Staff Blog's Blog Posts | Car Talk

2020

JAN
03	Literary Rewrites: The Car Talk Treatment

MAR
03	Got a Question for Ray?

2019

MAR
04	Subaru Recalls a Few Million Cars Because of Fabric Softener?
04	Bad Day to be a Crash Test Dummy: IIHS Tests Automated Braking Systems on SUVs.
12	Anti-Theft Idea We Wish We Had Thought of First
13	Help Us Create a Car Talk Spotify Playlist
21	Bad Jokes: Springtime Edition

APR
17	Lame Jokes: Philosophy Edition

MAY
07	Fido: Fetch Us a Ride!

JUN
27	An Invitation From Car Talk
30	Electricity jokes are always current!

JUL
24	Car Talk Saves Lives?

AUG
29	Lame Car Jokes

SEP
12	The 25 Ugliest Cars in History
14	Miscellaneous Lame Jokes

OCT
08	Bad Jokes: A Seat Hog at the Theater
21	Bad Joke: The Pelican Hunter

NOV
04	Bad Jokes: Astronomy Edition
06	Lame Joke: Who's the Boss?
20	We're Thankful These Terrible Jokes Aren't Longer . . .
26	Lame Joke: Black Friday Edition
28	A Real Turkey of a Joke

DEC
06	Bad Jokes: Career Day?
16	Holiday: Lame Joke!

2018

JAN
02	Want Ray's Help? Ask Car Talk a Question!
11	The dog, the bicycle and the old man.

FEB
07	Caption Contest: Of Basketball and Vans
13	Caption Contest!
14	Lame Joke! Valentine's Day Edition
14	Another Valentine's Day Joke

MAR
07	The New Taxi Driver
14	Did You Save Room for Pi?
23	Bob and the Magic Lamp

APR
06	Lame Joke: The Baseball Game
06	Cabbage Caption Contest
11	Literary Jokes
20	Lame Joke: The Magician and the Parrot

JUN
26	Lame Joke: A guy walks into a bar...

JUL
02	A Few Truly Bad Puns
17	More Bad Jokes: Chemistry Edition
18	The Puzzler is on Vacation!
31	More Bad Jokes: Roman Empire Edition

AUG
27	Lame Jokes Dedicated to Musicians

OCT
19	Lame Joke: The Job Application
31	Lame Joke: The Hitchhiker

NOV
21	Lame Joke: The Bad Parrot

DEC
24	Lame Joke: Holiday Edition

2017

FEB
15	A New Monk Arrives

MAR
01	Buy Your Kid a Minibike Before It’s Too Late
08	Automotive Rewrites: Literature Gets the Car Talk Treatment
13	What Did the Traffic Light Say to the Car?
20	The Feather Duster Special

APR
04	Don't Drive Like His Brother
07	Jokes to Tax Your Patience

MAY
19	The Mechanic and the Moth
22	Fan Takes Issue With Car Talk Blogger's Use of Word "Issue"
25	Lame Joke: The South Pacific Collision

JUL
21	Car Talk's Summer Driving Tips

AUG
31	Is a Flooded Car Totalled?

NOV
08	"It'll be OK William, hang in there buddy!"
22	We're Thankful for These Lame Jokes

DEC
04	Terrible Joke: The Wasp Expert and the Record Shop

2016

JAN
18	Brilliant or Bogus? Vote now.

MAR
14	Car Talk Owner Reviews

JUL
07	Deep Car Thoughts With Rob Siegel, the Hack Mechanic
15	Kornbluh Talks: Stuck in Cuba with Car Talk

NOV
11	Is Your Car Prone to Poop? (Bird Poop, That Is).

DEC
14	Christmas Tree Transport: Whatever Works

2015

JUL
30	Henry Is 10!

AUG
07	Should a 16-Year-Old Have a Car?
25	Take the Quiz!

SEP
12	Form or Function: Vote Now
14	Automatic Brakes to Become Standard
22	I bought a 2015 VW diesel. I also suffer from Asthma. Boy, am I ticked off.
22	The VW Betrayal: Car Talk Interviews Dan Neil

OCT
14	Busting Thieves By Putting Your Key in the Freezer: Boooogus!
15	Caption This!

