S2 Ep52: The Mother of WiFi: Hedy Lamarr

In this week's episode we cover Hedy Lamarr's incredible life story. Katy teaches us all about Hedy's early life and how she fled from her first husband and his connections to Nazi Germany, how her persistence in speaking up for herself landed her a job in the U.S. film industry, and how she tinkered in her spare time, which lead to the invention of a crucial piece of technology. Here is the story of an icon who definitely has not received the recognition she deserved for how incredible her mind was. Find Violent Ends wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Find them on Instagram! Sources BOMBSHELL: The Hedy Lamar Story https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bombshell-hedy-lamarr-story-documentary/9906/ https://hedylamarr.com/ https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-life-of-hedy-lamarr-history%25E2%2580%2599s-forgotten-hollywood-genius https://www.forbes.com/sites/shivaunefield/2018/02/28/hedy-lamarr-the-incredible-mind-behind-secure-wi-fi-gps-bluetooth/?sh=4a6696bc41b7 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/thank-world-war-ii-era-film-star-your-wi-fi-180971584/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hedy-Lamarr https://leaders.com/articles/leaders-stories/hedy-lamarr-inventions/ https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/hedy-lamarr https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/bombshellthehedylamarrstory

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Hey! We are Ash and Katy, this is our podcast, Always the Last to Know! Growing up we were taught how to live in the world, everything was going fine…until literally, the entire world changed, thus making everything we had learned essentially obsolete. Needless to say, Mr. Feeny and Cory Matthews did not prepare us for social media takeovers, taxes, or making our way through an insane world where an entire generation is trauma bonded. It feels like we missed entire lessons on things so the goal is to fill in the gaps of our education- from discussions on current laws to clones, from N.A.T.O to what's hidden under melting glaciers, join us while we attempt to navigate our way through the world, figure out adulthood, and hopefully learn something new along the way!