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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 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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    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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  • House Speaker-designate John Boehner and House Majority Leader-elect Eric Cantor participate in a media briefing after GOP leaders met at the White House with U.S. President Barack Obama on November 30, 2010 in Washington, DC.
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    Republicans hold the line on tax cuts. Kamala Harris wins and will become California's first female Attorney General. Orange County journalists roundtable. The ins and outs of Do Not Track legislation. NPR's ombudsperson Alicia Shepard takes questions about NPR's policies.
    AirTalk for December 2, 2010
    Republicans hold the line on tax cuts. Kamala Harris wins and will become California's first female Attorney General. Orange County journalists roundtable. The ins and outs of Do Not Track legislation. NPR's ombudsperson Alicia Shepard takes questions about NPR's policies.
  • Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie
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    UCLA study finds delayed marriage and parenting increases stress in American families. The tenuous state of high speed rail in California. Federal Debt Commission releases final report. Salman Rushdie talks about his new book, "Luka and the Fire of Life."
    AirTalk for December 1, 2010
    UCLA study finds delayed marriage and parenting increases stress in American families. The tenuous state of high speed rail in California. Federal Debt Commission releases final report. Salman Rushdie talks about his new book, "Luka and the Fire of Life."
  • An inmate at the Mule Creek State Prison walks near his bunk bed in a gymnasium that was modified to house prisoners in Ione, California.
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    The US Supreme Court hears California's prison overcrowding case. The lame duck Congress' last chance to vote on extending unemployment benefits. Who will run? Republican presidential candidates for 2012. A new Pentagon study sheds new light on Don't Ask Don't Tell.
    AirTalk for November 30, 2010
    The US Supreme Court hears California's prison overcrowding case. The lame duck Congress' last chance to vote on extending unemployment benefits. Who will run? Republican presidential candidates for 2012. A new Pentagon study sheds new light on Don't Ask Don't Tell.
  • A woman walks between displays, entitled 'Cool Globes,' an exhibition about combating global warming and climate change.
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    The fallout from new WikiLeaks releases. Cancun climate talks - is there hope for a real deal?. Author and former waiter Steven Dublanica shares tipping nightmares and advice in "Keep the Change: A Clueless Tipper’s Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity."
    AirTalk for November 29, 2010
    The fallout from new WikiLeaks releases. Cancun climate talks - is there hope for a real deal?. Author and former waiter Steven Dublanica shares tipping nightmares and advice in "Keep the Change: A Clueless Tipper’s Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity."
  • The US Supreme Court building is reflected in water.
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    The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices. Mickey Mantle – the man behind the myth. FilmWeek: Burlesque, Faster, The Kings Speech, Love and Other Drugs, Tangled & more. TGI-Filmweek!
    AirTalk for November 26, 2010
    The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices. Mickey Mantle – the man behind the myth. FilmWeek: Burlesque, Faster, The Kings Speech, Love and Other Drugs, Tangled & more. TGI-Filmweek!
  • Audience members stand in line for the Grilled Cheese Truck at KPCC's food truck event in the Crawford Family Forum, Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
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    LA’s drive to curb food trucks. Happy Thanksgiving!
    AirTalk for November 25, 2010
    LA’s drive to curb food trucks. Happy Thanksgiving!
  • A woman carries shopping bags through a shopping mall on November 22, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
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    Does Christmas music help you with holiday shopping? Where China leads, the world will follow? Steve Cooley concedes to Kamala Harris in the race to be California's next attorney general. Is the modern presidency too much for one person? Mark Twain's substantial autobiography - volume 1.
    AirTalk for November 24, 2010
    Does Christmas music help you with holiday shopping? Where China leads, the world will follow? Steve Cooley concedes to Kamala Harris in the race to be California's next attorney general. Is the modern presidency too much for one person? Mark Twain's substantial autobiography - volume 1.
  • Huge plumes of smoke rising from Yeonpyeong island in the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea on November 23, 2010.
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    North Korea shells Yeongpyeong Island in South Korea, killing 2. Battling medical ageism. A new HIV pill gives hope for prevention. Invasive weeds and seeds crowding out native Southern California plants. Languages on the endangered list.
    AirTalk for November 23, 2010
    North Korea shells Yeongpyeong Island in South Korea, killing 2. Battling medical ageism. A new HIV pill gives hope for prevention. Invasive weeds and seeds crowding out native Southern California plants. Languages on the endangered list.
  • Making better teachers: the fight over "value-added" evaluation.
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    Does college cost too much... or not enough? Making better teachers: the fight over "value-added" evaluations.
    AirTalk for November 22, 2010
    Does college cost too much... or not enough? Making better teachers: the fight over "value-added" evaluations.
  • A resident votes in the midterm election at Paul Revere Middle School November 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Post-election poll paints a picture of California voters. The LA car show abuzz about electric cars. TGI-Filmweek! Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (Part 1), The Next Three Days, Made In Dagenham, and others. Amazon.com is getting into the movie business.
    AirTalk for November 19, 2010
    Post-election poll paints a picture of California voters. The LA car show abuzz about electric cars. TGI-Filmweek! Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (Part 1), The Next Three Days, Made In Dagenham, and others. Amazon.com is getting into the movie business.
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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