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Today on AirTalk:

New LAist/USC study on street takeovers (0:15)

What words do you have trouble spelling? (32:20)

Was the Palisades fire report weakened? (51:43)

Interview with Robby Hoffman (1:04:56)

Is VistaVision back? (1:29:12)

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Today on AirTalk:

Coping with life-altering violence (0:15)

Can you actually stick to a New Year’s resolution? (18:18)

Food Friday: Ramen (36:38)

FilmWeek: What to watch (51:38)

Interview with Brendan Fraser and HIKARI (1:20:53)

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Today on AirTalk:

Oscars moving to YouTube (in 2029) (0:15)

How do you cope with loved ones with chronic addiction? (14:46)

Are pets replacing kids? (50:45)

Holiday parties gone wrong (1:09:02)

TV Talk: What to watch (1:20:17)

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Today on AirTalk:

Previewing Trump's primetime speech (0:15)

Can romantasy save your sex life? (17:37)

What can LA learn from the diverging housing policies of the Twin Cities? (50:45)

Holiday movies: What to watch (1:06:56)

What advice do you ask your kids for? (1:23:19)

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Today on AirTalk:

Ford's EV plans (0:15)

Gambling or trading? (11:00)

Interview with Jimmy Jam (28:51)

Does marijuana really relieve pain? (51:24)

New tech for Monarch butterfly tracking (1:26:04)

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Today on AirTalk:

Remembering Rob Reiner (0:15)

The future of student loans (20:05)

LA Mayor Karen Bass calls in (31:45)

Second night of Hanukkah (43:25)

Full body MRIs? (52:52)

Reprise: Rob Reiner talks Spinal Tap (1:22:00)

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Today on AirTalk: Future of CA AI regulations; Profanity in politics? Food Friday: Genghis Cohen; FilmWeek: What to watch; and The King of Color Documentary.

Today on AirTalk:

Future of CA AI regulations (0:15)

Profanity in politics? (19:24)

Food Friday: Genghis Cohen (33:40)

FilmWeek: What to watch (51:14)

The King of Color Documentary (1:26:44)

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Today on AirTalk: CA colleges settlements; AI Disney characters? Giving up gifts; Mayor Karen Bass; LA County inspector general retires; More water for CA farms; and TV Talk.

Today on AirTalk:

CA colleges settle complaints relating to alleged antisemitism (0:15)

AI Disney characters? (15:05)

Giving up gifts (23:46)

Mayor Karen Bass (46:00) 

LA County inspector general retires (1:01:29)

More water for CA farms (1:19:10)

TV Talk (1:30:11)

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As the wildfires ravaged across Los Angeles in January, planes throughout the region began dropping bright red fire retardant onto hillsides and homes in an effort to rein in the fires. Earlier this year, LAist partnered with researchers at USC to test samples of the fire retardant gathered from fire zones in the weeks after the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires where it remained on the ground. Those tests, including tests conducted on unused samples of the retardant, found toxic heavy metals including lead, arsenic, cadmium and chromium. These toxic heavy metals can accumulate in the environment and pose risks to humans and wildlife, according to federal and state environmental agencies. Joining us to discuss their investigation on the heavy metals found in the fire retardant used during the recent wildfires is LAist science reporter Jacob Margolis.

With files from LAist.

The Los Angeles food scene is nearly mythical. Throw a frisbee in any direction and it’s almost bound to land on the doorstep of one of SoCal’s finest eateries. This leads to one of our quirkiest problems as Angelenos: figuring out which of our great restaurants to visit. Los Angeles Times food critic Jenn Harris and restaurant critic Bill Addison, have taken on the monumental task of answering that fateful question for us all with their ranking of the best restaurants to try in Los Angeles. Bill joins Larry this morning to share some of their best finds.