Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77

Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by erickhill on Monday November 03, 2014 @03:53PM (#8553415)

My kids (7 and 5) and I loved sitting in the car and listening to Car Talk. They didn't have a clue about the content, but just loved listening to the brothers joking and having a good time with each other and the callers. So many Saturdays on the way to this or that, did I get the request to turn on the radio for Car Talk. In all honesty, Car Talk was almost like an audio-only cartoon for them, with those jovial and dynamic voices.

Also, being an incurable VW nut, I often experienced so many of the issues folks called to ask about. I really enjoyed expressing my own opinion out loud and waiting to see what the boys usually said (which was different than what I thought, and often made a lot more sense than my own theories).

R.I.P. Tom. I hope Ray is holding it together today. What a blow.

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by Florin_Andrei on Monday November 03, 2014 @04:20PM (#8553592)

Yup, us and the kids always listen to the Car Talk podcast whenever we're in the car going anywhere that takes at least 45 minutes. Awesome show.

R.I.P. Tom. Such unique warmth and joy.

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