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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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  • Lab assistant Dave Ferguson holds up stem cell cultures in a lab at the Reeve-Irvine Research Center at the University of California, Irvine.
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    In 2004, Proposition 71 passed with nearly 60 percent approval. We debate whether or not the initial $3 billion bond measure for stem cell science paid off. We also discuss the potential FDA ban on flavored e-cigs; check in on Hurricane Florence; and more.
    14 years after stem cell research bond measure passed, is California getting a return on investment?
    In 2004, Proposition 71 passed with nearly 60 percent approval. We debate whether or not the initial $3 billion bond measure for stem cell science paid off. We also discuss the potential FDA ban on flavored e-cigs; check in on Hurricane Florence; and more.
  • Chief Scientific Officer Swetha Kaul examines various forms of tested marijuana products inside the Cannalysis Laboratory in Santa Ana, California, June 20, 2018. Starting July 1, all marijuana sold in California needs to be tested in a licensed lab.
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    AirTalk discusses why nearly 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed tests for potency and purity. We also examine a new FDA approved birth control app; attempt to answer the often awkward question, ‘Who Pays on a Date?’; and more.
    Puff, puff, pass/fail: why almost 20 percent of cannabis products have failed state testing
    AirTalk discusses why nearly 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed tests for potency and purity. We also examine a new FDA approved birth control app; attempt to answer the often awkward question, ‘Who Pays on a Date?’; and more.
  • ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee rally at the Anaheim Convention Center on September 8, 2018 in Anaheim, California. This is Obama's first campaign rally for the 2018 midterm elections. (Photo by Barbara Davidson/Getty Images)
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    AirTalk’s political experts recap last week in political news and look ahead to this week in Washington D.C. We also examine employment standards regarding registered sex offenders in light of the Olivia Munn ‘Predator’ controversy; discuss a new study regarding teens and social media; and more.
    Week in politics: How effective former President Obama will be for Dems on the campaign trail, who gets credit for recent US economic success and more
    AirTalk’s political experts recap last week in political news and look ahead to this week in Washington D.C. We also examine employment standards regarding registered sex offenders in light of the Olivia Munn ‘Predator’ controversy; discuss a new study regarding teens and social media; and more.
  • US Courtney Conlogue surfs during the first day of the ASP women world tour Billabong Rio Pro 2013 at Barra de Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 10 , 2013. AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Women athletes getting paid less than their male counterparts is nothing new, but a recent move from a state commission in California could change the way athletes are paid. We also discuss Day 4 of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing; Review this weekend's new movie releases; and more.
    California agency mandated equal pay for women in surfing competition – could and should this set a precedent?
    Women athletes getting paid less than their male counterparts is nothing new, but a recent move from a state commission in California could change the way athletes are paid. We also discuss Day 4 of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing; Review this weekend's new movie releases; and more.
  • The North Lawn of the White House
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    AirTalk examines the anonymous New York Times op-ed from a White House senior official. We also discuss the third day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings; check in on the Justice Department's announcement about the North Korean hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment; and more.
    Resistance from within: The anonymous op-ed that has rocked the White House
    AirTalk examines the anonymous New York Times op-ed from a White House senior official. We also discuss the third day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings; check in on the Justice Department's announcement about the North Korean hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment; and more.
  • Judge Brett Kavanaugh holds up a copy of the US Constitution as he testifies during the second day of his US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 5, 2018. - President Donald Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
    Kavanaugh Day 2: Protests and debate continue as candidate answers senators’ questions
    It’s Day 2 of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and they are proving just as contentious those on Day 1. We follow today's hearings for both hours of the show.
  • US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens during the first day of his confirmation hearing in front of the US Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, on September 4, 2018. - President Donald Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion. Some two dozen witnesses are lined up to argue for and against confirming Kavanaugh, who could swing the nine-member high court decidedly in conservatives' favor for years to come. Democrats have mobilized heavily to prevent his approval. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Both Democrats and Republicans alike have questions regarding Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing and how it might predict his stance on future issues. We also discuss POTUS potentially cancelling pay raises for federal workers; examine the impact of the Brown family on California; and more.
    From Roe v. Wade to gun rights: A legal analysis of the Kavanaugh confirmation
    Both Democrats and Republicans alike have questions regarding Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing and how it might predict his stance on future issues. We also discuss POTUS potentially cancelling pay raises for federal workers; examine the impact of the Brown family on California; and more.
  • A driver pulls into the drive-thru lane at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Alhambra, California on August 30, 2018. - Califoria's Democratic Party Chairman, Eric Bauman, is calling for a boycott of the Irvine, CA based fast food chain after it donated $25,000 to help California Republicans in November. In addition to this week's donation, In-N-Out donated $30,000 to the GOP in 2017 and 2016. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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    On Wednesday, California Democratic Party Chair Eric Bauman tweeted a call to boycott beloved SoCal burger chain In-N-Out because of it’s donation to the California GOP. We also discuss the implications after California passes net neutrality bill; look into rehabilitation after #MeToo; and more.
    Dem leader says no to double-doubles: the implications of In-N-Out’s political contributions
    On Wednesday, California Democratic Party Chair Eric Bauman tweeted a call to boycott beloved SoCal burger chain In-N-Out because of it’s donation to the California GOP. We also discuss the implications after California passes net neutrality bill; look into rehabilitation after #MeToo; and more.
  • Alex Caputo-Pearl, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, the labor union representing L.A. Unified School District teachers, speaks outside district headquarters on Tues., Nov. 7, 2017.
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    More than 30,000 teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District are voting this week whether to authorize a strike. We examine the possibility of the first teachers strike in LAUSD since 1989. We also discuss a class action lawsuit against Stanford; look into Betsy DeVos' new policies for campus sexual misconduct; and more.
    LAUSD, teachers' union negotiations reach a deadlock, will 30,000 teachers go on strike?
    More than 30,000 teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District are voting this week whether to authorize a strike. We examine the possibility of the first teachers strike in LAUSD since 1989. We also discuss a class action lawsuit against Stanford; look into Betsy DeVos' new policies for campus sexual misconduct; and more.
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 11: California Governor Jerry Brown (C) signs copies of the California Homeowner Bill of Rights (AB 278 and SB 900).
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    Governor Brown signed a bill yesterday making California the only state to eliminate bail for suspects waiting trial. We discuss the landmark decision and check in on the status of other circulating bills. We also speak with experts on the militarization of AI; take your calls on your worst gym class memories; and more.
    Check in on California bills after Brown signs controversial bail reform and renewable energy proposals into laws
    Governor Brown signed a bill yesterday making California the only state to eliminate bail for suspects waiting trial. We discuss the landmark decision and check in on the status of other circulating bills. We also speak with experts on the militarization of AI; take your calls on your worst gym class memories; 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