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Big Technology Podcast

The Theranos Trial Concludes β€” With NPR's Bobby Allyn

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

Technology, Religion & Spirituality, Business News, Business, Religion, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Politics, News Commentary, Government, Investing, Tech News, Social Sciences, News

4.6 β€’ 395 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 22 December 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Bobby Allyn is an NPR tech reporter based in San Francisco. He's been waking up at 2 a.m. to watch the trial of ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes from the courthouse. In this episode, Allyn breaks down the case for and against Holmes, the biggest moments in the trial, and the potential outcomes now that the jury is deliberating.

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Listen to Building One on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome to the big technology podcast, a show for cool-headed nuance conversations of the tech world and beyond.

1:07.6

Well, last week, the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, now disgraced, concluded she is charged with all sorts of nefarious things, including wire fraud that stem from her leadership of the company.

1:24.1

And, well, everybody right now is starting to wonder what's going to happen next to her,

1:29.4

what will happen next in this case?

1:31.1

What does it mean for Silicon Valley?

1:33.0

We've had Aaron Griffith on in the past.

1:34.9

She was out at the court at watching the trial.

1:38.0

And now we're going to bring in another reporter who's been there through the whole thing.

1:42.1

Bobby Allen is an NPR tech reporter.

1:45.0

He joins us today to discuss what the situation is with the Theranos trial and what we can learn from it.

1:50.7

Bobby, welcome to the show.

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