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.

  1. 15 Oct 2026

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

  2. 14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

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

  3. 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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Who has been a guest on Airtalk

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Mark Swed
  • Chuck Lorre
  • Dave Beran
  • Connor Traut
  • Tim Gaspar

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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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