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Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

Location:

Pasadena, CA

Description:

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

Twitter:

@AirTalk

Language:

English

Contact:

474 South Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105 (651) 583-5100


Episodes
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Remembering Frank Gehry, LA Metro enforcement fare, and more

12/8/2025
Today on AirTalk: Frank Gehry; New UCLA CA forecast; Interview with MTV cofounder; The Supreme Court; LA Metro fare enforcement; and combining news and prediction markets. Today on AirTalk: Remembering Frank Gehry (0:15) New UCLA CA forecast (20:54) Interview with an MTV cofounder (32:59) What's new with the Supreme Court? (51:44) How is LA Metro enforcing fares? (1:06:55) Combining news and prediction markets? (1:28:31) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:25

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Netflix to acquire Warner Bros, Food Friday, and more

12/5/2025
Today on AirTalk: Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio (0:15) What's the worst gift you've received? (14:45) Food Friday: Langer's Delicatessen (33:11) FilmWeek: What to watch (52:17) How horror became a box office guarantee (1:27:45) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:02

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Spotify Wrapped 2025, AirTalk Live in Rancho Mirage, and more

12/4/2025
Today on AirTalk: What was in your Spotify Wrapped? AirTalk Live in Rancho Mirage; and TV Talk: What to watch. Today on AirTalk: What was in your Spotify Wrapped? (0:15) AirTalk Live in Rancho Mirage (50:37) TV Talk: What to watch (1:28:24) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:03

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CA's high electric bills, Why isn't Gen Z holiday shopping? and more

12/3/2025
Today on AirTalk: LA County law enforcement mask ban; Zillow removes climate risk feature; Ragebaiting; CA's high electric bills; and Why isn't Gen Z holiday shopping? Today on AirTalk: LA County moves ahead with mask ban for law enforcement (0:15) Zillow removes climate risk feature (13:46) Ragebaiting (25:31) CA's high electric bills (51:23) Transitional kindergarten (1:12:25) Why isn't Gen Z holiday shopping? (1:29:08) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:15

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The tenth anniversary of the San Bernardino shooting, Tattoos and immunity, and more

12/2/2025
Today on AirTalk: Tenth anniversary of the San Bernardino shooting (0:15) Tattoos and health (15:04) Celebrities in commercials (26:13) New UCLA football coach (37:51) Fiscal year in CA (50:01) Crackdowns on DACA recipients (1:00:20) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:05:52

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Post-fire rebuilding, US's best steakhouses, and more

12/1/2025
Today on AirTalk: Post-fire rebuilding (0:15) Potential congressional review of US military strikes (23:36) Journey across the US by steakhouse (30:35) ChatGPT turns 3 (51:14) L.A. County bans Kratom (1:12:05) What are the best tv & movie titles? (1:24:44) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:02

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Thanksgiving meal mishaps, TV Talk, and more

11/26/2025
Today on AirTalk: $27M property deal funded by taxpayers now under federal investigation, Thanksgiving meal mishaps, TV Talk, FilmWeek, and the Big Lebowski. Today on AirTalk: Taxpayer-funded $27M property deal under investigation (0:15) What are your Thanksgiving meal mishaps? (16:55) TV Talk: What to watch (36:36) FilmWeek: What to watch (51:30) Why does everyone love The Big Lebowski? (1:26:21) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:16

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Is AI changing the music industry? How to talk politics at Thanksgiving, and more

11/25/2025
Today on AirTalk: Thanksgiving travel check-in; AI and the music industry; 2025 resolutions; Forestry Service check-in; MAGA accounts overseas; and how to talk politics at Thanksgiving. Today on AirTalk: Thanksgiving travel (0:15) Is AI changing the music industry? (15:48) How are your 2025 resolutions? (37:36) Forestry Service check-in (51:50) Where are MAGA accounts posting from? (1:07:44) Talking politics at Thanksgiving (1:27:41) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:41:08

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Best and worst Thanksgiving side dishes, Should you still go into tech? and more

11/24/2025
Today on AirTalk: Who will own Warner Bros. Discovery? (0:15) Trump admin court cases (15:42) Best and worst Thanksgiving side dishes (34:37) Is the CBP surveilling us? (51:17) Should you still go into tech? (1:18:18) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:12

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Have you stopped eating ultraprocessed foods? Renate Reinsve, and more

11/21/2025
Today on AirTalk: A Ukrainian peace deal? Have you stopped eating ultraprocessed foods? Food Friday: Armenian Bakery; FilmWeek: What should you watch this week; and Renate Reinsve joins the show. Today on AirTalk: A Ukrainian peace deal? (0:15) Have you stopped eating ultraprocessed foods? (21:04) Food Friday: Armenian Bakery (34:26) FilmWeek: What should you watch this week (51:18) Renate Reinsve joins the show (1:22:33) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:03

