{"id":2623,"date":"2021-08-27T06:11:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T04:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/27\/elizabeth-holmes-stands-trial-podcasts-of-the-week\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T06:11:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T04:11:35","slug":"elizabeth-holmes-stands-trial-podcasts-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/27\/elizabeth-holmes-stands-trial-podcasts-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Holmes stands trial \u2013 podcasts of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The acclaimed Dropout podcast returns to chronicle legal proceedings against the Theranos founder. Plus: good cops go bad in a new series with shades of The Wire<\/p>\n

The Dropout<\/a> (available from 31 August)<\/strong>
The polo neck wearing, deep voice-imitating, Stanford dropout turned entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes \u2013 who fell from grace when her billion-dollar blood-testing company was hit by allegations of fraud \u2013 is a memorable figure. Her story has reverberated around popular culture in recent years, notably on this gripping and acclaimed show from ABC News, which is now being made into a television series starring Amanda Seyfried. This week, the podcast returns to coincide with Holmes\u2019s upcoming trial, with new episodes released each Tuesday as legal proceedings continue.
Hannah J Davies
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Bad Cops<\/a><\/strong>
\u201cWhy do good cops go bad?\u201d So asks This American Life alumna Jessica Lussenhop in this new show from the BBC World Service, a creepily compelling reported series with shades of The Wire. Lussenhop takes listeners into the world of Baltimore\u2019s Gun Trace Task Force, initially set up to deal with the surfeit of illegal guns in the US city and led by a group of \u201csupercops\u201d who managed to get illegal weapons off the streets in record numbers. However, a chance discovery by a fellow police officer would lead to an FBI investigation of the unit\u2019s inner workings. HJD<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThe acclaimed Dropout podcast returns to chronicle legal proceedings against the Theranos founder. Plus: good cops go bad in a new series with shades of The Wire
\nThe Dropout (available from 31 August)The polo neck wearing, deep voice-imitating, Stanford dropout turned entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes \u2013 who fell from grace when her billion-dollar blood-testing company was hit by allegations of fraud \u2013 is a memorable figure. Her story has reverberated around popular culture in recent years, notably on this gripping and acclaimed show from ABC News, which is now being made into a television series starring Amanda Seyfried. This week, the podcast returns to coincide with Holmes\u2019s upcoming trial, with new episodes released each Tuesday as legal proceedings continue. Hannah J Davies Bad Cops\u201cWhy do good cops go bad?\u201d So asks This American Life alumna Jessica Lussenhop in this new show from the BBC World Service, a creepily compelling reported series with shades of The Wire. Lussenhop takes listeners into the world of Baltimore\u2019s Gun Trace Task Force, initially set up to deal with the surfeit of illegal guns in the US city and led by a group of \u201csupercops\u201d who managed to get illegal weapons off the streets in record numbers. However, a chance discovery by a fellow police officer would lead to an FBI investigation of the unit\u2019s inner workings. HJD Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The acclaimed Dropout podcast returns to chronicle legal proceedings against the Theranos founder. Plus: good cops go bad in a new series with shades of The Wire The Dropout (available from 31 August)The polo neck wearing, deep voice-imitating, Stanford dropout turned entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes \u2013 who fell from grace when her billion-dollar blood-testing company was …<\/p>\n

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