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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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Featured Episode
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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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? -
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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Internet shaken by false earthquake rumors. School districts paying students based on performance- bribery or a fair incentive? The world powers meet for a nuclear summit. And writer Eric Lax discusses drifiting away from his faith. -
No more overtime pay for LAPD officers. Father Greg Boyle discusses gang intervention and his book Tattoos on the Heart. The next political battle: a financial overhaul. And a talk with Paul Krugman about green economics.
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Listen 1:44:30John Paul Stevens' retirement. Rating restaurants online is one thing, but what about your coworkers? Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Reviews of Date Night, After.Life, La Mission, Mid-August Lunch and The Square. Later, guest host David Lazarus and the critics laud and lament the rise of 3D movies.John Paul Stevens' retirement. Rating restaurants online is one thing, but what about your coworkers? Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Reviews of Date Night, After.Life, La Mission, Mid-August Lunch and The Square. Later, guest host David Lazarus and the critics laud and lament the rise of 3D movies.
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Listen 1:44:30On AirTalk with guest host David Lazarus, a new injunction bans drug dealers from entering Skid Row. The solution to California's budget woes: tax the rich? Military families separated by war. How to teach your kids about money. And the car Americans love to hate- the Yugo.On AirTalk with guest host David Lazarus, a new injunction bans drug dealers from entering Skid Row. The solution to California's budget woes: tax the rich? Military families separated by war. How to teach your kids about money. And the car Americans love to hate- the Yugo.
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Listen 1:44:31David Lazarus is in for Larry. GM posts $4.3 billion loss. Learning about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness... from Europe? LA's budget crisis threatens department closures. Then, what are the benefits of a 4-day work week? Later, distinguishing between fact and fraud in science.David Lazarus is in for Larry. GM posts $4.3 billion loss. Learning about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness... from Europe? LA's budget crisis threatens department closures. Then, what are the benefits of a 4-day work week? Later, distinguishing between fact and fraud in science.
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Listen 1:44:29Guest host David Lazarus discusses Obama's new nuclear weapons strategy. What age is too young to climb Mt. Everest or sail solo around the world? The pope names a successor for Cardinal Roger Mahony. Could LA go broke by the end of June? And getting organized in the Google era.Guest host David Lazarus discusses Obama's new nuclear weapons strategy. What age is too young to climb Mt. Everest or sail solo around the world? The pope names a successor for Cardinal Roger Mahony. Could LA go broke by the end of June? And getting organized in the Google era.
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Listen 1:44:30Guest host David Lazarus get the latest on the Baja earthquake and Justice Stevens' intention to retire. The arrival of Apple's iPad. Jazz great Pat Metheny on his new album and upcoming performance at Disney Hall. What will health care reform mean for the state budget? Then, are schools failing boys?Guest host David Lazarus get the latest on the Baja earthquake and Justice Stevens' intention to retire. The arrival of Apple's iPad. Jazz great Pat Metheny on his new album and upcoming performance at Disney Hall. What will health care reform mean for the state budget? Then, are schools failing boys?
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Listen 1:44:28New airline security protocols. Firefighting night flights. For AirTalk's 25th anniversary, John Rabe interviews Larry. Then it's FilmWeek: reviews of the week's new movies, including Clash of the Titans, The Last Song, The Greatest, and The Secret of Kells. Mystery Science Theater 3000's Mike Nelson is back to poke fun at Hollywood blockbusters, and Peter Rainer reviews the Bermuda Film Fest.New airline security protocols. Firefighting night flights. For AirTalk's 25th anniversary, John Rabe interviews Larry. Then it's FilmWeek: reviews of the week's new movies, including Clash of the Titans, The Last Song, The Greatest, and The Secret of Kells. Mystery Science Theater 3000's Mike Nelson is back to poke fun at Hollywood blockbusters, and Peter Rainer reviews the Bermuda Film Fest.
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Listen 1:44:31Metrolink workers resist psychological evaluations. A talk with NPR's Pakistan correspondent Julie McCarthy. Headlines from the OC with the Orange County Journalists Roundtable. And from maple bacon doughnuts to sizzling catfish, food critic Jonathan Gold shares the 99 best things to eat in Los Angeles.Metrolink workers resist psychological evaluations. A talk with NPR's Pakistan correspondent Julie McCarthy. Headlines from the OC with the Orange County Journalists Roundtable. And from maple bacon doughnuts to sizzling catfish, food critic Jonathan Gold shares the 99 best things to eat in Los Angeles.
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Listen 1:44:31New offshore oil drilling. Parcel tax for public education? Then, is the Inland Empire full of gated ghettos? Later, Speaking of Faith's Krista Tippett shares scientists' religious views. And actor Edward James Olmos remembers famed East L.A. math teacher Jaime Escalante.New offshore oil drilling. Parcel tax for public education? Then, is the Inland Empire full of gated ghettos? Later, Speaking of Faith's Krista Tippett shares scientists' religious views. And actor Edward James Olmos remembers famed East L.A. math teacher Jaime Escalante.
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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