ABC News podcast The Dropout
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ABC News podcast The Dropout is an investigative audio series that chronicles the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and the scandal surrounding her blood-testing startup.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ABC News podcast The Dropout canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9565784 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ABC News podcast The Dropout Context triple: [Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout, inspiredBy, ABC News podcast The Dropout]
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A.
The Dropout
The Dropout is a Hulu limited series dramatizing the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and the biotech fraud scandal surrounding her company.
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B.
That Will Never Work podcast
That Will Never Work is a podcast hosted by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph, where he mentors entrepreneurs and explores the realities of building and scaling startups.
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C.
The Dropout (Hulu miniseries score)
The Dropout (Hulu miniseries score) is the original musical soundtrack composed for Hulu’s dramatized series about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
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D.
Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout
Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout is the dramatized portrayal of the disgraced Theranos founder in the Hulu miniseries about her rise and fall.
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E.
The ChickPeeps podcast
The ChickPeeps podcast is a vegan-themed show co-hosted by actress and activist Evanna Lynch, featuring discussions on animal rights, ethical living, and plant-based lifestyles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ABC News podcast The Dropout Target entity description: ABC News podcast The Dropout is an investigative audio series that chronicles the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and the scandal surrounding her blood-testing startup.
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A.
The Dropout
The Dropout is a Hulu limited series dramatizing the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and the biotech fraud scandal surrounding her company.
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B.
That Will Never Work podcast
That Will Never Work is a podcast hosted by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph, where he mentors entrepreneurs and explores the realities of building and scaling startups.
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C.
The Dropout (Hulu miniseries score)
The Dropout (Hulu miniseries score) is the original musical soundtrack composed for Hulu’s dramatized series about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
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D.
Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout
Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout is the dramatized portrayal of the disgraced Theranos founder in the Hulu miniseries about her rise and fall.
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E.
The ChickPeeps podcast
The ChickPeeps podcast is a vegan-themed show co-hosted by actress and activist Evanna Lynch, featuring discussions on animal rights, ethical living, and plant-based lifestyles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
investigative podcast
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podcast ⓘ true crime podcast ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| availableOn |
ABC News website
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Apple Podcasts ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Podcasts (macOS app)
Spotify ⓘ |
| basedOnEventsIn |
Silicon Valley
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United States healthcare industry ⓘ |
| chronicles |
Theranos scandal
ⓘ
rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | ABC News ⓘ |
| depicts |
impact of Theranos on patients
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legal proceedings against Elizabeth Holmes ⓘ media coverage of Theranos scandal ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
fall of Theranos
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investigations into Theranos ⓘ legal troubles of Elizabeth Holmes ⓘ rise of Theranos ⓘ |
| format |
narrative non-fiction
ⓘ
serialized documentary ⓘ |
| genre |
business journalism
ⓘ
investigative journalism ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Dropout (TV series)
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linked to:
The Dropout
|
| investigates |
Theranos blood-testing technology claims
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investor due diligence failures ⓘ regulatory oversight of Theranos ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | audio ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC News ⓘ |
| platform | podcast apps ⓘ |
| producer | ABC News ⓘ |
| publisher | ABC News ⓘ |
| subject |
Elizabeth Holmes
ⓘ
Theranos ⓘ corporate fraud ⓘ medical technology ⓘ startup culture ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general public
ⓘ
listeners interested in business scandals ⓘ listeners interested in true crime ⓘ |
| theme |
ethics in healthcare
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ethics in technology ⓘ journalistic investigation ⓘ startup hype culture ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| topic | blood-testing startup scandal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ABC News podcast The Dropout Description of subject: ABC News podcast The Dropout is an investigative audio series that chronicles the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and the scandal surrounding her blood-testing startup.
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