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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: Remembering Rob Reiner; The future of student loans; Listeners on Hanukkah; Full body MRIs; and a September interview with Rob Reiner.
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Listen 1:36:31The tax cut deal heads to Obama's desk after passing the House. California lawmakers push for greater control over public university budgets. NFL in LA? - plans released for a football stadium near The Staples Center. TGI-Filmweek! KPCC film critics join Larry to discuss the week's new film releases including Tron: Legacy, How Do You Know, Yogi Bear, Casino Jack and others. Christmas time is movie time.The tax cut deal heads to Obama's desk after passing the House. California lawmakers push for greater control over public university budgets. NFL in LA? - plans released for a football stadium near The Staples Center. TGI-Filmweek! KPCC film critics join Larry to discuss the week's new film releases including Tron: Legacy, How Do You Know, Yogi Bear, Casino Jack and others. Christmas time is movie time. -
Listen 1:36:32The White House issues a report card on Afghanistan. Kobe Bryant's advertising deal with Turkish Airlines outrages Armenian Americans. Obama's drug czar Gil Kerlikowske argues that "smoked marijuana is not just medicine." Theatre critics review major stage productions in So Cal.The White House issues a report card on Afghanistan. Kobe Bryant's advertising deal with Turkish Airlines outrages Armenian Americans. Obama's drug czar Gil Kerlikowske argues that "smoked marijuana is not just medicine." Theatre critics review major stage productions in So Cal. -
LAPD defends traffic cameras. Is it EVER ok to Google during dinner? Here comes the cap-and-trade - California style. What's hot and what's not in video games. -
Listen 1:36:40Senate debate: tax deal or no deal?; MOCA takes flak for painting over a mural; Hollywood farmers market fight could impact other markets; preliminary results of the Gates Foundation's project on teacher evaluation methods; and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk - still SHREDding after all these years.Senate debate: tax deal or no deal?; MOCA takes flak for painting over a mural; Hollywood farmers market fight could impact other markets; preliminary results of the Gates Foundation's project on teacher evaluation methods; and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk - still SHREDding after all these years. -
A federal judge rules that a provision of Obama's health care legislation is unconstitutional. The fight against malaria. A New York conference presents an alternative to partisan labels. Agnostics, atheists and the existence of God. -
"Hacktivists" wage guerrilla cyberwar. Should the U.S. prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange? FilmWeek: The Tourist, All Good Things, The Company Men, The Fighter, and The Tempest, among others. TGI-FilmWeek! ‘Blue Valentine’ and the battle over movie ratings. -
House Democrats revolt against the Obama tax deal. Jerry Brown - the new budget sheriff in town. Exposition light rail delays. The Obama Administration's shifting stance on Israel. Peggy Orenstein does NOT heart boobies bracelets. -
Obama defends tax deal despite opposition from the left. Taxes and business. The status of the Dream Act. Jamie McCourt hits a home run in court. New rules for food allergies? -
White House close to a deal with GOP on tax cuts. Getting back on the bike: returning to a sport after a serious injury. Pulling the "parent trigger" at McKinley Elementary. Obama holds a press conference on tax deal. -
Listen 1:35:57The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing on Proposition 8 begins. A new National Marriage Project poll reveals changing attitudes about marriage. A Pew Research poll shows that Muslims prefer their religion and politics to be integrated. The struggle for survival in the Obama White House.The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing on Proposition 8 begins. A new National Marriage Project poll reveals changing attitudes about marriage. A Pew Research poll shows that Muslims prefer their religion and politics to be integrated. The struggle for survival in the Obama White House.
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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