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Can you see everything? Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #142
Episode 142
Friday, 13 November, 2026
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney are joined by RCI Podcast Producer John Sorensen to examine the differences between journalism and storytelling through a deep dive into the journalistic questions raised by Nathan Fielder’s documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, “You Can See Everything.” In the news roundup, Zane and Varney discuss a new Hechinger Report article detailing how low birth rates, school choice and Trump’s immigration crackdown are forcing thousands of public schools to close. They also discuss a Vanity Fair article on Democratic Party plans to haul corporate executives who worked with Trump before Congress and a Le Monde piece detailing a criminal probe into an acclaimed French novelist over his comments about Muslims. 00:00 Cold Open & Welcome 01:39 Public School Closures 06:24 Budget Squeeze on Schools 10:24 Democrats Eye Subpoenas 16:16 France Prosecutes Novelist Over Comments on Islam 23:18 You Can See Everything, Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos 27:17 Did Nathan Fielder Fail as a Journalist? 34:17 What the Film Gets Wrong 42:04 Founder Culture 48:54 Documentary Ethics Material Discussed in This Podcast · Wall Street Journal’s coverage of Theranos https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-investigation-timeline-11668741222?mod=Searchresults&pos=2&page=1 · Watch Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim discuss their film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gn0QeqYMr4&t=1s · Hechinger Report: School Closures Accelerating in US https://apnews.com/article/education-school-closures-16c5cc6be682d7ce3d2e5eb056fb65c9 · Vanity Fair: Tech Execs Brace for Congressional Crackdown https://archive.is/YB65a · Fox News: Slotkin Wants GOP Prosecutions To Deter Young from Working for Trump https://www.foxnews.com/politics/slotkin-wants-gop-prosecutions-deter-young-people-trump-administration-jobs · Le Monde: French Novelist Charged for Muslim Comments https://archive.is/yVTlG · New Yorker: The Journalist and the Murderer https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1989/03/13/the-journalist-and-the-murderer-i Sign up for the RealClearInvestigations Newsletter. Watch each episode on the RealClearPolitics YouTube ChannelContact us with your thoughts and feedback: jpederzane@realclearinvestigations.com
