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The Best of Car Talk

#2534: Uncle Know it All

The Best of Car Talk

NPR

Comedy, Automotive, Leisure

4.816.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Scott has an ex-aerospace industry relative who's affectionately referred to as 'Uncle Know-it-all' and has been telling Scott that he's driving his car all wrong. Can Click and Clack land this one safely? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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On the next Thulein from NPR.

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For the presidency, I'm indebted to Almighty God.

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I'm in charge of the country,

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and I need to serve all the American people

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and not just the political machine.

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The origins of the modern civil service.

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Listen to Thuline, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Music service. Listen to Thuline, wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome to Car Talk from National Public Radio with us Click and Clack the Tappert Brothers,

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and we're broadcasting this week from the kinder and gentler division here at Carhart Plaza.

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Now, we just want to take a moment at this particular time of year to offer, especially

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this time of year, to offer our appreciation to the new, kinder and gentler internal

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revenue service.

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Recent experience.

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We had first-hand experience many times.

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been making around the country.

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I thought it was brilliant.

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