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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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  • Demonstrators supporting the people of Libya protest against the Libyan government in Lafayatte Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC, February 19, 2011.
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    Violence continues during Libya protests. The Republican budget takes aim at CPB and EPA. Teachers – are you happy with your union? Grading the institutions that teach teachers. Tensions increase in Libya. Howard Thurston versus Harry Houdini - who is history's greatest magician?
    AirTalk for February 21, 2011
    Violence continues during Libya protests. The Republican budget takes aim at CPB and EPA. Teachers – are you happy with your union? Grading the institutions that teach teachers. Tensions increase in Libya. Howard Thurston versus Harry Houdini - who is history's greatest magician?
  • Protesters fill the Rotunda at the State Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin.
    Listen 1:36:38
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    Wisconsin Dems walk out over controversial budget bill. The sexual assault of CBS reporter Lara Logan – will it hurt women journalists’ ability to do their jobs? FilmWeek: Unknown, Immigration Tango, I Am Number Four, The Last Lions and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Foreign-language contenders in the race for Oscar gold.
    AirTalk for February 18, 2011
    Wisconsin Dems walk out over controversial budget bill. The sexual assault of CBS reporter Lara Logan – will it hurt women journalists’ ability to do their jobs? FilmWeek: Unknown, Immigration Tango, I Am Number Four, The Last Lions and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Foreign-language contenders in the race for Oscar gold.
  • A Bahraini anti-government protester waves his national flag during a protest calling for regime change at Pearl Square in Manama on February 16, 2011. Thousands of Bahrainis chanted for a change of regime and a 'real constitutional monarchy' in the Gulf kingdom as they buried a second protester killed in clashes with police.
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    Protesters in Bahrain come under fire. Friends turn foes in battle over 14th District City Council seat. Federal lawsuit alleges military rampant with sexual abuse. Peggy Orenstein takes us on a tour of the princess industrial complex.
    AirTalk for February 17, 2011
    Protesters in Bahrain come under fire. Friends turn foes in battle over 14th District City Council seat. Federal lawsuit alleges military rampant with sexual abuse. Peggy Orenstein takes us on a tour of the princess industrial complex.
  • Prices are rising dramatically for food, clothes, fuel, energy, but you know what's still free? Playing ball outside with your son. No, wait, I'm just getting word, that now also costs money.
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    The rising price of everything. Debating Measure L – as in how should our L-ibraries be funded? The rising GOP star behind multiple anti-illegal immigration bills. 65 years old and nothing saved for retirement? Black Swan director Darren Oronofsky. Hans Zimmer – the journeyman film score composer.
    AirTalk for February 16, 2011
    The rising price of everything. Debating Measure L – as in how should our L-ibraries be funded? The rising GOP star behind multiple anti-illegal immigration bills. 65 years old and nothing saved for retirement? Black Swan director Darren Oronofsky. Hans Zimmer – the journeyman film score composer.
  • A garbage container is set on fire as Iranian protesters stage an anti-government demonstration in Tehran on February 14, 2011.
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    Middle East unrest spreads. Reactions to Obama's budget. Debating Measure O: Should oil be taxed in Los Angeles? The Inland Empire cracks down on illegal immigration.
    AirTalk for February 15, 2011
    Middle East unrest spreads. Reactions to Obama's budget. Debating Measure O: Should oil be taxed in Los Angeles? The Inland Empire cracks down on illegal immigration.
  • US President Barack Obama's budget is unpacked by aides of the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 14, 2011.
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    Obama's 2012 budget is released. Should protesters be jailed? Will Google revolutionize buying airfare? “Double belongers” practice cafeteria-style spirituality.
    AirTalk for February 14, 2011
    Obama's 2012 budget is released. Should protesters be jailed? Will Google revolutionize buying airfare? “Double belongers” practice cafeteria-style spirituality.
  • Anti-government protesters wave Egyptian flags in front of an army tank as demonstrators at Cairo's Tahrir Square react after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on February 11, 2011.
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    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak steps down and cedes power to the military.
    AirTalk for February 11, 2011
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak steps down and cedes power to the military.
  • Egyptian soldiers stand guard outside the Abdin Presidential Palace in central Cairo on February 10, 2011 on the 17th day of protests calling for the oust of President Hosni Mubarak.
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    Egypt protesters - and the world - await an announcement by President Hosni Mubarak. Is conservative talk radio losing its appeal? What’s the homeschool difference?
    AirTalk for February 10, 2011
    Egypt protesters - and the world - await an announcement by President Hosni Mubarak. Is conservative talk radio losing its appeal? What’s the homeschool difference?
  • The Al Jazeera logo.
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    The "Demand Al Jazeera in the USA” campaign. Incidental music fatigue - would someone please turn that bleeping music down? The abortion debate rages in the House. Gov. Brown drops sale of state buildings. Pluto-killer, actually a pretty nice guy.
    AirTalk for February 9, 2011
    The "Demand Al Jazeera in the USA” campaign. Incidental music fatigue - would someone please turn that bleeping music down? The abortion debate rages in the House. Gov. Brown drops sale of state buildings. Pluto-killer, actually a pretty nice guy.
  • Tens of thousands of anti-government supporters wave national flags as they gather for the 15th consecutive day to demonstrate in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 8, 2011, demanding the ouster of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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    The latest developments in Egypt. Are anti-depressants being prescribed for everything but depression? LA County Supervisors to Brown: No Way! Is it time for a re-up of the Patriot Act? Kenneth Silverman’s biography about composer John Cage.
    AirTalk for February 8, 2011
    The latest developments in Egypt. Are anti-depressants being prescribed for everything but depression? LA County Supervisors to Brown: No Way! Is it time for a re-up of the Patriot Act? Kenneth Silverman’s biography about composer John Cage.
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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