Dixie Disappearance
b'This episode delves into the controversy surrounding Dolly Parton\\u2019s Stampede (formerly known as \\u201cDolly Parton\\u2019s\\xa0Dixie\\xa0Stampede\\u201d)\\u2014a dinner theater that presents the Civil War as a friendly competition between neighbors. In the wake of the Charlottesville Riots in 2017, the\\xa0Dixie\\xa0Stampede was called out by the press, and then became embroiled in the larger national conversation about Civil War monuments and the white-washing of history. Dolly\\u2019s business conglomerate decided to eliminate \\u201cDixie\\u201d from the name, which caused further uproar.\\xa0\\nDolly embodies \\u201ca quivering mass of irreconcilable contradictions\\u201d in a way very few other American figures do\\u2026 but has America arrived at a place where such contradictions are no longer defensible or tolerable?'