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“Carmaggedon”— not. Debating digital adverts on the Big Blue Bus and beyond. After serving, is it wrong for jurors to cash in? Anna Deavere Smith’s show Let Me Down Easy comes to Los Angeles.

President Obama: “It’s decision time.” FBI launches probe into Murdoch’s News Corp. Hide your kids! Hide your wife! It’s CARMAGEDDON!! FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Lael Lowenstein, Wade Major and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Winnie the Pooh, Salvation Boulevard, Lucky, Tabloid and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Turning books into movies: is it ever successful?

New "parent trigger" rules are approved. Emmy Nominations. OC Journalists' Roundtable. Texas governor calls America to pray to his God. Child-free zones.

Janice Hahn goes to Congress. President Obama says no budget, no Social Security checks. Why does Sheriff Lee Baca want to be responsible for LA County’s parolees? Netflix raises prices. Reality TV polygamist sparks legal battle.

The U.S. plans on stiffer gun restrictions in border states. Should Southern California become the 51st state? Debating Head Start child education program. You can diagnose, sure, but how’s your bedside manner?

Update on budget negotiations. End of an era for ethanol? Britons’ taste for tattler tabloids. How does a national obsession with true crime affect us?

NASA’s last shuttle blasts off. Cross examination - California’s top cop takes the stand. July 8 is National Collector Car Day. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Zookeeper, Horrible Bosses, The Ward, The Ledge, Ironclad, The Chameleon and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Animal wrangling on film sets can be a real zoo.

Progress in the Federal budget summit? AirTalk Exclusive – Hahn v Huey in CD36 debate. Pressure on Syrian regime intensifies. When you check in, do you like to check out?

Is the tide of Mexican immigration turning? School’s in for UTLA’s new president. Downtown Women’s Center gets a new home, but its 71 apartments are already full. Coming up… A special election will be held July 12th for the 36th Congressional District seat recently vacated by Jane Harman. This Thursday, July 7th, Larry Mantle moderates a live debate between Democratic candidate Janice Hahn and her Republican opponent Craig Huey, here in the AirTalk studio. This will be the first, and possibly only, debate of their heated runoff campaign. You can leave your questions for the candidates ahead of time by clicking on the ‘Insight Network’ link on the KPCC homepage.

Survey says couples aren’t planning retirement details together, but SHOULD! Ban on affirmative action in Michigan struck down. Do NOT steal this book! Plus, the latest news.