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Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dolly Parton's Life Lived in Rhinestones: Behind the Seams with Rebecca Seaver, Part II (Dressed Classic)

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

We revisit our 2024 two-part interview with Rebecca Seaver, the Director of Museum & Archive Services for Dolly Parton, and the person responsible for the curated selection of special pieces on view in Dolly's recently published memoir Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. And thanks to the book's audio companion, we even hear from Dolly herself!  A special thank you to Rebecca and the Penguin Random House Audio team for the sound bytes featured in today's episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have you ever thought about what would happen if your airline window popped out?

0:03.4

Or if you could build a jetpack using only machine guns?

0:06.6

Turns out you can, but you really shouldn't.

0:09.3

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0:14.4

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0:16.5

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0:19.6

because as it turns out, those stories are funny. The facts are bizarre. The stories are epic and the laughter is plentiful. So join the flock and listen to Well That's Interesting, wherever you do podcasts. Yeah, Film Vault. We are one of the original film podcasts. That can't be true. There was like two other film podcasts when we began, Brian. How long are we doing this show? You and I first sat down and did a version of the show over 20 years ago. My God. Two episodes each week. One. We are reviewed movies and the first episode, the second one. Different top five every week. Movies that made you cry. Worksst movie accents. Most disturbing movies.

0:54.5

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0:55.6

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0:57.7

Wherever you find a fine podcast.

0:58.8

That's right.

1:01.0

The film vaults going on 20 plus years.

1:06.3

Please enjoy one of our favorite episodes from the Dressed Archive of over 500 plus shows.

1:10.0

Dress The History of Fashion is a production of Dressed Media.

1:20.8

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day, we all get dressed.

1:27.3

Welcome to Dressed, the History of Fashion, a podcast where we explore the who,, what, when of why we wear.

1:30.6

We are fashion historians and your host, April Callahan.

1:32.6

And Cassidy Zachary.

1:38.6

Welcome, dress listeners, to part two of our fascinating ongoing conversation with Rebecca Seaver,

1:45.3

Dolly Parton's niece, who is also the director of Dolly's archive and someone who has played no small part in quite literally fashioning the book we are discussing this week. And that, of course, is Dolly Parton's,

1:50.7

Behind the Seams, My Life and Rhinestones. Today we continue our conversation with Rebecca

1:56.1

about Dolly's style evolution, beginning in the 1980s when Dollylly makes her Hollywood debut as Dora Lee Rhodes in 9 to 5.

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