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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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    LA City Council set to vote on new citywide bike lane plan. Consumer Reports releases car rankings… who makes the best 4-wheeled ride? A new U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East? Deadly San Bruno gas explosion focus of NTSB hearing. Our extreme solar system & the possibility of life surviving in harsh conditions.
    LA City Council set to vote on new citywide bike lane plan. Consumer Reports releases car rankings… who makes the best 4-wheeled ride? A new U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East? Deadly San Bruno gas explosion focus of NTSB hearing. Our extreme solar system & the possibility of life surviving in harsh conditions.
  • Listen 1:36:33
    Oscar winners and losers. Crescendo charter school keeps their charter after cheating gaffe. What does a government shutdown mean for YOU? Justice Department and big tobacco spar over proposed “corrective statement” ads.
    Oscar winners and losers. Crescendo charter school keeps their charter after cheating gaffe. What does a government shutdown mean for YOU? Justice Department and big tobacco spar over proposed “corrective statement” ads.
  • Listen 1:36:34
    Governor Brown's budget and pension reform. FilmWeek – Egyptian Theatre Oscar preview. Larry and KPCC's FilmWeek critics shared the stage and their Oscar opinions at the 9th Annual Oscar Preview event. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Governor Brown's budget and pension reform. FilmWeek – Egyptian Theatre Oscar preview. Larry and KPCC's FilmWeek critics shared the stage and their Oscar opinions at the 9th Annual Oscar Preview event. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 1:36:31
    The legal aspects of DOMA. LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stumps in Washington for transit funds. Orange County Journalists Roundtable. New Anti-Immigrant Bills Proposed in Arizona. Pennsylvania high school teacher’s job in jeopardy over blog posts.
    The legal aspects of DOMA. LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stumps in Washington for transit funds. Orange County Journalists Roundtable. New Anti-Immigrant Bills Proposed in Arizona. Pennsylvania high school teacher’s job in jeopardy over blog posts.
  • Listen 1:36:26
    National efforts to curb union rights – overdue or dangerous? Christchurch earthquake is another wake up call. Funding medical and scientific research - too many strings attached? Renting vs buying – is homeownership all it’s cracked up to be? Marriage the Spousonomics way – do more dishes, have more sex & go to bed angry.
    National efforts to curb union rights – overdue or dangerous? Christchurch earthquake is another wake up call. Funding medical and scientific research - too many strings attached? Renting vs buying – is homeownership all it’s cracked up to be? Marriage the Spousonomics way – do more dishes, have more sex & go to bed angry.
  • Listen 1:36:33
    A Fuller Seminary student is among those dead in today's Somali pirate killings. Moammar Gadhafi clings to power as protests continue in Libya. The Decline Effect and the Scientific Method. Does the Ruben Salazar report provide answers or lead to more questions? Piracy tragedy hits home. Can boomers defy old age?
    A Fuller Seminary student is among those dead in today's Somali pirate killings. Moammar Gadhafi clings to power as protests continue in Libya. The Decline Effect and the Scientific Method. Does the Ruben Salazar report provide answers or lead to more questions? Piracy tragedy hits home. Can boomers defy old age?
  • Listen 1:36:33
    Violence continues during Libya protests. The Republican budget takes aim at CPB and EPA. Teachers – are you happy with your union? Grading the institutions that teach teachers. Tensions increase in Libya. Howard Thurston versus Harry Houdini - who is history's greatest magician?
    Violence continues during Libya protests. The Republican budget takes aim at CPB and EPA. Teachers – are you happy with your union? Grading the institutions that teach teachers. Tensions increase in Libya. Howard Thurston versus Harry Houdini - who is history's greatest magician?
  • Listen 1:36:38
    Wisconsin Dems walk out over controversial budget bill. The sexual assault of CBS reporter Lara Logan – will it hurt women journalists’ ability to do their jobs? FilmWeek: Unknown, Immigration Tango, I Am Number Four, The Last Lions and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Foreign-language contenders in the race for Oscar gold.
    Wisconsin Dems walk out over controversial budget bill. The sexual assault of CBS reporter Lara Logan – will it hurt women journalists’ ability to do their jobs? FilmWeek: Unknown, Immigration Tango, I Am Number Four, The Last Lions and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Foreign-language contenders in the race for Oscar gold.
  • Listen 1:35:49
    Protesters in Bahrain come under fire. Friends turn foes in battle over 14th District City Council seat. Federal lawsuit alleges military rampant with sexual abuse. Peggy Orenstein takes us on a tour of the princess industrial complex.
    Protesters in Bahrain come under fire. Friends turn foes in battle over 14th District City Council seat. Federal lawsuit alleges military rampant with sexual abuse. Peggy Orenstein takes us on a tour of the princess industrial complex.
  • Listen 1:36:31
    The rising price of everything. Debating Measure L – as in how should our L-ibraries be funded? The rising GOP star behind multiple anti-illegal immigration bills. 65 years old and nothing saved for retirement? Black Swan director Darren Oronofsky. Hans Zimmer – the journeyman film score composer.
    The rising price of everything. Debating Measure L – as in how should our L-ibraries be funded? The rising GOP star behind multiple anti-illegal immigration bills. 65 years old and nothing saved for retirement? Black Swan director Darren Oronofsky. Hans Zimmer – the journeyman film score composer.

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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