The Art of A Cappella with Pentatonix
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Pushkin Industries
4.5 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2019
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Malcolm Gladwell, along with guest-host, Daisy Rosario, talks with the five members of Pentatonix from GSI Studios in NYC. The quintet, who got their start on YouTube, discuss their approach to arranging a cappella versions of pop songs, writing original music, their collaboration with Dolly Parton and so much more! Pentatonix kick off their summer tour of the U.S. in Oakland this May 11. Go to http://ptxofficial.com/ for details and https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ for a playlist of songs we've curated of the group!
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| 0:00.0 | Just like a treasured mixtape from your favorite crush, the Prince mixtape from CNN audio |
| 0:15.7 | is a reflection of all the care and passion, the big moments and small that made up a life, |
| 0:21.5 | Prince's life, and it starts at the beginning. |
| 0:24.0 | And walking to the studio, you could hardly hear he's singing quieter than a mouse. |
| 0:29.3 | I said, Prince, you're singing so quiet I can't even record it. |
| 0:32.9 | Listen to the Prince mixtape on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or your favorite podcast app. |
| 0:40.5 | Not long ago, I was having dinner with some old family friends. |
| 0:43.9 | They have two daughters in their early 20s, Joanna and Annely. |
| 0:48.2 | Joanna and Annely are serious music people, super serious. |
| 0:53.0 | So I said to them, if you could invite anyone, anyone, |
| 0:56.8 | I'm broken record, who would it be? |
| 0:59.0 | And they both answered pentatonics. |
| 1:02.0 | Not Beyonce, not a Dell, not a reincarnated Elvis Presley, pentatonics, |
| 1:07.5 | an acropella group from Arlington, Texas that got its start on YouTube. |
| 1:12.3 | That I'm going to guess most people over the age of 30 have never heard of. |
| 1:16.5 | So what do we do? |
| 1:17.7 | Well, we invited pentatonics, I'm broken record. |
| 1:20.3 | Of course, where I have to admit, I fell in love with them, even though I'm twice the rage. |
| 1:26.0 | My name is Malcolm Gladwell, you're listening to Broken Record. |
| 1:47.5 | Hi, Matt. |
| 1:48.5 | I'm Kirsten. |
| 1:49.3 | I'm Mitch. |
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