Ideas change everything

How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany

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Jad Abumrad |

TED2020

• June 2020

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.

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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.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

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Listen to Dolly Parton's America, a podcast hosted by Jad Abumrad.

Listen to Jad Abumrad on Radiolab as he investigates our strange world.

About the speaker

Radio host, producer

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As a producer, the creator and host of the popular syndicated radio program "Radiolab" (among many other shows and podcasts), Jad Abumrad tells true stories that help people find beauty in a chaotic world.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

Read our curation guidelines.

Listen to Dolly Parton's America, a podcast hosted by Jad Abumrad.

Listen to Jad Abumrad on Radiolab as he investigates our strange world.