Sounding the Alarm

The Dropout

ABC News

True Crime

4.6 • 25.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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This week, we hear some shocking insights from a former Theranos lab director who says he tried to stop the train before it ran off the tracks. From failing machines to a lack of proficiency testing, he tells of the pressure he felt to vouch for tests while maintaining his integrity as a lab director. And he describes how he says he tried to delay the Walgreens launch, pleading with a “nervous” Elizabeth, who went forward nonetheless. But does an aggressive and lengthy cross-examination undermine his claims? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.3	18 plus credits, at about 10 times a fly.
0:32.6	Previously on the dropout, we've heard the human toll of those who put their faith in Theranos.
0:38.8	From a woman receiving devastating news about a pregnancy,
0:42.4	to a four star general and former Theranos board member,
0:46.0	looking to improve the lives of soldiers on the battlefield.
0:49.3	Once in a while, we can all be fooled by something.
0:52.4	I would rather trust a little too much at times,
0:55.2	because most people will not betray the trust.
0:58.6	This week, some shocking insight from a lab director who says he tried to stop the train
1:04.0	before it ran off the tracks.
1:14.0	From ABC Audio, this is the dropout, Elizabeth Holmes on trial.
1:18.9	Episode 7, Sounding the Alarm.
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