Tag Archives: Car Talk

Object to reruns of Car Talk? Then what about Firesign Theater and Alan Watts?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Matthew Lasar

We briefly return to the Great Car Talk Debate in this post. I lean towards the argument that public radio stations shouldn’t recycle old editions of the popular show, now that it has ceased new broadcasts. Radio Survivor’s Paul Riismandel … finish reading Object to reruns of Car Talk? Then what about Firesign Theater and Alan Watts?

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Ira Glass says stations should junk recycled Car Talk

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Paul Riismandel

This American Life creator Ira Glass, has gone on public record in the public broadcasting journal Current declaring that stations should drop Car Talk when hosts Click and Clack retire this fall and the show goes into reruns. Or, at … finish reading Ira Glass says stations should junk recycled Car Talk

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Car Talk led the vanguard of consolidation and homogenization in public radio

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Paul Riismandel

Car Talk is certainly one of the most popular, in addition to long-running, syndicated public radio programs in the US. Last week the hosts, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, announced that they will retire from the show in the fall, although … finish reading Car Talk led the vanguard of consolidation and homogenization in public radio

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