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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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LA County mask law enforcement ban
Today on AirTalk:
- LA County moves ahead with mask ban for law enforcement
- Zillow removes climate risk feature
- Ragebaiting
- CA's high electric bills
- Transitional kindergarten
- Why isn't Gen Z holiday shopping?
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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? -
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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The case for defunding NPR. Author Gideon Rose on winning the war but losing the peace. Gender is not a factor for women voters in California. The Lakers and the hot hot Heat - a preview of the the NBA season. Continuing drug violence along the U.S.-Mexico border. -
Is California bloated with state workers? Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his new book, White House Diary. California Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris. The Green Party candidate for Governor of California. -
Listen 1:44:28The fallout from NPR's firing of Juan Williams. California's Tea Party favorite for Governor, Chelene Nightingale. TGI-FilmWeek! KPCC film critics review the week's new releases including Carlos, My Dog Tulip, Inhale and GhettoPhysics, among others. Then, what's your favorite political or election-themed movie? Bulworth, anyone? Plus, the latest news.The fallout from NPR's firing of Juan Williams. California's Tea Party favorite for Governor, Chelene Nightingale. TGI-FilmWeek! KPCC film critics review the week's new releases including Carlos, My Dog Tulip, Inhale and GhettoPhysics, among others. Then, what's your favorite political or election-themed movie? Bulworth, anyone? Plus, the latest news. -
NPR fires journalist Juan Williams for inappropriate comments on Fox News. Debating Prop 19 - should California legalize pot? How religion is reshaping America. -
Listen 1:44:28Are community colleges doing their job? Don't Ask Don't Tell in a legal tug of war. Debating California's Prop 22 - restricting infrastructure revenue. The politics of indignation are in full bloom this election season. James Zogby and his new book “Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters."Are community colleges doing their job? Don't Ask Don't Tell in a legal tug of war. Debating California's Prop 22 - restricting infrastructure revenue. The politics of indignation are in full bloom this election season. James Zogby and his new book “Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters." -
Listen 1:44:25Orange County's Crystal Cathedral files bankruptcy. Federal financing is approved for the Crenshaw Light Rail line. Elections 101: Proposition 24 - should some business tax laws revert to their pre-2008 state? Protests over retirement programs turn violent. Author and neuroscientist Sam Harris says that we don't need God to decide right and wrong.Orange County's Crystal Cathedral files bankruptcy. Federal financing is approved for the Crenshaw Light Rail line. Elections 101: Proposition 24 - should some business tax laws revert to their pre-2008 state? Protests over retirement programs turn violent. Author and neuroscientist Sam Harris says that we don't need God to decide right and wrong. -
Listen 1:44:30Should there be restrictions on the kinds of food people can buy with food stamps? Police and firefighters' are facing pension reform. Is the middle class dying or going strong? A pair of economists duke it out. Birds vs. airplanes - who has the right of way in the friendly skies? Dale Ogden, the Libertarian candidate for Governor of California. And, the latest news.Should there be restrictions on the kinds of food people can buy with food stamps? Police and firefighters' are facing pension reform. Is the middle class dying or going strong? A pair of economists duke it out. Birds vs. airplanes - who has the right of way in the friendly skies? Dale Ogden, the Libertarian candidate for Governor of California. And, the latest news. -
Listen 1:44:30The LA City Council may limit fast food in South LA. A student entrepreneur raises questions about whether or not you can sell class notes. TGIFilmweek! Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Lael Loewensten discuss the week's new releases including Hereafter, Red, Conviction and others. Academy Award nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan discusses writing Hereafter.The LA City Council may limit fast food in South LA. A student entrepreneur raises questions about whether or not you can sell class notes. TGIFilmweek! Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Lael Loewensten discuss the week's new releases including Hereafter, Red, Conviction and others. Academy Award nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan discusses writing Hereafter. -
HIV scare halts porn production. Election 101: Debating Props 20 and 27 - who should draw your district? Bullying in the information age. Author Nick Bilton is here to help you overcome your technophobia. Plus, the latest news. -
Listen 1:44:32The effects of isolation on the Chilean miners. Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman's final debate - "whore" vs. "housekeepergate." Orange County's enduring effect on California politics. The first book on the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Sunshine = power, LA's Solar power conference. Legendary actor Ed Asner stars in FDR at the grand reopening of the Pasadena Playhouse.The effects of isolation on the Chilean miners. Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman's final debate - "whore" vs. "housekeepergate." Orange County's enduring effect on California politics. The first book on the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Sunshine = power, LA's Solar power conference. Legendary actor Ed Asner stars in FDR at the grand reopening of the Pasadena Playhouse.
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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