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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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Recent Episodes
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Today on AirTalk: What's your voting plan? Building tolerance for uncertainty; L.A. City primary races; Countercultural nuns; and LACMA opening. -
Today on AirTalk: UCI study on the effects of children's screentime; The New York Times' 30 best songwriters list; Food Friday with Deli Nerds; and FilmWeek!
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Are We Headed For Recession?; Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee; Teen Suicide On The Rise; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Health Care Reform for California; The Cultural Development of Los Angeles; The Petraeus Report, What Now?; Al Qaeda and Its Capabilities, Six Years After 9/11
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Airtalk preempted due to the testimony of General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker
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Governor Bill Richardson; Governor Schwarzenegger's Healthcare Plan; United Kingdom's Minister of State to the Foreign Office, Kim Howells; In the Shadow of the Moon
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Luciano Pavarotti Dies; Court Interpreters Go Out on Strike; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; Possible Government Bail Out for Home Loan Borrowers?; UCLA Live!
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LAUSD Classes Begin; TV Family Programming Less Family-Friendly; B.B. King; Jonathan Kozol on New Teachers; Gina Nahai on the Lives of Iranian Women
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Smelt Ruling; Hey! Who Turned Off the Lights!; Robert Ahmanson Remembrance; POV Special: Made In L.A.; 2008 Presidential Race Update; Memorable Stories of Dodgers Baseball
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Poverty in Los Angeles County; Fast Women; Stories of America's Working Poor
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Pasadena Gang Bangers Beat Up on Mexicans; Guy Raz; Fall Film Preview; FilmWeek Reviews
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The Culture of Cruising for Sex; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Mexican Trucks Enter The U.S.; "Kid Nation" Controversy
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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