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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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The first post-fire home in the Palisades has been built
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Today on AirTalk: Post-fire rebuilding; Potential congressional review of US military strikes; Journey across the US by steakhouse; ChatGPT turns 3; L.A. County bans Kratom; Best TV and movie titles.
Today on AirTalk:
  • Post-fire rebuilding
  • Potential congressional review of US military strikes
  • Journey across the US by steakhouse
  • ChatGPT turns 3
  • L.A. County bans Kratom
  • What are the best tv & movie titles?

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  • The California Institution for Men prison fence is seen in Chino, California.
    Listen 1:34:38
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    LA County prepares for influx of inmates. Who has the right to write classroom content? The Update: Gabby Giffords recovers as Loughner proceedings continue. Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook doesn’t talk about being gay, should the rest of us? The perils of overbooked kids and the parents who fund them.
    AirTalk for August 30, 2011
    LA County prepares for influx of inmates. Who has the right to write classroom content? The Update: Gabby Giffords recovers as Loughner proceedings continue. Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook doesn’t talk about being gay, should the rest of us? The perils of overbooked kids and the parents who fund them.
  • The state capitol building in Sacramento, California.
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    Could initiative reform destroy direct democracy? Biden on China’s one-child-policy – gaffe or diplomacy? Cholesterol – the good, the bad and the debate over drugs vs. diet. An update about the situation in Egypt and the latest news.
    AirTalk for August 29, 2011
    Could initiative reform destroy direct democracy? Biden on China’s one-child-policy – gaffe or diplomacy? Cholesterol – the good, the bad and the debate over drugs vs. diet. An update about the situation in Egypt and the latest news.
  • DREAM Campaign Joint Press Conference
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    California Dream Act: Act Two. That’s the guy who did it!...I think?—Eyewitness error. And FilmWeek.
    AirTalk for August 26, 2011
    California Dream Act: Act Two. That’s the guy who did it!...I think?—Eyewitness error. And FilmWeek.
  • Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers the keynote address at the 2011 Apple World Wide Developers Conference.
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    Steve Jobs resigns, time for Apple to think different. Sunset Junction street fair cancelled. The man they call Dr. No – A look at GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul. Are Democrats on the offensive against the Tea Party? LAX dis-connect. Pennies from your thoughts – can city residents solve L.A.’s cash crunch?
    AirTalk for August 25, 2011
    Steve Jobs resigns, time for Apple to think different. Sunset Junction street fair cancelled. The man they call Dr. No – A look at GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul. Are Democrats on the offensive against the Tea Party? LAX dis-connect. Pennies from your thoughts – can city residents solve L.A.’s cash crunch?
  • Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) director Dominique Strauss-Kahn enters Manhattan State Supreme Court with his wife Anne Sinclair.
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    Should you care about DSK? Not according to the French. TSA chat downs – are they effective? U.C.L.A. law professor opposes $10-million Milken deal. Wake up call! The battle between the sexes continues between the sheets.
    AirTalk for August 24, 2011
    Should you care about DSK? Not according to the French. TSA chat downs – are they effective? U.C.L.A. law professor opposes $10-million Milken deal. Wake up call! The battle between the sexes continues between the sheets.
  • A rebel fighter is pictured in Tripoli, on August 23, 2011.
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    The Gadhafi era draws to a close. U.C. fees surpass state funding. Do unions still kick ass for the working class? Stanford prison experiment 40 years later.
    AirTalk for August 23, 2011
    The Gadhafi era draws to a close. U.C. fees surpass state funding. Do unions still kick ass for the working class? Stanford prison experiment 40 years later.
  • Demonstrators set fire to a poster of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi outside the Libyan embassy in Turkey.
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    Libyan rebels claim control of most of the capitol city of Tripoli. DUI checkpoints. Congress pressuring President over oil pipeline. More cohabitation, less stability for kids?
    AirTalk for August 22, 2011
    Libyan rebels claim control of most of the capitol city of Tripoli. DUI checkpoints. Congress pressuring President over oil pipeline. More cohabitation, less stability for kids?
  • Undocumented Guatemalan immigrants are body searched before boarding a deportation flight to Guatemala City, Guatemala at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on June 24, 2011 in Mesa, Arizona.
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    New immigration reviews may mean fewer illegal immigrants deported. Are corporations people too? KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Henry Sheehan join Larry to review this week’s films including Conan the Barbarian, Fright Night, One Day and more. TGI-FilmWeek! New study spoils spoilers.
    AirTalk for August 19, 2011
    New immigration reviews may mean fewer illegal immigrants deported. Are corporations people too? KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Henry Sheehan join Larry to review this week’s films including Conan the Barbarian, Fright Night, One Day and more. TGI-FilmWeek! New study spoils spoilers.
  • An American flag hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange on August 15, 2011 in New York City.
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    Making sense of the numbers. OC Journalists’ Roundtable. Money in college sports: Is it time to get rid of amateur status? Forget about Mad Men – it’s mean men (and women) who are rolling in the dough.
    AirTalk for August 18, 2011
    Making sense of the numbers. OC Journalists’ Roundtable. Money in college sports: Is it time to get rid of amateur status? Forget about Mad Men – it’s mean men (and women) who are rolling in the dough.
  • Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
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    Mayor Villaraigosa puts prop 13 on the table. Bill aims to overturn California Supreme Court decision and require cops to get warrants before searching arrestees’ cell phones. Policing 2.0. Pelican Bay Prison (re)visited. Could you have a missing twin?
    AirTalk for August 17, 2011
    Mayor Villaraigosa puts prop 13 on the table. Bill aims to overturn California Supreme Court decision and require cops to get warrants before searching arrestees’ cell phones. Policing 2.0. Pelican Bay Prison (re)visited. Could you have a missing twin?
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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