{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655bba4578d7ac0011fb4649/6a90eaaf248eff970bbfdc5a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"674: Dolly Parton Explained","description":"<p>In this episode, we honor the life well lived of Dolly Parton. Join us as we revisit her humble beginnings and remarkable career, celebrate the many ways she’s changed the cultural landscape, and unpack the very particular Dolly magic that has kept her in a category all her own. Plus, Knox and Jamie make predictions for who might be best suited to follow in her legendary footsteps.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Relevant links:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Our full show notes are at <a href=\"https://knoxandjamie.com/674\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">knoxandjamie.com/674</a></li><li>We’re celebrating one year of our newest podcast: Shelf Respect. Learn more at <a href=\"http://readwithshelfrespect.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">readwithshelfrespect.com</a> or become a Hardback at <a href=\"http://patreon.com/shelfrespect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/shelfrespect</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DceNXgPJyZ9/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RIP Dolly Parton&nbsp;</a></li><li>Listen to the Steel Magnolias Cinema Sidepiece at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://knoxandjamie.com/dolly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">knoxandjamie.com/dolly</a></li><li><strong>Her Career</strong>: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia</a> | <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000573/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_dolly%20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IMDb</a> | <a href=\"https://www.dollyparton.com/music\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Discography</a> | <a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?content_type=movie&amp;q=dolly%20parton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Filmography</a>&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Call outs</strong>: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton_as_a_gay_icon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dolly Parton as a Gay Icon Wiki</a> | <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUJvwLQf/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BK Crown Video</a> | <a href=\"https://amzn.to/4dgwQIi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cake Boxes</a> | <a href=\"https://www.dollyslifeofmanycolors.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum</a> | <a href=\"https://www.broadway.com/buzz/207095/dolly-partons-story-comes-to-broadway-in-dolly-a-true-original-musicaltickets-are-now-on-sale/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22855272851&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD-mnJvBahGOhc4HCitfBlaupVnjs&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw79nUBhCgARIsADSHka0N53xLq7WNNo3mTVBK8MAFZqRsUl6VOyN00MPpNASxyCaplX-6UggaAnE_EALw_wcB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dolly: A True Original Musical</a> | <a href=\"https://pitchfork.com/news/dolly-parton-cancels-las-vegas-residency-citing-health-issues-ive-still-got-some-healing-to-do/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vegas Residency</a> | <a href=\"https://amzn.to/4y6hEFC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2022’s Mountain Magic Christmas</a></li><li><strong>Charity Legacy</strong>:<a href=\"https://imaginationlibrary.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Imagination Library</a> | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollywood_Foundation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dollywood Foundation</a> | <a href=\"https://fortune.com/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-rags-to-riches-philanthropy-one-million-dollars-to-moderna-covid-vaccine-development/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Covid Vaccine Research Donation</a></li><li><strong>DPSSP (™)</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUJTUnKy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pedro Pascal</a> | <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUJTK51n/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Maddux</a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/keke/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Keke Palmer</a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/itsgarytime/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gary from Teen Mom</a> | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_LaBeouf#Controversies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shia LaBeouf</a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lauradern/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Dern</a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/timmytychilders/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Childers</a> | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Fox\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael J. Fox</a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/adamsandler/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Sandler</a> | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebon_Moss-Bachrach\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ebon Moss-Bachrach</a></li><li><strong>Taking the Baton?</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUJKBp2h/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift</a> | <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BabyThisisKekePalmer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Keke Palmer</a> | <a href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-dolly-parton-tribute-1236324633/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sabrina Carpenter</a> | <a href=\"https://people.com/reese-witherspoon-reveals-how-dolly-parton-signed-off-her-letters-12068288\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Witherspoon</a>&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Drive bys</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DcexRarRryZ/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ricky Schroder</a> | <a href=\"https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/chattanooga-medicine-company/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chattanooga Medicine Company</a> | <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regis_Philbin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Who Wants To Be A Millionaire</a> | <a href=\"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Living/meet-katie-new-female-eagle-spending-time-jackies/story?id=135744195\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Jamie’s canceled Shadow</a> | <a href=\"https://ew.com/ridley-scott-rep-addresses-rumored-feud-paul-mescal-12075929\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ridley Scott</a> | <a href=\"https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/28/barton-jack-barton-could-this-unknown-british-actor-be-the-next-james-bond\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Barton as Bond</a> | <a href=\"https://knoxandjamie.com/green-light/rogue-heroes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rogue Heroes</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Red Light Mentions</strong>: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/2WSyZvOGDRjPvhY6xUNZ71?si=d1de6f485a3c417a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Bryan - Signs</a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https://amzn.to/46zX0Sz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ACOTAR</a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https://variety.com/2026/film/news/mel-gibson-mocks-asl-interpreter-fan-expo-apologizes-1236847278/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mel Gibson</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://knoxandjamie.com/green-lights\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Green Lights:</strong></a></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://knoxandjamie.com/?search_type=green-lights&amp;cat=&amp;genre=&amp;recommended=2&amp;streaming=&amp;book_type=&amp;web_stuff=&amp;s=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jamie</strong></a><strong>:</strong> show - <a href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/5d4924b7-1cde-47c3-8852-f30bdd7fe979\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Furious</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://knoxandjamie.com/?search_type=green-lights&amp;cat=&amp;genre=&amp;recommended=1&amp;streaming=&amp;book_type=&amp;web_stuff=&amp;s=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Knox</strong></a><strong>: </strong>show - <a href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/5d4924b7-1cde-47c3-8852-f30bdd7fe979\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Furious</a> | docuseries - <a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/81989322\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Death of the Pastor’s Wife</a> | podcast - <a href=\"https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dolly Parton’s America</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Bonus segment:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/popcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join us on Patreon</a> to listen ad-free and get exclusive weekly and monthly content.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://knoxandjamie.com/sponsors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Episode sponsors</strong></a><strong>:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"http://square.com/go/popcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Square</a><strong> | </strong><a href=\"http://forhers.com/popcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hers</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden"}