Jul 17

Neither Confirm Nor Deny

In an episode we first ran back in 2019, we explore how a sunken nuclear submarine, a crazy billionaire, and a mechanical claw gave birth to a phrase that has hounded journalists and lawyers for 40 years and embodies the tension between the public’s desire for transparency and th ... Show More

29m 5s

Jul 10

The Holy Shiver

Lauren Brown gets goosebumps. A lot. Sometimes several times a day. When her partner, writer Carmen Maria Machado, noticed it...she couldn't stop thinking about it. Why does she get them in so many different situations? What’s happening in her body and what does it mean? We take ... Show More

37m 47s

Jul 3

Atomic Artifacts

Back in the 1950s, facing the threat of nuclear annihilation, federal officials sat down and pondered what American life would actually look like after an atomic attack. They faced a slew of practical questions like: Who would count the dead and where would they build the refugee ... Show More

40m 48s

Nov 2019

Neon Moss

In this episode, we go back up the mountain to visit Dolly’s actual Tennessee mountain home. But, can you ever go home again? Dolly tells us stories about her first trips out of the holler, and shares with us where she lives now. Back on the mountaintop, standing under the rain b ... Show More

41m 41s

Oct 2019

Tennessee Mountain Trance

We journey into the Dollyverse dimension: "Tennessee Mountain Home."Like all law abiding Tennesseans, Jad grew up with the song on a loop. He hadn’t planned to talk with Dolly about it, but much to his surprise, he is drawn into a Tennessee Mountain Trance. The trance opens a por ... Show More

40m 27s

Sep 2025

How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany | Jad Abumrad (re-release)

How do you end a story? Host of "Radiolab" Jad Abumrad tells how his search for an answer led him home to the mountains of Tennessee, where he met an unexpected teacher: Dolly Parton.This episode originally aired on July 12, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i ... Show More

14m 22s

Dec 2019

Dolly Parton's America

At the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, we drop in on a history class called “Dolly Parton’s America.” (We borrowed the name for our series!) Taught by Dr. Lynn Sacco, the class is filled with college students who grew up in rural Appalachia, many of whom are the first in th ... Show More

40m 29s

Oct 2019

Dolly Parton's America Trailer

In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons. Join us for a 9-part journey into the Dollyverse. ... Show More

1m 4s

Sep 2025

How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany | Jad Abumrad (re-release)

How do you end a story? Host of "Radiolab" Jad Abumrad tells how his search for an answer led him home to the mountains of Tennessee, where he met an unexpected teacher: Dolly Parton.This episode originally aired on July 12, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i ... Show More

14m 22s

Dec 2020

Dolly Parton

<p>This is a BIG one!!! Straight out of Nashville, the one and only Country ICON Dolly Parton joins us on Table Manners.</p><p>We chatted to Dolly - dressed head to toe in festive gear - back in October, before her beautiful book Storyteller had reached these shores and before we ... Show More

44m 48s

Oct 2017

Dolly Parton In Studio + Amy Talks To Her Kids + Fake News Story Of The Day

Dolly Parton stops by the studio, Amy gets to talk to her kids in Haiti and Lunchbox's 'Fake News Story Of The Day' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 34m

Dolly Parton's America: Neon Moss