Loretta Lynn

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  1. Grand Ole Opry At 100: Earl Scruggs & Loretta Lynn

    11/28/2025

    Grand Ole Opry At 100: Earl Scruggs & Loretta Lynn

    We mark the 100th anniversary of The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s biggest stage, and feature interviews with two of its members. First up, bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs. He and guitarist Lester Flatt had a hit with “Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” Scruggs told Terry Gross how he developed his famous three-finger picking style while absent-mindedly playing the banjo one day. Also, we listen back to Terry’s interview with country music star, “Honky Tonk Girl” Loretta Lynn. Film critic Justin Chang reviews a new documentary about Russia's crackdown on independent journalists. It’s called ‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow.’ To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    47 min
  2. Loretta Lynn’s Tribute to Women

    04/06/2021

    Loretta Lynn’s Tribute to Women

    In today’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, talks to groundbreaking country music icon Loretta Lynn about cathead biscuits, her new album Still Woman Enough, and growing up in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky.  For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    20 min
  3. Remembering Loretta Lynn

    10/05/2022 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Remembering Loretta Lynn

    Country music star Loretta Lynn died Oct. 4 at the age of 90. Her life story was made famous in the film Coal Miner's Daughter. She had 16 No. 1 hits, some controversial in their day because they were about drinking, divorce, wayward husbands, and birth control. She spoke with Terry Gross in 2010. Also, we remember Sue Graham Mingus, who died Sept. 24 at the age of 92. After the death of her husband, composer and bassist Charles Mingus in 1979, she devoted her life to keeping his legacy alive.

    46 min
  4. Oct. 5: Loretta Lynn

    10/05/2022

    Oct. 5: Loretta Lynn

    The story behind her hit record “You Ain’t Woman Enough.”

    1 min
  5. Best Of: Loretta Lynn / Rachel Bloom

    10/08/2022 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Best Of: Loretta Lynn / Rachel Bloom

    Country music star Loretta Lynn died Oct. 4 at the age of 90. Her life story was made famous in the film Coal Miner's Daughter. She had 16 No. 1 hits, some controversial in their day because they were about drinking, divorce, wayward husbands, and birth control. She spoke with Terry Gross in 2010.Justin Chang reviews Bros, the new gay rom-com starring Billy Eichner. Actor, comedian and songwriter Rachel Bloom talks about writing songs for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and her new Hulu series Reboot. She plays a writer who wants to reboot an old family sitcom from the early 2000s — but make it darker and edgier.

    49 min
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