# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/41 "2012-06-10T05:36:26Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > It will be interesting to see how the “recut” material does. I think they’ll be able to pull it off for a while–after all, who really remembers an episode from a month ago, much less ten years ago–but eventually it’ll get too obvious. It helps that they were the ones that came up with this “produced call-in” format, so I think they should be able to make it less obvious, seeing as how the show was never live to begin with. At the risk of being totally naive, might I ask for an explanation? ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/42 "2012-06-10T07:43:34Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > We really need longer episodes of Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. I listen to (and enjoy) Kire Tak but yeah give me more WWDTM. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/43 "2012-06-10T07:54:47Z")
While I’m very sad to see them go and wish them the best in their retirement i think NPR’s decision to just keep playing them is a bad one. Either replace the program or replace the hosts. Zombie programing is not what NPR needs. ---
**Author:** ![ExcitedIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/44 "2012-06-10T13:43:30Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > At the risk of being totally naive, might I ask for an explanation? If you made a call to Car Talk, you got an answering machine. If they thought your call might be good for whatever reason, they call you back when they are recording the show. It airs a few days later after it is edited together to make it seem live. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/45 "2012-06-10T16:14:08Z")
Oh thank heavens, [url=“[Blog Post | Time to Get Even Lazier | Car Talk](http://www.cartalk.com/content/time-get-even-lazier)”]they will still be writing their newspaper/website column\*\*. Can’t do without that shit. - Devoted fan who has never even owned a car (48 years and counting) ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/46 "2012-06-10T16:26:38Z")
I’ve never had my driver’s license. I’m definitely not a car guy. I loved _Car Talk_. I will miss Click and Clack. I would rather NPR air new programming than old _Car Talk_ though. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511/47 "2012-06-10T16:42:00Z")
I’m definitely sorry to see them go but it’s a well deserved retirement. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511.md?page=2)