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The Day with Brent Goff – Dolly's lifesaving legacy

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August 26, 2026

We reflect on Dolly Parton's legacy. During the pandemic, the late US country music icon became something else: a trusted voice for science. Plus – will the songs we love soon be written by people or AI? Will we know the difference?

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The Day — News in Review

The Day is a news show that helps you understand emerging stories from Europe, the US and across the globe. Join Brent Goff and Nicole Frölich from Monday through Friday as they put the day’s events into context with the help of experts, political players and DW’s reporters on the ground.

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