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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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Fam Fam
July 16, 2020 at 3:55 pm
Wasted 13 minutes 2 seconds,,, on nothing.
мой
July 16, 2020 at 10:48 pm
same
jabygo
July 16, 2020 at 3:57 pm
Check out his podcast series Dolly Parton’s America !
Thịnh Nguyễn
July 16, 2020 at 4:10 pm
Could you translate into Vietnamese?
been ks
July 16, 2020 at 4:13 pm
eng sub is not in sync ;( editing is cool tho
injoi being
July 16, 2020 at 4:22 pm
I live there..its called Joyce Kilmer Memorial forest
Carson Fenne
July 16, 2020 at 4:31 pm
This is the most underrated Ted talk ever.
Ashton Zee
July 16, 2020 at 4:43 pm
… how did i know this was Jad from radio lab. He LOVES DOLLY PARTON
Sahil Chib
July 16, 2020 at 4:44 pm
I love to listen to stories that are fictional
بنت الحشد
July 16, 2020 at 4:48 pm
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July 16, 2020 at 4:53 pm
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silentdreamer821
July 16, 2020 at 5:04 pm
In Tennessee we have the east,middle, and west regions each with different cultures. I love you and would like to welcome you to East Tennessee.
uber301
July 16, 2020 at 5:08 pm
That very podcast episode about the Hmong absolutely soured my joy of listening. I never listened to another episode.
Convolver
July 16, 2020 at 5:32 pm
Must have some good drugs in Thailand
Rick Harold
July 16, 2020 at 5:42 pm
Nice!
Stalwartheart14
July 16, 2020 at 7:21 pm
Its weird that I have not seen his face until now, but heard his voice for at least 5 years.
lizardissimo
July 16, 2020 at 8:38 pm
More of this, please! Definitely what we need is the 3rd…especially but not just in the USA…..
0 0
July 16, 2020 at 9:35 pm
Ted talk worthy? Hmm
Jon Sweemer
July 16, 2020 at 9:38 pm
Storytelling is a lost art and thank the Good Lord there are still some like Jad Abumrad (and Dolly Parton!).
Bride Preparation
July 16, 2020 at 10:12 pm
Awesome..thanks for this video..
Bryan Atneosen
July 16, 2020 at 10:32 pm
Wrapping up an otherwise interesting story with pseudo “3rd” mystique was a disappointment.
Dolly gently connects people through common human emotions/needs. Kindness is her secret superpower.
мой
July 16, 2020 at 10:43 pm
This vid was pretty interesting till 5:37. Then it just got too american. I don’t know who “Dolly” is, I’m not interested in her and I don’t think she’s the solution to anything.
momocapicino
July 17, 2020 at 4:13 am
Then you missed the most important part of the video, keep watching and you’ll understand why Jad did an entire series on her
Maria Lelekis
July 19, 2020 at 8:53 pm
Wondering why you felt to make the remark “JUST GOT TOO AMERICAN.” So I guess if it were about Mexico, France or New Zeland that would be different and better for you.
And regarding your comment about not knowing who Dolly is Well She’s done much for her community and she has the imagination library where she provides free books for Any child Anywhere in the world. She has a ton of charities. She had a big heart and doesnt spend her time bashing others and trying to divide us as a country like so many in Hollywood and Music Industry. She doesn’t spend her time on spreading hate and being angry but instead she has a message of love. She’s done a lot for others and her music weaves a beautiful tapestry of life in the country which is part of our heritage in this country. It helps to see beyond the stereotypes that have been developed over time about country people in the south. She’s a wonderful story teller. Theres more but I’m sure you’re not interested. Not ashamed of my country. Both parents were immigrants and have done well as well as my relatives. Proud to be an American. Sorry you felt the need to be offened by it “being too American. Smh childish.
None of your Business
July 16, 2020 at 11:08 pm
As a journalist, your job is not to be a “storyteller”. Your job is to _report_ as objectively as possible; you know, like in “reporter”. Please leave the storytelling to the makers of *_fiction,_* because that’s what “stories” are. As a journalist, please stick to the objective *truth.* I know people have lost focus of _facts_ at the moment, but it is _your_ duty as a journalist to bring it *back.*
momocapicino
July 17, 2020 at 4:09 am
You clearly haven’t listened to his multitude of radio shows, because he reports on the facts in a story tellers way
Maria Lelekis
July 19, 2020 at 8:59 pm
@momocapicino yeah well that person- commenter is part of the problem we are seeing in this country. They no longer can think abstractly… Only black and white terms. Hope I dont get flagged for saying “black and white.”
Thelma Lee
July 17, 2020 at 12:15 am
Wow. I like to think of the “third thing,” and have for years. I use it in reference to romantic relationships mostly. You can actually see it in good relationships. It is nearly palpable. It is not exactly the sum of the two. It feels energetic mostly. I love the idea of extending this to all meaningful relationships.
