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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).
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Today on AirTalk: Holiday storm? SoCal restaurant industry check-in; When did you first start feeling “old?” LAist year in review; TV Talk.
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Discussing the GOP's plan to throw Trump off track and the #nevertrump movement; a new study identifies medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and TGI-FilmWeek with a talk about the copyright battle for the Klingon language. -
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Listen 1:35:10Will John Kasich make like Ted Cruz and suspend his campaign?; US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew joins Larry Mantle in studio to discuss the US territory's financial crisis; and with TSA budget cuts, you'll want to arrive to the airport even earlier to avoid missing your flight.Will John Kasich make like Ted Cruz and suspend his campaign?; US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew joins Larry Mantle in studio to discuss the US territory's financial crisis; and with TSA budget cuts, you'll want to arrive to the airport even earlier to avoid missing your flight. -
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AirTalk's political roundup series continues with a look ahead to Indiana's primaries; weighing the effects of presidential election 2016 media coverage and the contest that will determine L.A.'s Pershing Square re-design. -
Listen 1:35:19Discussing the positive and negative effects Donald Trump's primary campaign; Analyzing a Georgia couple's distracted driving lawsuit against Snapchat; and debating Regal Cinema's new policy which restricts parents from bringing children under 6 to R-rated movies. TGI-FilmWeek!Discussing the positive and negative effects Donald Trump's primary campaign; Analyzing a Georgia couple's distracted driving lawsuit against Snapchat; and debating Regal Cinema's new policy which restricts parents from bringing children under 6 to R-rated movies. TGI-FilmWeek! -
Weighing a proposal to include women in military drafts; debating whether to use cannabis as a way to treat opioid addiction; & our Native Angeleno series continues with a new book on the history and architecture of the Los Angeles Central Library. -
A look at Tuesday's primary results and Trump's foreign policy speech; weighing the ethics of post-mortem sperm extraction and StoryCorp founder Dave Isay stops by to talk about his book, "Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work."
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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