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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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    Should California Employers Pay for Healthcare?; Is Race-Based Casting Discriminatory?; Should the HPV Vaccine be Mandatory?; Bob Miller: "Voice of the Kings"
    Should California Employers Pay for Healthcare?; Is Race-Based Casting Discriminatory?; Should the HPV Vaccine be Mandatory?; Bob Miller: "Voice of the Kings"
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    Network Security Breach at UCLA; Immigrant Unionization and Labor Revitalization In Los Angeles; President Jimmy Carter; President Carter's New Book (Open Phones)
    Network Security Breach at UCLA; Immigrant Unionization and Labor Revitalization In Los Angeles; President Jimmy Carter; President Carter's New Book (Open Phones)
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    Overcrowded L.A. Jails; Post Iraq Study Report -- Is Bush Politically Isolated?; Study Group... Where to Go from Here? (Open Phones); America's First Superhero
    Overcrowded L.A. Jails; Post Iraq Study Report -- Is Bush Politically Isolated?; Study Group... Where to Go from Here? (Open Phones); America's First Superhero
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    Lebanon Update; The Public Benefits of Stem Cell Funding; FilmWeek
    Lebanon Update; The Public Benefits of Stem Cell Funding; FilmWeek
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    Voting Act Upheld; The Future of Universal City; The Governor's Re-Vamped Redistricting Proposal; Europe and Global Warming
    Voting Act Upheld; The Future of Universal City; The Governor's Re-Vamped Redistricting Proposal; Europe and Global Warming
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    Iraq Study Group Report Released; Transfats May Be Banned in New York City; More Evidence of Water on Mars?; Magritte and Comtemporary Art at LACMA
    Iraq Study Group Report Released; Transfats May Be Banned in New York City; More Evidence of Water on Mars?; Magritte and Comtemporary Art at LACMA
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    Gates Confirmation Hearings
    Gates Confirmation Hearings
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    Ventura County And Citrus Wildfire Updates; Hugo Chavez Re-Elected President Of Venezuela; Iraq, Afghanistan And Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Russian Intrigue And The Poisoning Of Litvinenko; The Story Of Hollywood: An Illustrated History
    Ventura County And Citrus Wildfire Updates; Hugo Chavez Re-Elected President Of Venezuela; Iraq, Afghanistan And Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Russian Intrigue And The Poisoning Of Litvinenko; The Story Of Hollywood: An Illustrated History
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    L.A. Archdiocese Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuit; L.A.F.D. Chief Bamattre To Leave Over Discrimination Dust-Up; Worldchanging: A User's Guide For The 21st Century; FilmWeek
    L.A. Archdiocese Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuit; L.A.F.D. Chief Bamattre To Leave Over Discrimination Dust-Up; Worldchanging: A User's Guide For The 21st Century; FilmWeek
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    Charter Schools; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Does It Matter If Iraq Is In A Civil War?; Director Stephen Frears
    Charter Schools; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Does It Matter If Iraq Is In A Civil War?; Director Stephen Frears

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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