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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 Election in Iraq; SBC Communications Acquires AT&T; Teens and Sex on the Internet; Michael Shermer
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Iraqi Election Preview; FilmWeek
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Mayoral Race Update; USC's California Demographic Futures Forecast; Can Public Campaign Financing Work In California?
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Metrolink Crash in Glendale; Cancer Update with the City of Hope's Dr. Michael Friedman; A History of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Road Repairs After the Storms; Incarcerating Mentally Ill Kids; Iyad Allawi; The Fight to Free An Empire’s Slaves; 2004 Academy Award Nominations
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Johnny Carson Remembered; Revenue Volatility and the State Budget; Iran Reacts to Cheney’s Comments About Possible Israeli Strike; Beyond Polarization--New Views on Abortion, Choice, and Fetal Value
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Workers' Comp Reform: Winners and Losers; Inglewood Police Officers Win Discrimination Lawsuit; FilmWeek
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Presidential Inauguration; Second Presidential Terms; Orange County Journalist “Roundtable”; A Status Update on the Reconstruction of Afghanistan; Banking on Baghdad
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California's Death Penalty; Iraq: When Can the US Pull Out?; Thom Mayne
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Mayoral Debate; Condoleezza Rice Confirmation Hearings; Mario & Melvin Van Peebles
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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