4. The Whistleblower

The Dropout

ABC News

True Crime

4.6 • 25.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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With Theranos technology now being used by real customers, many employees are at a breaking point. They are horrified by what they believe to be widespread deception and dangerous practices, but Theranos has implemented increasingly extreme measures to stop them from speaking out. As the threat of litigation lingers, one brave and unlikely whistleblower, with close ties to Elizabeth Holmes and the board of directors, emerges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the dropout,
0:02.0	Theranos' alleged deceptive practices
0:04.5	had created some terrifying health scares.
0:07.2	First thing that came to mind was,
0:10.1	oh my god, it's recurring.
0:12.8	There could be a tumor growing somewhere.
0:15.7	No one from Theranos ever called me to apologize.
0:19.5	And in my opinion, that's the least you can do
0:24.5	when you mess up so badly.
0:26.3	But Elizabeth was now a star.
0:28.7	Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the only person
0:31.2	I know who makes me feel like a lazy bastard,
0:33.7	Elizabeth Holmes.
0:34.7	And a wealthy one at that, at least on paper,
0:37.7	with Theranos' valuation close to $10 billion.
0:41.7	It's such a special thing for me to be here,
0:43.7	especially with this group of people and thank you.
0:46.7	But those who'd seen Elizabeth up close
0:48.7	felt it was only a matter of time before she'd be exposed.
0:53.2	I literally would Google Theranos scam,
0:56.7	wondering when that information was going to come out.
1:00.7	It may not be today, it may not be next week,
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