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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
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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:
  • 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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  • (Archive) A picture taken on January 19, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, shows a bulldozer tearing down a section of the Santa Monica Freeway that collapsed during the Northridge earthquake. Commuters were urged to leave for work two hours earlier due to the 300 foot section of the road that is closed. AFP PHOTO TIMOTHY CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss what went wrong during the Northridge Earthquake 25 years ago, and analyze how California is gearing up for future quakes. We also debate a proposal to City Council limiting developer’s political donations; review a rule that will allow home marijuana deliveries statewide; and more.
    On its 25th anniversary, looking back at the Northridge quake and preparing for The Big One
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss what went wrong during the Northridge Earthquake 25 years ago, and analyze how California is gearing up for future quakes. We also debate a proposal to City Council limiting developer’s political donations; review a rule that will allow home marijuana deliveries statewide; and more.
  • Striking teachers and their supporters rally in downtown Los Angeles, California on the second day of the teachers strike, on January 15, 2019. - Teachers of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second largest public school district in the United States, are striking for smaller class size, better school funding and higher teacher pay. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we examine how charter schools play into the dynamic of the LAUSD. We also discuss YouTube's announcement to strengthen its community guidelines enforcement to include a ban on “dangerous and challenging pranks”; analyze what the future holds for the UK and EU after the Brexit deal fell short; and more.
    The controversy behind charter schools, and their role in the LAUSD teachers strike
    Today on AirTalk, we examine how charter schools play into the dynamic of the LAUSD. We also discuss YouTube's announcement to strengthen its community guidelines enforcement to include a ban on “dangerous and challenging pranks”; analyze what the future holds for the UK and EU after the Brexit deal fell short; and more.
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 06: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom speaks during election night event on November 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Newsom defeated Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Cox. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    We debate Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to cut state dollars from local governments that don’t build enough housing. We also check in on day two of the LAUSD strike; examine the complexity of measuring pain; and more.
    Newsom’s controversial housing fix? Pulling state money from cities that don’t build enough
    We debate Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to cut state dollars from local governments that don’t build enough housing. We also check in on day two of the LAUSD strike; examine the complexity of measuring pain; and more.
  • Teachers picketing at Bethune Middle School on first day of LAUSD strike, Monday January 14, 2019.
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    Today on AirTalk we discuss the LAUSD teachers strike and its impact on roughly 480,000 public school students and their parents. We also recap the political headlines you might have missed over the weekend and look ahead to what’s to come in the week of political news; and more.
    LAUSD teachers strike for higher pay, more staff, smaller class sizes
    Today on AirTalk we discuss the LAUSD teachers strike and its impact on roughly 480,000 public school students and their parents. We also recap the political headlines you might have missed over the weekend and look ahead to what’s to come in the week of political news; and more.
  • A woman walks across a Los Angeles Unified School District school bus parking lot in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2019. - A judge has rejected the school district's claim it was not given enough notice of a teacher's strike, allowing the teacher's union to potentially walkout on January 14, 2019 for the first strike in 30 years in the country's second largest school district. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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    AirTalk opens up the phones to talk to parents about how they plan to prepare for Monday’s potential strike, and to those who remember the 1989 work stoppage. We also discuss the APA's decision to label traditional masculinity as 'harmful'; review this weekend’s new movie releases; and more.
    With Monday’s looming LAUSD strike, we speak with parents about their plans
    AirTalk opens up the phones to talk to parents about how they plan to prepare for Monday’s potential strike, and to those who remember the 1989 work stoppage. We also discuss the APA's decision to label traditional masculinity as 'harmful'; review this weekend’s new movie releases; and more.
  • A newborn baby touches its mother's handon September 17, 2013 at the Lens hospital in France.
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    Today on AirTalk, we invite a panel of education experts and early childhood advocates to discuss Newsom’s plan to introduce a roughly $2 billion investment in child care and early learning programs in his budget. We also discuss the the coolest and weirdest tech at CES 2019; and more.
    Governor Newsom is proposing nearly $2 billion for early childhood programs
    Today on AirTalk, we invite a panel of education experts and early childhood advocates to discuss Newsom’s plan to introduce a roughly $2 billion investment in child care and early learning programs in his budget. We also discuss the the coolest and weirdest tech at CES 2019; and more.
  • A healthcare reform specialist helps people select insurance plans at the free Affordable Care Act (ACA) Enrollment Fair at Pasadena City College on November 19, 2013 in Pasadena, California.
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    Newsom proposes extending the California Medi-Cal coverage to an additional 138,000 undocumented people at a cost of about $260 million a year. We also check in on the ongoing negotiations between LAUSD and UTLA; look into the steady decline of Cancer rates; and more.
    Governor Newsom proposes to expand Medi-Cal to over 100K undocumented young adults
    Newsom proposes extending the California Medi-Cal coverage to an additional 138,000 undocumented people at a cost of about $260 million a year. We also check in on the ongoing negotiations between LAUSD and UTLA; look into the steady decline of Cancer rates; and more.
  • SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 07: Gavin Newsom (L) is sworn in as governor of California by California Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye (R) as Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom (C), watches on January 7, 2019 in Sacramento, California. Gavin Newsom will begin his first term as the 40th governor of California after serving as the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco as well as Lieutenant Governor of California since 2010 alongside outgoing governor Jerry Brown (Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images)
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    According to the New York Times, one of Newsom’s expected items will be to expand California’s partially paid parental leave to an eventual, full six months. We also discuss what to expect from President Trump's primetime address tonight; examine Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed tax hike; and more.
    New CA governor expected to propose six months of paid parental leave in first budget plan
    According to the New York Times, one of Newsom’s expected items will be to expand California’s partially paid parental leave to an eventual, full six months. We also discuss what to expect from President Trump's primetime address tonight; examine Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed tax hike; and more.
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 06: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom speaks during election night event on November 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Newsom defeated Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Cox. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    Gavin Newsom takes the helm as the 40th governor of the nation's most populous state, succeeding fellow Democrat Jerry Brown. We also recap the headlines you might’ve missed over the weekend and look ahead to the biggest stories of the week; check in on the looming LAUSD teacher’s strike; and more.
    The Gavin Newsom era begins in California: What to expect from the new administration
    Gavin Newsom takes the helm as the 40th governor of the nation's most populous state, succeeding fellow Democrat Jerry Brown. We also recap the headlines you might’ve missed over the weekend and look ahead to the biggest stories of the week; check in on the looming LAUSD teacher’s strike; and more.
  • CAMBRIDGE, MA - DECEMBER 31: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), addresses the media outside of her home after announcing she formed an exploratory committee for a 2020 Presidential run on December 31, 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Warren is one of the earliest potential candidates to make an official announcement in what is expected to be a very large Democratic field. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
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    Despite the good economic news, the government is about to enter its third week of a partial shutdown. We get the latest. We also debate whether or not the California bar exam cut score should be lowered; review this weekend’s new movie releases; and more.
    Partial government shutdown enters day 14, how to square today’s rosy jobs numbers with continued market volatility and more
    Despite the good economic news, the government is about to enter its third week of a partial shutdown. We get the latest. We also debate whether or not the California bar exam cut score should be lowered; review this weekend’s new movie releases; 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