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Reveal50 States of MindThis month, some of the nation’s best and brightest teenage girls will gather in Mobile, Alabama, to embark on two of the most intense weeks of their lives. Everybody wants the same thing: to walk away with a $40,000 college scholarship and the title of Distinguished Young Woman of America.Reporter Shima Oliaee competed for Nevada when she was a teenager and was invited back as a judge 20 years later. Oliaee accepted, all while recording it for a six-part audio series called The Competition.In the final days of th...2025-06-0750 min
The Reference DeskDolly Parton Part 1In this episode, we are bewitched by Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton came from very humble beginnings but turned herself into a star. In this first part of a two-part series, we cover Dolly's childhood, spent in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Though Dolly's family lived in poverty, they never lacked love, and her early life remains a source of inspiration for her music. After teaching herself how to play guitar and compose music, Dolly earned a spot singing on a local radio show and was featured on the Grand Ole Opry. After becoming the fir...2025-01-221h 19Reveal50 States of MindEvery summer, 50 of the nation’s best and brightest teenage girls gather in Mobile, Alabama, to embark on two of the most intense weeks of their lives. Everybody wants the same thing: to walk away with a $40,000 college scholarship and the title of Distinguished Young Woman of America.Reporter Shima Oliaee competed for Nevada when she was a teenager, and was invited back as a judge more than 20 years later. Oliaee accepted, all while recording it for a six-part audio series called The Competition.In the final days of the competition, there was news from Wa...2024-12-1450 min
Kamala: Next in LineListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-08-0107 min
Forever35Episode 308: Behind The Competition with Shima OliaeeDoree and Elise chat about free mugging, coffee drinking, and cute clothes. Then, they invite award-winning journalist and podcast producer Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton’s America) on the show to talk about her latest show The Competition, about the complicated quasi-pageant “The Distinguished Young Women” program; getting delightfully scammed by a Sephora employee; and what it was like to watch the Dobbs decision come down among girls. Mentioned in this EpisodeTo leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast...2024-06-2452 min
Reporters NotebookListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-2507 min
My Life of Crime with Erin MoriartyListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-2507 min
Entertainment TonightListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-2507 min
The Takeout with Major GarrettListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-2507 min
Eye on Travel with Peter GreenbergListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-2507 min
CBS News Network SpecialsListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-2507 min
Just Jack & Will with Sean Hayes and Eric McCormackListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-1007 min
How I Built This with Guy RazListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-0707 min
The Brian Lehrer ShowWhat "The Competition" Says About Teenage GirlhoodEvery year, 50 teenage girls representing each state in America descend on Alabama to compete for large scholarship checks in the Distinguished Young Women program. Shima Oliaee, host and creator of "The Competition," creator of Pink Card, co-creator of Dolly Parton's America and founder of Shirazad Productions, discusses her new podcast, "The Competition", which follows young women on their 2-week journey and offers a peek into what it's like to be a teenage girl in America today.2024-05-0300 min
Classy with Jonathan MenjivarIntroducing: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-0207 min
The 11thIntroducing: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-05-0107 min
My FugitiveIntroducing: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-04-3007 min
Stay Away from Matthew MaGillIntroducing: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-04-3007 min
The Rewatcher: Buffy the Vampire SlayerListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-04-3007 min
I Love My Kid, But...Listen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-04-3007 min
Queen of HeartsListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-04-2907 min
AcademyListen Now: The CompetitionEvery summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But onl...2024-04-2907 min
