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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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Hewlett Packard Spies On Board; Campaigns Hacks; DNA And The Chumash Indians; Voter ID Laws; Michael Tolkin's New Book, The Return Of The Player
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Bush's 9/11 Commemoration Speech Analysis; Palestinian Power Sharing; Afghanistan Update; Simon Callow On Orson Welles
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How Our Lives Have Changed Since 9/11; Open Phones: How Has Your Life Changed Since 9/11?
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9/11 And Its Effect on American Popular Culture; FilmWeek
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Bush Proposes Legislation To Try Terrorists; UCLA Admissions Approach Will Change to Raise Black Enrollment; Delaying Kindergarten; Muslims in Post-9/11 America
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Calderon Named President Of Mexico; New Source Of Oil Found In Gulf Of Mexico; USC Study On Celebrities And Narcissism; The Effects Of 9/11 On Education
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2006 Elections: California Gubernatorial And Beyond; Gene Therapy Found Effective Against Cancer; Latest Science News With Michael Shermer; Jazz Great Roy Ayers
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AirTalk at the US-Mexico Border
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passes State Senate; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; The Science of Obesity; Brian Wilson
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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