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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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Listen 1:44:58Howard Dean to Senate: your health bill is worthless. We talk with Avatar director James Cameron; all the latest news from Orange County; and, walking the line between fun and embarrassment at holiday office parties. Later, "Trade-Off" author Kevin Maney highlights products that strike the perfect balance between quality and convenience.Howard Dean to Senate: your health bill is worthless. We talk with Avatar director James Cameron; all the latest news from Orange County; and, walking the line between fun and embarrassment at holiday office parties. Later, "Trade-Off" author Kevin Maney highlights products that strike the perfect balance between quality and convenience.
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Broadcom backdating. An update from Copenhagen. Best LA theatre of 2009. Then, how did Oral Roberts change the face of Protestantism? Teenage binge drinking. Later, Michael Shermer and Dinesh D'Souza debate the likelihood of life after death.
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Do CT scans cause cancer deaths? Senate strikes public option and Medicare expansion from health bill. Should public school children be allowed to sing Christmas carols? What can the U.S. do to secure Pakistan--and how? And, should we give up on holiday gifts?
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Texting privacy; an update from Copenhagen; and Virginia men arrested on terror suspicions in Pakistan. New financial regulations, and "the open government plan." Later, we talk with Julie Powell of "Julie & Julia" fame about her new book, "Cleaving."
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Listen 1:45:30TARP money for small businesses; an update from Copenhagen; a talk with Ambassador Ron Kirk. And, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. We review the week's releases, including Invictus, The Lovely Bones, A Single Man, and Broken Embraces. Later, Juno director Jason Reitman joins us to discuss his film Up in the Air.TARP money for small businesses; an update from Copenhagen; a talk with Ambassador Ron Kirk. And, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. We review the week's releases, including Invictus, The Lovely Bones, A Single Man, and Broken Embraces. Later, Juno director Jason Reitman joins us to discuss his film Up in the Air.
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UC graduate fee hikes. An update from Copenhagen. Can food stamps stimulate the economy? Then the LAUSD is cutting jobs and we talk with the U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.
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Restrictions on LA medical marijuana dispensaries. Has email grown oppressive? LA Opera gets $14 million loan. Exposition Line delays. And they called him Louis, Louie, Satchmo and Pops-the life and music of Louis Armstrong.
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A compromise on the public option?; protests renewed in Iran; can stem cells fight HIV?; scams for dental work; Twitter founder Jack Dorsey on his new venture; and Lee Eisenberg explains why American consumers won't stop buying.
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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