Ep364: Theranos , Elizabeth Holmes and the Mormon Connection

What do a $9 billion blood-testing startup and a church with a multibillion-dollar investment portfolio have in common? On Mormonish, we look at how Theranos and the LDS Church protected their reputations, kept information out of public view, and responded to people who asked hard questions. From the powerful names on Theranos’s board to the senior Church leaders who approved Ensign Peak’s shell-company filings, we follow the people who lent these institutions their authority. We dig into nondisclosure agreements, reports of private investigators following Theranos whistleblowers, and the LDS Church’s trademark lawsuit against Mormon Stories. We also look at what happens when secrecy gets called “confidentiality” and people who raise concerns are encouraged to doubt themselves. When you’ve trusted an institution for years, what does it cost to question it out loud?