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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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    Kerry May Delay Acceptance of Nomination; California’s Growing Population; Catholic Lawmakers and Communion; Hubert Laws
    Kerry May Delay Acceptance of Nomination; California’s Growing Population; Catholic Lawmakers and Communion; Hubert Laws
  • Listen 1:47:45
    Live from the California African American Museum: Brown vs. Board of Education; FilmWeek
    Live from the California African American Museum: Brown vs. Board of Education; FilmWeek
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    Mars Rover Update; Globalizing L.A.; The Outlaw Sea
    Mars Rover Update; Globalizing L.A.; The Outlaw Sea
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    War Footage in the Classroom: What’s Appropriate?; Soaring Gas Prices: Is There Any Relief in Sight?; Falling Birthrates and World Prosperity
    War Footage in the Classroom: What’s Appropriate?; Soaring Gas Prices: Is There Any Relief in Sight?; Falling Birthrates and World Prosperity
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    Sarin; Working From Home; From the Victrola to the MP3, 100 Years of Music Machines and Money
    Sarin; Working From Home; From the Victrola to the MP3, 100 Years of Music Machines and Money
  • Listen 1:48:00
    Busing in Pasadena
    Busing in Pasadena
  • Listen 1:42:08
    The May Budget Revise; Brown vs. The Board of Education; FilmWeek
    The May Budget Revise; Brown vs. The Board of Education; FilmWeek
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    More Photos From Abu Ghraib, the Beheading of Nicholas Berg , and How American Involvement in Vietnam Compares to Iraq; US Congressman Adam Schiff Reports on His Trip to Guantanamo Bay; Orange County Journalist “Roundtable"; The Inside Story of How Fox News Beat CNN; Goodnight Seattle, Au-Revoir Frasier
    More Photos From Abu Ghraib, the Beheading of Nicholas Berg , and How American Involvement in Vietnam Compares to Iraq; US Congressman Adam Schiff Reports on His Trip to Guantanamo Bay; Orange County Journalist “Roundtable"; The Inside Story of How Fox News Beat CNN; Goodnight Seattle, Au-Revoir Frasier
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    Higher Education Budget Deal; What’s Happening in Fallouja?; Caltech Edition; Kareem Abdul Jabbar Tells the Story of Brothers in Arms
    Higher Education Budget Deal; What’s Happening in Fallouja?; Caltech Edition; Kareem Abdul Jabbar Tells the Story of Brothers in Arms
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    General Antonio Taguba’s Testimony About the Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Scandal; The Uniform Code of Military Justice; The Transformation of Selling in America
    General Antonio Taguba’s Testimony About the Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Scandal; The Uniform Code of Military Justice; The Transformation of Selling in America

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