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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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- TV Talk: What to watch
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Today on AirTalk: What was in your Spotify Wrapped? AirTalk Live in Rancho Mirage; and TV Talk: What to watch. -
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?
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John Garamendi Looks Back On One Year As Lieutenant Governor; L.A. County Supervisor District 2 Race; Obama Campaign Update; Science Stories Of 2007; Oscar Peterson Passes
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Sam Zell Closes Tribune Deal - L.A. Times Begins New Era; FilmWeek Reviews
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EPA Denies Clean Air Waiver Act To Cut Auto Emissions; WGA Strike's Impact On the Local Economy; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; The Child Care Industry And The Underground Economy
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Fed Proposes New Regulations On Lenders; The Economic Pros And Cons Of The Underground Economy In Southern California; Drop That Big Gulp! San Francisco And The Sugar Surcharge; Generic Drug Safety; EPA Denies Clean Air Waiver Act To Cut Auto Emissions
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Assembly Approves Health Care Bill; Port Commission Approves Cargo Fee; FCC And Cross Ownership; Afghanistan Review - Crisis In Kabul?; Challenge Of Racial Identity In Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign
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Health Care Plan; Striking Writers Look for Alternative; Draining Two of L.A.'s Resevoirs; U.N. Climate Conference in Bali; The Inner Workings of Broadway
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MTA Propose Converting Carpool Lanes Into Toll Roads; Energy Bill May Become Law; California Budget Gap; Francis Ford Coppola; FilmWeek Reviews
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Low Parental Voter Turn-Out at LAUSD Schools; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; George Mitchell's Report on Performance Enhancing Drugs in Major League Baseball
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Mayor Villaraigosa to Help Turn Around L.A.'s 6 Lowest Performing Schools; DWP Rate Hike Stalled; Tip of the Tongue Experiences; Republican Presidential Race Update; California Judge Rejects Auto Makers' Greenhouse Gas Lawsuit; Anita Frantz
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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