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Dec 2019
26m 37s

She's Alive!

WNYC STUDIOS & OSM AUDIO
About this episode
As Dolly will tell you, so much of who she is - her creativity, her music, her stance on life - emanates from her faith, but what exactly is that faith? The answer is deeply surprising. In this episode, Dolly tells a story of finding God in an abandoned church filled with X-rated graffiti.  And she speaks of her plans for how she'll be remembered after she’s ... Show More
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