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AirTalk
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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Bear-Stearns Collapse; Tibet Update; Just How "Green" Are Your Natural Products?; Washington D.C. Gun Ban Argued In The Supreme Court; A Scientific Exploration Into The World Of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, And Time Travel
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U.S Economic Update; Earth: The Sequel; Black Magic; FilmWeek Reviews
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How To Balance The State Budget; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; The Future Of The Middle East; Tom Hanks, Executive Producer Of HBO's Miniseries John Adams
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Stand By Your Man?; New Study: 1 In 4 Teens Has A Sexually-Transmitted Disease; Weaponizing Space; A Father's Love For His Drug-Addicted Son
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Eliot Spitzer Sex Scandal; Food Inflation; Why Do Americans Fear Hispanics?; The Truth About Insomnia
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Is Our Drinking Water Tainted with Pharmaceutical Drugs?; Oil $107 A Barrel, Why?; How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse; The Forensics Of Airplane Crashes
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Job Loss Report and the Economic Outlook; The Florida and Michigan Primaries: To Re-Do or Not to Re-Do?; Stand-Up Comedy in the 70's; FilmWeek Reviews
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Homeschooling Under Legal Scrutiny; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; E.J. Dionne
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Primary Analysis; Who's Taking the Los Angeles Times Buy-Out
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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