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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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  • The California State Capitol in Sacramento.
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    How Prop 25 changes everything in terms of the California budget process. Orange County news. Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle talks about his new film, 127 Hours. The biggest loser in the Midterm election? The political center. Author Antonio Damasio and the search for the conscious mind.
    AirTalk for November 4, 2010
    How Prop 25 changes everything in terms of the California budget process. Orange County news. Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle talks about his new film, 127 Hours. The biggest loser in the Midterm election? The political center. Author Antonio Damasio and the search for the conscious mind.
  • California Governor-elect Jerry Brown with his wife Anne Gust-Brown celebrates his win during an election night party at Fox Theater on November 2, 2010 in Oakland, California.
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    Post-election wrap-up and analysis. How will the political landscape look after November 2nd?
    AirTalk for November 3, 2010
    Post-election wrap-up and analysis. How will the political landscape look after November 2nd?
  • A woman reads information on the Verified Voting Federation website on October 20, 2010 in Washington, DC.
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    The future of voting - does voting in person matter to you? Why "Twitter" sounds better than "Jitter" and who decides such things. UK's austerity measures and whether they'd fly in the US. Author and doctor Oliver Sacks on what it's like to be a patient.
    AirTalk for November 2, 2010
    The future of voting - does voting in person matter to you? Why "Twitter" sounds better than "Jitter" and who decides such things. UK's austerity measures and whether they'd fly in the US. Author and doctor Oliver Sacks on what it's like to be a patient.
  • People vote at a polling station in Los Angeles, California.
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    Mid-term election preview - local and national races. Violent video games get their day in Supreme Court. A psychiatrist's stories of his most bizarre cases.
    AirTalk for November 1, 2010
    Mid-term election preview - local and national races. Violent video games get their day in Supreme Court. A psychiatrist's stories of his most bizarre cases.
  • People cast their votes at a polling station set up at the Miami-Dade Government Center on October 18, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida residents headed to the polls to cast votes on the first day of early voting in the midterm elections.
    Listen 1:44:27
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    The election home stretch - this is it. What does the state Secretary of State do, anyway? Elections! FilmWeek: Saw 3-D, Welcome To The Rileys, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, and more. Scariest horror movies, past & present.
    AirTalk for October 29, 2010
    The election home stretch - this is it. What does the state Secretary of State do, anyway? Elections! FilmWeek: Saw 3-D, Welcome To The Rileys, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, and more. Scariest horror movies, past & present.
  • Immigrants sit in their housing cell in the women's wing of the detention facility for illegal immigrants on July 30, 2010 in Eloy, Arizona. Arizona, which deports and returns more illegal immigrants than any other state, is currently appealing a judge's ruling suspending controversial provisions of Arizona's immigration enforcement law SB 1070.
    Listen 1:44:28
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    The genesis of Arizona's SB1070: did private prison developers push the strict immigration law? Loretta Sanchez vs. Van Tran: the race for the OC congressional seat. What would a GOP-controlled Congress do? Hopefuls trying to play professional basketball - hoop dreams and NBA nightmares.
    AirTalk for October 28, 2010
    The genesis of Arizona's SB1070: did private prison developers push the strict immigration law? Loretta Sanchez vs. Van Tran: the race for the OC congressional seat. What would a GOP-controlled Congress do? Hopefuls trying to play professional basketball - hoop dreams and NBA nightmares.
  • California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joins California Republican gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and California Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown during a discussion moderated by 'Today' show host Matt Lauer during the Women's Conference 2010 on October 26, 2010 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.
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    Meg Whitman booed for refusing to end negative campaign ads. Nuclear power…is there more of it in California’s future? Steve Cooley - the republican candidate for Attorney General. Rallies - will the real political activists please stand up. Ingrid Betancourt opens up about her time as a FARC hostage.
    AirTalk for October 27, 2010
    Meg Whitman booed for refusing to end negative campaign ads. Nuclear power…is there more of it in California’s future? Steve Cooley - the republican candidate for Attorney General. Rallies - will the real political activists please stand up. Ingrid Betancourt opens up about her time as a FARC hostage.
  • National Public Radio's Carl Kasell organizes news articles while preparing for one of his last newscasts at NPR December 30, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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    The case for defunding NPR. Author Gideon Rose on winning the war but losing the peace. Gender is not a factor for women voters in California. The Lakers and the hot hot Heat - a preview of the the NBA season. Continuing drug violence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
    AirTalk for October 26, 2010
    The case for defunding NPR. Author Gideon Rose on winning the war but losing the peace. Gender is not a factor for women voters in California. The Lakers and the hot hot Heat - a preview of the the NBA season. Continuing drug violence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
  • Former President Jimmy Carter smiles at the crowd at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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    Is California bloated with state workers? Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his new book, White House Diary. California Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris. The Green Party candidate for Governor of California.
    AirTalk for October 25, 2010
    Is California bloated with state workers? Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his new book, White House Diary. California Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris. The Green Party candidate for Governor of California.
  • Former NPR analyst Juan Williams poses on the red carpet upon arrival at a salute to FOX News Channel's Brit Hume in Washington, DC.
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    The fallout from NPR's firing of Juan Williams. California's Tea Party favorite for Governor, Chelene Nightingale. TGI-FilmWeek! KPCC film critics review the week's new releases including Carlos, My Dog Tulip, Inhale and GhettoPhysics, among others. Then, what's your favorite political or election-themed movie? Bulworth, anyone? Plus, the latest news.
    AirTalk for October 22, 2010
    The fallout from NPR's firing of Juan Williams. California's Tea Party favorite for Governor, Chelene Nightingale. TGI-FilmWeek! KPCC film critics review the week's new releases including Carlos, My Dog Tulip, Inhale and GhettoPhysics, among others. Then, what's your favorite political or election-themed movie? Bulworth, anyone? Plus, the latest news.
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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