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231: Fyre and Theranos: The Illusion of Success
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English - March 23, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB - ★★★★ - 23 ratingsTechnology Education How To adam dachis tommy honton lifehacker productivity science psychology how-to life hack lifestyle Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Tommy and Adam discuss the recently-documented controversies surrounding Fyre and Theranos as they demonstrate a common problem in modern America: the illusion of success has become more important than success itself.
Tommy and Adam discuss the recently-documented controversies surrounding Fyre and Theranos as they demonstrate a common problem in modern America: the illusion of success has become more important than success itself.
Links for this episode:
Elizabeth HolmesThe Wikipedia page for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
Billy McFarland
The Wikipedia page for the creator of the Fyre Festival (among other fraudulent ventures), Billy McFarland.
Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, and the Cult of Silicon Valley
A short YouTube documentary by ReasonTV that covers the broad details of the Theranos story.