Beyoncé vs. Adele? No Contest | Episode 14

Cannonball with Wesley Morris

The New York Times

News, News Commentary, Arts, Society & Culture

4.7 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Good news: Jenna’s back! And in the wake of this week’s Grammy nominations, she’s here to say that no matter how desperate the internet may be for a Beyoncé and Adele rivalry, it’s just not a competition. Next, New York Times tech reporter Mike Isaac helps explain what Facebook’s attempt to enter China means for the service and our lives. Finally, we help a listener solve a holiday gift dilemma.

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0:00.0	So do you want to talk about Gilmore Girls?
0:02.0	I don't want to talk about that show.
0:04.0	I'm Wesley Morris.
0:08.0	I'm Jenna Werthum and this is still processing.
0:13.0	Kamanetia, some I live from the New York Times newsroom.
0:17.0	I'm live.
0:18.0	You look live.
0:19.0	I feel alive.
0:20.0	I feel alive.
0:21.0	Apparently I don't look live.
0:22.0	Apparently what I look like is the person going to job interview.
0:25.0	You look a substitute teacher but it's working for you.
0:27.0	It's working for you.
0:28.0	When the original dis was delivered, it was not a substitute teacher.
0:33.0	I was going to apply for a job at a prep school.
0:36.0	Well that's the same thing.
0:38.0	More or less.
0:39.0	I think every prep school teacher in America just fell over dead.
0:43.0	So thanks for killing them off.
0:46.0	So what I love about this tone that we're coming in with,
0:49.0	because it's very hunger gamesy, which is basically how we feel about the Grammy nominations.
0:54.0	It is like Gully.
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