AirTalk
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.
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AirTalk for September 11, 2015
While Trump and Clinton still top the national polls for ...
While Trump and Clinton still top the national polls for their respective parties, there was plenty to watch among the other contenders. Also, the country’s largest medical marijuana industry might finally be regulated. Then, Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new releases, including “The Visit,” “The Perfect Guy,” “Sleeping with Other People,” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
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AirTalk for September 10, 2015
After passing the state Assembly Wednesday, a bill that would ...
After passing the state Assembly Wednesday, a bill that would let doctors prescribe life-ending medications to terminally-ill patients is heading to the Senate. Also, submitted for your approval: what if we served the last person in line first instead of serving the first person in line first? Then, men and woman often aren’t sure how to act around each other at work. But what’s the alternative?
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AirTalk for September 9, 2015
The results are in for the first year of Common ...
The results are in for the first year of Common Core student testing. Then, what are the laws governing teen sexting in California? Also, President Obama is weighing his options as a worldwide debate has opened up over how to deal with the burgeoning refugee crisis. All that and more, on today's AirTalk.
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AirTalk for September 8, 2015
A little more than a year after being named publisher ...
A little more than a year after being named publisher of the L.A. Times, Austin Beutner has been fired by the paper’s parent company Tribune Publishing Co. Also, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has made it a long way from her early days as a secretary at tech company Hewlett-Packard. Then, know your audience, that’s the first rule of entertainment. But what if your audience is a kid in elementary school?
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AirTalk for September 4, 2015
If Donald Trump truly wants to make America great again, ...
If Donald Trump truly wants to make America great again, he’s going to have to do it as a Republican...at least on paper. Then, while the photo of the dead Syrian toddler has put a global spotlight on the migrant crisis, is it ethical to post a photo of a dead child? Also, KPCC film critic Andy Klein and guest critic Christy Lemire review the action movie “The Transporter Refueled” and “A Walk in the Woods.”