayers now under federal investigation, Thanksgiving meal mishaps, TV Talk, FilmWeek, and the Big Lebowski. -
Today on AirTalk: Thanksgiving travel check-in; AI and the music industry; 2025 resolutions; Forestry Service check-in; MAGA accounts overseas; and how to talk politics at Thanksgiving.
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Today on AirTalk, our weekly political roundtable recaps the major political news you may have missed over the weekend. Also on the show, Steve Inskeep joins us to discuss his new book; and more. -
Today on AirTalk, we get the latest on national and international politics. Also on the show, we discuss the SoCal voters in the Taiwan election; car thefts in Los Angeles; the weekend film releases; and more. -
Listen 1:43:13Today on AirTalk, we discuss Gov. Newsom's executive order pushing $750 million to tackle California's homelessness crisis. We also look into a new Caltech study on the use of AI against online trolls; talk about LA native Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's decision to step away from the royal family; and more.Today on AirTalk, we discuss Gov. Newsom's executive order pushing $750 million to tackle California's homelessness crisis. We also look into a new Caltech study on the use of AI against online trolls; talk about LA native Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's decision to step away from the royal family; and more. -
Listen 1:43:11Today on AirTalk, we discuss the escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and where the conflict may go from here. We also take a look at the California Green New Deal introduced this week; talk about whether the growing trend of platonic co-parenting might be right for you; and more.Today on AirTalk, we discuss the escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and where the conflict may go from here. We also take a look at the California Green New Deal introduced this week; talk about whether the growing trend of platonic co-parenting might be right for you; and more. -
Today on AirTalk, we look at two proposals competing to make sports betting legal in California. Also on the show, we check-in with the LAX taxi strike; revisit the SB 50 housing bill making it through the legislature for a third time; and more. -
Listen 1:43:33AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the major headlines you might’ve missed in politics news over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come. We also talk with Iranian listeners in the LA community about their reaction to the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict; get a preview of CES 2020; and more.Week In Politics: Iran Latest, Witholding Pattern On Articles Of Impeachment, Castro Is Out And MoreAirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the major headlines you might’ve missed in politics news over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come. We also talk with Iranian listeners in the LA community about their reaction to the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict; get a preview of CES 2020; and more. -
Today on AirTalk, we break down the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict as tensions rise after a U.S. drone strike kills top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. -
Listen 1:43:25Today on AirTalk, we discuss the proposed ban on e-cigarette flavors the Trump Administration is expected to announce soon. Also on the show, we take a look at the LAUSD teachers' strike one year later; explore the hidden history of Los Angeles through graffiti art; and more.Today on AirTalk, we discuss the proposed ban on e-cigarette flavors the Trump Administration is expected to announce soon. Also on the show, we take a look at the LAUSD teachers' strike one year later; explore the hidden history of Los Angeles through graffiti art; and more. -
Today on AirTalk, we discuss a new California privacy law going into effect tomorrow. Also on the show, we take a look at the "silver tsunami" housing phenomenon; protests in Baghdad; and more. -
AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable looks back at 2019’s biggest political headlines, as well as the ones you may have missed that will have the greatest impact down the line. Also on the show, we break down the AB5 law that is set to go into affect on Wednesday.
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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