NOV
26	What Is Car Talk Grateful for This Thanksgiving?

2014

JAN
24	Winter Driving with the Pros: Alta Ski Area
28	What a Drag: Time to Get Rid of Outside Mirrors

FEB
17	Cars and Cold Snaps: FAQs
28	Outed: Our 500,000th Facebook Fan

MAR
07	Car Talk Crossword Puzzle Challenge!
09	Vote Now for the Best Road Sign Ever
11	Which Public Radio Host Are You?
11	Guess That Car: Car Wash Special
11	And the Answer Is...
22	Which State Has the Worst Potholes?
22	Pothole Season: Where Does the Pavement Go?

APR
10	Distracted Driving: The Hands-Free Myth Persists

MAY
21	The Zipper Merge: Vote Now

JUN
06	National Doughnut Day: Name That Doughnut
15	Car Talk Pays Homage to Long-Suffering Dads Everywhere
22	We Got an Ice Resurfacer!

JUL
03	And the Winner Is . . .
18	Tom and Ray Saved the Day!
26	The Andy Letter Revisited
29	Coincidence? What Do You Think?
29	Henry is 9 ~ PMC 2014

AUG
05	Vote Here for the Best Business Sign!
16	We Have a Winner!
21	Foreign Accent Syndrome
29	Automotive Haiku!

SEP
12	"No Man's Job": Female Mechanics in Senegal
30	Guess That Car Part: It's a...

OCT
01	Guess That Car Part!
30	Vote Now for the Scariest Car!
31	And the Winner is . . .

NOV
03	Listen
03	Tom Magliozzi 1937-2014
03	The Quotable Tom Magliozzi
03	What Will Happen to the Show?
04	What People Are Saying
20	The Ugliest Snout?

2013

JAN
11	Flashback: Foreign Accent Syndrome
11	Move Over Beowulf, Here Comes a Ford Focus
18	Vote: What's the Ugliest Car?
31	Some Things Cannot Be Unseen: Ugliest Car Winner

FEB
07	Winter Driving with the Pros: The South Pole
19	Winter Driving with the Pros: Mt. Washington

MAR
07	It's Not a Cream Puff...

APR
03	Shock Value
18	Ray Reflects on the Boston Marathon Bombing

MAY
01	And the Winning Caption Is . . . Vote Here!
21	When to Replace Your Brakes? Our Top Ten

JUN
05	No Exit: Vote Here for Best Caption
14	"Well, My Father Always Said . . . "
20	Caption Contest: Duck and Cover!

JUL
29	A Note From Catherine "Frau Blucher" Fenollosa
31	Henry is Eight!

AUG
06	Guess That Car!
09	Now You See It, Now You Don't
14	You Hate It, You Really Hate It!
16	Something Serious, For a Change...
22	Ride of Frankenstein

SEP
09	Ugly by Accident
11	A Moral Quandary For Our Age
17	Women Drivers, Always . . . Swearing?
27	Vote For the Ugliest!

OCT
02	How Does an Engine Work?
15	Ugly by Accident: The Winner Is . . .
15	Caption Contest: Dogs in an RV
25	Dash Cammes 2013 Schedule

NOV
18	Trash or Treasure? The Action Figure Saab
22	Join the Car Talk Lackey Army!
26	Winter Driving Tips. From Mars.

DEC
04	Miss Paula? We've got the Highlights.
17	Something We Think is Pretty Cool
17	The Twelve Days of Christmas

2012

JAN
06	A Car Tune for a Good Cause
09	Shameless High Voltage Alert!
13	Amish Visits Car Talk Plaza
18	Snotsicles: The Definitive Image
19	Flashback: Tom and Ray's MIT Commencement Address!
23	My Engine Is Making This Strange Sound...
24	Tom and Ray Help Out Cupid
26	Limited Edition Subaru?
27	Bribing the Guard Puppy?
31	That's A-Moray!

FEB
02	Who's the real "High Voltage" at Car Talk Plaza?
03	Car Saves NPR Station
06	Why Would You Give Away a Perfectly Good Car?
07	Three Cheers (or Charges) for the Volt
08	Quit Picking on Art History Students!
09	That's One Way to Get a Free Paint Job!
13	Car Talk In the Comics: A New Low
17	Car Talk Talks Shop With OK Go!
22	NHTSA's Misguided Driver Distraction Guidelines
27	Extra: Shocking Photos of Ray . . .

MAR
13	If Road Is Underwater: Irish Logic Explained
19	Good Translators Are Worth Every Penny
29	Our Banjo Player!

APR
13	A Good Education Can't Hurt!
25	Now We Remember Where Tom Parked the MG!
27	In Defense of Yak Husbandry

MAY
01	Untested Medical Uses for Car Talk
03	What Are Car Talk Fans Called? Tappetheads?
04	Confessions of a Car Talk Lackey
08	Sonja Henie's Tutu!
09	House Fire Caused by Electric Car
11	If You Think You Know the Answer...
15	New Life Forms Discovered at Car Talk Plaza?
18	Car Talk Plaza: The Voicemail
23	Exclusive In-Studio Test Flight!
24	What Car Should A Clown Drive?
30	Steve Martin Outed as Car Talk Fan!
31	Deathtraps of Yore

JUN
01	Queen of the Mechanics
08	Time to Get Even Lazier
12	Ta Ta to the Tire Gauge!
15	Kaboom, I Say!
25	We've changed the American conversation!
26	Recently Found In Box 3500
28	Tommy's Defining Moment
29	No Cars Named for Dogs!

JUL
02	DIY Stop-Motion Rebuild!
03	Is That an Egg Timer or an EV?
05	Why can't they sound like this in New York City?
05	Most Bogus Auto Repair?
06	Nice Yacht, Buddy!
09	It's Official: CDs Are the New Drink Coaster
09	Crank Up the NPR, Dude!!
10	Bugsy Immortalized!
11	Emergency Tacos?
13	Scream & Swerve No More?
16	"Easy" Parking for Women?
25	Now THAT'S a Road Trip!
26	Henry Is Seven!
31	Steamy Summer Fun: Cooking on Your Car (Seriously)!

AUG
17	Thanks!

SEP
07	Our Worst Cars Ever
15	Name Tom and Ray's Cars!
20	Car Talk and Ohio?
22	A Special Post-Show Visit
26	Car Talk Plaza: The Early Days
27	A Quarter Century of Sloth, Ignominy and Bad Car Advice

OCT
04	Flashback: Hey Dad, Remember When Your Car Blew Up?
09	The Big Mistake: Or, Who Let Those Clowns on NPR, Anyway?
12	Possibly His Greatest Achievement: How Steve Jobs Made Car Talk More Bearable
18	Flashback: Car Talk in Outer Space
19	Car Talk Plaza: Japan Edition
26	What's Your Favorite Bumper Sticker?

NOV
01	Vote! Best Bumper Sticker of All Time
07	We Have a Winner!
09	Car Talk Presents... Thank a Mechanic Day!
09	The Porsche 420?
16	Flashback: Tom and Ray's First Garage
19	Thank a Mechanic Day
19	Car Talk's New 25th Anniversary 2 CD Set

DEC
04	By the Numbers: How Your Hour Is Wasted
07	Don't Drive Like My...Dog?
12	Just Calm Down: A Fan's Plea to Tom and Ray
17	The True Cost of Being a Jerk
19	Not All Mechanics Have Boats
21	Calling All Lame Jokes!

2011

JUN
30	Happy Birthday Tommy!

JUL
06	S.S. Boat Payment
29	Car Talk Theme Tune, Now Digitally Remastered!

AUG
30	Tom, Ray and . . . Belly Dancing?

SEP
23	The Mechanics of Reasoning

OCT
25	Click and Clack recommended a tattoo for an 11 year old?!

NOV
10	Polluting Young Minds

DEC
09	It's Baaaaack...

2010

APR
02	About the Staff Blog

MAY
03	Not Always A Waste of A Perfectly Good Hour
07	Tom and Ray's Relative Back Home?
13	You Know You've Arrived, When...

OCT
15	LaHood Sticks His Neck Out for Safety