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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: Weather update; Can regular gun range use lead to brain damage? Could your gut hold potential cures? UC schools in the Trump era; the worst box office in years; and best buys abroad.
    Check-in on November’s regional storm
    Today on AirTalk: Weather update; Can regular gun range use lead to brain damage? Could your gut hold potential cures? UC schools in the Trump era; the worst box office in years; and best buys abroad.

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  • Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 3, 2012. Frontrunner Romney on Tuesday focused his last minute attacks on the Democratic president, amid polls suggesting good chances of a win in Iowa. Judgment day dawned for Republican contenders vying to take on Barack Obama in November's presidential election, with a pivotal vote in Iowa Tuesday likely to dramatically winnow the field of contenders. AFP Photo/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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    The Iowa Caucuses: The first real step on the road to choosing the Republican contender for president. What a Caucus anyway? Do violent video games actually make children violent? IGambling gets big boost from DOJ. Arsonist update. New Year’s resolutions: Do they work, does anyone keep them and what are yours this year?
    AirTalk for January 3, 2012
    The Iowa Caucuses: The first real step on the road to choosing the Republican contender for president. What a Caucus anyway? Do violent video games actually make children violent? IGambling gets big boost from DOJ. Arsonist update. New Year’s resolutions: Do they work, does anyone keep them and what are yours this year?
  • NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Luis Tito, 6, celebrates atop the shoulders of his father, Jorge Tito, in Times Square just after the annual ball drop January 01, 2011 in New York City. This year a 11,875-pound Waterford crystal ball descended a 141-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2011. (Photo by Brian Harkin/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jorge Tito;Luis Tito
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    California doctors reverse their stance on legalizing pot. Incoming NPR chief hopes to “calm the waters.” The "Charmed, Tormented Life" of NBA great Jerry West. "Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide."
    AirTalk for January 2, 2012
    California doctors reverse their stance on legalizing pot. Incoming NPR chief hopes to “calm the waters.” The "Charmed, Tormented Life" of NBA great Jerry West. "Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide."
  • The Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
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    Occupy Pasadena. Rick Santorum presidential profile. Upping the dose on pain meds. News of the year: what defines 2011?
    AirTalk for December 30, 2011
    Occupy Pasadena. Rick Santorum presidential profile. Upping the dose on pain meds. News of the year: what defines 2011?
  • WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: (EDITORS NOTE: Alternate Crop) U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement urging Republicans in Congress to join Democrats to ensure taxes don’t go up on middle class families in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on December 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama wants congressional Republicans to extend the payroll tax cut but the GOP wants to pay for it with offsetting budget cuts. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Most Americans see Obama as more liberal than they are. State Supreme Court decides on redevelopment money. Top Science Stories of 2011.
    AirTalk for December 29, 2011
    Most Americans see Obama as more liberal than they are. State Supreme Court decides on redevelopment money. Top Science Stories of 2011.
  • DES MOINES, IA - DECEMBER 14: Rain falls on a Ron Paul campaign sign on December 14, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. Contenders for the Republican presidential nomination are stepping up their efforts in Iowa in front of the state's January 3, caucus. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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    GOP candidates surf the polls in Iowa race. Can this marriage be saved…by the recession? Felony charges filed against chemistry professor in fatal laboratory death.
    AirTalk for December 28, 2011
    GOP candidates surf the polls in Iowa race. Can this marriage be saved…by the recession? Felony charges filed against chemistry professor in fatal laboratory death.
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Debris and belongings of Occupy Los Angeles remain in the empty encampment at City Hall following the Los Angeles Police Department raid on November 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Protesters remained on the City Hall lawn despite a deadline, set by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, to dismantle their campsite and leave the park which the city declared closed as of 12:01 am November 28th. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    Should the city of Los Angeles sue Occupy LA? Fact Checkers: seekers of truth or peddlers of partisan politics? These Amazing Shadows.
    AirTalk for December 27, 2011
    Should the city of Los Angeles sue Occupy LA? Fact Checkers: seekers of truth or peddlers of partisan politics? These Amazing Shadows.
  • This Turkish Fir is an example of one of the trees offered for rent by The Living Christmas Company.
    AirTalk for December 26, 2011
    Tax law vs. the first amendment: should politicking from the pulpit be allowed? Racial politics in a post-racial presidency. AirTalk’s Chicano ArtTalk & Pacific Standard Time exhibit.
  • WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 22: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) hods a news conference to announce that he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had negotiated deal on the payroll tax cut that was set to expire at the end of the year at the U.S. Capitol December 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said the House Republicans should accept the Senate's version of a two-month extension of the tax cut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    What’s that under the tree? A payroll tax deal. KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including War Horse, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Adventures of Tintin, We Bought a Zoo, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Plus, the latest news.
    AirTalk for December 23, 2011
    What’s that under the tree? A payroll tax deal. KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including War Horse, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Adventures of Tintin, We Bought a Zoo, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Plus, the latest news.
  • California represented on a globe.
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    Fallout of report claiming Democrats manipulated California’s redistricting commission. School lunches get a makeover, students unimpressed. “Excuse me, miss, do you have the time?” Good tidings & last minute food guidings from the LA Times test kitchen.
    AirTalk for December 22, 2011
    Fallout of report claiming Democrats manipulated California’s redistricting commission. School lunches get a makeover, students unimpressed. “Excuse me, miss, do you have the time?” Good tidings & last minute food guidings from the LA Times test kitchen.
  • WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (L) listens to questions from the media during a photo-op prior to a meeting with Republican negotiators for a conference committee of payroll tax cut negotiation including Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) December 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House Republicans called on the Democrats to appoint members to the negotiation table to work on the payroll tax cut extension bill that the House rejected after the Senate approved it. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Congressional impasse on the payroll tax cut extension. Why do some Americans wear religion on their sleeves? Lookup Tinseltown vs. Silicon Valley over policing cyberspace. Fixing online reputations, is it doable?
    AirTalk for December 21, 2011
    Congressional impasse on the payroll tax cut extension. Why do some Americans wear religion on their sleeves? Lookup Tinseltown vs. Silicon Valley over policing cyberspace. Fixing online reputations, is it doable?
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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