Exposing Silicon Valley's multimillion dollar fraud, part 2
Fresh-faced graduate Erika Cheung’s whistleblowing put health technology company Theranos’ founder in jail, after revealing their blood-testing scam
Erika Cheung’s dream job was turning sour. She’d been hired by Theranos fresh out of university, the company promised to provide the technology to do instant diagnoses of various diseases from a single drop of blood. Working as a lab assistant, Erika discovered it didn't work and so risked patients' health. She endured harassment and a lengthy court case in order to tell the public the truth.
Adebayo Bolaji started acting in his teens, and loved performing, but as an adult he struggled to find a vocation. He tried his hand at law and at bookselling, before becoming a successful actor and director. But still he felt that something was missing. Adebayo tells Outlook's Eric Mugaju about growing up in a big Nigerian household in West London, and the moment that changed his life.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Erika Cheung. Credit: GettyImages/Maarten De Boer)
Last on
Broadcasts
- Tue 12 Mar 2024 12:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Tue 12 Mar 2024 18:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Tue 12 Mar 2024 23:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Wed 13 Mar 2024 03:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
Contact Outlook
Info on how we might use your contribution on air
Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary
Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected