 On February 22 , The New Yorker featured a video of Wainwright performing " The Krugman Blues " and complimenting the publication 's March 2010 article which profiled economist Paul Krugman . Part of " Cash for Clunkers " was featured in a segment of NPR 's program Car Talk . Wainwright was able to promote the album by touring both before and after the album 's release . The Loud and Rich Tour , which co @-@ headlined Wainwright and long @-@ time friend Richard Thompson , began in the fall of 2009 and continued into 2011 . 
