What Is It About Adele’s Voice?

The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2015

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, music writer Chris Molanphy explains what’s made Adele’s new album 25 an epic success. It is her voice or the cult of Adele? Chris writes Slate’s Why Is This Song No. 1 column. For the Spiel, a Bruce Springsteen bootleg features a very special holiday preamble. Today’s sponsors: Shari’s Berries. Fresh berries dipped in chocolate, starting at just $19.99 are a great last-minute gift, and double your berries for just $10. Visit berries.com, click on the microphone, and use the code GIST. Make holiday shopping easier with the Slate Gift Guide, a curated collection of products selected by Slate editors and writers. These are the things that most improved our lives this year, wrapped up in one guide for you. Find something for everyone on your list at picks.slate.com. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.3	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:42.8	It's Friday, December 18, 2015.
0:48.4	From Slate, it's the Just Die Mike Pasca.
0:51.0	President Obama had a year-end press conference today.
0:54.3	He looked at 5% unemployment in a past funding bill in the Paris Accords.
0:58.2	You know, that's maybe hopeful about the environment.
1:00.6	And he didn't even mention this part, really, really low oil prices.
1:03.7	He added it all together and he said,
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