Whether you’re stuck in weather-related traffic, waiting at an airport for a flight to decide to leave, or just holing up at home, winter is a great time for podcasts, since they provide an intimate, in-depth look at all sorts of subjects while you try to stay cozy. Here are five we recommend binging.
The Drop Out
At this point, Elizabeth Holmes’ Silicon Valley con might be all but forgotten — but thanks to this fantastic new podcast from NBC News and Nightline, this strange saga is making it back to the mainstream. Basically, in the mid-2000s, Holmes — a Stanford drop out — created a company, Theranos, and convinced everyone that her new technology would make old-fashioned blood tests obsolete. Her new product, she claimed, could conduct a range of medical test using only a drop of blood. The one problem? It couldn’t. This podcast includes interviews with investors, employees, board members and whistleblowers, cutting them together with original audio of Holmes….
