AirTalk

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  • Family Homelessness in LA County, NASA Nuclear Reactor on the Moon, Airplane Movies, and More

    Today on AirTalk, we go over LA County's latest count of unhoused people as of July; why NASA is fast-tracking a plan to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon; which one of your teachers had a lasting impact on you?; LA County budget pressures; how couples find intimacy and sexual fulfillment after having children, and what makes a good airplane movie?

    Today on AirTalk:

    LA County's latest homelessness count (00:15)

    NASA's plans for nuclear Moon reactors(17:38)

    Which teacher had a lasting impact on you? (32:37)

    LA County budget update (51:17)

    Intimacy after having kids (1:05:37)

    What makes a good airplane movie? (1:24:49)

     

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    1 hr 40 min
  • LA28 Round Up, Garden Predators, LA's New School Crossing System, and More!

    Today on AirTalk, we take a look into Olympic preparations as President Trump announces a new task force; a new study links air pollution exposure to dementia; are garden predators good or bad?; how does LA's school cross guard system work?; Vegas tourism declines, and is LA a coffee city?

    Today on AirTalk:

    LA28 Olympics check-in (0:15)

    Air pollution exposure and dementia (17:02)

    Garden predators (34:40)

    LA school cross guards (51:14)

    Vegas tourism decline (1:04:42)

    Are we a coffee city? (1:24:22)

     

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    1 hr 40 min
  • CA Heat Wave, Threats to UCLA Research Funding, Odd Jobs, and More

    Today on AirTalk, we take a look at the air quality ahead of the upcoming heatwave; UCLA faces the latest federal funding cuts to its research; what TV shows were cancelled too early?; utilities are slowly moving forward with plans to put power lines underground and what is the weirdest odd job you have ever had?

    Today on AirTalk:

    Air quality update and the upcoming heatwave (00:15)

    UCLA faces funding cuts (10:54)

    TV shows cancelled too soon (33:48)

    Plans for buried power lines worry homeowners (51:16)

    State of US climate change (1:06:24)

    Weirdest odd jobs (1:32:25)

     

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    1 hr 40 min
  • Job Stagnation, How the Algorithm is Changing the Way We Speak, Food Friday: Hot Chicken, and More!

    Today on AirTalk, the labor market reports on a slowdown in employment; how the internet has changed the way we talk to each other; Howlin' Rays Nashville Hot Chicken and FilmWeek.

    Today on AirTalk,

    Labor report finds job stagnation (00:15)

    Communicating online (38:18)

    Howlin' Rays Nashville Hot Chicken (51:45)

    FilmWeek (1:07:45)

    Interview with '2000 Meters to Andriivka' (1:22:45)

    1 hr 40 min
  • Howlin’ Rays: the Nashville hot chicken that brings a beloved Southern taste to LA

    In a blog post earlier this month, Yelp turned to its “elite members” for the best fried chicken across the United States and Canada, which resulted in the win for local mini-chain Howlin’ Rays. Known for their Nashville-style hot chicken, Howlin’ Rays' popularity has led to going from a food truck to three brick-and-mortar restaurants. So, how have they been able to sustain interest and continue serving high-quality chicken and fixings? This week on Food Friday, we’ll learn from Julian Sanchez, executive chef for Howlin’ Rays.

    13 min
  • CA Housing Market Check-in, Tax on Tips, TV Talk, and More!

    Today on AirTalk, former Vice President Kamala Harris announces she will not run for CA Governorship; while local housing inventory stalls, interest begins to cool; what is the impact of 'no tax on tips?'; Trump administration may shift views on DACA; is cane sugar really a better alternative than high fructose corn syrup? and TV Talk.

    Today on AirTalk:

    Kamala Harris will not run for CA Governor (00:15)

    Housing market check in (17:44)

    No Tax on tips (36:27)

    Trump's shift on DACA (50:13)

    Cane Sugar vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup (1:06:16)

    TV Talk (1:24:09)

     

    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!

    1 hr 40 min
  • CA Tsunami Risks, LA Street Safety, Illegal Dumping in Antelope Valley, and More

    Today on AirTalk, the latest on California's tsunami watch and preparedness; community members in LA paint their own crosswalks for safety; AI is beginning to develop software — what we know; LA's cannabis business owners on the Social Equity Program; duplex project construction frozen in fire burn zones and illegal dumping in the Antelope Valley.

    Today on AirTalk:

    CA tsunami watch (0:15)

    LA street safety (16:43)

    AI can code — is that okay? (35:37)

    LA's cannabis industry on the Social Equity Program (51:15)

    Duplex project construction frozen in fire burn zones (1:04:40)

    Illegal dumping in the Antelope Valley (1:13:19)

     

    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!

    1 hr 39 min
  • CECOT: the Maximum Security Prison in Salvador, Food Etiquette in the Office, and More

    Today on AirTalk, a new appointee for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is under scrutiny; CECOT is a maximum security prison that is being used as a place to hold deportees by the Trump administration; what not to do when sharing food at the office; what are the impacts of groundwater depletion?; Los Angeles plans to increase spaces with shade and to foster relationships with children in their lives.

    Today on AirTalk:

    LAHSA appoints temporary CEO (00:15)

    CECOT: the maximum security Salvadorian prison (15:48)

    What to do when food enters the office (34:07)

    Impacts of groundwater depletion (51:40)

    LA to increase spaces with shade (1:07:27)

    How to foster relationships with children in your life (1:24:56)

     

    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!

    1 hr 40 min
  • Political Redistricting, Surveillance Pricing, Landscaping for Wildfire Prevention, and More!

    Today on AirTalk, Governor Gavin Newsom considers redistricting in CA in response to Republican efforts in Texas; what is surveillance pricing?; a new book explores the fascination behind the death of celebrities; The US Forest Service decreases 15 percent of its workforce; first-of-its-kind pill treats postpartum depression and how landscaping may prevent the next fire from burning your home.

    Today on AirTalk

    Gov. Newsom considers political redistricting (00:15)

    Surveillance pricing (17:05)

    The fascination behind celebrity death (31:14)

    US Forest Service decreases workforce (51:14)

    A pill for postpartum depression (1:08:23)

    Firescaping your yards (1:28:08)

     

    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!

    1 hr 40 min
  • The Science Behind Food Aversion, Food Friday, FilmWeek, and More!

    Today on AirTalk, LA County braces for shortfalls of funding in homelessness services ahead of Trump's proposed federal government funding cuts; what is that one food item you just refuse to eat?; New Zealand-style ice cream and FilmWeek.

    Today on AirTalk:

    Devastating blows to LA homelessness services (00:15)

    The science behind food aversion (16:15)

    Creamy Boys New Zealand-style ice cream (38:35)

    FilmWeek (51:25)    

    JAWS actor Robert Shaw’s life story is told in a new book (1:24:55)

     

    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!

    1 hr 40 min

About AirTalk

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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.

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