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| Ray & Tom
Magliozzi |
Car Talk is hosted by Tom and Ray
Magliozzi, better known to their listeners as "Click and
Clack, the Tappet Brothers" - monikers taken from the clickety-clack
sound of aging automobiles. Imagine the Marx Brothers answering
questions about automobiles. Picture Monty Python trying
to imitate car noises. Think of A.J. Foyt telling someone
how to open the car hood. Mix it all up, throw in a little
Dr. Ruth and a little Smothers Brothers, and you've got Car
Talk, NPR's Peabody Award-winning radio program heard by
more than 3 million listeners each week.
During the show, the brothers freely
dispense expert car advice to callers in the broad accents
of their native East Cambridge neighborhood. But the
irreverent program is about much more than just automotive
repair. "People have always told us that the calls about
peoples' relationships are some of our best calls," says
Tom. "We believe them. We know that the calls about car
problems aren't our best calls, so our best calls had
to be something else." Whatever the call, Tom and Ray
handle each with spirited comments and sound advice that
listeners have grown to expect each week. |