i was thinking back to all these radiolab episodes, patient zero ans one, we cover the origins of aids. And people say, ok, what o w. We have to do something on this? This is us? Or is this a thing that's too on the news that you would stay away from? You sure to have both thoughts at once, really. I mean, there's a lot of layers to this particular moment. Like there's the fact of the pandemic as its unfolding, and then there's everyone's reaction to it. It doesn't feel like the true vision of america right now. i think about it in terms of this also in terms of the
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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