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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 headlines you might’ve missed in politics news over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come; and more. -
Listen 1:38:32Today on AirTalk, we discuss a recently introduced a package of bills meant to reform the college admissions process and close backdoors for the kids of rich or connected parents. We also examine a recent study suggesting women's brains appear three years younger than men's; and more.Today on AirTalk, we discuss a recently introduced a package of bills meant to reform the college admissions process and close backdoors for the kids of rich or connected parents. We also examine a recent study suggesting women's brains appear three years younger than men's; and more. -
Listen 1:38:20Today on AirTalk, we discuss a recent study on congestion pricing that suggests charging $4 to drive into West LA could significantly reduce traffic and commute times. We also examine suggestions by Democratic presidential candidates to expand the number of justices in the Supreme Court; and more.Today on AirTalk, we discuss a recent study on congestion pricing that suggests charging $4 to drive into West LA could significantly reduce traffic and commute times. We also examine suggestions by Democratic presidential candidates to expand the number of justices in the Supreme Court; and more. -
Today on AirTalk, we discuss the backlash and renewed fight against the renaming USC’s Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. We also speak with Whitewater special counsel Ken Starr and get his thoughts on the Mueller Report; and more. -
Today on AirTalk, we examine a new CA bill that aims to protect certain hairstyles from workplace discrimination; discuss the Democrats new healthcare expansion bill; and more. -
Listen 1:36:52Today on AirTalk, we discuss the latest on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election; we also recap the big political stories you might’ve missed this weekend and look ahead to the week to come; and moreToday on AirTalk, we discuss the latest on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election; we also recap the big political stories you might’ve missed this weekend and look ahead to the week to come; and more -
Listen 1:03:52Today on AirTalk, we get the latest on Governor Newsom's proposal to nix new death sentences in local criminal cases, and how this decision may cause tension with Attorney General Becerra. We also examine a new California bill that would add new limitations to cell phone usage on school grounds; and more.Today on AirTalk, we get the latest on Governor Newsom's proposal to nix new death sentences in local criminal cases, and how this decision may cause tension with Attorney General Becerra. We also examine a new California bill that would add new limitations to cell phone usage on school grounds; and more. -
Listen 1:08:02Today on AirTalk, we speak with Carol Folt, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who will become USC's 12th president and the first permanent female president in school history. We also look into the health of local news; examine California’s affordable housing crisis; and more.Today on AirTalk, we speak with Carol Folt, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who will become USC's 12th president and the first permanent female president in school history. We also look into the health of local news; examine California’s affordable housing crisis; and more. -
Today on AirTalk, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore joins Larry Mantle for his monthly check-in. We also discuss how colleges should deal with students implicated in the recent admissions scandal; examine a new study on teenage loneliness; and more. -
Today on AirTalk, we take a look at the long, lurid history of the Hollywood casting couch. We also discuss Apple's new streaming service as well as who and what will be on it; debate a potential ban on gene-edited babies; and more.
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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