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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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Today on AirTalk: Proposal for new sales tax; Smart glasses pose serious privacy concerns; How do we fix education? What is food delivery like in 2026? and Pet Talk.
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The May Budget Revise; Brown vs. The Board of Education; FilmWeek
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Listen 0:00More 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 FrasierMore 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
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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
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Sacramento Update; How are Arab Americans Reacting to the Iraqi Prison Abuse Scandal?; Women In Business
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Donald Rumsfeld’s Testimony Regarding the Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
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Congress Reacts to the Iraqi Prisoner Abuse; The Drought; Alexander Hamilton
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Iraqi Prisoner Abuse: Who is Accountable in an Era of Privatized Military Firms?; Identity in a Globalized World; Adam’s Curse: The Disappearance of the Male Gene
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Fire Season 2004; Presidential Campaign Update; Should Advertising to Young Children be Curbed?
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Electronic Voting Machines Banned in Four Counties; Fixing California’s Unemployment Insurance System; Super Chefs
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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