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AirTalk
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: New LAist/USC study on street takeovers; What words do you have trouble spelling? The Palisades fire report weakened; Robby Hoffman; and Is VistaVision back?
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Listen 1:36:36Workers of the world! ... are unemployed. Will defenders of Prop 8 have any legal standing in their 9th Circuit appeal? Smoking weed on the job... how bad could it be? Then, T-G-I-FilmWeek! Our critics review the week's new movies including Eat, Pray, Love; The Expendables; and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Later, are spiritual or personal journeys on film compelling, or dull?Workers of the world! ... are unemployed. Will defenders of Prop 8 have any legal standing in their 9th Circuit appeal? Smoking weed on the job... how bad could it be? Then, T-G-I-FilmWeek! Our critics review the week's new movies including Eat, Pray, Love; The Expendables; and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Later, are spiritual or personal journeys on film compelling, or dull? -
Listen 1:40:28Assemblyman Hector De La Torre proposes legislation to rein in officials' salaries. Sobriety checkpoints, how could they be bad? Some cities are turning them into a cash cow. Marriage license update, and the consumer confidence yo-yo. Later, Oh, Rob! Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke joins Larry in the AirTalk studio to discuss his life and movies.Assemblyman Hector De La Torre proposes legislation to rein in officials' salaries. Sobriety checkpoints, how could they be bad? Some cities are turning them into a cash cow. Marriage license update, and the consumer confidence yo-yo. Later, Oh, Rob! Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke joins Larry in the AirTalk studio to discuss his life and movies.
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Listen 1:44:29Grab that grilled cheese-taco-dumpling! LA City Council weighs regulation for food trucks. Is the Swiss bank account whistleblower a hero or a felon? New data on children of illegal immigrants from Pew Research Center. Later, what's a life coach and who are they to tell us how to live?Grab that grilled cheese-taco-dumpling! LA City Council weighs regulation for food trucks. Is the Swiss bank account whistleblower a hero or a felon? New data on children of illegal immigrants from Pew Research Center. Later, what's a life coach and who are they to tell us how to live?
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JetBlue attendant slides to freedom....er...jail. Statins: are these cholesterol-reducing drugs helpful or overprescribed? Are we losing our religion? Later, debating The Great Ape Protection Act: is using chimpanzees for medical testing a necessary evil?
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Listen 1:44:29Ten medical volunteers were killed in Afghanistan last week. Are food allergies on the rise - or just over-diagnosed? Was the First Lady's vacation to Spain excessive? Then, iPhone vs. Droid smackdown. Say you're late to the smart phone party... what's a technophobe to do? Plus the latest news.Ten medical volunteers were killed in Afghanistan last week. Are food allergies on the rise - or just over-diagnosed? Was the First Lady's vacation to Spain excessive? Then, iPhone vs. Droid smackdown. Say you're late to the smart phone party... what's a technophobe to do? Plus the latest news.
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Listen 1:36:02Will Mexico legalize drugs? Pay to play: is gift giving still out of control in politics? Later, T-G-I-FilmWeek! Our critics review the week's new movies including The Other Guys, The Extra Man, Flipped, Twelve and more. Later, which films and performance get gay right, and which are dead wrong?Will Mexico legalize drugs? Pay to play: is gift giving still out of control in politics? Later, T-G-I-FilmWeek! Our critics review the week's new movies including The Other Guys, The Extra Man, Flipped, Twelve and more. Later, which films and performance get gay right, and which are dead wrong?
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Proposition 8 thrown out. LA City Attorney Carmen Trutanich. Federal authorities indict Somali-American terror suspects. Later, only in dreams - can you solve problems and control your brain activity while asleep?
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Where'd all the oil go in the Gulf? Will BP's "static kill" work? Decision expected today in Prop 8 case: will gay marriage be legal... again? Are for-profit colleges a rip-off? Later, gonzo jazz critic Nat Hentoff riffs on a lifetime musing around musical greats.
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GOP slams stimulus spending. Is there any hope for California's budget impasse? Should Obama spearhead a national conversation on race? Later, when--if ever--do you feel a reasonable expectation of privacy?
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Immigration memo: will authorities stop deportations for students and military? Driving stoned: slow or dangerous? And is there a good way to test drivers' THC? Obama plans troop drawdown in Iraq. Later, a case for turning your air conditioning down, or off.
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Credits & Support
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