DescriptionHere's one way to think about Tom and Ray's outlook on life. Imagine they're on a barge, floating down the river of life. They're lounging on deck chairs near the bow, drinking cappuccinos. Okay, now they sail by a life event of some kind. Doesn't matter…
DescriptionJust what is a Car Talk classic? Very good question, that. According to our pals at Merriam Webster, classic has several meanings: "simple tailored lines in fashion year after year" (definitely not us) or "serving as a standard of excellence, of recognized value". (Who are we kidding?) For our purposes, though, we might suggest "historically memorable". Not good, necessarily, but our Car Talk classics are definitely memorable. So, what's here? Morley Safer, displaying a downright embarassing obsession with his Peugeot. Space shuttle astronaut John Grunsfeld, who's calling from Hawaii. (Well, 700 miles over Hawaii, actually.) And, there's one of our personal all-time favorite callers, our pal Dave from Bemidji, sharing the sordid tale of his journey to Alaska. A standard of excellence? We think not. But memorable? You bet!
DescriptionFresh out of the Dewey, Cheetham, and Howe audio dumpster, our Second Best of Car Talk features some of the least-lousy calls we've ever aired! Seriously, we've had some pretty darned wacko calls, from "Clinton Sends Vowels to Bosnia" to "Gail, the Toll-gate Fugitive", and, our personal favorite, the tale of our German pal Max and his little Schnauzer.
DescriptionWhy is it that so many of our calls start out talking about, say, differentials or power steering, but wind up discussing men, women, devious ploys of deception, and power trips? Simple. To quote our producer, Dougie Berman: "A car is just a big inanimate object through which we reveal ourselves and our true personalities. Tangled up with cars are the issues of money, power, independence, self-image, confidence, generosity, and honesty, just to name a few." We couldn't have said it better, if at all. This program celebrates this fact with a variety of calls from across the relationship spectrum. We've included tips on meeting the perfect girl in traffic; Donna, her new Miata, and a devious husband; a battle with an ex over who gets to keep Patrick the mechanic; and many other tantalizing moments in the relationships of our esteemed callers.
DescriptionThis brand-new collection rounds up some of our all-time favorite calls about animals and cars - like Sidney, whose lunch disappeared in the air vents (and then died there!); Richard and his goat problem; and the dog who likes to ride on top of the truck cab. We've also included the "Andy Letter, " possibly the greatest letter ever received at Car Talk Plaza, along with the phone call that precipitated it - a call about electric brakes on a cattle trailer. This collection of classic calls is sure to please the Car Talk fan, and the animal lover, in your life.
DescriptionCar Talk Fact: 98 percent of misinformation in the world comes from fathers (the other 2 percent comes from us). Throughout history, when a child asks a father a question, the father feels he must give the child an answer. Even if he doesn't know what the answer is (which, as we said, is the case 98 percent of the time). We've collected our favorite calls over the years about fatherly advice and put them together in this hilarious collection. You'll be charmed, appalled, and, most of all, astounded at how often our fathers are wrong. But mostly you'll be reminded of why we love them anyway. Warning: Car Talk is not liable for repressed family memories that may arise as a result of playing this audio.
DescriptionWe know, we know, Best of Car Talk is probably Webster's working definition for "oxymoron". But you might enjoy some of these highlights from our first eight years of radio shows. Hear some callers who really broke us up, including "Eggs Prestone", "The Day Ole Moses Blew Lunch", and "Bad Hair Days".
DescriptionTypical advice from Tom and Ray's Car Talk: "Car won't go in reverse? Buy a house with a circular driveway." A.k.a. The Tappet Brothers or Click and Clack (like the sounds from a car in disrepair), Tom and Ray have "faces perfect for radio" and Boston accents as thick as chowder. Their show, one of National Public Radio's most popular, lets listeners (2.3 million of them) call in with their car woes while they dish out their wit and know-how. At the end of each hour, 2 of 2 things are guaranteed to happen: you'll learn something about your motor vehicle and you'll have a belly laugh - now that's Formula One radio.
DescriptionWe're mothers. We understand everything. -Elizabeth Magliozzi, Tom and Ray's Mom Moms have served admirably in the minivan wars, negotiated conflicting advice between husbands and fathers, and even extracted sticky sippy cups from under countless seats. Tom and Ray Magliozzi, a.k.a. Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, answer calls about - and from - mothers, answering questions and giving advice on cars, families, and cutting the apron strings. Their own long-suffering mother, Elizabeth, stops by to let us in on the travails of raising two time-wasting hellions and reveals that infectious laughter runs in the Magliozzi family.
