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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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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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    Survey says couples aren’t planning retirement details together, but SHOULD! Ban on affirmative action in Michigan struck down. Do NOT steal this book! Plus, the latest news.
    Survey says couples aren’t planning retirement details together, but SHOULD! Ban on affirmative action in Michigan struck down. Do NOT steal this book! Plus, the latest news.
  • Listen 1:35:12
    Stop the presses! How the railroad shaped a nation…and what comes next. The Great War Reexamined. Transforming the American landscape.
    Stop the presses! How the railroad shaped a nation…and what comes next. The Great War Reexamined. Transforming the American landscape.
  • Listen 1:35:02
    Millionaires versus billionaires – The NBA lockout begins. Medical residents get short shifts. Do patients get short shrift? Fire up the BBQ it’s time to be patriotic! KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Larry Crowne, Terri, The Perfect Host, Monte Carlo, 35 and Ticking, The First Beautiful Thing, Vincent Wants to Sea and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Now and then: film and urban history collide.
    Millionaires versus billionaires – The NBA lockout begins. Medical residents get short shifts. Do patients get short shrift? Fire up the BBQ it’s time to be patriotic! KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Larry Crowne, Terri, The Perfect Host, Monte Carlo, 35 and Ticking, The First Beautiful Thing, Vincent Wants to Sea and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Now and then: film and urban history collide.
  • Listen 1:34:40
    Online retailers fight California's new Internet sales tax law. Dramatic increase of prescription-drug abusers seeking treatment. California to regulate health insurance rates? It’s National HIV Testing Week in Los Angeles County.
    Online retailers fight California's new Internet sales tax law. Dramatic increase of prescription-drug abusers seeking treatment. California to regulate health insurance rates? It’s National HIV Testing Week in Los Angeles County.
  • Listen 1:35:01
    President’s presser covers economy, tax breaks, gay marriage, Libya, Afghanistan & GOP position. The latest in cancer treatment and diagnosis. Greek debt crisis -- who's fault and who's problem? Never say never.
    President’s presser covers economy, tax breaks, gay marriage, Libya, Afghanistan & GOP position. The latest in cancer treatment and diagnosis. Greek debt crisis -- who's fault and who's problem? Never say never.
  • Listen 1:34:37
    CA Democrats propose a budget. Should parents curb drinking for their kids’ sakes? Debate over FDA breast cancer drug Avastin. "The Optimism Bias: A tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain."
    CA Democrats propose a budget. Should parents curb drinking for their kids’ sakes? Debate over FDA breast cancer drug Avastin. "The Optimism Bias: A tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain."
  • Listen 1:34:23
    Dodgers' bankruptcy. China on the rise. SCOTUS rules on violent video games and campaign finance. ET, come home.
    Dodgers' bankruptcy. China on the rise. SCOTUS rules on violent video games and campaign finance. ET, come home.
  • Listen 1:34:31
    The politics of budget talks. Job-killing spending, what is that really? KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Claudia Puig and Charles Solomon join AirTalk to review the week’s new film releases including Cars 2, Bad Teacher, The Best and the Brightest, A Better Life and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Afghanistan’s national sport - no rules, no ball, one headless goat.
    The politics of budget talks. Job-killing spending, what is that really? KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Claudia Puig and Charles Solomon join AirTalk to review the week’s new film releases including Cars 2, Bad Teacher, The Best and the Brightest, A Better Life and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Afghanistan’s national sport - no rules, no ball, one headless goat.
  • Listen 1:33:45
    President Obama calling home some troops. “Coming out” as illegal. Should older employees make room for younger workers? Plus, the latest news.
    President Obama calling home some troops. “Coming out” as illegal. Should older employees make room for younger workers? Plus, the latest news.
  • Listen 1:34:31
    No pay today for California lawmakers over budget. Will U.S. cities benefit from Afghanistan troop withdrawal? Hold on to your seats! If you can find a chair. Allegations of racial bias in Section 8 enforcement. Why you can’t trust Google Inc.
    No pay today for California lawmakers over budget. Will U.S. cities benefit from Afghanistan troop withdrawal? Hold on to your seats! If you can find a chair. Allegations of racial bias in Section 8 enforcement. Why you can’t trust Google Inc.

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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