Dolly Parton's Real Gift Was Never the Voice. It Was the Open Door

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott · Aug 25, 2026 · 21m

Dolly Parton has died at 80, and the loss is impossible to size. Newsweek's Lauren Giella joins H. Alan Scott to talk through a legacy that ran far past country music, from the "9 to 5" crossover to the movies to Dollywood to the Imagination Library to a business strategy that was, somehow, love. H. Alan also reflects on the hour he spent interviewing Dolly a few years back, what she was actually like in a room, and why the welcome she extended to every single person was always the real gift. There is never going to be another one.For more, visit: Dolly Parton's Real Gift Was Never the Voice…