In Residence with Keith and LauraCommunication and ExpectationA trip to a winter market, what could go wrong?We were looking for a way to recalibrate, to energize ourselves. Both a little tired and run down, Keith and Laura decide to focus on the most recent family weekend. Laura loves to recharge through creative work and travel. Keith balances the feeling of not doing enough with making time for creative projects and relaxation.Some topics were easy to talk about.Laura doesn’t like to sit still and has several projects to check off her list. She leans into making holiday treats and festive crafts. Kei...2023-12-141h 05
FanfareLaurel Pantin Brings Dolly Parton to DinnerGood golly, Miss Dolly is coming for dinner! Texas-born Los Angeles-based fashion editor (and brand consultant, stylist, and writer) Laurel Pantin might be hiding under the table caressing a sheep, so nervous is she about meeting the legendary Parton — whom she has admired since childhood for her ability to put the Sunday sunset feeling into songs, for her carefully maintained independence, and for a sense of style that proves she has the courage to remain unashamedly herself (among other reasons) — but with our collective six children under six present, and with a spread that involves six kinds of potatoes, we a...2023-06-2349 min
Alex the SealS5:E7 The DollyverseListen in as Jo and Sandy talk about the one and only, Dolly Parton. Their fascination with Dolly is nearly eclipsed by the podcast that inspired this episode and the insights it gave into this incredible artist and her divining ability to unite her audience. Our thanks go to Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee for bringing us their podcast, 'Dolly Parton's America'.You can follow us on your socials, here...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlextheSealPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex_the_seal_podcastDolly Parton's America podcast, can be found here......2023-05-0245 min
Gol BezanInterview: Shima Oliaee of PINK CARD - ESPN 30 For 30 PodcastsHost Samson Tamijani interviews Iranian-American journalist Shima Oliaee who has produced and hosted several high-level serial podcast productions, most notably Dolly Parton's America for National Public Radio, which won prestigious journalism awards from the Peabody Award, to the Edward R. Murrow Podcast Award. Her latest project which is making waves across platforms now, is Pink Card, released by ESPN 30 For 30 Podcasts in December 2022. The four-episode series takes a deep dive into historical, personal and cultural connections of women to Team Melli, and what has made following Team Melli so special and worth sacrificing so much for.
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Overheard at National GeographicPresenting: ESPN's "Pink Card"Today we bring you a high-stakes story from ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcasts—a tale of women’s rights, history, and soccer. As Iranian women took to the streets in fall 2022 to fight gender inequality, they also targeted sports. Iranian women have been banned from attending games in stadiums for more than four decades. In ESPN’s series Pink Card, creator, host, and executive producer Shima Oliaee follows Iranian women who dare to defy the ban, from protesting at the gates to sneaking into soccer games under disguise. They risk their lives to take back their stadium—and their joy in the gam...2022-12-1323 min
ESPN Daily30 For 30 Podcasts Presents: 'Pink Card'What if I told you...women in Iran *can’t even go to a soccer game.* They’re banned from stadiums. New from 30 for 30 Podcasts, ‘Pink Card’ tells the tale of Iranian women who dare to risk it all – for the simple right to watch a soccer match. Creator Shima Oliaee (Oh-lee-eye) reports on generations of women – who’ve fought to take back their stadiums – and their joy of the game. ‘Pink Card’ will forever change how you see fandom and freedom - keep listening for the first episode and binge the full season now in the 30 for 30 Podcasts feed. ...2022-12-1022 min
Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy30 For 30 Podcasts Presents: 'Pink Card'What if I told you...women in Iran *can’t even go to a soccer game.* They’re banned from stadiums. New from 30 for 30 Podcasts, ‘Pink Card’ tells the tale of Iranian women who dare to risk it all – for the simple right to watch a soccer match. Creator Shima Oliaee (Oh-lee-eye) reports on generations of women – who’ve fought to take back their stadiums – and their joy of the game. ‘Pink Card’ will forever change how you see fandom and freedom - keep listening for the first episode and binge the full season now in the 30 for 30 Podcasts feed. ...2022-12-0822 min
30 for 30 PodcastsPINK CARD Episode 1: Red GirlGrowing up Iranian American, Shima Oliaee found her mother didn’t talk much about where she came from. Watching soccer, though, was a portal to Iran, a place that was in large part a mystery.
Shima delves into the stories she didn’t hear growing up: Iran's mandated modernization and how soccer played a role, the women-led 1979 revolution, and her parents’ mistaken-identity love story.
