Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
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Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#2RIP. They were so entertaining. I never knew shit about cars but always felt a bit of excitement when I was in the car and heard that we'd be listening to them instead of some of my parents' music.
Also this is pretty great:
> Tom and Ray Magliozzi did open that do-it-yourself repair shop in the early '70s. They called it Hackers Heaven.
Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#3Aww man. I love Click and Clack. I know nothing about cars, I don't even have an interest in them, but I loved listening to these two talk about cars.
My favorite episode was the one where he talked in depth about his time in the Army and how he didn't fit in, but every episode was a good listen.
Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#4I hope Melissa "the Twerp" Peterson (http://www.wnyc.org/story/1421-my-dog-hates-you-too/) does a eulogy for him.
(Girl who wrote a letter complaining that the show sucked and that she had to listen because her parents did in the car... they had her on and she'd periodically call in for years)
My all-time favorite was the episode where someone called in and said that their vehicle would run pretty well but with lots of vibration for 8 minutes, then the engine would cut and refuse to start up again. It turned out to be someone onboard the Space Shuttle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moAqzM4ptm8
Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#5Aww man. I love Click and Clack. I know nothing about cars, I don't even have an interest in them, but I loved listening to these two talk about cars. My favorite episode was the one where he talked in depth about his time in the Army and how he didn't fit in, but every episode was a good listen.
That sounds great. Is this the episode?
http://podtail.com/podcast/npr-car-talk-podcast/1430-the-and...
Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#6I was/am listening to Car talk right now - when I saw this post. We are going to miss him.
Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#7Listening to car talk taught me an enormous amount about how to be an engineer, and it helped teach my wife how to be a doctor. How to formulate hypotheses and ask the right questions to test them, and that no matter how expert you are in your field, you will always encounter some oddball phenomenon that's entirely new to you.
Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#8One of the best radio personalities I have known in my lifetime.
Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#9Really a special presence on the radio for so many years. So intelligent, so humane, so humorous, so useful!
I feel I learned much about the art of troubleshooting in general from Car Talk.
Re: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77
#10RIP. They were so entertaining. I never knew shit about cars but always felt a bit of excitement when I was in the car and heard that we'd be listening to them instead of some of my parents' music. Also this is pretty great: > Tom and Ray Magliozzi did open that do-it-yourself repair shop in the early '70s. They called it Hackers Heaven.
Don't care about cars. Care about those devices called "humans". These dudes fixes and tuned the latter while appearing to fix and tune the former. And one will not be the same without the other. So many fond memories...