America's funniest auto mechanics take calls from weary car owners all over the country, and crack wise while they diagnose Dodges and dismiss Diahatsus. You don't have to know anything about cars to love this one hour weekly laugh fest.
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510208/car-talk
New Mix: Sleigh Bells, Omar Souleyman, Blood Orange, More
On this episode of All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Stephen Thompson stops by in his 1984 Dodge Omni to pick up hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton for a trip down Memory Lane, revisiting artists they discovered years ago. Stephen's most recent Good Listener column asked the question: "How do you get your parents into new music?" The gang talks about the dynamic of sharing music between generations, which prompts Stephen to play a cut both he and his mother love: Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car." Also on the show: hear why Björk loves the sound of Syrian musician Omar Souleyman; Dev Hynes returns with a new album under the name Blood Orange; Sleigh Bells turn up the gain with a noisy and thrilling pop-rock record; and Irish singer James Vincent McMorrow takes a surprising turn from folk to R&B. Sleigh Bells Album: Bitter Rivals Song: Bitter Rivals Blood Orange Album: Cupid Deluxe Song: Chamakay Omar Souleyman Album: Wenu Wenu Song: Khattaba Tracy Chapman Album: Tracy Chapman Song: Fast Car James Vincent McMorrow Album: Post Tropical Song: Cavalier Ex Hex Album: Hot and Cold Song: Hot and Cold Mind Spiders Album: Inhumanistic Song: Steady