Startup Funding Event Global
July 17, 2020 at 12:31 am
Great talk on searching for your purpose!
Sunny McNair
July 17, 2020 at 12:40 am
Beautifully done, as always. Love Jad!
Xuan Huynh
July 17, 2020 at 4:00 am
Beautiful talk about
Xuan Huynh
July 17, 2020 at 4:03 am
Beautiful talk about immigrants, healing division and Dolly Parton kindness.
Breanna Gregory
July 17, 2020 at 4:51 am
she gives free books to kids anywhere. my daughter just signed up. I’M SO GRATEFUL!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Dolly
Carrie Knox
July 19, 2020 at 11:43 pm
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Breanna Gregory
July 20, 2020 at 5:58 pm
@Carrie Knox ? ☺️
sunil singha
July 17, 2020 at 5:20 am
LEGEND SWAMI VIVEKANANDA original voice don,t miss
Mark Reese
July 17, 2020 at 5:26 am
“…interrogate those differences…” – It’s amazing what can be revealed when we start asking the right questions 👌 #GoFindTheThird
Linus Gaffney
July 17, 2020 at 9:31 am
Great 13.06 now try 3.41
Loan Kim
July 17, 2020 at 10:54 am
Tôi hiểu gì chết liền á
The Internaut
July 17, 2020 at 11:48 am
This *is* the _best_ video.
Dam Trang
July 17, 2020 at 12:57 pm
when I was 18 I wanted to be a storyteller. I wanted to travel the world, listen to people’s stories, listen to people from this part of the world, and re-tell it to people from another part. because I had always seen the cultural, societal, economic, and class differences I just knew that bridging those differences would be more beneficial to us all. a few years went by, I got into college and got some wrong ideas about the way society works (power and stuff) and could not manage to connect to what I do at all because of that. I had to retreat and reflect everything until now. I strongly resonate with this talk. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
J LA
July 17, 2020 at 1:48 pm
I’ve always thought Dolly was an uniquely amazing human-being. We really need to stop seeing each other as so different. We are not. She lives that truth.
Maria Lelekis
July 19, 2020 at 8:41 pm
Thank you
Vijit Daroch
July 17, 2020 at 8:08 pm
all the best man
D5quared91
July 17, 2020 at 10:22 pm
Creepy Stranger Things light flicker noise
Lieve Leysen
July 18, 2020 at 10:01 am
Beautiful 😊💖🙏🏻
#discoverenjoyfeelgood2
Alan
July 18, 2020 at 4:31 pm
If you try to bring people together in your journalism, you will be rare. Today’s mainstream media is focused on the horse race and “gotcha” stories that showcases our differences.
Maria Lelekis
July 19, 2020 at 8:43 pm
Wow my thoughts exactly
Sue Sanborn
July 18, 2020 at 4:40 pm
I think your third space might be found in Tao. From T. Freke: our opinions obscure our natural intuitive knowing. only when we fully acknowledge that we really do not know anything, are we empty enough to be filled with Tao. Only when we understand that we cannot possibly understand will we finally understand.
SoSiki
July 18, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Great!
Erik Burstiner
July 19, 2020 at 3:57 am
Jad, I didn’t know you were from Tennessee. I’ve listened to you for quite some time. Blah blah blah. Thanks for the video.
George Donaldson Jr
July 19, 2020 at 7:49 pm
An example on mental illness or just another one out to take your money, you choose.
Invox
July 19, 2020 at 8:33 pm
I believe that is THE biggest problem with the Media/Social Networks today: they all focus on the “sides” and not on what we have in the “middle”. That thing that ultimatelly connects us to the issue and what we can build beyond it.
That’s why I hate debates, opinion speakers, commentators, etc… No one talks about how to resolve anything WITH the other. Its all about: “This is the way I WOULD do it. The ONLY way it must be done. And the other side is always WRONG… I hate it. I avoid it. I am one of those kind of people the internet just HATES: a Moderate. I try (enphases on TRY) to see both sides and find ways to connect with both, reaching a result. And reaching a result in the ENTIRE POINT OF EVEN HAVING A DISCUTION.
Too bad nowadays no one wants a result, people wanna be right. And they want a WIN… Not a solution.
Maria Lelekis
July 19, 2020 at 8:49 pm
Beautiful thank you
Nick Sims
July 19, 2020 at 10:00 pm
Not only is the talk great, and Dolly amazing, but the video editing is SHARP! Jad always makes stuff sound great, but didn’t know he could do video like this too
Ann Hutcheson
July 20, 2020 at 6:52 pm
Let the biases fall. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
The difference is love. #BlessedAreThePeacemakers