PODCAST: Dolly Parton for president?

Robyn Curnow owns a T-shirt that says: Dolly for President. Make Country Music Great Again.

Every time she wears it to the gym in Atlanta, she gets smiles – old, young, liberal, conservative, gym bros, church ladies.

In fact, she knows two people who actually voted for Dolly Parton in the last election.

• In a country that agrees on almost nothing … Dolly Parton is the exception
• A country star who somehow transcends politics
• Beloved by the right and quietly embraced by the left
• A masterclass in influence without division

So what does Dolly understand about America that everyone else has missed? Listen or read more here.

Robyn Curnow’s podcast, “Searching for America”, examines the US from her outsider perspective – as a South African living in the American South. 

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