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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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Featured Episode
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    How did Orange County become a hotbed for Neo-Nazis? Food Friday: Northeast LA baked goods; FilmWeek: What to watch; and actor Virginia Madsen and filmmaker Steven Grayhm.
    How did Orange County become a hotbed for Neo-Nazis? Food Friday: Northeast LA baked goods; FilmWeek: What to watch; and actor Virginia Madsen and filmmaker Steven Grayhm.

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    Private Space Launch; Cancer News With City Of Hope's Dr. Michael Friedman; How The Pentagon Shapes And Censors The Movies; The Lakers And Phil Jackson's Exit
    Private Space Launch; Cancer News With City Of Hope's Dr. Michael Friedman; How The Pentagon Shapes And Censors The Movies; The Lakers And Phil Jackson's Exit
  • Listen 1:48:08
    Hollywood Bowl Remote Broadcast; FilmWeek
    Hollywood Bowl Remote Broadcast; FilmWeek
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    Indian Tribes Near Agreement With Governor's Office to Share Profits With State; How We Live Not (and Always Have) in the Future Tense; The Carnegie Observatories; The Life and Career of Nina Simone
    Indian Tribes Near Agreement With Governor's Office to Share Profits With State; How We Live Not (and Always Have) in the Future Tense; The Carnegie Observatories; The Life and Career of Nina Simone
  • Listen 1:48:12
    California's College Crisis; Health Dialogues: Risk!; Robert Reich On Why The Liberals Will Win The Battle For America
    California's College Crisis; Health Dialogues: Risk!; Robert Reich On Why The Liberals Will Win The Battle For America
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    Mayor James Hahn's LAX Plan; Civic Culture, Ethnicity & Geography; Cecil B. Demille's Hollywood; Playboy Jazz Festival
    Mayor James Hahn's LAX Plan; Civic Culture, Ethnicity & Geography; Cecil B. Demille's Hollywood; Playboy Jazz Festival
  • Listen 1:47:54
    John Kerry, George Bush and Presidential Debates; The State's Most Active and Accessible Earthquake Faults
    John Kerry, George Bush and Presidential Debates; The State's Most Active and Accessible Earthquake Faults
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    Reagan's Funeral
    Reagan's Funeral
  • Listen 1:48:16
    Ronald Reagan Mental Health Policy In California; Orange County Journalist Roundtable; Los Lobos
    Ronald Reagan Mental Health Policy In California; Orange County Journalist Roundtable; Los Lobos
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    Supreme Court Ruling: Allowing Mexican Trucks And Buses Into The U.S; Iran's Nuclear Program; LAUSD Reorganization; A Cop's Eye View Of Deadly Force
    Supreme Court Ruling: Allowing Mexican Trucks And Buses Into The U.S; Iran's Nuclear Program; LAUSD Reorganization; A Cop's Eye View Of Deadly Force
  • Listen 1:47:58
    Airtalk, From Sacramento
    Airtalk, From Sacramento

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