Theranos | How Elizabeth Holmes Fooled the World

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In recent years, few stories have captivated the public's attention like the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes. The ambitious young entrepreneur once claimed to revolutionize medical testing, but her dream turned into a cautionary tale of deception and hubris. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: https://tilln.com/support Episode link: https://tilln.com/theranos Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast Watch Stanley Meyer: https://youtu.be/3ud8BLUMIBA?si=MT5Tv1wtGZm_0rsu Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How far was Elizabeth Holmes willing to carry an idea that could become a reality and she has
0:05.0	people investing in it before she's willing to admit to herself and her investors that is just not
0:10.2	possible? Uh, allegedly pretty stinking far. Yeah. This week we learned about Theranos, which was a
0:16.7	company that I believe earnestly, like wanted to accomplish what they set out to do.
0:21.5	At least at one point. Yeah, they brought out a lot of investors. But then they started
0:24.7	faking some results and the fraud spiraled. And we learned about the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes
0:30.8	and Theranos as a company. So it's wonderful, great Thanksgiving topic for you to jump
0:36.3	into. Yeah, a good thing for the family table.
0:38.4	What are you thankful for?
0:39.1	I'm thankful for the downfall of Theranos.
0:41.8	This is things earlier last night, a comedy podcast where every week we learn about something new.
0:46.0	So we're going to laugh a lot along the way and also give you the information about what you came here to learn about.
0:51.1	So, you know, it's going to be a good time.
0:55.2	This week is Thanksgiving. I don't have any shows. Oh, good for you. You took it off.
0:59.5	December's pretty full, but they're all Christmas parties. So don't come to those. You're not allowed.
1:04.5	Well, for real. They're like, there's like two, two public shows. One of them's like in Florida and the other
1:10.6	one's somewhere else.
1:12.5	Speaking of private shows, you can join our Patreon.
1:15.9	I hate that segue.
1:19.6	But they do get private content that's not publicly accessible.
1:23.6	You can join our Patreon.
1:25.0	You can get next week's episode right now.
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