A Deep Dive Into The Dropout: An Empire Podcast + Pilot TV Podcast Special, In Association With Disney+

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The first three episodes of The Dropout, the new series charting the rise and fall of tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, the company she founded, have landed on Disney+, and in the latest team-up between the Empire Podcast and Pilot TV Podcast, Chris Hewitt, James Dyer, and Beth Webb have a good old natter about it. In this very special crossover episode, in association with Disney+, they talk about the real-life events behind the show (created by Elizabeth Meriwether), the reasons why Hollywood is drawn to stories like this, the incredible cast, led by Amanda Seyfried, and much, much more. So turn on, tune in and drop out for The Dropout...

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0:00.0	Hello pod, I'm Chris Eudon, and welcome to another glorious team up of the Empire podcast
0:21.0	and pilot TV podcast teams in association with Disney+.
0:26.7	This episode is dedicated to examining and exploring the draw-bout the new show on Disney
0:32.0	Plus that examines the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of a health tech company
0:38.8	called Theranos, not Theranos or Thanos, Jimbo.
0:44.4	I'm very, very sad to tell you.
0:46.2	Theranos was right.
0:47.4	Theranos was right.
0:48.4	Theranos was right.
0:50.0	And driving force behind the invention of a system for testing people's blood all based
0:54.3	on a simple prick of a finger, rather than ramming a needle into a feint.
0:58.7	It would have revolutionized the medical industry, but for one small problem.
1:04.2	The tech didn't work.
1:07.2	Something at home and Theranos went to great lengths to hide over a number of years.
1:12.4	Along the way Theranos was hailed as a huge success.
1:14.6	It was valued at around $9 billion and Holmes, who had dropped out of Stanford University
1:20.3	to pursue her idea, hence the name of the show, was hailed as one of the brightest minds
1:24.9	in tech startups.
1:26.4	Ultimately though the House of Cards she had built, this is a science bit by the way folks.
1:29.8	Ultimately though the House of Cards she had built along with her partner, Ramesh Sonny
1:34.0	Balwani, came crashing down amidst an onslaught of whistle blowing from inside the company
1:39.1	a litany of court cases and investigations from the US Securities and Exchange Commission
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