Sponsored message
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Subscribe
  • Listen Now Playing Listen

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).

To comment, contact 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.
Featured Episode

Have a question or comment about a segment? Want to pitch us a story?

Fill out the form below, and please include an email address so we're able to follow up if necessary! We're not able to respond to every inquiry, but all submissions are read and reviewed by our production team.
A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and  below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
Recent Episodes

Show your support for AirTalk today!

LAist relies on your listener support to power the shows you love. Your donation today enables us to create more great content for you.
A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and  below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
  • Listen 1:02:57
    U.S. diplomats are calling for an intervention in Syria; discussing a proposal which would give financial incentives to TV productions that hire diverse writers and directors in the state of New York and TGI-FilmWeek!
    U.S. diplomats are calling for an intervention in Syria; discussing a proposal which would give financial incentives to TV productions that hire diverse writers and directors in the state of New York and TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 1:02:56
    Recent gun-related violence has raised questions about our current regulations, we speak to a roundtable of experts about the possible outcomes; Trump won't be able to self-fund his campaign much longer and will need wealthy donors to compete against the Democrats, but can he persuade Republicans?; and not many apps are downloaded onto smartphones anymore, could that change?
    Recent gun-related violence has raised questions about our current regulations, we speak to a roundtable of experts about the possible outcomes; Trump won't be able to self-fund his campaign much longer and will need wealthy donors to compete against the Democrats, but can he persuade Republicans?; and not many apps are downloaded onto smartphones anymore, could that change?
  • Listen 1:01:48
    If Trump was elected President he'd hardly be the first in the office to be combative with the press, but what might that look like in coverage of his administration? LAPD Chief Charlie Beck talks UCLA shooting & Orlando; Gov. Brown is dusting off an old and controversial expansion of CA's power grid, but what does that mean to clean energy goals? Plus, the Young Adult genre's largest demographic isn't young adults, but actual adults. We gush about our favorites.
    If Trump was elected President he'd hardly be the first in the office to be combative with the press, but what might that look like in coverage of his administration? LAPD Chief Charlie Beck talks UCLA shooting & Orlando; Gov. Brown is dusting off an old and controversial expansion of CA's power grid, but what does that mean to clean energy goals? Plus, the Young Adult genre's largest demographic isn't young adults, but actual adults. We gush about our favorites.
  • Listen 1:35:18
    President Obama passionately responded to Donald Trump's criticism that the President is half-hearted in fighting terrorism; we hear from the SoCal lawmaker who's trying to broaden the definition of rape after the Stanford incident; Oregon ruling in favor of 'non-binary' gender identity raises new questions; and author Mary Roach talks about her new book 'Grunt,' on the science of humans at war
    President Obama passionately responded to Donald Trump's criticism that the President is half-hearted in fighting terrorism; we hear from the SoCal lawmaker who's trying to broaden the definition of rape after the Stanford incident; Oregon ruling in favor of 'non-binary' gender identity raises new questions; and author Mary Roach talks about her new book 'Grunt,' on the science of humans at war
  • Listen 1:35:09
    Larry Mantle and a panel of guests analyze the many angles of the Orlando shooting; and a new book looks at Los Angeles' agricultural past and future.
    Larry Mantle and a panel of guests analyze the many angles of the Orlando shooting; and a new book looks at Los Angeles' agricultural past and future.
  • Listen 1:35:04
    A look at Hillary Clinton's possible running mates; weighing the pros and cons of a slow Expo Line and TGI-FilmWeek! with a discussion of Disney's new Mary Poppins film and hearing your thoughts on films that would be sacrosanct to remake.
    A look at Hillary Clinton's possible running mates; weighing the pros and cons of a slow Expo Line and TGI-FilmWeek! with a discussion of Disney's new Mary Poppins film and hearing your thoughts on films that would be sacrosanct to remake.
  • Listen 1:35:10
    Sanders' supporters share what they want to see their candidate hold out for in exchange for his potential support of Clinton; Pomona College alters its tenure guidelines to include diversity; and a federal judge says Californians do not have a guaranteed right to carry concealed weapons in public; Plus, pit bulls, and the battle over an American icon
    Sanders' supporters share what they want to see their candidate hold out for in exchange for his potential support of Clinton; Pomona College alters its tenure guidelines to include diversity; and a federal judge says Californians do not have a guaranteed right to carry concealed weapons in public; Plus, pit bulls, and the battle over an American icon
  • Listen 1:37:31
    Political analysts make sense of yesterday's numbers and explain what they could mean for the upcoming months; and Sen. Boxer talks about her new memoir and shares her thoughts about the state's primary results.
    Political analysts make sense of yesterday's numbers and explain what they could mean for the upcoming months; and Sen. Boxer talks about her new memoir and shares her thoughts about the state's primary results.
  • Listen 1:30:20
    Why do some people choose to sit out elections? We debate the light sentencing of a Stanford swimmer convicted of rape; and the man who predicted the big daddy of all El Niños last winter and spring - JPL's Bill Pazert - faces judgement day on AirTalk
    Why do some people choose to sit out elections? We debate the light sentencing of a Stanford swimmer convicted of rape; and the man who predicted the big daddy of all El Niños last winter and spring - JPL's Bill Pazert - faces judgement day on AirTalk
  • Listen 1:35:14
    Discussing tomorrow’s primary results, which will likely dictate the tone each of the campaigns take into the party conventions this summer; looking at a new project, Vote Allies, which aims to use vote-sharing to help the disenfranchised be heard and weighing the effects of changing rules in sports.
    Discussing tomorrow’s primary results, which will likely dictate the tone each of the campaigns take into the party conventions this summer; looking at a new project, Vote Allies, which aims to use vote-sharing to help the disenfranchised be heard and weighing the effects of changing rules in sports.

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