82: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

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4.2 • 34.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, 19 year old Elizabeth Holmes became the world's youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, it was revealed that the technology she'd invented didn't work--it never had. Her $10-billion-dollar company dissolved, investors lost everything, and Holmes now faces jail time.

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0:26.9	Slack.com slash DHQ. Can we just practice your Elizabeth Holmes before we start?
0:32.7	You mean Romi? Yeah. The joke is that she's an inventor, but she invented post-its.
0:37.7	She's really. At first, I thought she was Buffalo Bill from Science of the Lands.
0:42.2	And I'm not going to say that line because it's so goddamn scary and creepy.
0:46.1	During the trailer, I thought she was Buffalo Bill. And then when I listened, I was like,
0:49.7	oh, hey girl, hey Romi. I'd much rather hang out with Romi.
0:53.1	That's true. And Michelle, then this seemingly eight-hour movie.
0:57.2	Jolly and Pennsylvania! Patrick Hens!
1:00.1	Jolly and Pennsylvania! Patrick Hens, put it up!
1:05.1	Ooh. Shake it up a little bit, hey.
1:07.1	Oh, you guys, before we get to the episode, just a reminder, you guys, our pride show, is almost sold out.
1:20.7	I know. June 29th, New York City, the 50th anniversary of Stonewall.
1:24.7	If you don't know what that is, come and find out.
1:26.8	We are covering the definitive documentary on the Stonewall riots. We've hired drag queens.
1:30.8	I cannot wait. Come join us. You guys are Patreon. Here we go, you guys.
1:34.8	Is it still gangbusters? It's still gangbusters.
1:36.9	We are almost so in making a murderer. We're getting through it because we're dying to
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