# RIP Car Talk (NPR show) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511 "2012-06-08T15:40:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/1 "2012-06-08T15:40:15Z")
Wow, I had no idea the older brother was 75. I’m not much of a car fan, and their forced laughter could be a bit grating at times, but it was surprisingly fun to listen to. One of the few shows where call-ins really improved things. It wasn’t until I heard they’re not going to make new episodes that I realized how I’ll miss it. Reruns will seem so … flat. [Link](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nprs-car-talk-ending-new-programs-but-continuing-with-rerun-versions/2012/06/08/gJQAQCRjNV_story.html) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/2 "2012-06-08T15:43:08Z")
Wow - really? They are an institution. Sure, they can be…gushy? But overall entertaining when you are in the car on a Saturday morning… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/3 "2012-06-08T15:49:39Z")
Sorry to hear that. I only discovered Click and Clack about 10 years ago while driving from Ottawa to Portland, ME, but have been a fan since. I never would have guessed one was 74. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/4 "2012-06-08T15:53:58Z")
> [@](#): > > “Car Talk” isn’t disappearing, however. NPR says repurposed episodes will continue to air every week with material culled from the show’s archives. And by repurposed they mean…old. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/5 "2012-06-08T15:58:28Z")
I think Prairie Home Companion is ending this year as well. I’ve been listening to those two shows while doing Saturday chores since I was a kid. Sadness. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/6 "2012-06-08T15:59:43Z")
NOOOO!!! I loved their yearly reading of the hate mail the NPR snobs sent them. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/7 "2012-06-08T16:13:59Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I think Prairie Home Companion is ending this year as well. I’ve been listening to those two shows while doing Saturday chores since I was a kid. Sadness. PHC isn’t going away yet. Keillor had said he would retire in 2013, but has since said he’s reconsidered and has no plan to retire. Even if he did, I believe the intention is to keep PHC running with “guest hosts.” ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/8 "2012-06-08T16:33:28Z")
Very sad. I’m a big Car Talk fan. I have their podcasts on my iPod, which makes my morning regimen on the treadmill tolerable. Thanks, Click and Clack, for 25 great years! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/9 "2012-06-08T16:44:03Z")
We really need longer episodes of Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/10 "2012-06-08T17:01:03Z")
Aw, too bad. Thanks guys for all the laughs. On a side note, their “Car Song” CDs are pretty funny–worth getting now for those days when you find yourself missing the show. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/11 "2012-06-08T17:37:10Z")
In tribute to the Tappet Bros., [their prior appearance on this site.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=2570506&postcount=137) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/12 "2012-06-08T17:39:42Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > We really need longer episodes of Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. This, but more importantly, fewer “repurposed” best of’s, even if they have to resort to guest hosts. I want my wait wait’s to be topical, not 6 months old, even if they were originally hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/13 "2012-06-08T17:43:57Z")
no. Sonja Henie’s tutu. and i’ve got this great puzzler that i’ve been meaning to send in. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/14 "2012-06-08T17:51:56Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > This, but more importantly, fewer “repurposed” best of’s, even if they have to resort to guest hosts. I want my wait wait’s to be topical, not 6 months old, even if they were originally hilarious! I’m just saying, if they could get rid of some show I don’t like, they could hae more Wait, Wait. Just sayin’. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/15 "2012-06-08T19:37:53Z")
Crap. First Liane Hansen retires from Weekend Edition last year. Now this. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/16 "2012-06-08T19:42:01Z")
NOOOOOO! I had no idea that they were that old. I will miss them. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/17 "2012-06-08T20:22:26Z")
Bummer!! I love cah tahk! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/18 "2012-06-08T20:23:07Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > NOOOOOO! I had no idea that they were that old. I will miss them. Fifthing this. I thought they were in their late 50s max. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/19 "2012-06-08T20:51:58Z")
Wow. I only listen when I’m traveling, but I do enjoy the show. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/20 "2012-06-08T22:11:09Z")
We listening to it nearly every weekend! Even my teenager loves it. But well, I guess after 25 years, they deserve a break. Thanks for the laughs, Tom and Ray. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511.md?page=2)