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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: CNN California gubernatorial debate; Ted Turner dies at 87; What’s on your LA county ballot this June? Crisis PR; and books that changed your life.
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Recent Episodes
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Listen to the full AirTalk episode for Tuesday, May 5, 2026. -
Today on AirTalk: What's your voting plan? Building tolerance for uncertainty; L.A. City primary races; Countercultural nuns; and LACMA opening.
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State Prison Funding Bill; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Mental Health Checks For Gun Sales; The Mormons
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Armenian Genocide Story Blocked at LA Times; Ethanol: Solution Or New Problem?; Special Counsel Investigates Karl Rove; A Year Inside The Nation's Most Exclusive Police Unit
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The Death Penalty Debate Continues; State Democrats Depart on Healthcare; Anesthesia Dangers; Look Both Ways
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Boris Yeltsin Dies; Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Dies; Inland Empire Journalists Roundtable; The Modern American Libertarian Movement; The Pressures of Youth Sports Culture
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NBC Airs Cho's Video; The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics; Hollywood Finds Faith; FilmWeek Reviews
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Gonzales Testimony Analysis
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Involuntary Commitment and the Law; Los Angeles Times Editor Jim Newton; The Supreme Court Rules on Late Term Abortion; Ron Jeremy
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Virginia Tech Shooting; Open Phones Virginia Tech Shooting
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One Way Streets for Los Angeles; Prop 36 Study; Virginia Tech Shooting; Preview Of Gonzales Testimony; The N Word
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Don Imus Gets Fired; Should the Government Bail Out Borrowers of Sub-Prime Loans?; Director Todd Robinson's New Film, Lonely Hearts; FilmWeek Reviews
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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