The Magliozzi Brothers

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

John Schaefer joked that it's the "quickest that I ever lost control of an interview."

In 1993, the day before their visit to our studios, Tom and Ray Magliozzi had accepted a Peabody Award for 'Car Talk.' At the studio, they reveal their hidden talent as Bluegrass musicians and take some fake calls from our staff.


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