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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
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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:
  • 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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    After 100 days and a long night, California passes a budget. Bob Woodward's inside take on Obama's wars. Then, TGI-Filmweek! This week our critics review Secretariat, Life As We Know It, Stone, and more. Later, dinner and an (expensive) movie - are movie ticket prices out of control?
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    AirTalk for October 7, 2010
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  • California attorney general and democratic gubernatorial candidate (L) and republican gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) participate in a debate at UC Davis' Mondavi Center on September 28, 2010 in Davis, California.
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    AirTalk for September 29, 2010
    Brown vs Whitman debate – who won? A teacher’s suicide leads the call for the LA Times to remove performance ratings from their website. What are the jobs of the future? And, the latest news.
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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