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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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  • NAPA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 19: The LNU Lightning Complex fire burns in the hills surrounding Lake Berryessa on August 19, 2020 in Napa, California. The LNU Lightning Complex fire is spread over 5 counties and has burned over 124,000 acres. The out-of-control wildfire has destroyed at least 50 homes and is zero percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we're learning more about the fires in Northern California. Also on the show, we're discussing schools 'reopening' for instruction; what reopening again could look like in California; and more.
    Heat, Blackouts, Fires And A Pandemic: The Latest On The Fires In NorCal
    Today on AirTalk, we're learning more about the fires in Northern California. Also on the show, we're discussing schools 'reopening' for instruction; what reopening again could look like in California; and more.
  • Rideshare drivers demonstrate against rideshare companies Uber and Lyft during a car caravan protest on August 6, 2020 in Los Angeles. - The drivers, organized by the Mobile Workers Alliance and Rideshare Drivers United unions, say Uber and Lyft's are pushing a "deceptive" November ballot initiative, which, if passed, they claim would "rewrite labor law" and turn app-based drivers into independent contractors, exempting companies such as Lyft and Uber from standard wage and hour restrictions. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss why Uber and Lyft are threatening to close down operations in California. Also on the show, we learn more about Jose Huizar's corruption charges; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
    Uber, Lyft Threaten Possible Shutdown In California Over Employee Classification
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss why Uber and Lyft are threatening to close down operations in California. Also on the show, we learn more about Jose Huizar's corruption charges; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
  • Downtown skyline is seen behind high tension towers from the 4th street bridge in Los Angeles, California on August 16, 2020. - California on August 14 ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system. Pacific Gas & Electric, the states largest utility, tweeted that it would turn off power to about 200,000 to 250,000 customers in rotating outages for about an hour at a time. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss California's rolling blackouts amid the heat wave. Also on the show, we review presidential candidate Joe Biden's tax plan; have a conversation with Rep. Adam Schiff; and more.
    CA Heat Wave Results In First Rolling Blackouts In Nearly 2 Decades. Why? And What Are We Likely To See In The Years To Come?
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss California's rolling blackouts amid the heat wave. Also on the show, we review presidential candidate Joe Biden's tax plan; have a conversation with Rep. Adam Schiff; and more.
  • WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 15: Demonstrators gather outside of the condo of President Donald Trump donor and current U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy on August 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. The protests are in response to a recent statement by President Trump to withhold USPS funding that would ensure that the post office would be unable handle mail-in voting ballots for the upcoming 2020 Election. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the DNC and the political controversy over the USPS. Also on the show, we learn more about a CA case raising questions over whether women can be charged with murder after stillbirths; discuss vote-by-mail; and more.
    Politics: Previewing The (Virtual) DNC Plus The Latest USPS Turmoil
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss the DNC and the political controversy over the USPS. Also on the show, we learn more about a CA case raising questions over whether women can be charged with murder after stillbirths; discuss vote-by-mail; and more.
  • Teenagers participating in the Texas Boys State 2018 in "Boys State".
    FilmWeek: “Sound of Metal,” “Boys State,” “Spree” And More
    Today on AirTalk, our critics review the weekend's film releases. Also on the show, we talk with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos about what's next for the streaming service.
  • Graduating students from Mount San Antonio College receive their diplomas through their car window at a drive-thru commencement ceremony for the "Resilient Class" of 2020, which includes more than 650 students, June 18, 2020 in Walnut, California. - The college design the car-based ceremony to comply with Los Angeles County and California state COVID-19 gathering restrictions. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk with guest host Josie Huang, we learn more about how recent graduates are faring in the job market. Also on the show, we discuss the considerations parents should take before posting their kids on social media; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
    What’s It Like Trying To Tap Into The Job Market For The First Time During A Pandemic?
    Today on AirTalk with guest host Josie Huang, we learn more about how recent graduates are faring in the job market. Also on the show, we discuss the considerations parents should take before posting their kids on social media; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
  • California Senator Kamala Harris endorses Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden as she speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan on March 9, 2020. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss what Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as running mate will mean for California politics. Also on the show, we talk with Katie Hill about her new memoir; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
    It's Kamala! And What That Means For California Politics
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss what Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as running mate will mean for California politics. Also on the show, we talk with Katie Hill about her new memoir; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
  • PALLEJÀ, SPAIN - MAY 21: Primary health care nurse Jose Dominguez (C) and physician Joan Maria Farré (C) both in personal protective equipment (PPE) speak with Pilar Boxo who is in quarantine after being tested positive of COVID-19 during a monitoring visit to COVID19 patients at Yayo Toni on May 21, 2020 in Pallejà, Spain. As figures of deaths and infection rates are at their lowest since the start of the outbreak in Spain, the primary health care network will be crucial for filtering and monitoring COVID-19 patients, in order to protect Spanish hospitals from becoming over-crowded. This task will be especially intense across Spain's nursing homes, where more than 18,000 elderly people have died due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk with guest host Jackie Fortiér, we discuss nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also on the show, we answer your questions about the pandemic; Larry Mantle speaks to Scott Simon and more.
    LA County Nursing Homes Have Been Hit Hard By The Pandemic. We Dive Into Why And What Can Be Improved
    Today on AirTalk with guest host Jackie Fortiér, we discuss nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also on the show, we answer your questions about the pandemic; Larry Mantle speaks to Scott Simon and more.
  • A girl attends a class at home in Cali, Colombia, on August 4, 2020. - The "teacher at home" modality implemented by a local kindergarten seeks to help children keep in touch with teachers and reduce the emotional impact due to isolation during the pandemic. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk with guest host Kyle Stokes, we're learning more about what school will look like in SoCal this fall. Also on the show, we hear about the restaurants moving away from using delivery apps; take a look back at the women's suffrage movement; and more.
    When SoCal Schools Resume This Month, Who Will Return In Person And How Many Will Be Private School Students Vs. Public School?
    Today on AirTalk with guest host Kyle Stokes, we're learning more about what school will look like in SoCal this fall. Also on the show, we hear about the restaurants moving away from using delivery apps; take a look back at the women's suffrage movement; and more.
  • NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Commuters walk through the newly opened Fulton Center train station in lower Manhattan on November 10, 2014 in New York City. The station was scheduled to open in 2007 as part of the rebuilding effort of lower Manhattan after 9/11, but the project ran into cost overruns and years of delays. The original plan for the facility, which has a glass and steel shell and 66,000 square feet of retail and office space, was projected at $750 million and nearly doubled to $1.4 billion before it was finished. The station features a 10-foot-high glass opening , or oculus, which sits above an atrium that lets sunlight down into two levels below street level. The station makes it easier to connect between nine subway lines: the A, C, J, Z, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Riders will eventually also be able to connect to the E and 1 trains, as well as the PATH. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    Today on AirTalk, we discuss how the pandemic could change architecture in public spaces. Also on the show, our FilmWeek critics discuss the weekend's new releases; we answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
    Imagining Future LA: How This Pandemic Could Change The Design Of Offices, Homes And Cities
    Today on AirTalk, we discuss how the pandemic could change architecture in public spaces. Also on the show, our FilmWeek critics discuss the weekend's new releases; we answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
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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