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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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  • The Minuteman Project; Democratic Criticism of Governor Schwarzenegger; FilmWeek
  • Listen 1:48:00
    Security In and Around The Los Angeles Unified School District; Orange County Journalist Roundtable; Long Term Care Insurance; Dinah Shore Golf Tournament
    Security In and Around The Los Angeles Unified School District; Orange County Journalist Roundtable; Long Term Care Insurance; Dinah Shore Golf Tournament
  • Listen 1:48:15
    The Latest on the Terry Schiavo Case; United Teachers of Los Angeles Sign a New Union Contract With LAUSD; LA Times Publisher and President John Puerner Leaves; Health Dialogues: STRESS!; Firoozeh Dumas
    The Latest on the Terry Schiavo Case; United Teachers of Los Angeles Sign a New Union Contract With LAUSD; LA Times Publisher and President John Puerner Leaves; Health Dialogues: STRESS!; Firoozeh Dumas
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    Update on Terry Schiavo; Driving Habits of Angelenos; New Pew Study Shows Significant Growth In Undocumented Immigrant Population In America; Steven Bochco
    Update on Terry Schiavo; Driving Habits of Angelenos; New Pew Study Shows Significant Growth In Undocumented Immigrant Population In America; Steven Bochco
  • Listen 1:48:00
    The Terry Schiavo Case; Phil Angelides Announces Campaign for Governor of California; Are Women More Genetically Complicated Than Men?; Mercury and Autism; Thomas Mayne Awarded Pritzker
    The Terry Schiavo Case; Phil Angelides Announces Campaign for Governor of California; Are Women More Genetically Complicated Than Men?; Mercury and Autism; Thomas Mayne Awarded Pritzker
  • Listen 1:01:45
    Senate Votes to Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
    Senate Votes to Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
  • Listen 58:07
    Public Opinion about the War in Iraq and Muslims; Fiscal Cost of the War in Iraq; Relations between the Department of Homeland Security and the Arab-American Community; Confusing Words
    Public Opinion about the War in Iraq and Muslims; Fiscal Cost of the War in Iraq; Relations between the Department of Homeland Security and the Arab-American Community; Confusing Words
  • Listen 59:58
    Why the Right Gets It Wrong and The Left Doesn’t Get It; How One Man Ruled America’s Greatest Entertainment Company
    Why the Right Gets It Wrong and The Left Doesn’t Get It; How One Man Ruled America’s Greatest Entertainment Company
  • Listen 57:30
    California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional; The Anderson School Forecast; Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Launches Operation Community Shield, Targeting Members of the MS-13 Gang In Six Cities, Including Los Angeles; Steve Bass: PC Annoyances, 2nd Edition
    California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional; The Anderson School Forecast; Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Launches Operation Community Shield, Targeting Members of the MS-13 Gang In Six Cities, Including Los Angeles; Steve Bass: PC Annoyances, 2nd Edition
  • Listen 59:27
    Robert Iger to Succeed Michael Eisner As President of Disney; Steroids in Baseball; The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
    Robert Iger to Succeed Michael Eisner As President of Disney; Steroids in Baseball; The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

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