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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: What's your voting plan? Building tolerance for uncertainty; L.A. City primary races; Countercultural nuns; and LACMA opening.
    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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    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!
    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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    Today on AirTalk: CARE Courts; Comedy in China; SCOTUS check-in; Cricket returns for LA28; and TV Talk.
    Today on AirTalk: CARE Courts; Comedy in China; SCOTUS check-in; Cricket returns for LA28; and TV Talk.

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    How Long Will the U.S. Military Stay in Iraq?; Dean Kamen and the Segway Human Transporter; The Next Generation of Psychiatric Drugs; Richard Chamberlain
    How Long Will the U.S. Military Stay in Iraq?; Dean Kamen and the Segway Human Transporter; The Next Generation of Psychiatric Drugs; Richard Chamberlain
  • Listen 1:49:03
    Feynman's Rainbow; FilmWeek
    Feynman's Rainbow; FilmWeek
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    Weapons Of Mass Disappearance; The Cancer Summit; Summer Travel
    Weapons Of Mass Disappearance; The Cancer Summit; Summer Travel
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    Roadmap Continued; Update On Competing Pro-Football Stadiums; Political Correctness In America's Schools
    Roadmap Continued; Update On Competing Pro-Football Stadiums; Political Correctness In America's Schools
  • Listen 1:48:56
    Chair Of The Republican National Committee; FCC Decision; Canine Behavior
    Chair Of The Republican National Committee; FCC Decision; Canine Behavior
  • Listen 1:49:07
    DNC Issues Update From Party Head; Corporateering; The Chinese In America
    DNC Issues Update From Party Head; Corporateering; The Chinese In America
  • Listen 1:47:58
    Publishing and Bookselling Today; FilmWeek
    Publishing and Bookselling Today; FilmWeek
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    Bob Hope Turns 100!; Orange County News; The CIA, the Afghan Mujahideen, and Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson; W.C. Fields
    Bob Hope Turns 100!; Orange County News; The CIA, the Afghan Mujahideen, and Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson; W.C. Fields
  • Acceptance of the Roadmap for Peace; Dictators; Sidney Blumenthal
  • Listen 1:48:48
    Iraq Update: Humanitarian And Medical Aid; Annika Sorenstam: Breaking The Golf Barrier; Summer Reading
    Iraq Update: Humanitarian And Medical Aid; Annika Sorenstam: Breaking The Golf Barrier; Summer Reading

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