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What to know about LAX ahead of Thanksgiving travel, TV Talk, and more

11/20/2025
Today on AirTalk: a new jobs report; What to know about LAX ahead of Thanksgiving travel; Are California facilities handling toxins are at risk for flooding? PUSD budget; Mexico protests; and TV Talk. Today on AirTalk: A surprisingly strong jobs report (0:15) What to know about LAX ahead of Thanksgiving travel (16:13) Are California facilities handling toxins are at risk for flooding? (31:54) PUSD budget shortfalls (51:19) Mexico protests (1:18:38) TV Talk (1:28:00) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:45

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CA gubernatorial race check-in, PetTalk: Pet questions answered by a vet, and more

11/19/2025
Today on AirTalk: The CA gubernatorial race; how periods affect our brains; our expert vet answers your questions; and a check-in on the US-China tech war. Today on AirTalk: The CA gubernatorial race heats up (0:15) How do periods affect our brains? (24:25) Our expert vet answers your questions (51:14) Check-in on the US-China tech war (1:25:51) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:05

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UC schools check-in, Best things to buy abroad, and more

11/18/2025
Today on AirTalk: Weather update; Can regular gun range use lead to brain damage? Could your gut hold potential cures? UC schools in the Trump era; the box office slump; and best buys abroad. Today on AirTalk: Weather update (0:15) Can regular gun range use lead to brain damage? (32:15) Could your gut hold potential cures? (32:15) UC schools in the Trump era (51:15) The worst box office in decades (1:07:20) Best things to buy abroad (1:27:45) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:40:10

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AI music, How SSRIs are affecting our sex drives, and more

11/17/2025
Today on AirTalk: the latest on the Epstein files; AI songs on the Billboard charts; the rise of the NFL; SSRIs and their impact on our sex drive; and the history of performance reviews. Today on AirTalk: What's in the Epstein files? (0:15) How is the music industry reacting to AI music? (14:26) A new book on the rise of the NFL (35:39) How are SSRIs affecting our sex drives? (51:17) The history of performance reviews (1:23:25) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:12

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The end of the penny, Food Friday, and more

11/14/2025
Today on AirTalk: the end of the penny; why Linkedin posts are so strange; Food Friday: Cook like an Armenian grandmother; FilmWeek: the latest releases; and a new biography of actor Cesar Romero. Today on AirTalk: The death of the penny? (0:15) How did Linkedin get so weird? (19:27) Food Friday: Cook like an Armenian grandmother (34:51) FilmWeek: What to watch this week (51:17) Cesar Romero: Beyond the Joker (1:24:17) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:03

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AI Interaction Confidentiality, TV Talk, and more

11/13/2025
Today on AirTalk: What we know about the coming storm (0:15) Should AI interactions be confidential? (14:44) New book on boxer Joe Louis' legacy (32:25) Are 'campuses' for the unhoused a solution? (51:45) TV Talk: What to watch now (1:24:54) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:42

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City Council vote on rent stabilization, An interview with Susan Orlean, and more

11/12/2025
Today on AirTalk: LA City Council votes on rent stabilization; the cultural significance of Zohran Mamdani; how to write a joke; Bill Gates' comments on climate; and an interview with Susan Orlean. Today on AirTalk: LA City Council votes on rent stabilization (0:15) The cultural significance of Zohran Mamdani (19:46) How to write a joke (32:47) Resetting the conversation on climate (51:17) Interview with Susan Orlean (1:22:15) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:06

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The latest on flight cancellations, AI in the classroom, and more

11/11/2025
Today on AirTalk: Latest on flight cancellations (0:15) AI in the classroom (16:10) Parenting a new generation (37:05) The climate leadership void (51:27) The latest on the beef industry (1:07:01) What happens when you fall out of love (1:24:48) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:21

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Potential government shutdown deal, SNAP update, and more

11/10/2025
Today on AirTalk: Government shutdown update (0:15) Vertical video (17:06) AI mental health advice (33:49) SNAP update (51:!4) Gen Z in the job market (1:07:10) LA billboards (1:25:54) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:13

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Government shutdown check in, Food Friday, and more

11/7/2025
Today on AirTalk: Government shutdown (0:15) Political movements and political figures (15:22) Food Friday (35:51) FilmWeek (51:17) Interview with Sir Roger Deakins (1:26:20) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency

Duration:01:39:03