Car Talk
Car Talk refers to the work of Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, that includes a website, and a podcast of reruns that is currently hosted by Apple Podcasts, NPR Podcasts, and Sticher. Car Talk was originally a radio show that ran on National Public Radio (NPR) from 1977 until October 2012, when the Magliozzi brothers retired. Tom died on November 3, 2014, aged 77, in Belmont, Massachusetts, of complications from Alzheimer's disease.
| Genre | Automotive repair/advice, Humor |
|---|---|
| Running time | approx. 50 min |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WBUR-FM |
| Syndicates | National Public Radio (NPR) |
| Hosted by | Tom Magliozzi Ray Magliozzi |
| Executive producer(s) | Doug Berman |
| Recording studio | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Original release | 1977 (WBUR-FM); 1987 (nationally) – 2012 (original episodes) |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Opening theme | "Dawggy Mountain Breakdown" by David Grisman |
| Other themes | "Dixie Flyer" (intermission) by Randy Newman "Stump the Chumps" by B. J. Leiderman |
| Website | www |
| Podcast | https://www.cartalk.com/radio/our-show#listening |
The Car Talk radio show was honored with a Peabody Award in 1992, and the Magliozzis were both inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2018.
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