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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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Listen 1:34:25Steve Jobs resigns, time for Apple to think different. Sunset Junction street fair cancelled. The man they call Dr. No – A look at GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul. Are Democrats on the offensive against the Tea Party? LAX dis-connect. Pennies from your thoughts – can city residents solve L.A.’s cash crunch?Steve Jobs resigns, time for Apple to think different. Sunset Junction street fair cancelled. The man they call Dr. No – A look at GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul. Are Democrats on the offensive against the Tea Party? LAX dis-connect. Pennies from your thoughts – can city residents solve L.A.’s cash crunch? -
Should you care about DSK? Not according to the French. TSA chat downs – are they effective? U.C.L.A. law professor opposes $10-million Milken deal. Wake up call! The battle between the sexes continues between the sheets. -
The Gadhafi era draws to a close. U.C. fees surpass state funding. Do unions still kick ass for the working class? Stanford prison experiment 40 years later. -
Libyan rebels claim control of most of the capitol city of Tripoli. DUI checkpoints. Congress pressuring President over oil pipeline. More cohabitation, less stability for kids? -
Listen 1:34:22New immigration reviews may mean fewer illegal immigrants deported. Are corporations people too? KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Henry Sheehan join Larry to review this week’s films including Conan the Barbarian, Fright Night, One Day and more. TGI-FilmWeek! New study spoils spoilers.New immigration reviews may mean fewer illegal immigrants deported. Are corporations people too? KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Henry Sheehan join Larry to review this week’s films including Conan the Barbarian, Fright Night, One Day and more. TGI-FilmWeek! New study spoils spoilers. -
Making sense of the numbers. OC Journalists’ Roundtable. Money in college sports: Is it time to get rid of amateur status? Forget about Mad Men – it’s mean men (and women) who are rolling in the dough. -
Mayor Villaraigosa puts prop 13 on the table. Bill aims to overturn California Supreme Court decision and require cops to get warrants before searching arrestees’ cell phones. Policing 2.0. Pelican Bay Prison (re)visited. Could you have a missing twin? -
Republicans and Latinos challenge the new redistricting at the ballot box. Generation vexed: Will the recession create a generation of young people without jobs, hope, or prospects? Is the economy bigger in Texas? Raising a child with an uncooperative ex-spouse. -
Listen 1:34:33Chewing over the Ames Straw Poll winners and losers. A profile of presidential hopeful, Texas Governor Rick Perry. New study finds increased risk of autism among siblings. Do SlutWalks make us think differently about sluts or sexual assault? Boy or girl? Early gender determination raises ethical questions and the latest news.Chewing over the Ames Straw Poll winners and losers. A profile of presidential hopeful, Texas Governor Rick Perry. New study finds increased risk of autism among siblings. Do SlutWalks make us think differently about sluts or sexual assault? Boy or girl? Early gender determination raises ethical questions and the latest news. -
Listen 1:35:02Gloves off – Republican presidential hopefuls duke it out in Iowa. The Help. KPCC film critics Lael Lowenstein and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including The Help, 30 Minutes or Less, Final Destination 5, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie and more. TGI-FilmWeek! The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley.Gloves off – Republican presidential hopefuls duke it out in Iowa. The Help. KPCC film critics Lael Lowenstein and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including The Help, 30 Minutes or Less, Final Destination 5, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie and more. TGI-FilmWeek! The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley.
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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