Dolly Parton's America Creators & Guests

Shima Oliaee is the creator of Pink Card for 30 for 30, Dolly Parton's America for WNYC, The Vanishing of Harry Pace for Radiolab, The Flag and the Fury for Radiolab, and UnErased for Stitcher. Her company Shirazad Productions has two new series premiering in 2024.

Jad Abumrad is a Lebanese-American radio host, composer, and producer. He is founder and co-host of the syndicated public radio program Radiolab with Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller.

Alex Overington is a composer, producer, engineer, and sound designer. Currently, he is the composer and Technical Director of "Radiolab Presents: More Perfect."Before joining More Perfect, Overington produced and co-created the podcast "Meet the Composer" for WQXR. He also served as in-house composer for WNYC Studios, helping to launch several shows including "Nancy" and "2 Dope Queens."Overington graduated from Oberlin Conservatory.