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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: US aggression towards Greenland; ACA health insurance check-in; Political independence; and a new podcast on water in western states.
    Today on AirTalk: US aggression towards Greenland; ACA health insurance check-in; Political independence; and a new podcast on water in western states.

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    Disney Hall: Changing The Downtown Landscape; The Orchestra; Walt Disney Concert Hall And The Los Angeles Philharmonic Reach Out; Designing Disney Hall; The Sound Of Disney Hall; Programming A New Season In A New Hall and Dining At Disney Hall
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    Open Phones: Supermarket and MTA Strikes; Esa-Pekka Salonen; FilmWeek
    Open Phones: Supermarket and MTA Strikes; Esa-Pekka Salonen; FilmWeek
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    Dodgers Sale; Sheriff Deputies Work Action; Strikes: Grocery Checkers and MTA; Nuclear Non-Proliferation: North Korea & Iran; Wine in California
    Dodgers Sale; Sheriff Deputies Work Action; Strikes: Grocery Checkers and MTA; Nuclear Non-Proliferation: North Korea & Iran; Wine in California

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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