- 898
- Episodes
- 832
- Transcribed
- 157
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About 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.
- Publisher
- LAist
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Nov 2023
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
832 of 898 episodes have a transcript.

15 Oct 2026
LAUSD school closures, Mark Swed on his retirement, handling high-profile patrons and more

14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mayoral debate recap, Prop 39, Triple Play, rogue AI models, Chuck Lorre on his new book and more

13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
New Burbank Airport terminal, Prop 4, acne advice, cost of the 'American Dream' and more
Inside a recent episode

Mayoral debate recap, Prop 39, Triple Play, rogue AI models, Chuck Lorre on his new book and more
Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Their argument is that the The attempted fix here is much worse than the status quo. What's your response to that? Well, that is a circular argument. You prohibit any collection of evidence and then you say that there is no evidence and that's really not good enough. With voter ID, you have to prevent the problem. With any kind of election, you have to prevent the problem from happening because after it happens, It's too late to do anything about it. And currently, there is no verification whatsoever of the identity of people at the polls. Anyone can go in with a copy of the voter roll in their pocket and give someone else's name and address and birth year and get their ballot and vote. […]
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- Mark Swed
- Chuck Lorre
- Dave Beran
- Connor Traut
- Tim Gaspar
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 140 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 17 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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