Shima and her mom meet Zeinab Sahafy, a young Iranian woman and avid soccer fan whose love of the game led to her being named an enemy of the state. 2022-12-0822 min
ESPN DailyPink Card: Soccer and the Fight for Women’s Rights in IranWhen the United States needed to beat Iran to make the knockout stage of this World Cup, the story of the ongoing protests in Iran captured the attention of American media. How thousands of protesters had been arrested and hundreds had been killed while fighting for the basic rights of women. How players on the Iranian national team were being threatened for being sympathetic to that cause. And how the country’s tangled history with America now seeped into the soccer being played. But then America won…Iran was sent home… and it felt like an even bigger story — the stor...2022-12-0841 min
Laughter Permitted with Julie FoudyEpisode 95: Shima OliaeeAward-winning podcast producer Shima Oliaee joins Laughter Permitted to discuss her 4-part ESPN 30 for 30 podcast series "Pink Card," which centers on women's rights in Iran over the course of three generations. Shima shares how women fighting to attend men's soccer games in Iran became emblematic of their pursuit of freedom, the motivation behind the series and the impact she hopes it has. In the close of the show, Julie and Lynn have a special announcement about the Season 8 finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2022-12-0750 min
30 for 30 PodcastsTRAILER: PINK CARDIn Iran, women are banned from soccer stadiums. But some dare to defy that. From 30 for 30 Podcasts, Pink Card tells a story of Iranian women fighting for their rights across three generations. They use ingenious tactics and risk their lives to take back their stadiums and their joy in the game. Created by Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton’s America, Radiolab), Pink Card will forever change how you see fandom and freedom.Available December 8th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2022-11-2802 min
Follow FridayShima Oliaee (Dolly Parton's America): Fake cousins, lazy exorcists, punching downRadio journalist Shima Oliaee, known for her many contributions to podcasts like Radiolab and for co-creating the award-winning series Dolly Parton's America, is also an avowed fan of poetry and taking time offline to sit and read ... but like the rest of us, she's online, and today on Follow Friday, Shima shares four of her favorite people to follow:Someone she just started following: Nina AnsarySomeone super-talented who's still under the radar: Ingrid Rojas ContrerasSomeone who makes her laugh: Kiese LaymonSomeone who makes the internet a better place: Roxane GayAnd on our Patreon page, you...2022-02-1847 min
Apartment 29A25: An Astronaut Holding a Space JellyTea: Chelsea Garden by Whittard
Podcast: Dolly Parton's America with Jad Abumrah and Shima Oliaee from WYNC Studios
Book: How to be Fine: What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-Help Books by Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer
Things we can't stop thinking about: The flipped classroom model and Redbubble
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Tea: www.whittard.co.uk/tea/how-do-you-brew/teabags/tea-discoveries-chelsea-garden-25-individually-wrapped-teabags-350454.html
Podcast: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america
Book: www.goodreads.com/book/show/52436930-how-to-be-fine
Flipped Classroom: www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/flipped-learning
Red Bubble: www.redbubble.com2021-09-0257 min
Apartment 29A24: I Like Whisky, I Like TeaTea: Whisky Tea from Whittard
Podcast: Dolly Parton's America with Jad Abumrah and Shima Oliaee from WYNC Studios
Book: Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
Things we can't stop thinking about: Megan's porch, Glow Up, and digital artwork
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Podcast: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america
Books:
Shadow and Bone: www.goodreads.com/book/show/10194157-shadow-and-bone
Siege and Storm: www.goodreads.com/book/show/14061955-siege-and-storm
Ruin and Rising: www.goodreads.com/book/show/14061957-ruin-and-rising
Shadow and Bone on Netflix...2021-08-2645 min
Radiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 6Lift Every Voice.
Black Swan Records was first to record the anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing. From a family's Thanksgiving dinner, we portal through to the song's past, present, and future.
The Vanishing of Harry Pace was created and produced by Shima Oliaee and Jad Abumrad.
This series was produced in collaboration with author Kiese Laymon, scholar Imani Perry, writer Cord Jefferson, WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, and WNYC's Jami Floyd. Based on the book Black Swan Blues: the Hard Rise and Brutal Fall of America’s First Black Owned Record Label by Paul Slade...2021-07-0900 min
Dolly Parton's AmericaThe Vanishing of Harry Pace Trailer from the Creators of Dolly Parton's AmericaHi, Dolly Parton's America fans!
We're sharing a new trailer for our new 6-part series The Vanishing of Harry Pace -from the creators of Dolly Parton's America, Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee - now premiering at Radiolab.
It was Motown before Motown, FUBU before FUBU: Black Swan Records. The label founded 100 years ago by Harry Pace. Pace launched the career of Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, inadvertently invented the term rock n roll, played an important role in W.C. Handy becoming "Father of the Blues," inspired Ebony and Jet magazines, and helped desegregate the South...2021-07-0602 min
Dolly Parton's AmericaThe Vanishing of Harry Pace Trailer from the Creators of Dolly Parton's AmericaHi, Dolly Parton's America fans!We're sharing a new trailer for our new 6-part series The Vanishing of Harry Pace - from the creators of Dolly Parton's America, Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee - now premiering at Radiolab.It was Motown before Motown, FUBU before FUBU: Black Swan Records. The label founded 100 years ago by Harry Pace. Pace launched the career of Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, inadvertently invented the term rock n roll, played an important role in W.C. Handy becoming "Father of the Blues," inspired Ebony and Jet magazines, and helped desegregate the South Side of Chicago in an epic...2021-07-0602 min
Dolly Parton's AmericaThe Vanishing of Harry Pace Trailer from the Creators of Dolly Parton's AmericaHi, Dolly Parton's America fans!We're sharing a new trailer for our new 6-part series The Vanishing of Harry Pace - from the creators of Dolly Parton's America, Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee - now premiering at Radiolab.It was Motown before Motown, FUBU before FUBU: Black Swan Records. The label founded 100 years ago by Harry Pace. Pace launched the career of Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, inadvertently invented the term rock n roll, played an important role in W.C. Handy becoming "Father of the Blues," inspired Ebony and Jet magazines, and helped desegregate the South Side of Chicago in an epic...2021-07-0602 minRadiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 5Roland Hayes and the Lost Generation.
Here’s the extraordinary story of Roland Hayes, another great (and largely forgotten) creator of new cosmologies.
The Vanishing of Harry Pace was created and produced by Shima Oliaee and Jad Abumrad.
This series was produced in collaboration with author Kiese Laymon, scholar Imani Perry, writer Cord Jefferson, WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, and WNYC's Jami Floyd. Based on the book Black Swan Blues: the Hard Rise and Brutal Fall of America’s First Black Owned Record Label by Paul Slade. Featuring interviews with Pace's descendants and over forty musicians...2021-07-0200 minRadiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 4Our Harlem Moon.
In this spin-off tale, Ethel Waters hijacks a degrading song and makes the music her own.
The Vanishing of Harry Pace was created and produced by Shima Oliaee and Jad Abumrad.
This series was produced in collaboration with author Kiese Laymon, scholar Imani Perry, writer Cord Jefferson, WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, and WNYC's Jami Floyd. Based on the book Black Swan Blues: the Hard Rise and Brutal Fall of America’s First Black Owned Record Label by Paul Slade. Featuring interviews with Pace's descendants and over forty musicians, historians, writers, and musicologi...2021-06-2900 minDolly Parton's AmericaThe Vanishing of Harry Pace Trailer from the Creators of Dolly Parton's AmericaHi, Dolly Parton's America fans!We're sharing a new trailer for our new 6-part series The Vanishing of Harry Pace - from the creators of Dolly Parton's America, Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee - now premiering at Radiolab.It was Motown before Motown, FUBU before FUBU: Black Swan Records. The label founded 100 years ago by Harry Pace. Pace launched the career of Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, inadvertently invented the term rock n roll, played an important role in W.C. Handy becoming "Father of the Blues," inspired Ebony and Jet magazines, and helped desegregate the South Side of Chicago in an e...2021-06-2802 minDolly Parton's AmericaThe Vanishing of Harry Pace Trailer from the Creators of Dolly Parton's AmericaHi, Dolly Parton's America fans!We're sharing a new trailer for our new 6-part series The Vanishing of Harry Pace - from the creators of Dolly Parton's America, Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee - now premiering at Radiolab.It was Motown before Motown, FUBU before FUBU: Black Swan Records. The label founded 100 years ago by Harry Pace. Pace launched the career of Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, inadvertently invented the term rock n roll, played an important role in W.C. Handy becoming "Father of the Blues," inspired Ebony and Jet magazines, and helped desegregate the South Side of Chicago in an e...2021-06-2802 minRadiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 3Black No More, White No More.
