Name: How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany
Uploaded: 2020-06-25T19:51:44Z
Duration: 13 min 1 s
Description: How do you end a story? Host of "Radiolab" Jad Abumrad tells how his search for an answer led him home to the mountains of Tennessee, where he met an unexpected teacher: Dolly Parton.

How do you end a story? Host of "Radiolab" Jad Abumrad tells how his search for an answer led him home to the mountains of Tennessee, where he met an unexpected teacher: Dolly Parton.

How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany

Stories often end in a comfortable feeling of wonder, but real life rarely resolves so neatly. After encountering conflicting truths—like a Laotian villager's testimony denied by scientific evidence—one journalist realized that narrative endings need something deeper. A journey through Dolly Parton's world revealed that shared spaces, like her concerts, can unite unlikely groups and spark unexpected revelations. Sometimes, the greatest power of storytelling lies in holding tension until a new, shared understanding emerges.

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Jad Abumrad: How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany