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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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Today on AirTalk: CNN California gubernatorial debate; Ted Turner dies at 87; What’s on your LA county ballot this June? Crisis PR; and books that changed your life.
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Listen to the full AirTalk episode for Tuesday, May 5, 2026. -
Today on AirTalk: What's your voting plan? Building tolerance for uncertainty; L.A. City primary races; Countercultural nuns; and LACMA opening.
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Shooting by Sheriff's Deputy; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Lebanon, Israel and Hezbollah: Southern California's Perspective
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Tipped Workers Debate; Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Education; Ballots and Bullets; Quinceanera
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Climate And Energy Round-Table Update; King/Drew Update; Treating Depression; The End of Castro?
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Ceasefire; Bolsa Chica; Plan B; How Business And Government Cooperate To Cope With Global Climate Change; Celebrating Mistakes
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DWP Unprepared For Heat Wave; LA Times Ocean Series; LA City Housing Bond; State Ballot Proposition 1c: The Housing And Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act Of 2006; FilmWeek
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TCE in California's Drinking Water; Propositon 89: The "Clean Money" Initiative; Los Angeles Times Loses Bid Learn Names Of Private Contractors In Iraq; Beating Freeway Traffic in Southern California; Marni Nixon
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Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki Speaks Before Congress; Highland Park Gang Trial; Hezbollah 101; Friendship
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Power Emergency Declared; Foundation Sues LAUSD To Halt Magnet Programs; Diplomatic Efforts In Lebanon & Israel; Iraq Update
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Humanitarian Crises In Lebanon And Israel; Governor's 150 Million To Stem Cell Institute; Insurance Companies Sue Garamendi Over Rate Changes; FilmWeek
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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