We follow Harry's grandkids and great grandkids as they grapple with his legacy in their own lives.
The Vanishing of Harry Pace was created and produced by Shima Oliaee and Jad Abumrad.
This series was produced in collaboration with author Kiese Laymon, scholar Imani Perry, writer Cord Jefferson, WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, and WNYC's Jami Floyd. Based on the book Black Swan Blues: the Hard Rise and Brutal Fall of America’s First Black Owned Record Label by Paul Slade. Featuring interviews with Pace's descendants and over forty musicia...2021-06-2600 minRadiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 2Dreams Deferred.
The story of the post Black Swan years. We follow Harry’s Supreme Court battle to desegregate the South Side of Chicago, and then the mysterious decision which forces him into seclusion, before his untimely death.
The Vanishing of Harry Pace was created and produced by Shima Oliaee and Jad Abumrad.
This series was produced in collaboration with author Kiese Laymon, scholar Imani Perry, writer Cord Jefferson, WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, and WNYC's Jami Floyd. Based on the book Black Swan Blues: the Hard Rise and Brutal Fall of America’s First Black...2021-06-1900 minRadiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 1The Rise and Fall of Black Swan.
It was Motown before Motown, FUBU before FUBU: Black Swan Records, the record company founded by Harry Pace.
The Vanishing of Harry Pace was created and produced by Shima Oliaee and Jad Abumrad.
Harry Pace founded Black Swan Records exactly 100 years ago. Pace launched the career of Ethel Waters, inadvertently invented the term rock n roll, played an important role in W.C. Handy becoming "Father of the Blues," inspired Ebony and Jet magazines, and helped desegregate the South Side of Chicago in an epic Supreme Court battle...2021-06-1800 min
The Media Club with Matt Deegan#158 - Podcast Day 24 - insights & highlightsToday we've handpicked three choice sessions from this year's mammoth international conference on podcasting, Podcast Day 24. Featuring:Shima Oliaee on the making of Dolly Parton's Americaformer WNYC & BBC exec Tony Phillips on the future of audioRichard Palmer from Triton Digital and Jamie Cho from Commercial Radio Australia on how Australia is catching up with the StatesThanks to Podcast Day 24 for sharing these, exclusively with The Media Podcast. To discover all 24 hours of talks and panels, head to podcastday24.comA Rethink Audio & PPM Production, produced by Matt...2021-06-1145 min
On Assignment - From the duPont-Columbia Awards#71: Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad and OSM's Shima Oliaee on Reporting “The Flag and the Fury”Radiolab's Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee join duPont-Columbia Awards Director Lisa R. Cohen to discuss how they reported "The Flag and the Fury" which won a 2021 duPont award. They explain how what started as an historical audio documentary turned into a breaking news story in the summer of 2020 and the ways they handled that change.
