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August 31, 2025 91 mins

In our second and final episode on the life and music of Dolly Parton, we pick up in the 1980s. Dolly makes a splash into Hollywood, endures some dark times in her personal life, gets dropped by her long-time record label, and roars back under new management. Then Jason makes his pitch for Dolly being among the top 5 American women in history and we reflect on how profiling a pop culture figure differs from the other subjects we've tackled.

If you're interested in listening to any of the songs we've discussed, here's a list of titles to try out:

Mule Skinner Blues 

Jolene

Silver Dagger

Wildflowers

My Tennessee Mountain Home

Just Because I'm a Woman

I Will Always Love You

If I had Wings 

The Bargain Store

Shine (Austin City Limits) 

PMS Blues 

Backwoods Barbie

If you hadn't been there I wouldn't be here  

9 to 5 

Rockstar

Travelin Prayer

Blue Smoke 

Cash on the Barrelhead

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