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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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  • Prices are rising dramatically for food, clothes, fuel, energy, but you know what's still free? Playing ball outside with your son. No, wait, I'm just getting word, that now also costs money.
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    The rising price of everything. Debating Measure L – as in how should our L-ibraries be funded? The rising GOP star behind multiple anti-illegal immigration bills. 65 years old and nothing saved for retirement? Black Swan director Darren Oronofsky. Hans Zimmer – the journeyman film score composer.
    AirTalk for February 16, 2011
    The rising price of everything. Debating Measure L – as in how should our L-ibraries be funded? The rising GOP star behind multiple anti-illegal immigration bills. 65 years old and nothing saved for retirement? Black Swan director Darren Oronofsky. Hans Zimmer – the journeyman film score composer.
  • A garbage container is set on fire as Iranian protesters stage an anti-government demonstration in Tehran on February 14, 2011.
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    Middle East unrest spreads. Reactions to Obama's budget. Debating Measure O: Should oil be taxed in Los Angeles? The Inland Empire cracks down on illegal immigration.
    AirTalk for February 15, 2011
    Middle East unrest spreads. Reactions to Obama's budget. Debating Measure O: Should oil be taxed in Los Angeles? The Inland Empire cracks down on illegal immigration.
  • US President Barack Obama's budget is unpacked by aides of the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 14, 2011.
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    Obama's 2012 budget is released. Should protesters be jailed? Will Google revolutionize buying airfare? “Double belongers” practice cafeteria-style spirituality.
    AirTalk for February 14, 2011
    Obama's 2012 budget is released. Should protesters be jailed? Will Google revolutionize buying airfare? “Double belongers” practice cafeteria-style spirituality.
  • Anti-government protesters wave Egyptian flags in front of an army tank as demonstrators at Cairo's Tahrir Square react after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on February 11, 2011.
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    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak steps down and cedes power to the military.
    AirTalk for February 11, 2011
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak steps down and cedes power to the military.
  • Egyptian soldiers stand guard outside the Abdin Presidential Palace in central Cairo on February 10, 2011 on the 17th day of protests calling for the oust of President Hosni Mubarak.
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    Egypt protesters - and the world - await an announcement by President Hosni Mubarak. Is conservative talk radio losing its appeal? What’s the homeschool difference?
    AirTalk for February 10, 2011
    Egypt protesters - and the world - await an announcement by President Hosni Mubarak. Is conservative talk radio losing its appeal? What’s the homeschool difference?
  • The Al Jazeera logo.
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    The "Demand Al Jazeera in the USA” campaign. Incidental music fatigue - would someone please turn that bleeping music down? The abortion debate rages in the House. Gov. Brown drops sale of state buildings. Pluto-killer, actually a pretty nice guy.
    AirTalk for February 9, 2011
    The "Demand Al Jazeera in the USA” campaign. Incidental music fatigue - would someone please turn that bleeping music down? The abortion debate rages in the House. Gov. Brown drops sale of state buildings. Pluto-killer, actually a pretty nice guy.
  • Tens of thousands of anti-government supporters wave national flags as they gather for the 15th consecutive day to demonstrate in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 8, 2011, demanding the ouster of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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    The latest developments in Egypt. Are anti-depressants being prescribed for everything but depression? LA County Supervisors to Brown: No Way! Is it time for a re-up of the Patriot Act? Kenneth Silverman’s biography about composer John Cage.
    AirTalk for February 8, 2011
    The latest developments in Egypt. Are anti-depressants being prescribed for everything but depression? LA County Supervisors to Brown: No Way! Is it time for a re-up of the Patriot Act? Kenneth Silverman’s biography about composer John Cage.
  • U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on February 7, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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    President Obama's Chamber of Commerce speech. AOL announces the purchase of Huffington Post. UC Irvine protest students are set to be indicted. Should the President be able to shut down the internet in case of a cyber emergency? The Bible’s mixed messages on sex. Representative Jane Harman is stepping down.
    AirTalk for February 7, 2011
    President Obama's Chamber of Commerce speech. AOL announces the purchase of Huffington Post. UC Irvine protest students are set to be indicted. Should the President be able to shut down the internet in case of a cyber emergency? The Bible’s mixed messages on sex. Representative Jane Harman is stepping down.
  • An anti-government protester throws rocks at pro-government supporters near a highway overpass on the edge of Tahrir Square.
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    The latest on the continuing crisis in Egypt. Packers or Steelers - who will win Super Bowl XLV? FilmWeek: Sanctum, The Other Woman, Waiting for Forever, Troubadours, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Director Davis Guggenheim talks about Waiting for Superman.
    AirTalk for February 4, 2011
    The latest on the continuing crisis in Egypt. Packers or Steelers - who will win Super Bowl XLV? FilmWeek: Sanctum, The Other Woman, Waiting for Forever, Troubadours, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Director Davis Guggenheim talks about Waiting for Superman.
  • Anti-government protesters carry rocks to throw at pro-government supporters near a highway overpass on the edge of Tahrir Square the afternoon of February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
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    Protests in Egypt become clashes in the street. Orange County Journalists Roundtable. Is ours the only universe? Egypt's turmoil continues. Director, writer and actor Kevin Smith talks about his controversial new film, Red State.
    AirTalk for February 3, 2011
    Protests in Egypt become clashes in the street. Orange County Journalists Roundtable. Is ours the only universe? Egypt's turmoil continues. Director, writer and actor Kevin Smith talks about his controversial new film, Red State.
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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