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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 latest on Venezuela; What bills come into effect January 2026? A history of U.S. involvement in Latin America; and PetTalk: Ask a vet!
    The latest on Venezuela: legal issues, oil production, and more
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  • US President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic fundraiser at the Boston Center for the Arts May 18, 2011.
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    Obama delivers major Middle East address. TV Upfronts 2011. Commenting on comment board cretins. Caltech and Fuller in a virtuous partnership.
    AirTalk for May 19, 2011
    Obama delivers major Middle East address. TV Upfronts 2011. Commenting on comment board cretins. Caltech and Fuller in a virtuous partnership.
  • Catholic clergy during mass.
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    Catholic study blames sex abuse on free-love. CD-36 election results. LA’s nightclub king Sam Nazarian expands his empire. Family visits at Gitmo? An insider’s look at Area 51.
    AirTalk for May 18, 2011
    Catholic study blames sex abuse on free-love. CD-36 election results. LA’s nightclub king Sam Nazarian expands his empire. Family visits at Gitmo? An insider’s look at Area 51.
  • Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference on July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, California.
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    Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admits to fathering a child with a former staffer. IMF Chief arrested on attempted rape charges. Gov Brown’s budget revise – let the politicking begin. The debate over tax policy for "Big Oil" heats up. It’s not easy to be green, especially if you’re Wal-Mart.
    AirTalk for May 17, 2011
    Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admits to fathering a child with a former staffer. IMF Chief arrested on attempted rape charges. Gov Brown’s budget revise – let the politicking begin. The debate over tax policy for "Big Oil" heats up. It’s not easy to be green, especially if you’re Wal-Mart.
  • A flood gauge is posted by the road in front of a home May 15, 2011 in Butte LaRose, Louisiana. If the water reaches the flood stage of 27 feet, as predicted, it will be more than half way up the nearby homes.
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    Louisiana floods Cajun country to save populated areas. You, who are on the Court, must have a code. The nuts & bolts of country building. Governor Jerry Brown releases a revised budget. This is how Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band rolls.
    AirTalk for May 16, 2011
    Louisiana floods Cajun country to save populated areas. You, who are on the Court, must have a code. The nuts & bolts of country building. Governor Jerry Brown releases a revised budget. This is how Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band rolls.
  • The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, California.
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    GOP releases new budget…but is it “fairy tail budgeting” like the Democrats say? Taking the anonymous out of A.A. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Lael Loewenstein join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Bridesmaids, The Big Bang, Everything Must Go, Hesher, Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird and more. TGI-FilmWeek! James Gandolfini opens up about Tony Soprano and God of Carnage.
    AirTalk for May 13, 2011
    GOP releases new budget…but is it “fairy tail budgeting” like the Democrats say? Taking the anonymous out of A.A. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Lael Loewenstein join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Bridesmaids, The Big Bang, Everything Must Go, Hesher, Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird and more. TGI-FilmWeek! James Gandolfini opens up about Tony Soprano and God of Carnage.
  • An undated file picture of Saudi dissident Osama Bin Laden, in an undisclosed place inside Afghanistan.
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    "Mother lode of intelligence" found at bin Laden compound. Orange County judge restricts anti-gang enforcement. Bugs that bug us. Schwarzenegger’s sentence reduction sparks civil suit. How to be your dog’s best friend. The origins of the United States and its horticultural interests.
    AirTalk for May 12, 2011
    "Mother lode of intelligence" found at bin Laden compound. Orange County judge restricts anti-gang enforcement. Bugs that bug us. Schwarzenegger’s sentence reduction sparks civil suit. How to be your dog’s best friend. The origins of the United States and its horticultural interests.
  • President Obama has decidedly said photos depicting Osama bin Laden's death would not be released to the American public.
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    Gatekeepers to the Osama post-mortem pics. The top 10 Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles. Fracking…it’s not just for Battlestar Galactica fans anymore. If you took a personality test, would you fail?
    AirTalk for May 11, 2011
    Gatekeepers to the Osama post-mortem pics. The top 10 Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles. Fracking…it’s not just for Battlestar Galactica fans anymore. If you took a personality test, would you fail?
  • U.S. Special Agent Rodney Irby waits for backup agents while searching for smuggled marijuana on January 18, 2011 in the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona. His unit tracks and interdicts drug smugglers and illegal immigrants crossing into the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation along a 72-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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    Immigration reform pep rally. The disclosure of secret government spending. Los Angeles reconsiders its regulations for business parking. Author Howard Gardner talks about his new book, Truth, Beauty and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the 21st Century.
    AirTalk for May 10, 2011
    Immigration reform pep rally. The disclosure of secret government spending. Los Angeles reconsiders its regulations for business parking. Author Howard Gardner talks about his new book, Truth, Beauty and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the 21st Century.
  • Head coach Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers during a press conference after a loss against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2011 NBA Playoffs on May 8, 2011 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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    The Lakers go down in 4 - is this the last 'last dance' for coach Phil Jackson? 36th Congressional seat debate. Pros and cons of grad school – is it worth it? U.S. policy toward Pakistan.
    AirTalk for May 9, 2011
    The Lakers go down in 4 - is this the last 'last dance' for coach Phil Jackson? 36th Congressional seat debate. Pros and cons of grad school – is it worth it? U.S. policy toward Pakistan.
  • US Vice President Joe Biden walks to a meeting of bipartisan members of Congress to begin work on a legislative framework for comprehensive deficit reduction in Washington, DC, May 5, 2011.
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    Bipartisan budget talks sidestep Medicare and taxes. Fox News holds first GOP debate. Should California revisit its death penalty policy? FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Thor, The Beaver, Mia and the Migoo, Passion Play, The Robber, There Be Dragons and more. TGI-FilmWeek! This summer, Mel Gibson is…unforgivable?
    AirTalk for May 6, 2011
    Bipartisan budget talks sidestep Medicare and taxes. Fox News holds first GOP debate. Should California revisit its death penalty policy? FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Thor, The Beaver, Mia and the Migoo, Passion Play, The Robber, There Be Dragons and more. TGI-FilmWeek! This summer, Mel Gibson is…unforgivable?
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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