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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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  • The CDC has announced Zika’s larger presence in the US, identifying 279 pregnant women who have the virus.
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    We get the latest on the Zika virus from two doctors; a deeper look into the politics behind Mexico president Enrique Peña Nieto's move to enshrine into his country's constitution last year's Mexico Supreme Court ruling favoring same-sex marriage; and it's TGI-FilmWeek, with a discussion about the new documentary, "Weiner."
    Nearly 300 American women are infected with Zika, Mexico's President proposes legalizing same-sex marriage & TGI-FilmWeek
    We get the latest on the Zika virus from two doctors; a deeper look into the politics behind Mexico president Enrique Peña Nieto's move to enshrine into his country's constitution last year's Mexico Supreme Court ruling favoring same-sex marriage; and it's TGI-FilmWeek, with a discussion about the new documentary, "Weiner."
  • CAIRO, EGYPT - MAY 19: Mervit Mounir, left, and Answar Moissen, talk with journalists in front of the Egypt Air In flight services building where family and friends of the Egypt Air flight are gathering on May 19, 2016 in Cairo, Egypt. Their relative was on the plan, they last talked with her when she was recently married. EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo carrying 66 passengers and crew vanished over the eastern Mediterranean last night. (Photo by David Degner/Getty Images).
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    We get the latest on what could have caused EgyptAir 804 to crash and what the political fallout may be; California's new aid-in-dying law goes into effect June 9 - we hear from doctors opting in and out of helping patients end their lives; plus, a Princeton professor made a CV of his failures - what are yours, and do you share or hide them?
    What we know about EgyptAir 804, doctors open up about new CA aid-in-dying law, plus your CV of failures
    We get the latest on what could have caused EgyptAir 804 to crash and what the political fallout may be; California's new aid-in-dying law goes into effect June 9 - we hear from doctors opting in and out of helping patients end their lives; plus, a Princeton professor made a CV of his failures - what are yours, and do you share or hide them?
  • Starting December 1, the regulations being issued by the Labor Department would double the threshold under which salaried workers must be paid overtime, from to $47,476 from $23,660.
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    Discussing what the Obama administration's new overtime rules mean for California workers; LAPD Chief Charlie Beck returns to answer your questions and KPCC's CA Counts coverage continues with a look ahead to our role in the primary and general presidential elections.
    Discussing Obama's new overtime rules, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck checks in and KPCC's CA Counts town hall
    Discussing what the Obama administration's new overtime rules mean for California workers; LAPD Chief Charlie Beck returns to answer your questions and KPCC's CA Counts coverage continues with a look ahead to our role in the primary and general presidential elections.
  • The Texas death chamber in Huntsville, TX, where Texas death row inmate Gary Graham was put to death by lethal injection on June 22, 2000.
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    Under new rules proposed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, prison officials would be allowed to manufacture barbiturates to carry out the death penalty; how we're experiencing the effects of climate change and what political satire means during this year's election.
    Debating California's death penalty drug plan, the effects of climate change and political satire in election 2016
    Under new rules proposed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, prison officials would be allowed to manufacture barbiturates to carry out the death penalty; how we're experiencing the effects of climate change and what political satire means during this year's election.
  • Supporters hold fun placards during a campaign rally for US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in Salem, Oregon, May 10, 2016.
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    Voters head to the polls in Kentucky & Oregon tomorrow; it's upfronts season and some are wondering whether a TV pilot the best way to predict the success of a new show; And Larry Mantle digs into the role of money in California politics with a panel of some of the state's political heavyweights.
    Election 2016: the week ahead, gauging TV success at the Upfronts & an AirTalk special: Money in Politics
    Voters head to the polls in Kentucky & Oregon tomorrow; it's upfronts season and some are wondering whether a TV pilot the best way to predict the success of a new show; And Larry Mantle digs into the role of money in California politics with a panel of some of the state's political heavyweights.
  • Students walking the hallways are seen February 21, 2014, at Steuart W. Weller Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia.
