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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: The annual LA homeless count has begun; 100 years of Los Angeles Central Library; Community clinics today; and Do you like small talk with strangers?
    The annual LA homeless count has begun
    Today on AirTalk: The annual LA homeless count has begun; 100 years of Los Angeles Central Library; Community clinics today; and Do you like small talk with strangers?

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  • Tunisians and Libyans living in Tunisia wave Libya's National Transitional Council flags as they celebrate on October 20, 2011 in the Mohamed V street of Tunis after the announcement of the death of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi. Kadhafi who was killed when his hometown Sirte fell after refusing to surrender, ruled his North African country for 42 years before being ousted in August. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Moammar Gadhafi killed in Libya. Orange County journalists’ roundtable. AirTalk’s Chicano ArtTalk & Pacific Standard Time exhibit.
    AirTalk for October 20, 2011
    Moammar Gadhafi killed in Libya. Orange County journalists’ roundtable. AirTalk’s Chicano ArtTalk & Pacific Standard Time exhibit.
  • (L-R) U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former CEO of Godfather's Pizza Herman Cain, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) say the Pledge of Alligence during the Republican Presidential debate hosted by CNN and The Western Republican Leadership Conference on October 18, 2011 at the The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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    Republican presidential candidates double down in Vegas debate, while dispute over GOP primary calendar heats up. Hiding your age to dodge over-the-hill discrimination? Revving up the foreclosure machine again. Los Angeles art world explosion: Pacific Standard Time is happening now! The Mighty Brothers Klitschko.
    AirTalk for October 19, 2011
    Republican presidential candidates double down in Vegas debate, while dispute over GOP primary calendar heats up. Hiding your age to dodge over-the-hill discrimination? Revving up the foreclosure machine again. Los Angeles art world explosion: Pacific Standard Time is happening now! The Mighty Brothers Klitschko.
  • Palestinians celebrate the prisoner swap deal reached between Israel and Hamas outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 18, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered in Ramallah to celebrate the return of prisoners freed under a swap deal with Israel which freed captured Israeli soldier Gilad SHlait after five years of captivity. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Israel prisoner released in exchange for thousands of Palestinians. Nazi war criminals may get their day in court. @LAMurderCop overshares on the job – what about you? Former LAPD detective unwraps rappers’ murders.
    AirTalk for October 18, 2011
    Israel prisoner released in exchange for thousands of Palestinians. Nazi war criminals may get their day in court. @LAMurderCop overshares on the job – what about you? Former LAPD detective unwraps rappers’ murders.
  • One-ounce bags of medicinal marijuana are displayed at the Berkeley Patients Group March 25, 2010 in Berkeley, California.
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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.
    AirTalk for October 17, 2011
    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.
  • Three of four LAUSD school board seats up for a vote in the March 3 primary election feature challengers to incumbents.
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    Latino students at Glendale school scared straight? Attorney General Eric Holder subpoenaed again in Fast & Furious probe. Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Wade Major and Claudia Puig to review this week’s films, including Footloose, The Thing, The Big Year, Father of Invention and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    AirTalk for October 14, 2011
    Latino students at Glendale school scared straight? Attorney General Eric Holder subpoenaed again in Fast & Furious probe. Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Wade Major and Claudia Puig to review this week’s films, including Footloose, The Thing, The Big Year, Father of Invention and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • SEAL BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 12: Investigators collect evidence at Salon Meritage hair salon where a man shot nine people, killing eight of them, on October 12, 2011 in Seal Beach, California. The shooting is being reported as the worst mass killing in Orange County history. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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    What have we learned about the Seal Beach shooting? A helping hand -- in the land of the drug-free. William Shatner – the busiest man in showbiz cuts a new album. Busting Out! busts up audiences.
    AirTalk for October 13, 2011
    What have we learned about the Seal Beach shooting? A helping hand -- in the land of the drug-free. William Shatner – the busiest man in showbiz cuts a new album. Busting Out! busts up audiences.
  • HANOVER, NH - OCTOBER 11: Former CEO of Godfather's Pizza Herman Cain (C) looks on as Texas Gov. Rick Perry (L) and Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shake hands. <br><br>On October 18, Community Advocates Inc. will honor Larry Mantle with the Bill Stout Memorial Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. To attend, RSVP to cai@cai-la.org or call (213) 623-6003 ext. 10.
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    Make or break time at last night’s GOP debate. US aims to isolate Iran in response to assassination plot. Obama’s job creation record. The poem that changed the world.
    AirTalk for October 12, 2011
    Make or break time at last night’s GOP debate. US aims to isolate Iran in response to assassination plot. Obama’s job creation record. The poem that changed the world.
  • U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) speaks as Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L), and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) listen during a news conference. On October 18, Community Advocates Inc. will honor Larry Mantle with the Bill Stout Memorial Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. To attend, RSVP to cai@cai-la.org or call (213) 623-6003 ext. 10.
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    How will the Democrats handle President Obama's jobs bill? Food fight – Capitol Hill vs. Madison Avenue. What’s your worldview?
    AirTalk for October 11, 2011
    How will the Democrats handle President Obama's jobs bill? Food fight – Capitol Hill vs. Madison Avenue. What’s your worldview?
  • California Gov. Jerry Brown.
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    Jerry Brown’s bill signing marathon wrap-up. Feds launch major crackdown against California marijuana industry. Light bulbs to light rail – the essentials of energy in the 21st century.
    AirTalk for October 10, 2011
    Jerry Brown’s bill signing marathon wrap-up. Feds launch major crackdown against California marijuana industry. Light bulbs to light rail – the essentials of energy in the 21st century.
  • US Army soldiers from 2-506 Infantry 101st Airborne Division and Afghan National Policemen and Army load onto a UH-47 Chinook helicopter.
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    Afghanistan – 10 year mark. #OccupyWallStreet & labor join forces. Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Henry Sheehan to review this week’s films, including The Ides of March, Real Steel, 1911, Dirty Girl, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    AirTalk for October 7, 2011
    Afghanistan – 10 year mark. #OccupyWallStreet & labor join forces. Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Henry Sheehan to review this week’s films, including The Ides of March, Real Steel, 1911, Dirty Girl, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
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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