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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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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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Today on AirTalk: Updates on Minnesota; Detecting deepfakes; New book on the Black Dahlia murder; ICE's impact businesses in Orange County; and screen time among older people. -
Today on AirTalk: LA Metro and SB 79; Is California keeping plastic out of landfills? Food Friday: Jade Rabbit; FilmWeek: What to watch; and The 101 Best LA Films.
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Listen 1:36:28Furor over food truck parking. Next, Larry talks with controversial assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. KPCC critics review Toy Story 3, Jonah Hex, Cyrus, I Am Love, Anton Chekhov's The Duel and more. Later, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich.Furor over food truck parking. Next, Larry talks with controversial assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. KPCC critics review Toy Story 3, Jonah Hex, Cyrus, I Am Love, Anton Chekhov's The Duel and more. Later, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich. -
Listen 1:44:28Supreme Court rules on the privacy of text messages sent at work. Up next, big pension rollbacks for California state employees? Then, the top stories from Orange County. Later, will California voters legalize marijuana this November? AirTalk convenes a town hall debate.Supreme Court rules on the privacy of text messages sent at work. Up next, big pension rollbacks for California state employees? Then, the top stories from Orange County. Later, will California voters legalize marijuana this November? AirTalk convenes a town hall debate.
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Listen 1:36:32From the Oval Office: Obama's oil spill address. And, Energy and Commerce chair Rep. Henry Waxman weighs in. LADWP seeks to sell assets to avoid rate hikes. An NPR poll shows trouble for the Democrats in November. Then, Steven and Harrison Stark handicap the World Cup. Later, closing arguments in the Prop. 8 trial.From the Oval Office: Obama's oil spill address. And, Energy and Commerce chair Rep. Henry Waxman weighs in. LADWP seeks to sell assets to avoid rate hikes. An NPR poll shows trouble for the Democrats in November. Then, Steven and Harrison Stark handicap the World Cup. Later, closing arguments in the Prop. 8 trial.
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Listen 1:44:17UC Irvine recommends suspending Muslim Student Union for a year for disrupting Israeli ambassador's speech. What will President Obama say when he addresses the nation tonight about the Gulf oil spill? And Larry talks with Newsweek's senior editor Jonathan Alter about President Obama's first year in office.UC Irvine recommends suspending Muslim Student Union for a year for disrupting Israeli ambassador's speech. What will President Obama say when he addresses the nation tonight about the Gulf oil spill? And Larry talks with Newsweek's senior editor Jonathan Alter about President Obama's first year in office.
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Listen 1:44:30Abby Sunderland's rescue. What is the right age to give a child a cell phone? Next, Arizona weighs denying citizenship to children born in the state to illegal immigrants. Is this constitutional? Later, from payday loans to used car financing, Gary Rivlan discusses how the poor have become the biggest targets of scams.Abby Sunderland's rescue. What is the right age to give a child a cell phone? Next, Arizona weighs denying citizenship to children born in the state to illegal immigrants. Is this constitutional? Later, from payday loans to used car financing, Gary Rivlan discusses how the poor have become the biggest targets of scams.
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Listen 1:44:31The race for California Lieutenant Governor. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Our critics review the week's new releases, including The A-Team, The Karate Kid, Finding Bliss, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky. Later, we talk with the lead actress and director of Winter's Bone. Plus the latest news.The race for California Lieutenant Governor. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Our critics review the week's new releases, including The A-Team, The Karate Kid, Finding Bliss, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky. Later, we talk with the lead actress and director of Winter's Bone. Plus the latest news.
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Listen 1:44:31USC banned from Bowl games for 2 years. Apocalypse never? The path to a nuclear weapon-free world. Oceanographers see a silver lining in oil slicks in the Gulf. Hitler's obsession with holy relics. Kamala Harris on her run for state attorney general. Later, jazz vocal group the Manhattan Transfer.USC banned from Bowl games for 2 years. Apocalypse never? The path to a nuclear weapon-free world. Oceanographers see a silver lining in oil slicks in the Gulf. Hitler's obsession with holy relics. Kamala Harris on her run for state attorney general. Later, jazz vocal group the Manhattan Transfer.
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A roundup of Tuesday's primary results. Then, should online gambling be legalized? And later, is the practice of psychiatry in crisis? A look at its current state.
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Is the Tea Party over? Interracial marriages are at an all-time high. What does it take to get Angelenos onto public transit? And, the fastest pitch in baseball. David Lazarus is in for Larry Mantle.
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Remembering UCLA coach John Wooden. Election preview: who are the candidates and what are the issues for California voters, Tuesday? Why haven't we cured cancer? Later, Colossus: Michael Hiltzik's take on the construction of the Hoover Dam.
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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