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Like is on Facebook: facebook.com/duPontColumbiaAwards2021-06-0438 min
Kerning CulturesLebanon, USA 2.0This week, a special collaboration with one of our all time favourite podcasts: Radiolab. We produced the episode - Lebanon USA - last year, and Radiolab have taken that original story and elevated it to a whole new level.This is a story of a road trip. After a particularly traumatic Valentine's Day, Fadi Boukaram was surfing google maps and noticed that there was a town called Lebanon... in Oregon. Being Lebanese himself, he wondered, how many Lebanons exist in the US? The answer: 47. Thus began his journey to visit them all and find an America he'd n...2020-08-2148 min
Permission to SpeakHow to Make Dolly Parton Cry with Shima OliaeeSamara chats with the award-winning reporter and producer of Dolly Parton’s America about ALL the delicious behind-the-scenes on the hit pod series with Jad Abumrad, plus finding her own voice on the mic, the superpower of being okay with being hated, and how to land a kickass money ask. Host: Samara BayExecutive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.comProducers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart teamTheme music: Mark CantinSamara on IG: @samarabayCat on IG: @catburt & @doub...2020-08-191h 04
Clever Creature3. RALLY (w/Shima Oliaee)“A garden full of spiders and a spider for each pomegranate tree/Inside its web of gold...”Three episodes in, the word 'rally' sends Jason spinning off into an imaginary city with a feral pig problem, a dreamlike acoustic tune to rally the spirit, and musings with Radiolab's Shima Oliaee, co-producer of "Dolly Parton's America", about rallying yourself through the twists and turns of a creative career. And a "bonus track" guided meditation at the end!. . .You can learn more and join my mailing list at my website.Or maybe you...2020-06-0900 min
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFTWhat I learned about tapping from Dolly PartonSometimes we find inspiration in the strangest places. A few weeks ago I attended the On Air Fest, an event for podcast creators and podcast fans. One of my favorite presentations was given by Shima Oliaee who was one of the producers for Dolly Parton's America. During the presentation Shima shared a number of lessons she learned from interviewing Dolly and working on the project. Dolly is clearly a woman who feels deeply. When talking about how she deals with positive and negative emotions she said, "When I feel an emotion I am fully committed...2020-03-2515 min
Switched on Pop — THE 5THDolly Parton's America (with Jad Abumrad)There are icons, and then there’s Dolly Parton. The country singer-turned-actress-turned-cultural phenomenon has produced a nearly unparalleled body of work, in both quantity (Parton is the sole or co-author of more than three thousand songs) and in legacy. Despite releasing her first album over 60 years ago, Parton’s songs are still covered and performed live by today’s pop artists. Presidential candidates are still selecting her songs as official walk-on music. So what is it exactly that makes her music so enduring? Today, we select four essential Dolly songs for dissection and try to answer that big question with the hel...2019-12-2440 min
Switched on PopDolly Parton's America (with Jad Abumrad)There are icons, and then there’s Dolly Parton. The country singer-turned-actress-turned-cultural phenomenon has produced a nearly unparalleled body of work, in both quantity (Parton is the sole or co-author of more than three thousand songs) and in legacy. Despite releasing her first album over 60 years ago, Parton’s songs are still covered and performed live by today’s pop artists. Presidential candidates are still selecting her songs as official walk-on music. So what is it exactly that makes her music so enduring? Today, we select four essential Dolly songs for dissection and try to answer that big question with th...2019-12-2439 min
Switched on PopDolly Parton's America (with Jad Abumrad)There are icons, and then there’s Dolly Parton. The country singer-turned-actress-turned-cultural phenomenon has produced a nearly unparalleled body of work, in both quantity (Parton is the sole or co-author of more than three thousand songs) and in legacy. Despite releasing her first album over 60 years ago, Parton’s songs are still covered and performed live by today’s pop artists. Presidential candidates are still selecting her songs as official walk-on music. So what is it exactly that makes her music so enduring? Today, we select four essential Dolly songs for dissection and try to answer that big question with th...2019-12-2441 min
Think Again - a Big Think PodcastJad Abumrad (Radiolab, Dolly Parton's America) – American MultiverseIf you’d told me a couple months ago that a podcast about Dolly Parton could move me deeply and raise all kinds of questions that go straight to the wounded heart of America today, I guess I would have been skeptical to say the least.
But that skepticism might be exactly the point. America is an image factory. Country music. Rock and Roll. New York City. Nashville. We paint with big, broad brushes. And if we’re not careful, we miss a lot of the details.
My guest today is audio storytelling wizard Jad Abumrad. He’s the creator and a h...2019-12-2147 min
iFanboy - Comic Books2019 All Media Year End RoundupIt’s the fourteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2019. Movies, television, music, books, podcasts, and comics -- it's all here!
(Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)
Running Time: 02:52:50
Movies:
00:02:35 - Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
00:09:02 - Parasite
00:12:44 - Dolemite is My Name
00:15:58 - The Irishman
00:23:46 - The Farewell
00:25:29 - Rocketman
00:27:49 - Ford v Ferrari
00:33:50 - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
00:36:32 - Yesterday
00:40:09 - Booksmart
00:43:32 - Late Ni...2019-12-152h 53Dolly Parton's AmericaDolly Parton's America TrailerIn this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons. Join us for a 9-part journey into the Dollyverse.
Hosted and created by Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee.
2019-10-0301 min