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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 latest on Venezuela; What bills come into effect January 2026? A history of U.S. involvement in Latin America; and PetTalk: Ask a vet!
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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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Larry talks with Republican candidates Tom Campbell and Chuck DeVore about their bids in the U.S. Senate primary. And it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry and the critics review new releases including Get Him to the Greek, Splice, Marmaduke, and Ondine.
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Listen 1:01:42BP cuts through leaking pipe with shears. What's the right age to start kindergarten? State Superintendent of Public Instruction race. Rep. Jane Harman (CA-36) faces a tough primary fight. Will California ban plastic bags? And, just in time for lunch, adventures in cheese.BP cuts through leaking pipe with shears. What's the right age to start kindergarten? State Superintendent of Public Instruction race. Rep. Jane Harman (CA-36) faces a tough primary fight. Will California ban plastic bags? And, just in time for lunch, adventures in cheese.
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California's big spenders--in politics. Democratic AG candidate Mike Shmier. U.S. Supreme Court rules you have the right to remain silent--but you have to speak up. Later, why Western Europe is a hotbed of Muslim extremism.
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Latest from the Gulf on BP's oil spill cleanup effort. Republican candidate for Attorney General John Eastman. Later, Israel's raid on a flotilla headed for Gaza.
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Listen 1:44:31Happy Memorial Day. An American success story, Wes Moore learns of another young man with the same name, and a drastically different life. Historian Nathaniel Philbrick goes in depth on Custer's Last Stand and the Battle of Little Bighorn. Then, Chinese women in the old West. Later, longtime KPCC friend Bob O'Rourke gets the word out about pulmonary fibrosis.Happy Memorial Day. An American success story, Wes Moore learns of another young man with the same name, and a drastically different life. Historian Nathaniel Philbrick goes in depth on Custer's Last Stand and the Battle of Little Bighorn. Then, Chinese women in the old West. Later, longtime KPCC friend Bob O'Rourke gets the word out about pulmonary fibrosis.
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Listen 1:44:24Sixty per cent of English language learners in California schools do not meet standards. Congressional challenger Marcy Winograd. Lisa Ling's efforts to free her sister from captivity in North Korea. Then, T-G-I-FilmWeek! Reviews of Sex and the City 2, Prince of Persia, After the Cup, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo and more. Later, what do women want (from a film)?Sixty per cent of English language learners in California schools do not meet standards. Congressional challenger Marcy Winograd. Lisa Ling's efforts to free her sister from captivity in North Korea. Then, T-G-I-FilmWeek! Reviews of Sex and the City 2, Prince of Persia, After the Cup, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo and more. Later, what do women want (from a film)?
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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