The Dropout

Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? How did the woman once heralded as “the next Steve Jobs” find herself facing criminal charges — to which she pleaded not guilty — and up to decades in prison? How did her technology, meant to revolutionize health care, potentially put millions of patients at risk? And how did so many smart people get it so wrong along the way? ABC News chief business, technology and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis, along with producers Taylor Dunn and Victoria Thompson, take listeners on a journey that includes a multi-year investigation. You'll hear exclusive interviews with former employees, investors, and patients, and for the first-time, the never-before-aired deposition testimony of Elizabeth Holmes, and those at the center of this story. Then, go inside the courtroom as 12 jurors decide the fate of the Theranos founder; three years after she was first charged, we find out how this saga finally ends.

True Crime
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Introducing 'Reclaimed: The Forgotten League'
3 min
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Introducing 'The King Road Killings: An Idaho M...
31 min
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The King Road Killings: An Idaho Murder Mystery
4 min
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'Boston Strangler' | Ep. 1: The Women
30 min
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Introducing "Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler"
1 min
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'The Informant' | Ep. 1: There's No Place Like ...
42 min
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Introducing 'Truth & Lies: The Informant'
2 min
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Bonus: Sentenced
7 min
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Bonus: Amanda and The Other Liz
46 min
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The Sunny Balwani Verdict
6 min
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'20/20': The Rise and Con of Elizabeth Holmes
77 min
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The Verdict
44 min
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Closing Arguments
73 min
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The Defense Rests
54 min
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Accusations and Evasions
71 min
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Reframing the Narrative
49 min
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The Prosecution Rests & Elizabeth Speaks
61 min
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The Beginning of the End
43 min
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Patterns
37 min
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The Investors
41 min
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The Therabros
36 min
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The Clients
39 min
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Crime and Punishment
29 min
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Sounding the Alarm
35 min
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The General and the Patient
34 min