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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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    Today on AirTalk: Frank Gehry; New UCLA CA forecast; Interview with MTV cofounder; The Supreme Court; LA Metro fare enforcement; and combining news and prediction markets.
    Today on AirTalk: Frank Gehry; New UCLA CA forecast; Interview with MTV cofounder; The Supreme Court; LA Metro fare enforcement; and combining news and prediction markets.

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    Obama Announces Mortgage Plan; The Spotless Mind; California Budget Update
    Obama Announces Mortgage Plan; The Spotless Mind; California Budget Update
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    State Budget Breakdown; Recession Menu; Clinton Goes to Asia; Politics and Race in the Age of Obama; Tales From the Decade of Excess
    State Budget Breakdown; Recession Menu; Clinton Goes to Asia; Politics and Race in the Age of Obama; Tales From the Decade of Excess
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    Lincoln: Our Most Likeable President; How Lincoln Became an Icon; Forgotten Patriots: American Prisoners in the Revolutionary War; Bill Strickland
    Lincoln: Our Most Likeable President; How Lincoln Became an Icon; Forgotten Patriots: American Prisoners in the Revolutionary War; Bill Strickland
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    Obama's New Bank Rescue Plan; NYPD: America's Best Defense?; FilmWeek
    Obama's New Bank Rescue Plan; NYPD: America's Best Defense?; FilmWeek
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    Tentative Deal Reached on State Budget; Michael Shermer Celebrates Darwin's 200th Birthday; Phoenix: Kidnapping Capital of the U.S.?
    Tentative Deal Reached on State Budget; Michael Shermer Celebrates Darwin's 200th Birthday; Phoenix: Kidnapping Capital of the U.S.?
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    Israeli Election Results; Fallout From Tarp 2; State Budget May be Closed with Tax Hikes; Rush and the Republicans
    Israeli Election Results; Fallout From Tarp 2; State Budget May be Closed with Tax Hikes; Rush and the Republicans
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    California to Release Inmates; L.A. City Attorney Race; TARP 2; The Pluto Files
    California to Release Inmates; L.A. City Attorney Race; TARP 2; The Pluto Files
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    Regulating Fertility Doctors; Big Week For Economic Stimulus; Alarming Rise in Gang Membership; Letting go of Old Ideas to Unleash New Prosperity; New Water Use Rules Announced
    Regulating Fertility Doctors; Big Week For Economic Stimulus; Alarming Rise in Gang Membership; Letting go of Old Ideas to Unleash New Prosperity; New Water Use Rules Announced
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    How Stimulative Will the Stimulus Package Be?; Labor Secretary Nominee Solis Faces Tax Scrutiny; Employee Free Choice Act; FilmWeek
    How Stimulative Will the Stimulus Package Be?; Labor Secretary Nominee Solis Faces Tax Scrutiny; Employee Free Choice Act; FilmWeek
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    Federal And State Laws On Medical Marijuana; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; The Way Forward With Iran; Inside A Pyschiatric Hospital
    Federal And State Laws On Medical Marijuana; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; The Way Forward With Iran; Inside A Pyschiatric Hospital

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