Published: November 25, 2019
With a new podcast, Netflix show and touring musical, Parton is all over pop culture again. But why now?
If Carrie Bradshaw’s narration of “I couldn’t help but wonder …” was the cultural voice of the early 2000s, then the voices of American men working for public radio are the 2010s equivalent.
In his popular new podcast Dolly Parton’s America, Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad interrogates Parton’s history and her enduring appeal, particularly in the context of Trump’s America. He melds archival tape and his own interviews with the country singer, and talks to her fans and country music experts, to explore why the 73-year-old is still so beloved across age, race, economic and geographic lines.
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