Ep. 486: What Will We Do Without Dolly?

Ep. 486: What Will We Do Without Dolly?

From Happier in Hollywood by The Onward Project

September 3, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 486

About this episode

Liz and Sarah honor Dolly Parton's legacy by discussing her values, ambition, and a summer makeup trend inspired by her.

In honor of the incredible life and legacy of Dolly Parton, Liz and Sarah are doing an all-Dolly episode! In From The Treadmill Desks Of, they reveal how they wish they’d had Dolly’s backbone when they caved on a business decision that is having ramifications today. In Take A Hike, they discuss how Dolly lived her values. Then they introduce a new segment, Cup Of Ambition, in which they’ll talk about how to maintain healthy ambition — just like Dolly did. This week’s Hollywood Hack is a summer grown up glitter make up trend that Dolly would approve of — L’Oreal Le Shadow Stick. Finally, they recommend the classic 1980 Dolly Parton movie 9 to 5 and a tribute to Dolly as a writer from Tressie McMillan Cottom. LINKS: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: https://imaginationlibrary.com/ Happier In Hollywood Episode 242: https://happierinhollywood.com/ep-242-what-would-dolly-do-2022/ The Values Bridge: https://www.becomingyou.com/values-bridge 1977 Dolly Parton interview with Barbara Walters:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-poIrpApkw L’Oreal Le Shadow Stick:  https://amzn.to/3UnA06z 9 to 5 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qni6HOyPNBA “Loving Dolly Was…

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Hosts: Liz, Sarah

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Organizations: L’Oreal

Books & works: 9 to 5

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