Ep. 28 Bad Blood by John Carreyrou — The Stacks Book Club (Nancy Rommelmann)

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Arts, Society & Culture, Books, Literature

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🗓️ 10 October 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Stacks Book Club, journalist and author Nancy Rommelmann is back to discuss Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. We talk about the mind blowing story of biotech startup Theranos, and its founder Elizabeth Holmes. We talk about psychopaths, whistle blowers, and of course, this unbelievable story of abuse and fraud.

There are spoilers this week, however the book is based on current events and we do not discuss anything that isn't out in the news.

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of The Stacks. This week we are joined again by author Nancy Rommelman and will be discussing bad blood by John
0:15.3	Carey Roo for the Stax Book Club. We're launching an awesome new perk for our members of the Stax Pack over on our
0:20.8	Patreon page. If you're not familiar with Patreon, it's a platform where
0:24.4	our listeners pledge monthly contributions to the show in exchange for perks and
0:28.4	inside access. It connects you with a community of folks who also love reading and
0:32.4	books. Our newest perk, which I'm
0:34.3	super excited about, is a video chat book club where we'll be discussing the Stax Book Club pick
0:39.5	with the listeners. All you have to do is go to Patreon.com slash the Stacks and any pledge of $3 or more, you're
0:46.6	invited to our first and all of our future book club chats. When you think about it, it's $3 a month,
0:51.9	which is less than one Starbucks drink.
0:54.1	So if you're in a place to contribute, please join us over at Patreon.com slash the Stacks.
0:59.7	And of course, here is your weekly reminder to subscribe to the show wherever you listen to your
1:04.2	podcasts.
1:05.2	And if you're listening through Apple Podcasts, please rate and review the show.
1:09.8	All right, I am thrilled for this week's conversation about bad blood by John Kerry Roo.
1:15.0	The book tells a crazy story of bad business practices and unbelievable fraud.
1:20.4	Nancy and I discuss the book in detail.
1:22.6	It's all current day non-fiction and this story has been very much in the news,
1:26.7	but if you're worried about spoilers, I would advise that you read the book first and
1:30.6	then listen to the show.
1:32.3	You're going to want to read this book. Trust me, it's
1:35.8	insane. Okay, here's my week with Nancy Rommelman, who was our guest last week.
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