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ABC Audio's ''The Dropout'' to Release Bonus Episode


The Dropout
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ABC Audio announces a special bonus episode of podcasts "The Dropout" and "Start Here" following the Elizabeth Holmes sentencing. The new episode covers the details of Elizabeth Holmes' sentencing, the events that led up to Friday's decision and what happens next for the disgraced founder and CEO of Theranos and others tied to the blood-testing company. The special episode with "The Dropout" host Rebecca Jarvis and "Start Here" host Brad Mielke will be available on both podcasts on Friday, November 18 at 6pm ET.

"The Dropout" podcast debuted in 2019, featuring interviews with former employees, investors, patients and the never-before-aired deposition testimony of Holmes and others at the center of the story. The ABC Audio production is written by ABC News chief business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis as well as Victoria Thompson and Taylor Dunn, with Jarvis and Dunn serving as producers and Thompson as executive producer.

"Start Here" launched in 2018 as ABC News' flagship daily news podcast, delivering the day's top news in 20-minute episodes. ABC News correspondent Brad Mielke hosts the program, covering the world's biggest events with an in-depth, straightforward look at how they shape American lives. New episodes are posted every weekday by 6am ET.

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