Episode 383: Jad Abumrad

Published: March 11, 2020, 3:40 p.m.

Jad Abumrad is the co-creator and host of Radiolab. His new podcast is Dolly Parton's America.\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s a way in which, I think, it felt more honest to be more confused in our stories. So that\u2019s where we went.\u201d\n\nThanks to Mailchimp and Pitt Writers for sponsoring this week's episode.\n@JadAbumrad\njadabumrad.com\n[03:27] "Patient Zero" (Radiolab \u2022 Nov 2011)\n[04:34] Dolly Parton's America\n[17:32] 9 to 5 (1980)\n[19:00] "Dixie Disappearance" (Dolly Parton's America \u2022 Dec 2017)\n[17:32] "My Tennessee Mountain Home" (1973)\n[33:10] More Perfect\n[33:19] "The Architect" (More Perfect \u2022 Dec 2017)\n[36:12] Democracy in America (Alexis de Tocqueville \u2022 1835)\n[40:05] "Where Does the Term Redneck Come From?" (Slate \u2022 Dec 2019)\n[40:58] "Race" (Radiolab \u2022 Dec 2008)\n[42:10] "Yellow Rain" (Radiolab \u2022 Sep 2012)\n[1:05:47] "Playing God" (Radiolab \u2022 Aug 2016)\n[1:06:21] "Words" (Radiolab \u2022 Aug 2010)\n[1:07:31] "Musical Language" (Radiolab \u2022 Sep 2007)\n[1:08:07] "Lucy" (Radiolab \u2022 Feb 2010)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices