Remembering America’s queen of country music

WNYC’s nine-part podcast ‘Dolly Parton’s America’ explores the life and impact of the music icon. If, unlike US President Donald Trump, you don’t have the power to lower flags across your country to half-mast for a week, we suggest instead marking the passing of American national treasure Dolly Parton by listening to WNYC’s podcast series Dolly Parton’s America. Released in 2019, the nine-episode account of how the country music legend beat the odds to bring together Americans of every social, political, and cultural stratum is as relevant now as it was then — and is sure to make you, like it did this reporter, a fan for life. Listen to Dolly Parton’s America on Spotify.