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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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Recent Episodes
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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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AirTalk's political roundup series continues with a look ahead to Indiana's primaries; weighing the effects of presidential election 2016 media coverage and the contest that will determine L.A.'s Pershing Square re-design. -
Listen 1:35:19Discussing the positive and negative effects Donald Trump's primary campaign; Analyzing a Georgia couple's distracted driving lawsuit against Snapchat; and debating Regal Cinema's new policy which restricts parents from bringing children under 6 to R-rated movies. TGI-FilmWeek!Discussing the positive and negative effects Donald Trump's primary campaign; Analyzing a Georgia couple's distracted driving lawsuit against Snapchat; and debating Regal Cinema's new policy which restricts parents from bringing children under 6 to R-rated movies. TGI-FilmWeek! -
Weighing a proposal to include women in military drafts; debating whether to use cannabis as a way to treat opioid addiction; & our Native Angeleno series continues with a new book on the history and architecture of the Los Angeles Central Library. -
A look at Tuesday's primary results and Trump's foreign policy speech; weighing the ethics of post-mortem sperm extraction and StoryCorp founder Dave Isay stops by to talk about his book, "Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work." -
Listen 1:35:27California State University and California Community College campuses got one step closer to being tobacco-free after the state Assembly voted 41-24 yesterday to approve a tobacco ban; Faith Salie of NPR's Wait, Wait . . .Don't Tell Me talks about new memoir, "Approval Junkie," and weighing the pros and cons of a bailout for Puerto Rico.California State University and California Community College campuses got one step closer to being tobacco-free after the state Assembly voted 41-24 yesterday to approve a tobacco ban; Faith Salie of NPR's Wait, Wait . . .Don't Tell Me talks about new memoir, "Approval Junkie," and weighing the pros and cons of a bailout for Puerto Rico. -
Listen 1:34:01AirTalk continues its election coverage with a preview of Tuesday's primaries and analysis of Cruz and Kasich's deal to defeat Trump; Larry Mantle remembers KPCC's Morning Edition host, Steve Julian and journalist and author, Greg O'Brien, talks about the impact of documenting his struggle with Alzheimer's.AirTalk continues its election coverage with a preview of Tuesday's primaries and analysis of Cruz and Kasich's deal to defeat Trump; Larry Mantle remembers KPCC's Morning Edition host, Steve Julian and journalist and author, Greg O'Brien, talks about the impact of documenting his struggle with Alzheimer's. -
Uber's class action settlement has major implications for tipping, driver autonomy and safety; the top U.S. diplomat for Asia stops by the studio to talk trade and election 2016 & if it's Friday, it must be FilmWeek... -
Listen 1:35:15We remember the life and legacy of Prince with Sharon Jones, Nic Harcourt and others; why SoCal police departments are having trouble recruiting enough police officers; the continuing debate over online comment sections; & creative partnerships - what's behind that good chemistry of the best collaborations?We remember the life and legacy of Prince with Sharon Jones, Nic Harcourt and others; why SoCal police departments are having trouble recruiting enough police officers; the continuing debate over online comment sections; & creative partnerships - what's behind that good chemistry of the best collaborations? -
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won voters over in their home state; LAPD Chief Charlie Beck joins Larry Mantle for his monthly visit; Los Angeles gets a niche bookstore; and Harriet Tubman will soon replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. -
Westside Councilman Mike Bonin is proposing a plan to allow round-the-clock bathroom and storage access for the homeless; are confusing laws on voter registration causing voter suppression and a sperm bank lawsuit is sparked by the misrepresentation of a donor.
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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