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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
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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Recent Episodes
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Today on AirTalk: LA County law enforcement mask ban; Zillow removes climate risk feature; Ragebaiting; CA's high electric bills; and Why isn't Gen Z holiday shopping?
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Today on AirTalk: Tenth anniversary of the San Bernardino shooting; Tattoos and health; Celebrities in commercials; New UCLA football coach; and DACA recipients.
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"Weinergate" gets weirder - Rep. Anthony Weiner comes clean about his explicit Twitter pictures. GOP targets tanning tax Should Sexting be punishable by expulsion?
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2012 Republican hopefuls & hinters. Porn industry puts new testing plan in place. NERD ALERT: big games conference, E3 starts this week! Pay to Stay at Union Rescue Mission. Jazz Clarinetist Anat Cohen.
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Listen 1:34:24Assisted suicide advocate, Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies. Will tomorrow ever come for Mexico? John Rabe’s Vast Wasteland Project wastes no TVs. KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Wade Major join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including X-Men: First Class, Beginners, Love, Wedding, Marriage, YellowBrickRoad and more. TGI-FilmWeek! The life and legacy of Raoul Walsh – one of Hollywood’s founding fathers.Assisted suicide advocate, Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies. Will tomorrow ever come for Mexico? John Rabe’s Vast Wasteland Project wastes no TVs. KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Wade Major join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including X-Men: First Class, Beginners, Love, Wedding, Marriage, YellowBrickRoad and more. TGI-FilmWeek! The life and legacy of Raoul Walsh – one of Hollywood’s founding fathers.
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One Congressman, one tweet, lots of fallout. When it comes to churches…does size matter? School lunch reform hits Republican road block. We love L.A. We love it!
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Listen 1:40:08Internet sales tax measure advances in the California State Assembly. PBS programs – would you like ads for fries with that? A new Gallup poll on what Americans think about the moral acceptability of certain behaviors and social policies? Opting out of Secure Communities. Update into Giovanni Ramirez arrest for Giants fan beating. Steve Earle - modern day Renaissance man.Internet sales tax measure advances in the California State Assembly. PBS programs – would you like ads for fries with that? A new Gallup poll on what Americans think about the moral acceptability of certain behaviors and social policies? Opting out of Secure Communities. Update into Giovanni Ramirez arrest for Giants fan beating. Steve Earle - modern day Renaissance man.
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The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices. The Yukon Gold Rush. Is there still a place for objective journalism -- or is it an anachronism?
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Assisted suicide debate reignites. Another item to pick up at the black market. LA commuters – get ready to reroute your engines. LACMA’s fantastical peak into Tim Burton’s brain.
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Listen 1:34:50How strong is LAPD's case against Dodger Stadium suspect Giovanni Ramirez? Foundation finds flagrant fish fraud. Grammy awards. KPCC film critics Peter Rainer, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including The Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Tree of Life, The Abduction of Zack Butterfield, Blank City, Dumbstruck and Make Believe. TGI-FilmWeek! A pair of new documentaries delve into the world of teenage magicians and the art of ventriloquism.How strong is LAPD's case against Dodger Stadium suspect Giovanni Ramirez? Foundation finds flagrant fish fraud. Grammy awards. KPCC film critics Peter Rainer, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including The Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Tree of Life, The Abduction of Zack Butterfield, Blank City, Dumbstruck and Make Believe. TGI-FilmWeek! A pair of new documentaries delve into the world of teenage magicians and the art of ventriloquism.
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Supreme Court upholds Arizona’s employer sanctions law. Was New York’s 26th election a Republican shellacking over Medicare plan? Egypt to open border crossing into Gaza Strip permanently. Orange County journalists’ roundtable.
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Family files suit blaming Dodgers for attack. After 25 years, Oprah bids adieu – to networks that aren’t her OWN. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in the house. Can children be raised in an entirely gender neutral way? Geeks get ahead. And, the latest news.
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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