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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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Today on AirTalk: The latest on Iran; The billionaire tax? Why is Gen Z not talking? Colorado River check-in; How are influencers impacting policy? and Favorite neighborhoods
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Penalties For California Schools Under No Child Left Behind; Howard Dean; FilmWeek
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Presidential Debate Analysis; Open Phones On Mixed Political Relationships; The Z Channel
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The Politics of Race: King-Drew Medical Center’s Woes and the Latest Tragedy; Proposition 61: Money For Children's Hospitals; Proposition 67: EMS Funding; Final Presidential Debate Preview; US Department of Justice Issues Intellectual Property Task Force Report
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LA USD Votes on Ambassador Hotel High School Project; Propositions 60 & 62; The Economic Plans of Bush and Kerry; Charter Reform In Los Angeles
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Presidential Debate React; LAUSD Proposes Radical Change For Middle And High Schools; California National Guardsman Challenges Stop-Loss Program; Joe Sample
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Presidential Debate Preview; Afghan Election Preview; FilmWeek
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Town Hall Forum in Long Beach: Pier J Port Expansion; Howard Stern Moves to Sirius; Behind the Scenes of College Football
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The Vice Presidential Debate; Supreme Court Preview; The Draft Bill
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Shortage of Flu Vaccine; Proposition 68: Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion; Proposition 70: Tribal Gaming Compacts; Preview of the Vice Presidential Debate; Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Caltech Professor; The Hollywood Box Office
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Analysis of the Presidential Debate; Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Last Bills of the Legislative Session; FilmWeek
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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