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Mom vs. Texas
FromAn Arm and a Leg
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Stephanie Wittels Wachs has a daughter born with hearing loss, which is how she found out insurance didn't cover hearing aids for kids. Those start at $6,000 and only last a few years. Stephanie teamed up with a few other moms to change Texas law... and won.Stephanie is a terrific storyteller. She's the author of Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful, a memoir about grieving her brother, Harris Wittels, a writer for TV comedies like Parks and Recreation, who died of a heroin overdose.... and she is the host of the new podcast Last Day, which uses her brother's story as a starting point for a deep and smart and very-human look at the opioid crisis. Highly recommend: https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/last-dayP.S. This podcast, An Arm and a Leg, is a finalist for a very-strange, very-approriate award: Best True Crime show of 2019. Because not all crimes are against the law. Let 'em know: Go vote for us right now — voting closes November 18: https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/Also: We'd love it if you support this show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armandalegshowThanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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