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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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    2026 Grammys, CA gubernatorial, stuffed animals, LA fire insurance, Bari Weiss at CBS, and Tom Bradley's legacy.
    2026 Grammys, CA gubernatorial, stuffed animals, LA fire insurance, Bari Weiss at CBS, and Tom Bradley's legacy.

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    CALFORNIA’S NEW LAWS; THE ANAHEIM ANGELS HAVE A NEW NAME; HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED
    CALFORNIA’S NEW LAWS; THE ANAHEIM ANGELS HAVE A NEW NAME; HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED
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    Rose Parade Security; 2005 Legislative Battles In Sacramento; The Psychology of Queuing; Red Cross at the Rose Parade; Top Science Stories of 2004; The Legacy of Susan Sontag
    Rose Parade Security; 2005 Legislative Battles In Sacramento; The Psychology of Queuing; Red Cross at the Rose Parade; Top Science Stories of 2004; The Legacy of Susan Sontag
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    Disaster Relief Update; The War Inside the Arab Newsroom; Socially-Conscious Consumers; The Banished Word List
    Disaster Relief Update; The War Inside the Arab Newsroom; Socially-Conscious Consumers; The Banished Word List
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    Makeup At Work; LA Times Sues County Supervisors Over Brown Act; Space Tourism; Just A Geek
    Makeup At Work; LA Times Sues County Supervisors Over Brown Act; Space Tourism; Just A Geek
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    Follow-up to South Asian Earthquake Disaster; Foreign Aid
    Follow-up to South Asian Earthquake Disaster; Foreign Aid
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    Disaster Relief Efforts to Help Earthquake Victims in Southern Asia; Ukraine Elections; Garment Industry Woes; The Best Books of 2004
    Disaster Relief Efforts to Help Earthquake Victims in Southern Asia; Ukraine Elections; Garment Industry Woes; The Best Books of 2004
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    FilmWeek: Two Hour Special
    FilmWeek: Two Hour Special
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    The Media and the San Diego Mayoral Vote; Orange County Journalist "Roundtable"; Spirituality in America
    The Media and the San Diego Mayoral Vote; Orange County Journalist "Roundtable"; Spirituality in America
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    Religious Traditions In Schools; Prop. 42 Highway Funding Suspended; Flying Perks; A Conversation with Sheldon Epps
    Religious Traditions In Schools; Prop. 42 Highway Funding Suspended; Flying Perks; A Conversation with Sheldon Epps
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    Hearing On Constitutionality of California's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage; The Gay Marriage Debate
    Hearing On Constitutionality of California's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage; The Gay Marriage Debate

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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