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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: New LAist/USC study on street takeovers; What words do you have trouble spelling? The Palisades fire report weakened; Robby Hoffman; and Is VistaVision back?
    New USC Annenberg investigation maps the toll of LA street takeovers
    Today on AirTalk: New LAist/USC study on street takeovers; What words do you have trouble spelling? The Palisades fire report weakened; Robby Hoffman; and Is VistaVision back?

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  • Job seekers read pamphlets as they wait in line to enter a job fair.
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    Do the unemployed deserve protected legal status? Empathy and the origins of cruelty. Don’t do time for the crime – pay the fine. Gun fight over the Second Amendment.
    AirTalk for September 27, 2011
    Do the unemployed deserve protected legal status? Empathy and the origins of cruelty. Don’t do time for the crime – pay the fine. Gun fight over the Second Amendment.
  • Republican presidential candidates, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (L) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laugh during the Fox News/Google GOP Debate at the Orange County Convention Center on September 22, 2011 in Orlando, Florida.
    Listen 1:34:09
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    Cain’s up, Christie’s a question mark, the GOP field still anyone’s game. White collars, sticky fingers – finding and fighting workplace fraud. Researchers slam single-sex classrooms. From war orphan to Hollywood icon.
    AirTalk for September 26, 2011
    Cain’s up, Christie’s a question mark, the GOP field still anyone’s game. White collars, sticky fingers – finding and fighting workplace fraud. Researchers slam single-sex classrooms. From war orphan to Hollywood icon.
  • NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on September 23, 2011 in New York City. U.S. markets faced another volatile day amidst fears about economic growth in Europe. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
    Listen 1:34:23
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    Economic woes being felt throughout the nation – and around the world. Jump in Sherriff’s Department shootings in L.A. County. Palestinian case for statehood at the United Nations. FilmWeek: Abduction, Dolphin Tale, Moneyball and more. Verdict in the Irvine 11 case.
    AirTalk for September 23, 2011
    Economic woes being felt throughout the nation – and around the world. Jump in Sherriff’s Department shootings in L.A. County. Palestinian case for statehood at the United Nations. FilmWeek: Abduction, Dolphin Tale, Moneyball and more. Verdict in the Irvine 11 case.
  • Ron Thomas, the father of victim, Kelly Thomas, stands next to a memorial for his son on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at the Fullerton Transportation Center in Fullerton, Calif. The parents of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man have demanded the release of a 911 tape and possible surveillance video from a California city, hoping the material will shed more light on what led to a physical altercation last month between police officers and their son, who later died.
    Listen 1:33:36
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    Prosecuting the Kelly Thomas beating trial. West Hollywood is almost fur free. Good for animals…bad for business? The evolution of American counterterrorism. Is the millennial generation America’s newest civic generation?
    AirTalk for September 22, 2011
    Prosecuting the Kelly Thomas beating trial. West Hollywood is almost fur free. Good for animals…bad for business? The evolution of American counterterrorism. Is the millennial generation America’s newest civic generation?
  • Clouds gather over the Acropolis hill in Athens on September 21, 2011.
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    Greek default may be imminent…so why are the Greeks happy about it? Former LA Times publisher sues the paper over “discriminatory” distribution of its Sunday magazine. Former Oxnard teacher who witnessed shooting of gay student Larry King speaks out, as next steps for trial are debated. Charges in the Kelly Thomas case.
    AirTalk for September 21, 2011
    Greek default may be imminent…so why are the Greeks happy about it? Former LA Times publisher sues the paper over “discriminatory” distribution of its Sunday magazine. Former Oxnard teacher who witnessed shooting of gay student Larry King speaks out, as next steps for trial are debated. Charges in the Kelly Thomas case.
  • President Barack Obama walks with first lady Michelle Obama, toward Marine One while departing the White House.
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    Obama proposes cuts to entitlement programs – who are the winners and losers? Michael Moore gets personal with a new memoir. Pretty pays but does ugly deserve protected status? The Hollywood sign -- a "Tourist-Free Zone"? From piano to prog - eclectic musical adventures at LA Chamber Orchestra.
    AirTalk for September 20, 2011
    Obama proposes cuts to entitlement programs – who are the winners and losers? Michael Moore gets personal with a new memoir. Pretty pays but does ugly deserve protected status? The Hollywood sign -- a "Tourist-Free Zone"? From piano to prog - eclectic musical adventures at LA Chamber Orchestra.
  • US President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on September 19, 2011.
    Listen 1:34:32
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    President Obama's plan for reducing the deficit. Malibu melee - how big of a fix is needed at Malibu Lagoon? Two death row convicts make final, desperate pleas. Fear not, problem-solving children of the Enlightenment, for we are the center of the universe. Emmy Awards 2011 golden wrap up.
    AirTalk for September 19, 2011
    President Obama's plan for reducing the deficit. Malibu melee - how big of a fix is needed at Malibu Lagoon? Two death row convicts make final, desperate pleas. Fear not, problem-solving children of the Enlightenment, for we are the center of the universe. Emmy Awards 2011 golden wrap up.
  • NAACP members join labor march in support of grocery workers.
    Listen 1:33:49
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    Southland grocery strike could be imminent. New LGBT rules for LAUSD students and teachers. Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon to discuss this week’s films including Contagion, Straw Dogs, Drive, Restless and more. Plus, critic Peter Rainer calls in to discuss his account of the Toronto Film Festival. TGI-FilmWeek!
    AirTalk for September 16, 2011
    Southland grocery strike could be imminent. New LGBT rules for LAUSD students and teachers. Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon to discuss this week’s films including Contagion, Straw Dogs, Drive, Restless and more. Plus, critic Peter Rainer calls in to discuss his account of the Toronto Film Festival. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Ben Bierman (left) and Chris Gronet (right) explain solar technology to U.S. President Barack Obama on a tour of the Solyndra solar panel company May 26, 2010 in Fremont, California.
    Listen 1:34:17
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    Solar panel manufacturer Solyndra to declare bankruptcy. Palestinians seek statehood status at the United Nations. Where's the (tainted) beef? America’s most secretive religion.
    AirTalk for September 15, 2011
    Solar panel manufacturer Solyndra to declare bankruptcy. Palestinians seek statehood status at the United Nations. Where's the (tainted) beef? America’s most secretive religion.
  • Republican Bob Turner, winner of the special election for New York's heavily Democratic 9th District, speaks with the media at a polling station on September 13, 2011 in New York City.
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    Special election upset in New York City a referendum on Obama, GOP says. The doctor is in to answer your questions on how to ensure quality treatment when you visit the doctor. The nuts and bolts of closing state parks. And the soundtrack for social change.
    AirTalk for September 14, 2011
    Special election upset in New York City a referendum on Obama, GOP says. The doctor is in to answer your questions on how to ensure quality treatment when you visit the doctor. The nuts and bolts of closing state parks. And the soundtrack for social change.
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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