This Week on Car Talk

#1704: They're All Jerks

Original Air Date: 01.28.2017
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This week on The Best of Car Talk, Joyce’s mild-mannered husband teaches meditation by day, but when he gets behind the wheel, he turns into a cross between Mario Andretti and Tony Soprano. Is it the car, the traffic, or does Joyce’s husband have a dark side?
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