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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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President Trump has a proposal to end the war in Ukraine. What does it say and will it work?
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Today on AirTalk: A Ukrainian peace deal? Have you stopped eating ultraprocessed foods? Food Friday: Armenian Bakery; FilmWeek: What should you watch this week; and Renate Reinsve joins the show.
Today on AirTalk:
  • A Ukrainian peace deal?
  • Have you stopped eating ultraprocessed foods?
  • Food Friday: Armenian Bakery
  • FilmWeek: What should you watch this week
  • Renate Reinsve joins the show

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  • A woman with medium-dark skin tone and short hair in tight curls wearing a blue knitted sweater speaks into a microphone from her desk with a sign that reads 'Fesia Davenport/ Chief Executive Officer."
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    Today on AirTalk, LA County's $2 million settlement with CEO Fesia Davenport, JPL goes through another round of layoffs, and a broadcast of yesterday evening's Palisades' fire recovery event
    LA County settled $2 million deal with its CEO, here’s what to know
    Today on AirTalk, LA County's $2 million settlement with CEO Fesia Davenport, JPL goes through another round of layoffs, and a broadcast of yesterday evening's Palisades' fire recovery event
  • A person wearing a hooded garment and a backpack jogs along a rainy street.
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    Today on AirTalk, we get the latest on the storm hitting the region. Also on the show, a new study examines the next big earthquake; check-in on California’s nursing shortage; Kristen Bell talks about her new show; and more.
    It’s raining in LA. Here’s what you can expect.
    Today on AirTalk, we get the latest on the storm hitting the region. Also on the show, a new study examines the next big earthquake; check-in on California’s nursing shortage; Kristen Bell talks about her new show; and more.
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    Today on AirTalk:
    • CA passes SB79
    • Triple Play
    • New book explores Rodney King beating
    • Check in on fire recovery efforts
    CA passes law allowing mid-rise apartments to be built around transit hubs, so what now?
    Today on AirTalk:
    • CA passes SB79
    • Triple Play
    • New book explores Rodney King beating
    • Check in on fire recovery efforts
  • A diverse group of young children sit on a colorful mat inside a classroom. One child sits on a small green chair next to an adult woman with light skin. In the background there are two men sitting on stools. The man on the left has dark skin. His arms are raised, as in a cheer. The man on the right has light brown skin and is clapping.
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    Today on AirTalk, LAUSD test scores improve; telling others about your health issues; unlikely non-resturant places for the best eats in So-Cal, and FilmWeek.
    LAUSD test scores improve again, exceeding pre-pandemic performance. Here’s what parents should know
    Today on AirTalk, LAUSD test scores improve; telling others about your health issues; unlikely non-resturant places for the best eats in So-Cal, and FilmWeek.
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    Today on AirTalk, LAFD releases After-Action report; A new book on Bruce Lee; U.S. colleges ask Trump for access to federal funding; CA FAIR Plan rate increase and TV Talk.
    LAFD releases much-anticipated after-action report on the Palisades Fire
    Today on AirTalk, LAFD releases After-Action report; A new book on Bruce Lee; U.S. colleges ask Trump for access to federal funding; CA FAIR Plan rate increase and TV Talk.
  • Aerial view of burned out homes with the Pacific Ocean in the background.
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    Today on AirTalk, an arrest has been made in connection with the Palisades fires; Triple Play; LA County sex abuse lawsuit crisis, and how did you pick a retirement community?
    Federal Investigators have made an arrest in relation to the Palisades fire investigation
    Today on AirTalk, an arrest has been made in connection with the Palisades fires; Triple Play; LA County sex abuse lawsuit crisis, and how did you pick a retirement community?
  • An air traffic control tower has BUR on its side.
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    Today on AirTalk, Burbank Airport suffers amid government shutdown; CA's housing shortage and Measure ULA; The resurgence of film photography; LAUSD expands innovative school programs; How do ceasefire agreements work? And what makes a good diss track?
    Burbank Airport suffers cancellations and delays amid government shutdown
    Today on AirTalk, Burbank Airport suffers amid government shutdown; CA's housing shortage and Measure ULA; The resurgence of film photography; LAUSD expands innovative school programs; How do ceasefire agreements work? And what makes a good diss track?
  • Palestinian women and their children walk though destruction in the wake of an Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, on May 31.
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    Today on AirTalk, Israel and Hamas prepare for peace negotiations; the best fall fun activities in SoCal; new book explores 80s cinema culture; city of LA could have a new rent hike formula; Law enforcement use of AI chatbots and a new book on the impact of 'The Simpsons.'
    Israel and Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of a possible Gaza ceasefire
    Today on AirTalk, Israel and Hamas prepare for peace negotiations; the best fall fun activities in SoCal; new book explores 80s cinema culture; city of LA could have a new rent hike formula; Law enforcement use of AI chatbots and a new book on the impact of 'The Simpsons.'
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    Today on AirTalk, AI-generated content now has its own social media app; Why do we have superstitions?; LA's first annual Indian Food Festival; FilmWeek and Horror classics through a feminist lens.
    AI-generated videos took a big leap forward this week — is that worrying?
    Today on AirTalk, AI-generated content now has its own social media app; Why do we have superstitions?; LA's first annual Indian Food Festival; FilmWeek and Horror classics through a feminist lens.
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    Today on AirTalk, Triple Play: the Dodgers advance with three more series to go; LA is having a tough tourism year; Can gravity affect our bodies?; Arizona district schools in crisis; Citizen-run hotline to reunite the unhoused with their families and TV Talk.
    Triple Play: As the Dodgers advance, three more series head to a do-or-die
    Today on AirTalk, Triple Play: the Dodgers advance with three more series to go; LA is having a tough tourism year; Can gravity affect our bodies?; Arizona district schools in crisis; Citizen-run hotline to reunite the unhoused with their families and TV Talk.
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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