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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 annual LA homeless count has begun; 100 years of Los Angeles Central Library; Community clinics today; and Do you like small talk with strangers?
    Today on AirTalk: The annual LA homeless count has begun; 100 years of Los Angeles Central Library; Community clinics today; and Do you like small talk with strangers?

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    Lookup "Frontline" Director Martin Smith on Bernie Madoff; Afghanistan's Top US Commander is Replaced; Propostion 1B; Erotic Ads on Craigslist
    Lookup "Frontline" Director Martin Smith on Bernie Madoff; Afghanistan's Top US Commander is Replaced; Propostion 1B; Erotic Ads on Craigslist
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    Los Angeles City Attorney Candidate Carmen Trutanich; California Faces a New Fiscal Crisis; Zachary Quinto: The New "Spock"; FilmWeek Review
    Los Angeles City Attorney Candidate Carmen Trutanich; California Faces a New Fiscal Crisis; Zachary Quinto: The New "Spock"; FilmWeek Review
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    Santa Barbara Fire Update; Obama Immigration Reform; Bio Fuels Bad?; Obama Talks with Afghanistan and Pakistan; Think Smart; Opera at PCC
    Santa Barbara Fire Update; Obama Immigration Reform; Bio Fuels Bad?; Obama Talks with Afghanistan and Pakistan; Think Smart; Opera at PCC
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    Housing: Is that the Bottom Down There?; Housing: Is that the Bottom Down There?; Bernanke on the Hill; China One-Year After the Earthquake; NPR Ombudsman Alicia Shepard
    Housing: Is that the Bottom Down There?; Housing: Is that the Bottom Down There?; Bernanke on the Hill; China One-Year After the Earthquake; NPR Ombudsman Alicia Shepard
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    Obama Cracks Down on Tax Havens; How to Win a Cosmic War; Coachella Valley Copes with Recession
    Obama Cracks Down on Tax Havens; How to Win a Cosmic War; Coachella Valley Copes with Recession
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    Supreme Court Justice David Souter to Retire; FilmWeek Reviews
    Supreme Court Justice David Souter to Retire; FilmWeek Reviews
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    Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy; Swine Flu Update; Autism Gene Breakthrough;UCSB Holocaust E-mail Controversy; The Importance of Attention
    Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy; Swine Flu Update; Autism Gene Breakthrough;UCSB Holocaust E-mail Controversy; The Importance of Attention
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    Swine flu update; Peace summit
    Swine flu update; Peace summit
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    Senator Arlen Specter to Switch Parties; Swine Flu Update; Former OC Sheriff Mike Carona Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years; The Supreme Court's 2008-2009 Term Comes to a Close; Mark Arax
    Senator Arlen Specter to Switch Parties; Swine Flu Update; Former OC Sheriff Mike Carona Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years; The Supreme Court's 2008-2009 Term Comes to a Close; Mark Arax

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