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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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  • Listen 1:39:10
    Today on AirTalk, a new study calculates an increase in deaths from the Eaton and Palisades fires; Austin Cross is becoming a dad! We ask an expert about what he and new dads should expect; Modu Cafe's Korean-inspired pastries and FilmWeek.
    Today on AirTalk, a new study calculates an increase in deaths from the Eaton and Palisades fires; Austin Cross is becoming a dad! We ask an expert about what he and new dads should expect; Modu Cafe's Korean-inspired pastries and FilmWeek.
  • Listen 1:39:06
    Today on AirTalk, LA fire survivors voice frustration with debris removal; the misconceptions around antidepressant use during pregnancy; what is an old-fashioned skill you hold on to?; an update on the redistricting efforts taking place around the nation; what is your favorite TV reboot and TV Talk.
    Today on AirTalk, LA fire survivors voice frustration with debris removal; the misconceptions around antidepressant use during pregnancy; what is an old-fashioned skill you hold on to?; an update on the redistricting efforts taking place around the nation; what is your favorite TV reboot and TV Talk.
  • Listen 1:39:08
    Today on AirTalk, we go over LA County's latest count of unhoused people as of July; why NASA is fast-tracking a plan to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon; which one of your teachers had a lasting impact on you?; LA County budget pressures; how couples find intimacy and sexual fulfillment after having children, and what makes a good airplane movie?
    Today on AirTalk, we go over LA County's latest count of unhoused people as of July; why NASA is fast-tracking a plan to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon; which one of your teachers had a lasting impact on you?; LA County budget pressures; how couples find intimacy and sexual fulfillment after having children, and what makes a good airplane movie?
  • Listen 1:39:01
    Today on AirTalk, we take a look into Olympic preparations as President Trump announces a new task force; a new study links air pollution exposure to dementia; are garden predators good or bad?; how does LA's school cross guard system work?; Vegas tourism declines, and is LA a coffee city?
    Today on AirTalk, we take a look into Olympic preparations as President Trump announces a new task force; a new study links air pollution exposure to dementia; are garden predators good or bad?; how does LA's school cross guard system work?; Vegas tourism declines, and is LA a coffee city?
  • Listen 1:39:02
    Today on AirTalk, we take a look at the air quality ahead of the upcoming heatwave; UCLA faces the latest federal funding cuts to its research; what TV shows were cancelled too early?; utilities are slowly moving forward with plans to put power lines underground and what is the weirdest odd job you have ever had?
    Today on AirTalk, we take a look at the air quality ahead of the upcoming heatwave; UCLA faces the latest federal funding cuts to its research; what TV shows were cancelled too early?; utilities are slowly moving forward with plans to put power lines underground and what is the weirdest odd job you have ever had?
  • Listen 1:39:31
    Today on AirTalk, the labor market reports on a slowdown in employment; how the internet has changed the way we talk to each other; Howlin' Rays Nashville Hot Chicken and FilmWeek.
    Today on AirTalk, the labor market reports on a slowdown in employment; how the internet has changed the way we talk to each other; Howlin' Rays Nashville Hot Chicken and FilmWeek.
  • Listen 1:39:20
    Today on AirTalk, former Vice President Kamala Harris announces she will not run for CA Governorship; while local housing inventory stalls, interest begins to cool; what is the impact of 'no tax on tips?'; Trump administration may shift views on DACA; is cane sugar really a better alternative than high fructose corn syrup? and TV Talk.
    Today on AirTalk, former Vice President Kamala Harris announces she will not run for CA Governorship; while local housing inventory stalls, interest begins to cool; what is the impact of 'no tax on tips?'; Trump administration may shift views on DACA; is cane sugar really a better alternative than high fructose corn syrup? and TV Talk.
  • Listen 1:38:44
    Today on AirTalk, the latest on California's tsunami watch and preparedness; community members in LA paint their own crosswalks for safety; AI is beginning to develop software — what we know; LA's cannabis business owners on the Social Equity Program; duplex project construction frozen in fire burn zones and illegal dumping in the Antelope Valley.
    Today on AirTalk, the latest on California's tsunami watch and preparedness; community members in LA paint their own crosswalks for safety; AI is beginning to develop software — what we know; LA's cannabis business owners on the Social Equity Program; duplex project construction frozen in fire burn zones and illegal dumping in the Antelope Valley.
  • Listen 1:39:55
    Today on AirTalk, a new appointee for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is under scrutiny; CECOT is a maximum security prison that is being used as a place to hold deportees by the Trump administration; what not to do when sharing food at the office; what are the impacts of groundwater depletion?; Los Angeles plans to increase spaces with shade and to foster relationships with children in their lives.
    Today on AirTalk, a new appointee for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is under scrutiny; CECOT is a maximum security prison that is being used as a place to hold deportees by the Trump administration; what not to do when sharing food at the office; what are the impacts of groundwater depletion?; Los Angeles plans to increase spaces with shade and to foster relationships with children in their lives.
  • Listen 1:39:17
    Today on AirTalk, Governor Gavin Newsom considers redistricting in CA in response to Republican efforts in Texas; what is surveillance pricing?; a new book explores the fascination behind the death of celebrities; The US Forest Service decreases 15 percent of its workforce; first-of-its-kind pill treats postpartum depression and how landscaping may prevent the next fire from burning your home.
    Today on AirTalk, Governor Gavin Newsom considers redistricting in CA in response to Republican efforts in Texas; what is surveillance pricing?; a new book explores the fascination behind the death of celebrities; The US Forest Service decreases 15 percent of its workforce; first-of-its-kind pill treats postpartum depression and how landscaping may prevent the next fire from burning your home.

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