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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: US aggression towards Greenland; ACA health insurance check-in; Political independence; and a new podcast on water in western states.
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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 1:44:57Jesse Katz's memoir of coaching Little League, "The Opposite Field." Favorite fictional detectives. Obscure French scholars, and how the map they made gave America its name. Captain Sully Sullenberg's "Miracle on the Hudson." And, the publication of an exact facsimile of Carl Jung's "Red Book," complete with Jung's own paintings and calligraphic script.Jesse Katz's memoir of coaching Little League, "The Opposite Field." Favorite fictional detectives. Obscure French scholars, and how the map they made gave America its name. Captain Sully Sullenberg's "Miracle on the Hudson." And, the publication of an exact facsimile of Carl Jung's "Red Book," complete with Jung's own paintings and calligraphic script. -
Listen 1:36:56The Time Warner/Fox dispute and what it means for the future of television. A near-successful Christmas bombing plot and what it means for the Obama administration. From Octomom to Mike Duvall: wrapping up 2009 in Orange County. How to make difficult new year's resolutions stick. And, the best stories from the past 4.5 billion years, courtesy of The Onion.The Time Warner/Fox dispute and what it means for the future of television. A near-successful Christmas bombing plot and what it means for the Obama administration. From Octomom to Mike Duvall: wrapping up 2009 in Orange County. How to make difficult new year's resolutions stick. And, the best stories from the past 4.5 billion years, courtesy of The Onion.
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Listen 1:36:57Nonresidents no longer welcome at Beverly Hills public schools. NY Times columnist David Pogue reviews the decade in tech. Blake Hounshell of Foreign Policy magazine on the year's overlooked stories, and critics Wade Major and Claudia Puig on the best and worst films of the decade.Nonresidents no longer welcome at Beverly Hills public schools. NY Times columnist David Pogue reviews the decade in tech. Blake Hounshell of Foreign Policy magazine on the year's overlooked stories, and critics Wade Major and Claudia Puig on the best and worst films of the decade.
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California Science Center taking heat for screening Darwin's Dilemma. Thou shalt steal? What's sex ed funding doing in the Senate health bill? And, the best science stories of 2009.
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How big a threat are airline bombers? Search for extraterrestrial life gains momentum. Then, does financial disclosure in LAPD gang units promote transparency? Later, we talk with John Cassidy about his book How Markets Fail.
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The best of NPR's Christmas tales. Then, it's the reprise of FilmWeek on AirTalk, with reviews of Sherlock Holmes, It's Complicated and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. And, stay tuned on Monday when we talk with Jill Tarter about the search for extraterrestrial life.
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We break down the Senate vote on health care and future of the legislation. Then, it's time to feast. Eat LA contributors recommend greasy spoons, fancy dining and hole-in-the-wall gems across Los Angeles.
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Listen 1:40:57Should the Army punish pregnancy? Then, the LA Times' Russ Parsons and Noelle Carter preview their favorite recipes from 2009 and answer your last-minute holiday cooking questions. And, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. We review the week's releases including Sherlock Holmes, It’s Complicated, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Creation.Should the Army punish pregnancy? Then, the LA Times' Russ Parsons and Noelle Carter preview their favorite recipes from 2009 and answer your last-minute holiday cooking questions. And, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. We review the week's releases including Sherlock Holmes, It’s Complicated, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Creation.
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Roman Polanski gets legal advice from a California court; will Apple kill cable? We talk with City Attorney Carmen Trutanich; Secretary of Tranportation Ray LaHood lays out new airline rules. Then, the director of An Education, Lone Scherfig.
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Senate vs. House health bills. What's up with these new Facebook privacy settings? Renewed protest in Iran; Copenhagen outcomes; and, a look back at the Ed Sullivan show.
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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