TN Week: Saint Dolly w/ Jad Abumrad

Published: Aug. 4, 2022, 1:19 p.m.

Big news! Niki Hemmer is moving to Vanderbilt University to teach and found a center on the presidency. To help her get up to speed, she\u2019s hosting \u201cTennessee Week\u201d on the show with a few conversations around some key and fascinating moments in TN history.

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Today, Niki and Kellie are joined by Jad Abumrad, founder of Radiolab, Nashville native, and host of \u201cDolly Parton\u2019s America.\u201d They discuss what Dolly Parton has meant to TN, and the country.

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