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What Next TBD: The Aftermath of Elizabeth Holmes

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Business, News, Society & Culture

3.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of defrauding investors this week in federal court. The former CEO, wunderkind, and blood mogul has been the subject of intense legal interest and public fascination ever since her company, Theranos, was beset by scandal in 2015. Today on What Next: TBD we follow-up with Rebecca Jarvis, host of “The Dropout” podcast and ABC News Chief Business, Technology & Economics Correspondent. We dig into the verdict and ask if Silicon Valley will finally confront the elements of its culture that allowed Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos to run wild with investor’s money, and patient’s health. You can listen to “The Dropout: Elizabeth Holmes on Trial” now wherever you get your podcasts. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Danny Dyer, and welcome to What's That Smell?

0:07.6

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0:10.8

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0:13.9

Just pop it in the washing machine, add some surf tropical lily laundry detergent, and

0:18.4

oh, my fave, it smells like my dream holiday.

0:23.2

Get long-lasting fragrance with natural essential oils, with surf laundry detergent.

0:28.0

Can you make anything perf of surf?

0:34.0

Honestly, Rebecca, how tired are you right now?

0:39.2

I've slept about two hours over the last two to three days, so I'm pretty tired, Lizzie.

0:44.3

Thank you for inquiring.

0:46.3

Well, Rebecca is Rebecca Jarvis.

0:49.3

She's the host of the Dropout podcast, and ABC News' chief business,

0:53.6

technology and economics correspondent.

0:56.2

And she's now spent years covering Elizabeth Holmes, her spectacular rise,

1:01.6

founding Theranos, and her incredibly public fall.

1:10.7

The verdict is in the disgrace Theranos founder and CEO found guilty.

1:15.2

That fall ended this week when Holmes was found guilty on four counts of fraud or conspiracy

1:20.7

for misleading investors about Theranos' technology.

1:23.8

Does it feel strange at this point to have a verdict so much went into this?

1:30.5

You were following every single twist and turn of this trial.

1:33.7

How do you feel now?

1:34.9

It is. It's a surreal thing to have spent so many years of my life following this story,

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