Jad Abumrad is the co-creator and host of Radiolab. His new podcast is Dolly Parton's America.

“There’s a way in which, I think, it felt more honest to be more confused in our stories. So that’s where we went.”

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[03:27] "Patient Zero" (Radiolab • Nov 2011)

[04:34] Dolly Parton's America

[17:32] 9 to 5 (1980)

[19:00] "Dixie Disappearance" (Dolly Parton's America • Dec 2017)

[17:32] "My Tennessee Mountain Home" (1973)

[33:10] More Perfect

[33:19] "The Architect" (More Perfect • Dec 2017)

[36:12] Democracy in America (Alexis de Tocqueville • 1835)

[40:05] "Where Does the Term Redneck Come From?" (Slate • Dec 2019)

[40:58] "Race" (Radiolab • Dec 2008)

[42:10] "Yellow Rain" (Radiolab • Sep 2012)

[1:05:47] "Playing God" (Radiolab • Aug 2016)

[1:06:21] "Words" (Radiolab • Aug 2010)

[1:07:31] "Musical Language" (Radiolab • Sep 2007)

[1:08:07] "Lucy" (Radiolab • Feb 2010)

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