Rich Rebuilds' journey from Harvard drop-out to YouTube sensation

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🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Rich Benoit of Rich Rebuilds posts popular do-it-yourself car repair videos on YouTube. He talks about his new memoir. Then, some drivers will soon have to pay $9 to bring their cars into the most congested parts of Manhattan. WNYC's Stephen Nessen tells us more. And, 74-year-old Linda Vanderloop just finished the Appalachian Trail with her daughter Hanna, setting the record as the oldest known woman to thru-hike the trail. Vanderloop joins us.

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0:38.9	The car may explode. I don't know what's going to happen.
0:41.7	So, no freaking way.
0:46.6	Don't let a little life-threatening danger stop you from learning your craft.
0:51.2	It's Friday, November 29th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WVR. I'm
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1:10.7	selling you anything. Instead, we've got Friday, but this is public radio, so we're not selling you anything.
1:12.2	Instead, we've got the story of New York's new plan to make it more expensive to drive in Manhattan.
1:18.5	Also, the oldest known woman to through hike the Appalachian Trail says it was the journey of a lifetime.
1:25.8	I was always looking forward to tomorrow.
1:27.7	There are just so many beautiful, beautiful sites and views,
1:32.3	and every day brought us something new that way.
1:35.1	Before we get to that, though, have you ever fixed up your own car?
1:39.5	I have not.
1:40.7	Seems like a good thing to be able to do.
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