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    Weighing the constitutionality of President Obama's transgender bathroom decree for schools; analyzing the science of tactile sensation and TGI-FilmWeek with a discussion about the Spring 2016 film festival circuit.
    Debating transgender bathroom access in schools, the science of touch and TGIFilmWeek!
    Weighing the constitutionality of President Obama's transgender bathroom decree for schools; analyzing the science of tactile sensation and TGI-FilmWeek with a discussion about the Spring 2016 film festival circuit.
  • NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Ronan Farrow attends the premiere for the HBO Documentary Film "The Diplomat" during The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for HBO)
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    Woody Allen's son Ronan Farrow has blasted entertainment journalists & re-energized the debate over allegations by his sister Dylan that Allen sexually assaulted her when she was seven -- how should the media treat serious allegations that can no longer be adjudicated? We meet the candidates for Sen. Barbara Boxer's seat - up first is Republican Duf Sundheim. And can a new dating app change how parents monitor teen dating?
    Woody Allen's son takes on entertainment journalists; meet your candidates & how are parents monitoring teen dating in the digital age?
    Woody Allen's son Ronan Farrow has blasted entertainment journalists & re-energized the debate over allegations by his sister Dylan that Allen sexually assaulted her when she was seven -- how should the media treat serious allegations that can no longer be adjudicated? We meet the candidates for Sen. Barbara Boxer's seat - up first is Republican Duf Sundheim. And can a new dating app change how parents monitor teen dating?
  • The Bay Bridge and the San Francisco Bay are seen from above in San Francisco, California.
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    Debating the strengths and weaknesses of city laws meant to shield immigrants from ICE; A new Chapman University study claims the autism rate isn't dramatically increasing - it attributes the big rise to changes in how it's diagnosed; The FDA retools "healthy;" & Ferris Bueller took a day off from high school 30 years ago - we hear about your fondest ditch days.
    Do 'sanctuary cities' compromise civilian safety? Autism rates spike in the OC; Redefining 'healthy' foods & your greatest 'playing hooky' stories
    Debating the strengths and weaknesses of city laws meant to shield immigrants from ICE; A new Chapman University study claims the autism rate isn't dramatically increasing - it attributes the big rise to changes in how it's diagnosed; The FDA retools "healthy;" & Ferris Bueller took a day off from high school 30 years ago - we hear about your fondest ditch days.
  • MIAMI - DECEMBER 15: Officer Kevin Millan from the City of Miami Beach police department conducts a field sobriety test at a DUI traffic checkpoint December 15, 2006 in Miami, Florida. According to police, the woman failed a breathalyzer test by blowing into the device and receiving two readings one at .190 the other .183, which is twice the legal limit in Florida. The city of Miami, with the help of other police departments, will be conducting saturation patrols and setting up checkpoints during the holiday period looking to apprehend drivers for impaired driving and other traffic violations. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    Analyzing a new study by AAA that says marijuana driving laws lack scientific basis; Los Angeles Sheriff Jim McDonnell stops by for his quarterly check-in and the divide at Scripps College over Madeline Albright as commencement speaker.
    Debating marijuana driving laws, Sheriff Jim McDonnell checks in and the Madeline Albright commencement feud
    Analyzing a new study by AAA that says marijuana driving laws lack scientific basis; Los Angeles Sheriff Jim McDonnell stops by for his quarterly check-in and the divide at Scripps College over Madeline Albright as commencement speaker.
  • LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 3: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders waves to the crowd after arriving at a campaign rally at the Big Four Lawn park May 3, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. Sanders is preparing for Kentucky's May 17th primary. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images)
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    Patt Morrison looks at the current state of the trail; tips and tricks on delivering the most effective public speech; and a new book pays tribute to the women who paved the landscape for California's art scene.
    What's next on the campaign trail?, TED Talks curator on cultivating speeches & who is responsible for California's art culture?
    Patt Morrison looks at the current state of the trail; tips and tricks on delivering the most effective public speech; and a new book pays tribute to the women who paved the landscape for California's art scene.
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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