Episode Reviews

Really interesting storytelling and loved the connection between Lebanon and Tennessee. The ongoing thread of the importance of home (and what home means) is a great anchor for the series

Interesting parallels highlighted between Dolly Parton's life and that of an American immigrant.

This episode was ambitious, but I think it payed off. At first the big picture, which was tracing the path the banjo took from Africa to the American South seemed too big and nebulous. But when the narrative began to get too far down the rabbit hole, it pulled back up and moved on. It was a personal episode for Abumrad that ended up a little too sweetly, but I think it was successful.