After seven days of testimony directly from Elizabeth Holmes, her defense announced it had rested its case this week in a federal fraud trail that began in September.
Holmes, a former Silicon Valley luminary, was CEO of the blood-testing startup Theranos. She told jurors she was not responsible, as prosecutors allege, for fleecing investors of millions of dollars and delivering flawed results to patients.
And as NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn explains, Holmes detailed a story of abuse that could sway the outcome of the trial.
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Purported Right to Abortion
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Mark Joseph Stern for an emergency reading of the jurisprudential tea leaves in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisions regarding Texas’ abortion ban, under SB8.
Podcast production by Sara Burningham.
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Strict Scrutiny - A Uterus, If You Can Keep It
Commander Vladeck returns to break down what the Supreme Court’s decision in the SB8 case does and doesn’t mean. (Spoiler alert: Nothing good!)
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Cato Daily Podcast - Erdogan vs. the Lira
Turkey's president enjoys his control over various aspects of his country, and yet the value of Turkey's currency is demonstrably out of his control. Cato's Mustafa Akyol provides the context.
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CrowdScience - What’s the best way to make a decision?
Life is full of choices, from the mundane (like what to wear today) to the critical (how should we deal with the pandemic?). So how can we make the best decisions? That’s what listener David wants to know.
To investigate, Caroline Steel learns how being smarter doesn’t necessarily make you a good decision maker. She speaks to researchers about the importance of ‘gut feelings’ – and how certain people with no intuition whatsoever can struggle to make choices. She also learns why it’s easier to give advice to other people than to follow it yourself, and how we can work together to make the best decisions in a group.
Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Anand Jagatia
Contributors: Wändy Bruin de Bruin - Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioural Science, University of Southern California, USA David Robson, science journalist and author Valerie van Mulukom, Assistant Professor, Coventry University, UK Liz Steel Igor Grossmann, Associate Professor of psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada Anita Williams Woolley associate professor of organisational behaviour and theory, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Focus on Africa - Benin opposition leader in court on terror charges
The opposition leader in Benin, Reckya Madougou, has appeared at the country's Economic Crime and Terrorism Court on charges of financing terrorism.The Ghanaian government has said that from midnight on Sunday all visitors to the country need to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus before being allowed to enter.
CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The Highest Inflation Since 1982
What the CPI print means for Fed policy, the economy as a whole and bitcoin.
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November inflation came in at 6.8%, the highest in 39 years. In this episode, NLW looks at:
- The state of the inflation discussion following October
- Why the Biden administration tried to reframe expectations leading into Friday’s announcement
- Why CEOs are selling their stock
- Why bitcoin is going down after high inflation
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Motley Fool Money - Inflation, Retail, Restaurants, and 401K Insights
The US inflation rate rises to a 39-year high. Pet supply retailer Chewy tumbles on earnings. Costco rises on big 1st-quarter results. CVS hits an all-time high after its investor day presentation. Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss those stories and weigh in on the latest from Lululemon Athletica, Rent the Runway, Stitch Fix, RH Holdings, Intel, Beyond Meat, Jack in the Box, and Shake Shack, Plus, our analysts share two stocks on their radar: Tyler Technologies and Accenture. And CFP Dan Messeca talks 401Ks and last-minute financial planning tips for investors.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Home For Christmas: Mom Of Seven Shares Practical Wisdom For Making Motherhood A Joy
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, author and blogger Leila Lawler joins Federalist Executive Editor Joy Pullmann to discuss her blog "Like Mother, Like Daughter" and offer practical wisdom and tips for making motherhood a joy.
the memory palace - Episode 190: The Ride
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A note on notes: We’d much rather you just went into each episode of The Memory Palace cold. And just let the story take you where it well. So, we don’t suggest looking into the show notes first.
Music
How to be Invisible, by Thruppence.
Motion by Peter Sandberg.
Art Blakey’s magical, Come out and See Me Tonight
And, of course, So What, from Kind of Blue
Notes
- I relied a lot on this extensive oral history interview from The Smithsonian.