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!
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!
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.
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!
The Porsche 420?
11.09.2012
Is the neighborhood Porsche missing a headlight? Your local stoner might have it.
We Have a Winner!
11.07.2012
The voters have spoken! See the results of our best non-political bumper sticker contest, right here.
Vote! Best Bumper Sticker of All Time
11.01.2012
Vote early and often… For the best (non-political) bumper sticker of all time!
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.
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!"
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
