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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 1:39:11
    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?
    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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  • Listen 1:34:18
    Countdown to government shutdown? Will Egypt's secular revolution be making way for a religious democracy? New census results show that the number of nonwhite children is declining in Los Angeles. Author Doug Saunders on his book, Arrival City: How the Largest Migration in History is Reshaping Our World.
    Countdown to government shutdown? Will Egypt's secular revolution be making way for a religious democracy? New census results show that the number of nonwhite children is declining in Los Angeles. Author Doug Saunders on his book, Arrival City: How the Largest Migration in History is Reshaping Our World.
  • Listen 1:34:38
    Orange County proposes new sex offender law. Drill baby, drill? Maybe not so fast. The United States of takers not makers? CA Senate proposes a 'Do Not Track' bill. Teen pregnancy rates are down in the U.S. The fine line between fame and madness.
    Orange County proposes new sex offender law. Drill baby, drill? Maybe not so fast. The United States of takers not makers? CA Senate proposes a 'Do Not Track' bill. Teen pregnancy rates are down in the U.S. The fine line between fame and madness.
  • Listen 1:33:55
    New Republican budget plan calls for big changes to Medicare. CEO Howard Schultz on rescuing Starbucks. Arizona proposes fee for obese or smoking Medicaid recipients. Aerotropolis: A new economic paradigm for the future?
    New Republican budget plan calls for big changes to Medicare. CEO Howard Schultz on rescuing Starbucks. Arizona proposes fee for obese or smoking Medicaid recipients. Aerotropolis: A new economic paradigm for the future?
  • Listen 1:34:13
    Do cheaper flights and increased efficiency spell trouble for Southwest planes? The near assassination of Ronald Reagan. Government shutdown on the horizon? The latest in Libya. Can peer pressure solve as many problems as it creates?
    Do cheaper flights and increased efficiency spell trouble for Southwest planes? The near assassination of Ronald Reagan. Government shutdown on the horizon? The latest in Libya. Can peer pressure solve as many problems as it creates?
  • Listen 1:37:13
    When fans go too far. Are Governor Jerry Brown’s new pension reforms a budget game-changer? FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Source Code, Hop, Insidious, Trust, Queen to Play and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Los Angeles film noir festival kicks off. Quest for Fire turns 30. And, the latest news.
    When fans go too far. Are Governor Jerry Brown’s new pension reforms a budget game-changer? FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Source Code, Hop, Insidious, Trust, Queen to Play and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Los Angeles film noir festival kicks off. Quest for Fire turns 30. And, the latest news.
  • Listen 1:35:56
    To arm or not to arm rebels in Libya? Obama report card - how do you like him now? Is Cuomo's New York state budget a California blueprint? Creative headlines are under-rated.
    To arm or not to arm rebels in Libya? Obama report card - how do you like him now? Is Cuomo's New York state budget a California blueprint? Creative headlines are under-rated.
  • Listen 1:36:42
    Obama takes on energy security. Boehner backs school vouchers for D.C students, but is his bill too narrow? Do kids benefit from full-day kindergarten? Jerry Brown abandons budget bipartisanship. New research helps ready California for “The Big One.”
    Obama takes on energy security. Boehner backs school vouchers for D.C students, but is his bill too narrow? Do kids benefit from full-day kindergarten? Jerry Brown abandons budget bipartisanship. New research helps ready California for “The Big One.”
  • Listen 1:36:40
    The Obama Doctrine revealed? The ambiguous effects of nuclear energy and the fear it provokes. Santa Ana’s gentrification wars.
    The Obama Doctrine revealed? The ambiguous effects of nuclear energy and the fear it provokes. Santa Ana’s gentrification wars.
  • Listen 1:35:29
    Obama to speak about Libya intervention tonight. NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep - just back from Cairo. CA GOP wish list and the fate of Brown's budget. Jerusalem: an ancient city ignites the modern world.
    Obama to speak about Libya intervention tonight. NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep - just back from Cairo. CA GOP wish list and the fate of Brown's budget. Jerusalem: an ancient city ignites the modern world.
  • Listen 1:36:35
    City officials announce health and pension agreement for LA city workers that save $400 million. Columnist David Brooks and The Science of Human Nature. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Sucker Punch, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, White Irish Drinkers, Peep World, Potiche and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Hidden mysteries of Hollywood’s greatest backlot.
    City officials announce health and pension agreement for LA city workers that save $400 million. Columnist David Brooks and The Science of Human Nature. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Sucker Punch, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, White Irish Drinkers, Peep World, Potiche and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Hidden mysteries of Hollywood’s greatest backlot.

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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