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Useless Information Podcast

The Short Life of Suzy Dewey - UI Podcast #065

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2013

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

A story of compassion and generosity as young Suzy Dewey navigated the final months of her life. Also, find out about the first athlete to ever appear on the front of a Wheaties cereal box, two brothers who split the driving responsibilities, a blind man who wanted to know what it was like to drive, and the 128 blind men in Kansas that once held driver's licenses. Retrosponsor: Wheaties. Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/the-short-life-of-suzy-dewey/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Useless information.

1:16.6

Hi, I'm Steve Silberman, and you're tuning in to another classic episode of the useless information podcast.

1:21.8

And this one was first released on August 19th of 2013.

1:27.9

I must say it's rare that I remember exactly where I was sitting when I wrote a particular story,

1:31.1

but this one is incredibly clear in my mind.

1:40.9

It was a beautiful summer day and I was sitting at a picnic table on the southern shore of Chenango Lake in Chenango State Park near Bingham to New York.

1:44.5

Clearly we were on vacation, my wife Mary Jane and I had rented cabin there, and I recorded this as soon as I returned home. But looking back, I have one regret

1:51.2

about the story, and that's the title that I chose for it. The Short Life of Susie Dewey. It just

1:56.7

sounds like a sad one, and probably not something most people would be inclined to click on and listen

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