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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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    Today on AirTalk: California's snowpack; New UCLA study on pollutants in burn area homes; Is it cringe to dance now? GLP-1 check-in; and Is being late an ADHD symptom?
    The rain has been falling, but has the snow been packing?
    Today on AirTalk: California's snowpack; New UCLA study on pollutants in burn area homes; Is it cringe to dance now? GLP-1 check-in; and Is being late an ADHD symptom?

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  • WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 3: U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and son Barron Trump arrive aboard Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House February 3, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Trump was returning from a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)
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    AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the headlines you might have missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come in political news at the national and state level. We also examine a proposal to privatize the United States Postal Service; debrief on the Super Bowl; and more.
    Week in politics: 2020 presidential field continues to expand, previewing the State of the Union and more
    AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the headlines you might have missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come in political news at the national and state level. We also examine a proposal to privatize the United States Postal Service; debrief on the Super Bowl; and more.
  • A woman inserts her ballot into the machine after voting at a Lifeguard headquarters that doubles as a polling station during the midterm elections in Hermosa Beach, California, on November 6, 2018. - Americans started voting Tuesday in critical midterm elections that mark the first major voter test of US President Donald Trump's controversial presidency, with control of Congress at stake. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Should you be allowed to vote if you’re a convicted felon who’s now on parole? We also discuss the charges against ‘birth tourism’ agency operators; preview some of the major films and storylines from Sundance 2019; and more.
    Californians might decide next year whether to let parolees vote again
    Should you be allowed to vote if you’re a convicted felon who’s now on parole? We also discuss the charges against ‘birth tourism’ agency operators; preview some of the major films and storylines from Sundance 2019; and more.
  • Pedestrians cross a street in Los Angeles, California on January 25, 2019 near the unfinished Oceanwide Plaza, one of the biggest real estate development projects in downtown LA, where constuction has stalled as the Beijing-based Oceanwide Holdings conglomerate said the hold-up was due to a recapitalization of the project, with work due to resume by the middle of February. - China has been a major investor in real eastate projects in downtown Los Angeles for a number of years and last week the FBI announced a corruption probe examining whether Chinese real estate developers bribed Los Angeles officials to win bids. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
    Listen 1:37:11
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    Home sales just hit their lowest levels since 2007. We also look at a study that says e-cigarettes could be almost almost twice as effective as other forms of nicotine replacement products to help smokers quit; examine a 24% drop in new Covered California enrollees; and more.
    SoCal housing market: stabilizing prices, cooling demand, Chinese disinvestment
    Home sales just hit their lowest levels since 2007. We also look at a study that says e-cigarettes could be almost almost twice as effective as other forms of nicotine replacement products to help smokers quit; examine a 24% drop in new Covered California enrollees; and more.
  • The Los Angeles City Council approved a new minimum wage for hotel workers Wednesday. It will be the highest minimum wage in the country will it takes effect next summer.
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    We examine a motion directing City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office to draft an ordinance that would govern paid parental leave in the City of Los Angeles. We also get an update on LAUSD's charter moratorium resolution; discuss how employers should talk to their older employees about cognitive decline; and more.
    LA City Councilmembers sign motion directing city attorney to draft paid parental leave ordinance -- what might that look like?
    We examine a motion directing City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office to draft an ordinance that would govern paid parental leave in the City of Los Angeles. We also get an update on LAUSD's charter moratorium resolution; discuss how employers should talk to their older employees about cognitive decline; and more.
  • El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
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    We get the latest on Tuesday’s LAUSD school board vote regarding a moratorium on charter schools. We also discuss a proposal to slash taxes as a way to jump start the legal marijuana marketplace; analyze if teen screen time is actually harmful; and more.
    What’s at stake for LA parents, students if school board votes to put moratorium on charter schools
    We get the latest on Tuesday’s LAUSD school board vote regarding a moratorium on charter schools. We also discuss a proposal to slash taxes as a way to jump start the legal marijuana marketplace; analyze if teen screen time is actually harmful; and more.
  • US President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on January 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. - Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in US history, while dropping his previous insistence on immediate funding for wall construction along the Mexican border. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALEX EDELMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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    AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the headlines you might’ve missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the biggest stories of the week to come in national and state politics. We also check in on the political crisis in Venezuela; analyze the psychological impact of 'ghosting'; and more.
    Week in politics: What the deal to end the shutdown means for the president and both parties in Congress, Roger Stone indicted in Mueller probe and more
    AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the headlines you might’ve missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the biggest stories of the week to come in national and state politics. We also check in on the political crisis in Venezuela; analyze the psychological impact of 'ghosting'; and more.
  • Construction is ongoing in an area with lots of shopping just off the 405 Freeway along Edinger Avenue in Huntington Beach. Nearby at Edinger Avenue and Beach Boulevard, a site was proposed for new affordable housing units.
    Listen 1:37:57
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    Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California is suing Huntington Beach, accusing the Orange County city of deliberately blocking new homebuilding needed to accommodate population growth in the state. We also discuss Roger Stone's arrest; review this weekend’s new movie releases; and more.
    Gov Newsom urges CA to sue Huntington Beach over lack of new homebuilding
    Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California is suing Huntington Beach, accusing the Orange County city of deliberately blocking new homebuilding needed to accommodate population growth in the state. We also discuss Roger Stone's arrest; review this weekend’s new movie releases; and more.
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: Furloughed federal workers and those aligned with them protest the partial government shutdown in the Hart Senate Office Building January 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Members of the National Federation of Federal Employees, the American Federation of Government Employees, the AFL-CIO, the Communications Workers of America, DC Jobs With Justice, International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers and the Machinists Union sponsored an "Occupy Hart" protest on Capitol Hill against the partial government shutdown. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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    As the government shutdown enters into its 34th day, we speak with federal workers to see how the shutdown has affected them. We also take a closer look at the investigation into companies on Glassdoor soliciting or encouraging positive reviews; interview SCPR’s new president and CEO Herb Scannell; and more.
    Day 34: How has the shutdown impacted you?
    As the government shutdown enters into its 34th day, we speak with federal workers to see how the shutdown has affected them. We also take a closer look at the investigation into companies on Glassdoor soliciting or encouraging positive reviews; interview SCPR’s new president and CEO Herb Scannell; and more.
  • Bars of an open prison cell
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    Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Tuesday to change the way California's juvenile prisons are overseen. We also examine the LAUSD and UTLA tentative agreement; discuss Facebook’s research into space lasers; and more.
    Governor Newsom proposes changes to youth prison oversight
    Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Tuesday to change the way California's juvenile prisons are overseen. We also examine the LAUSD and UTLA tentative agreement; discuss Facebook’s research into space lasers; and more.
  • TOPSHOT - Striking teachers and their supporters rally in downtown Los Angeles, California on the second day of the teachers strike, on January 15, 2019. - Teachers of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second largest public school district in the United States, are striking for smaller class size, better school funding and higher teacher pay. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a tentative agreement between UTLA and LAUSD Tuesday morning. We also recap the big headlines you might have missed over the weekend; revisit the conversation on ‘traditional masculinity'; and more.
    LAUSD and UTLA reach a tentative deal, potentially ending six-day teachers’ strike
    Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a tentative agreement between UTLA and LAUSD Tuesday morning. We also recap the big headlines you might have missed over the weekend; revisit the conversation on ‘traditional masculinity'; 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