A Blind Eye - UI Podcast #151

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In 1933, Helen Vasko was diagnosed with a malignant eye tumor that threatened her life. Her parents would not consent to surgery and the case ended up in court. It was a battle between parental vs. state rights and which side should have the ultimate deciding power. This fascinating story examines both sides of the case and the landmark ruling that was ultimately made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:04.0	Welcome to From Beneath the Hollywood Sign.
0:07.0	If you love old movies, Hollywood history
0:09.0	or the Golden Age of filmmaking, you've come to the right place.
0:12.0	This is the podcast that talks about amazing stories of Tinseltown
0:15.0	from another era and fascinating conversations
0:17.0	with writer-producer Steve Cubine and actress writer Nan McNamara.
0:21.0	So Steve, did Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes have a good relationship?
0:25.0	Well, they did until he dislocated her jaw.
0:28.0	What?
0:29.0	Don't worry, she hitting back with an ash tray.
0:31.0	From Beneath the Hollywood Sign is the gin-joyed for you.
1:00.0	Find us in all of the usual podcast places.
1:03.0	The Past and the Curious with Mick Sullivan.
1:06.0	This is the Useless Information Podcast.
1:09.0	I am Steve Silverman.
1:17.0	So I'm going to shake things up a bit
1:19.0	starting with this podcast.
1:21.0	As I had mentioned in the last podcast,
1:23.0	I was thinking of splitting the podcast into two separate parts
1:26.0	and I asked for feedback on the idea.
1:29.0	And since none of the people who contacted me thought it was a bad idea,
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