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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
    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!

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  • The Student Union on the UC Irvine campus.
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    Felony charges for eleven UC Irvine students who disrupted a speech by Israeli ambassador last February? Is Homosexuality compatible with Christian faith? Cultural sensitivity in the cafeteria. Overdiagnosis - are we sick or not?
    AirTalk for January 27, 2011
    Felony charges for eleven UC Irvine students who disrupted a speech by Israeli ambassador last February? Is Homosexuality compatible with Christian faith? Cultural sensitivity in the cafeteria. Overdiagnosis - are we sick or not?
  • US President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress and the Supreme Court on January 25, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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    What’s the state of the union? NPR's Ombudsman, Alicia Shepard. Renewing the debate over electroshock therapy. What is fear?
    AirTalk for January 26, 2011
    What’s the state of the union? NPR's Ombudsman, Alicia Shepard. Renewing the debate over electroshock therapy. What is fear?
  • An Oscars statue is seen before the start of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Nominations Announcement.
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    And the winner is... Oscar nominations are announced. New warnings about sharing our beds with our pets. A check in from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Riots break out in Cairo. Food labels grow up. Are humans getting dumber?
    AirTalk for January 25, 2011
    And the winner is... Oscar nominations are announced. New warnings about sharing our beds with our pets. A check in from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Riots break out in Cairo. Food labels grow up. Are humans getting dumber?
  • US President Barack Obama waves as he walks past Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House.
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    Obama's move to the center. Telling your kids about the news. The GOP abortion strategy. Remembering the original fitness guru Jack LaLanne. Today’s “blue”blooded elite drifts to the left.
    AirTalk for January 24, 2011
    Obama's move to the center. Telling your kids about the news. The GOP abortion strategy. Remembering the original fitness guru Jack LaLanne. Today’s “blue”blooded elite drifts to the left.
  • A row of lockers in a high school hallway.
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    Parents irate over LAUSD lockdowns. Is The City of Angels really the rudest city in America? What makes us (humans) unique? FilmWeek: No Strings Attached, Mumbai Diaries, Applause, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Memorable movie mistakes. A preview of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
    AirTalk for January 21, 2011
    Parents irate over LAUSD lockdowns. Is The City of Angels really the rudest city in America? What makes us (humans) unique? FilmWeek: No Strings Attached, Mumbai Diaries, Applause, and others. TGI-FilmWeek! Memorable movie mistakes. A preview of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
  • Supreme Court rules in NASA's favor. NASA scientists less than pleased.
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    The Supreme Court decides that NASA background checks do not violate privacy. Does class size matter? Restricting the Size of Ammunition Magazines. Are your tweets how you want to be remembered when you die?
    AirTalk for January 20, 2011
    The Supreme Court decides that NASA background checks do not violate privacy. Does class size matter? Restricting the Size of Ammunition Magazines. Are your tweets how you want to be remembered when you die?
  • Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Navy Sailor, patrols along with male marines November 17, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
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    Gardena High School shooting: Are our kids safe? LAPD gang officers quit over financial disclosure rules. Women at war - breaking the combat barrier. Weathering the emotional ebb & flow of seasonal changes.
    AirTalk for January 19, 2011
    Gardena High School shooting: Are our kids safe? LAPD gang officers quit over financial disclosure rules. Women at war - breaking the combat barrier. Weathering the emotional ebb & flow of seasonal changes.
  • The U.S. Capitol is seen through bare trees on January 7, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks about taking LA into 2011. The GOP flexes its muscle in the ongoing health care repeal debate. Chinese President Hu Jintao and his official state visit to the United States. Are Chinese mothers superior?
    AirTalk for January 18, 2011
    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks about taking LA into 2011. The GOP flexes its muscle in the ongoing health care repeal debate. Chinese President Hu Jintao and his official state visit to the United States. Are Chinese mothers superior?
  • A statue of baseball legend Willie Mays in Willie Mays Plaza before Game Two of the 2010 MLB World Series in San Francisco, California.
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    The Other Wes Moore. Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture. The life and legend of Willie Mays. How visionary businessman Fred Harvey built a railroad hospitality empire.
    AirTalk for January 17, 2011
    The Other Wes Moore. Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture. The life and legend of Willie Mays. How visionary businessman Fred Harvey built a railroad hospitality empire.
  • A US Army soldier displays his Bible with a camouflage cover after a Sunday evening Christian church service on a base in Baghdad.
    Listen 1:35:51
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    How Mexican drug violence is affecting tourism. The U.S. military takes heat for "spiritual fitness" tests. Author Karen Armstrong's (very timely) call to compassion. FilmWeek: The Green Hornet, The Dilemma, and Every Day. TGI-FilmWeek! Location, location, location! Los Angeles is a great place to make movies.
    AirTalk for January 14, 2011
    How Mexican drug violence is affecting tourism. The U.S. military takes heat for "spiritual fitness" tests. Author Karen Armstrong's (very timely) call to compassion. FilmWeek: The Green Hornet, The Dilemma, and Every Day. TGI-FilmWeek! Location, location, location! Los Angeles is a great place to make movies.
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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