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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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Featured Episode
  • Listen 1:35:20
    How did Orange County become a hotbed for Neo-Nazis? Food Friday: Northeast LA baked goods; FilmWeek: What to watch; and actor Virginia Madsen and filmmaker Steven Grayhm.
    How did Orange County become a hotbed for Neo-Nazis? Food Friday: Northeast LA baked goods; FilmWeek: What to watch; and actor Virginia Madsen and filmmaker Steven Grayhm.

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  • Listen 1:40:28
    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.
    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.
  • Listen 1:44:29
    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?
    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?
  • Listen 1:44:29
    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?
    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?
  • Listen 1:44:29
    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.
    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.
  • Listen 1:36:02
    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?
    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?
  • Listen 1:44:29
    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?
    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?
  • Listen 1:36:25
    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.
    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.
  • Listen 1:44:30
    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?
    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?
  • Listen 1:56:27
    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.
    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.
  • Listen 1:44:29
    Should salaries of public officials be capped? Governor Schwarzenegger proposes online publication of government wages. How tight are the California matchups for Governor and Senator? A new PPIC poll shows them neck-in-neck. And, T-G-I-FilmWeek! Our critics review the week's new movies, including Charlie St. Cloud, Dinner For Schmucks, Get Low, and Hugh Hefner: Playboy Activist And Rebel, among others. Later, when it comes to Polanski, Gibson, Lohan, can you separate the art from the artist?
    Should salaries of public officials be capped? Governor Schwarzenegger proposes online publication of government wages. How tight are the California matchups for Governor and Senator? A new PPIC poll shows them neck-in-neck. And, T-G-I-FilmWeek! Our critics review the week's new movies, including Charlie St. Cloud, Dinner For Schmucks, Get Low, and Hugh Hefner: Playboy Activist And Rebel, among others. Later, when it comes to Polanski, Gibson, Lohan, can you separate the art from the artist?

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