The Dropout - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Enthralling narrative of the Theranos case! Compelling, unbiased, thoroughly researched, very thought provoking journalism that provides some insightful clarity on a pretty complicated saga. I hope it continues to follow everyone involved- it’s kind of hard not to be drawn into this story that is so fascinating even on its own. Love her or hate her, Elizabeth has become an icon / cult leader. Being from Northern California myself, I found the “psychology” of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs extremely interesting. It is kinda sad, though, how Elizabeth has drawn so much attention away from the businesswomen, medical scientists, and young people who are (successfully) making their own remarkable breakthroughs every day!
I admit I’ll probably listen to this again though, it’s a great podcast 👌 Thanks y’all for DOING it rather than just TRYing (lol)

There is an unnecessary amount of repetition in the second season covering the trial. They feel the need to replay the same clips from Elizabeth’s deposition over and over again. I think this season could have been 2-3 bonus episodes instead of dragging it out. Also, it has a LOT of long adbreaks, which seems to be a pattern for iHeartRadio podcasts.

This was very interesting to listen to. I’d been barely aware of Theranos and Elizabeth but got hooked when I checked into the details for the Dropout series on TV. I think everyone involved here did a nice job pulling as much detail to present as possible..in particular the personal stories from the lab directors wife and the whistleblowers. Can’t wait for the sentencing.

I first came across the drop-out on Hulu and was intrigued. I ended up watching the series and then finding the podcast. This is very well done and kept my attention. Great reporting!