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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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Larry Mantle and a panel of guests analyze the many angles of the Orlando shooting; and a new book looks at Los Angeles' agricultural past and future. -
A look at Hillary Clinton's possible running mates; weighing the pros and cons of a slow Expo Line and TGI-FilmWeek! with a discussion of Disney's new Mary Poppins film and hearing your thoughts on films that would be sacrosanct to remake. -
Listen 1:35:10Sanders' supporters share what they want to see their candidate hold out for in exchange for his potential support of Clinton; Pomona College alters its tenure guidelines to include diversity; and a federal judge says Californians do not have a guaranteed right to carry concealed weapons in public; Plus, pit bulls, and the battle over an American iconSanders' supporters share what they want to see their candidate hold out for in exchange for his potential support of Clinton; Pomona College alters its tenure guidelines to include diversity; and a federal judge says Californians do not have a guaranteed right to carry concealed weapons in public; Plus, pit bulls, and the battle over an American icon -
Political analysts make sense of yesterday's numbers and explain what they could mean for the upcoming months; and Sen. Boxer talks about her new memoir and shares her thoughts about the state's primary results. -
Why do some people choose to sit out elections? We debate the light sentencing of a Stanford swimmer convicted of rape; and the man who predicted the big daddy of all El Niños last winter and spring - JPL's Bill Pazert - faces judgement day on AirTalk -
Listen 1:35:14Discussing tomorrow’s primary results, which will likely dictate the tone each of the campaigns take into the party conventions this summer; looking at a new project, Vote Allies, which aims to use vote-sharing to help the disenfranchised be heard and weighing the effects of changing rules in sports.Discussing tomorrow’s primary results, which will likely dictate the tone each of the campaigns take into the party conventions this summer; looking at a new project, Vote Allies, which aims to use vote-sharing to help the disenfranchised be heard and weighing the effects of changing rules in sports. -
Listen 1:35:00Donald Trump supporters leaving the GOP presidential candidate’s rally in San Jose last night were met with angry protesters throwing eggs and punches; Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta discusses the importance of California's primary and TGI-FilmWeek! with a summer movie preview.Donald Trump supporters leaving the GOP presidential candidate’s rally in San Jose last night were met with angry protesters throwing eggs and punches; Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta discusses the importance of California's primary and TGI-FilmWeek! with a summer movie preview. -
Discussing the impact of yesterday's UCLA campus shooting; debating the sales tactics of Trump University and Larry Mantle hosts a debate with the candidates vying for Don Knabe's seat on the L.A. Board of Supervisors. -
What we know about the university shooting; Meet the Candidates: Loretta Sanchez talks about the changes she would make if voted California Senator; and can digital devices like Pavlok help break bad habits? -
Listen 1:35:07US-based social media and internet companies have agreed to enforce a code of conduct for so-called hate speech in Europe, but the rules also call on the companies to promote "counter-narratives" to hate speech. What does that mean? Then a look at the line between community policing and entrapment in gay sex stings; plus, what the latest research says about gluten-free dietsUS-based social media and internet companies have agreed to enforce a code of conduct for so-called hate speech in Europe, but the rules also call on the companies to promote "counter-narratives" to hate speech. What does that mean? Then a look at the line between community policing and entrapment in gay sex stings; plus, what the latest research says about gluten-free diets
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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