# More NPR staff shakeup! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Show\ **Created:** [November 7, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210 "2017-11-07T14:43:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rupert\_Pupkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@Rupert\_Pupkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rupert_Pupkin)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/1 "2017-11-07T14:43:34Z")
From several news sources: Pat McCann, longtime Sexual Harassment Intervention Counselor at NPR’s Car Talk was forced into retirement after numerous women came forward with various allegations. “How could someone with a name like that ever have been hired in the first place?” one woman complained. Also let go was Mr. McCann’s longtime assistant Manny Bumsfeldt. Mr. McCann has been replaced by former Car Talk employee and noted sexual harassment expert Natasha Diaz. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/2 "2017-11-07T14:44:54Z")
Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe have been notified. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/3 "2017-11-07T21:54:28Z")
Oh the long tentacles of the Hollyweed crowd. Do as I say not as I do. But you know we’re not stupid enough here to take you serious. ---
**Author:** ![Rupert\_Pupkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@Rupert\_Pupkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rupert_Pupkin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/4 "2017-11-10T18:14:55Z")
Not quite sure what to make of this last comment. Either someone for whom the CT closing credits are completely over their head or this is some kind of Russian troll-bot programmed to mindlessly insert right wing talking points on all NPR-sexual harassment related postings. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/5 "2017-11-10T19:21:26Z")
At least NPR did the right thing and fired him. Fox on the other hand doesn’t do anything until years after and sponsors start leaving. How many complaints against OReilly before he finally was let go. Even after several allegations came out he got a raise. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/6 "2017-11-10T19:36:22Z")
Mike, the OP was making a silly joke which really was not all that funny. Comrade Bing ---
**Author:** ![Waterbuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f07891/32.png) [@Waterbuff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Waterbuff)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/7 "2017-11-10T20:18:13Z")
I agree it wasn’t funny (trust me, I’ve laughed all my life and more with CarTalk) 😉 The OP has been around for all of 3 days and might have been out to be offensive and crude rather than be silly. ---
**Author:** ![Rupert\_Pupkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@Rupert\_Pupkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rupert_Pupkin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/8 "2017-11-10T22:43:21Z")
My sincere apologies - didn’t mean to offend anyone. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/9 "2017-11-10T23:17:05Z")
Rather than apologies, you might want to just explain where the heck your comment on Russian bots inserting right wing comments came from? Huh? We’ve tried to keep politics out of this place because it drives some nuts. Then because you don’t get any laughs on your original post, you come up with some political drivel. Got any car questions? ---
**Author:** ![Rupert\_Pupkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@Rupert\_Pupkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rupert_Pupkin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/10 "2017-11-11T00:43:18Z")
I just didn’t understand your response to my original post. It seemed to take a swipe at some supposed “hollyweed” crowd - I certainly didn’t think my original post was political in the least. But happy to restrict any future comments to the finer points of cars and car repair. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/11 "2017-11-11T01:57:46Z")
You may not have noticed but sexual harassment and its connection to politics has been hot and heavy in the news lately. ---
**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/12 "2017-11-11T02:32:54Z")
+1 to Bing’s observation. It’s not a great time for sexual harassment jokes, even of a punny nature. I️ knew where you were going with the comment, so I️ didn’t moderate it out. Let’s try to keep it car related. Political comments get a bit too heated so we have a gentleman’s agreement of sorts to try to keep such mentions to a minimum. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/13 "2017-11-11T04:07:58Z")
Yes, even as a jokster I don’t find it funny, not today, not yesterday and not tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/14 "2017-11-11T15:52:23Z")
Would someone please explain WTF this to do with cars? @cdaquila ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/15 "2017-11-11T18:01:05Z")
> [@Whitey](#): > > Would someone please explain WTF this to do with cars? Well, it does have to do with **The Show** , since “Pat McCann” and “Natasha Diaz” are on Car Talk’s list of Official Staff Credits (along with Hans T. Joseph, Sexual Harassment Trainer, Frankfurt Office). ---
**Author:** ![Waterbuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f07891/32.png) [@Waterbuff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Waterbuff)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/16 "2017-11-11T19:12:44Z")
> [@insightful](#): > > Well, it does have to do with The Show, since “Pat McCann” and “Natasha Diaz” are on Car Talk’s list of Official Staff Credits (along with Hans T. Joseph, Sexual Harassment Trainer, Frankfurt Office). Were these 3 names ever mentioned on air? If not, then maybe they have to do with [cartalk.com](http://cartalk.com) rather than the program. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/17 "2017-11-11T20:06:47Z")
> [@Waterbuff](#): > > Were these 3 names ever mentioned on air? I have no idea…there are over 600 credits on the list… Edit: Since there were over 1000 episodes since they went national in 1986, I’m guessing that yes, they were used on the air. ;-] ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/18 "2017-11-11T20:21:31Z")
> [@cdaquila](#): > > Let’s try to keep it car related. There is **_nothing_** car-related about this discussion, which is why I can’t understand why you’re allowing it to continue. ---
**Author:** ![Waterbuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f07891/32.png) [@Waterbuff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Waterbuff)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/19 "2017-11-11T20:35:04Z")
I don’t recognize them and have a different guess – that many were made up and added to the website and not necessarily used on the show. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210/20 "2017-11-11T20:40:56Z")
> [@Waterbuff](#): > > I don’t recognize them… For your enjoyment: [https://www.cartalk.com/content/staff-credits](https://www.cartalk.com/content/staff-credits) ;-] [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-npr-staff-shakeup/109210.md?page=2)