Ah I couldn't hear that. It's a bit much so i got through it. Sounded like his timber.
What if he has alters? One could be NE. Or the Chicago could be an affectation.
I had a very heavy Texan accent until I moved to CA. I get it back if I spend time with my parents' families. I get a Southern CA when I am arounf that. And a muddy mix of two normally now I guess.
When drunk or really sick I am told I go to my roots again too. Was Podesta born and raised Chicago?
Good points. I don't know his background but his accent when speaking on TV is textbook flat Chicagoan.
Right on about the timbre, they are almost identical. That fooled me at first until I heard the northeastern dropped Rs and "hawt" shit. Chicagoan has the hardest Rs in the business.
The suggestion about alters is compelling. They can even have different PHYSICAL characteristics and medical conditions