Episode 32 of Datebook podcast is an interview with Alex Gibney, talking about Silicon Valley and its role in his new HBO documentary about the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos debacle, "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley." Gibney talks about his own young career as a documentarian, the late-in-the-game leaked footage that made "The Inventor" special, and the links he made in his film between Holmes and original "fake it 'til you make it" entrepreneur Thomas Edison.

This episode produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is Mozart's Symphony 40 in G Minor by Blue Dot Sessions.

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