By the Numbers: How Your Hour Is Wasted

12.04.2012

How does your perfectly good, wasted hour listening to Car Talk break down? One listener has it all figured out. 

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Thank a Mechanic Day

11.19.2012

Here's how we celebrated our country's greatest new holiday, Thank a Mechanic Day! 

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Car Talk's New 25th Anniversary 2 CD Set

11.19.2012

Drumroll, please! We've got a brand-spankin' new CD set, just out!

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Flashback: Tom and Ray's First Garage

11.16.2012

In the beginning, long before Car Talk, there was Hacker's Haven, Tom and Ray's DIY garage. Join us for a peek into those early days.

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Car Talk Presents... Thank a Mechanic Day!

11.09.2012

We’re proclaiming Thursday, November 15th as “Thank a Mechanic Day.” Find out how you can get involved!

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The Porsche 420?

11.09.2012

Is the neighborhood Porsche missing a headlight? Your local stoner might have it. 

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We Have a Winner!

11.07.2012

The voters have spoken! See the results of our best non-political bumper sticker contest, right here.

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Vote! Best Bumper Sticker of All Time

11.01.2012

Vote early and often… For the best (non-political) bumper sticker of all time! 

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What's Your Favorite Bumper Sticker?

10.26.2012

Feeling buried up to your voting lever in political bumperstickers? Car Talk is having its own election. Find out how to nominate your favorite bumpersticker right here.

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Car Talk Plaza: Japan Edition

10.19.2012

Check out this letter we got from our biggest fan in Japan, who has the best excuse ever: "The tsunami stole my sticker!"

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Flashback: Car Talk in Outer Space

10.18.2012

Car Talk 25th Anniversary Flashback! A "government employee" calls from hundreds of miles above Hawaii. Hear it here.

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Possibly His Greatest Achievement: How Steve Jobs Made Car Talk More Bearable

10.12.2012

Find out how Steve Jobs succeeded in an area that has stumped NPR execs for years -- how to make Car Talk more bearable. 

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The Big Mistake: Or, Who Let Those Clowns on NPR, Anyway?

10.09.2012

This week, we get to the bottom of "The Big Mistake" -- the first episode of Car Talk. Find out how Tom and Ray got on the air, what happened during that first show and more, all right here.

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Flashback: Hey Dad, Remember When Your Car Blew Up?

10.04.2012

This week, Car Talk staff picks one of their all time favorite calls from the archives from Christy, who wants to confess a 15 year old automotive crime. Hear it all right, here!

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A Quarter Century of Sloth, Ignominy and Bad Car Advice

09.27.2012

Car Talk's been denigrating the good name of NPR for 25 years, this month. How'd such a grevious error come to pass? Join us for this flashback!

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