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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: Ban on pretextual police stops? CA insurance commissioner’s race; TV Talk; and California gubernatorial candidates Steve Hilton and Matt Mahan.
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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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Closing Guantanamo; City's First Gang Czar; Director Lajos Koltai; FilmWeek Reviews
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Delgadillo's Missteps; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Study Reverses Some Findings about Estrogen Therapy for Women; The Zen of Fish
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Cleaning Up Southland Smog; Asthma and Children in Southern California; Bloomberg Switches Parties; Encore
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Vietnamese President's US Visit; Antelope Valley Crime Crackdown; FRONTLINE Investigates the "Surge"; Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's
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Too Touchy?; East Los Angeles Cityhood; The Endangered Species Trade; Aids In Africa
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Sacramento Lawmakers Miss Budget Deadline; Silly Rabbit, Trix Aren't for Kids!; The LA Film Festival; FilmWeek Reviews
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Hamas Close to Controlling Gaza Strip; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; Health Insurance 101; The Playboy Jazz Festival
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Times/Bloomberg Poll Finds Majority Favor Legalizing Immigrants; Phil Spector Biography; Cancer News With Dr. Michael Friedman; Michael Connelly's New Novel "The Overlook"
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New Presidential Poll; Air Traffic Out-of-Control; Solving the Alternative Minimum Tax Problem; The Link Between Doing Good and Living a Longer and Happier Life
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Senate Democrats To Push For No Confidence Vote On Attorney General Gonzales; Greenhouse Gas Regulation And California's Cement Industry; Man Labeled "Enemy Combatant" Wins Federal Case; Bada Boom Bada ...Blank; The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans
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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