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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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    Coping with life-altering violence; Can you actually stick to a New Year’s resolution; Food Friday: ramen; FilmWeek: What to watch; Interview with Brendan Fraser and HIKARI
    When you’ve experienced life-altering violence, how do you carry on?
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  • Wood, the daughter of Russian Immigrants, was born Natasha Gurdin on July 20, 1938 in San Francisco, California. She got her first role at the age of four in a movie called 'Happy Land' (1943). She is most famously known for her role in "West Side Story," a film that won multiple Oscars.
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    The mysterious death of Natalie Wood revisited. Should gun permits cross state lines? KPCC film critics Andy Klein, Claudia Puig and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases, including The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Happy Feet Two, The Descendants and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Woody Allen revealed as never before for PBS doc.
    AirTalk for November 18, 2011
    The mysterious death of Natalie Wood revisited. Should gun permits cross state lines? KPCC film critics Andy Klein, Claudia Puig and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases, including The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Happy Feet Two, The Descendants and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Woody Allen revealed as never before for PBS doc.
  • SAN FRANCISCO - AUGUST 04: Same-sex couple Mark Gaber (L) and Robert Garcia cheer during a rally to celebrate the ruling to overturn Proposition 8 August 4, 2010 in San Francisco, California. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker announced his ruling to overturn Proposition 8 finding it unconstitutional. The voter approved measure denies same-sex couples the right to marry in the State of California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robert Garcia;Mark Gaber
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    Will backers of Proposition 8 have their day in court? OC Journalists’ round table. Sexual harassment by the numbers. Who cares what people say about us? We do.
    AirTalk for November 17, 2011
    Will backers of Proposition 8 have their day in court? OC Journalists’ round table. Sexual harassment by the numbers. Who cares what people say about us? We do.
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Eleven UCLA students sit in a circle in the intersection of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards as part of a protest of bank practices and rising fees at public universities before they were arrested by are arrested by Los Angeles Police Department on November 9, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The protest organized by ReFund California was one of several planned at universities around the state. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    Tuition hikes for Cal State. California may cut a week from the school year. Cool cars and hot wheels at the Auto Show. County jails flooded with new prisoners. Is the Supreme Court ready for its closeup? Van Gogh: The Life.
    AirTalk for November 16, 2011
    Tuition hikes for Cal State. California may cut a week from the school year. Cool cars and hot wheels at the Auto Show. County jails flooded with new prisoners. Is the Supreme Court ready for its closeup? Van Gogh: The Life.
  • NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 15: Occupy Wall Street protesters and police stand outside Zuccotti Park after police removed the protesters from the park early in the morning on November 15, 2011 in New York City. Hundreds of protesters, who rallied against inequality in America, have slept in tents and under tarps since September 17 in Zuccotti Park, which has since become the epicenter of the global Occupy movement. The raid in New York City follows recent similar moves in Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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    Occupy Wall Street evicted. Stem cells help the heart heal itself. "Nuclear winter of the NBA?" The new Newt? The biological clock crosses the gender divide: How old is too old for fatherhood?
    AirTalk for November 15, 2011
    Occupy Wall Street evicted. Stem cells help the heart heal itself. "Nuclear winter of the NBA?" The new Newt? The biological clock crosses the gender divide: How old is too old for fatherhood?
  • The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
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    Timing is everything in Supreme Court health-care debate. Black Friday creeps into Thanksgiving Thursday. President Obama leans on deficit super committee. The wide, weird world of geography wonks.
    AirTalk for November 14, 2011
    Timing is everything in Supreme Court health-care debate. Black Friday creeps into Thanksgiving Thursday. President Obama leans on deficit super committee. The wide, weird world of geography wonks.
  • NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement leave Zuccotti Park and begin a highway hike to Washington, D.C. on November 9, 2011 in New York City. Over twenty demonstrators, who hope to pick up supporters in towns and cities along the way, plan on arriving in Washington in two-weeks time and will take their message against corporate greed to the politicians. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    Occupying public opinion. Fort Hood victims seek $750 million. KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Peter Rainer join Larry to review the week’s new film releases, including J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, Melancholia, Into the Abyss and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Life on film: What are the best – and worst – biopics ever made?
    AirTalk for November 11, 2011
    Occupying public opinion. Fort Hood victims seek $750 million. KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Peter Rainer join Larry to review the week’s new film releases, including J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, Melancholia, Into the Abyss and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Life on film: What are the best – and worst – biopics ever made?
  • ROCHESTER, MI - NOVEMBER 09: Republican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry answers a question during a debate hosted by CNBC and the Michigan Republican Party at Oakland University on November 9, 2011 in Rochester, Michigan. The debate is the first meeting of the eight GOP presidential hopefuls since allegations of sexual impropriety have surfaced against front-runner Herman Cain. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
    Listen 1:35:04
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    Pop out the Jiffy Pop – GOP debate wrap. Is your child ready for T-K? NBA negotiations stall, is player union decertification next? Patient satisfaction to play a role in Medicare reimbursements. The struggle for Egypt – an historical perspective.
    AirTalk for November 10, 2011
    Pop out the Jiffy Pop – GOP debate wrap. Is your child ready for T-K? NBA negotiations stall, is player union decertification next? Patient satisfaction to play a role in Medicare reimbursements. The struggle for Egypt – an historical perspective.
  • A statue of Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno is seen outside of Beaver Stadium on November 8, 2011 in University Park, Pennsylvania. Amid allegations that former assistant Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse, Joe Paterno's weekly news conference was canceled about an hour before it was scheduled to occur. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
    Listen 1:35:02
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    Penn State sex abuse scandal rocks sports world and beyond. Praise and doubt from the LAO. Kill bill? Is doing away with the dollar a money maker or poorly conceived fiscal policy? Surprising election results in Ohio, Arizona and Mississippi. Who's the boss when it comes to lunch breaks and coffee time?
    AirTalk for November 9, 2011
    Penn State sex abuse scandal rocks sports world and beyond. Praise and doubt from the LAO. Kill bill? Is doing away with the dollar a money maker or poorly conceived fiscal policy? Surprising election results in Ohio, Arizona and Mississippi. Who's the boss when it comes to lunch breaks and coffee time?
  • US Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain addresses the "Defending The American Dream Summit" organized by the conservative Americans For Prosperity (AFP) foundation in Washington ,DCon November 4, 2011. The sex scandal engulfing Cain does not matter when picking a White House candidate, seven in 10 party supporters said in a poll published November 4. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Herman Cain's balancing act. Just say no...to graphic cigarette packages. How young is too young for a lifetime in prison? The inner world of Spalding Gray.
    AirTalk for November 8, 2011
    Herman Cain's balancing act. Just say no...to graphic cigarette packages. How young is too young for a lifetime in prison? The inner world of Spalding Gray.
  • WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 04: Republican presidential candidate and former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain addresses the Defending the American Dream Summit at the Washington Convention Center November 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. The conservative political summit is organized by Americans for Prosperity, which was founded with the support of brothers David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch of Koch Industries. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Listen 1:35:09
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    Cain support falls after harassment claims. Nearly half of all 7th – 12th graders experience sexual harassment. New metric to measure poverty. More muscle in the fight over California pensions.
    AirTalk for November 7, 2011
    Cain support falls after harassment claims. Nearly half of all 7th – 12th graders experience sexual harassment. New metric to measure poverty. More muscle in the fight over California pensions.
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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