"You Can See Everything" Sparks Debate, 17% GDP Growth Please, Call of Duty Campaign Review | Katie Drummond, Bing Gordon, Daksh Gupta, Jean-Denis Greze, Quinten Farmer
October 19, 2026
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5 min readThe Theranos Movie, Personal AI Agents, and the Economics of Code
The most striking moment in the Nathan Fielder documentary You Can See Everything—which dominated conversation across tech Twitter this weekend—comes when Elizabeth Holmes's partner Billy Evans pitches Theranos 2.0 to Fielder with the same vague, grandiose language that characterized the original company. Fielder, deadpan, simply repeats the pitch back to him, and Evans seems oblivious to the irony that "Theranos 2.0" has been used for a decade to describe potential massive frauds. The film, which opened to $15 million at the box office (behind Street Fighter's $31 million), has sparked fierce debate about whether it makes Holmes look less guilty, more sympathetic, or exactly as fraudulent as she always was.
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What you'll learn
- 1 Timestamped Navigation Outline
- 2 (00:00) **Show Open & Color Grade Banter** - Hosts discuss Nathan Fielder headphones, visual setup, and Ramp sponsorship
- 3 (01:36) **Theranos Movie "You Can See Everything" Sparks Debate** - Katie Drummond joins to discuss her Nathan Fielder interview and the cultural reaction to the Theranos documentary
- 4 (02:49) **The Real Medical Device Playbook vs. Theranos Magic** - Contrasting Holmes's approach with how actual diagnostic companies operate
- 5 (05:30) **The TED Talk Entrepreneur Era Created Elizabeth Holmes** - Nikita Bier's analysis of how Holmes was a product of her time
- 6 (08:08) **Spoiler Discussion: Billy's Side Deal & Legal Wrinkles** - Analyzing the film's depiction of Billy's profit participation and legal strategy
- 7 (10:49) **Box Office Performance & Cult Classic Debate** - Comparing "You Can See Everything" to other weekend releases
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Show Notes
- (01:35) - "You Can See Everything" Spoiler Talk
- (23:51) - AI Data Center Forecast Jumps
- (33:59) - Anthropic Staff Predict AI Boom
- (40:59) - Call of Duty Campaign Review
- (48:32) - Katie Drummond discusses Nathan Fielder’s film about Elizabeth Holmes, its complex portrayal of empathy, fraud, and human behavior, and its potential to become a classic. The global editorial director of WIRED also reflects on how the tech press once amplified Holmes’s claims and enabled the era of visionary, larger-than-life startup founders.
- (01:07:17) - Bing Gordon, founding executive of Electronic Arts and co-author of *Everybody Wins*, discusses lessons from gaming, product development, and his career in technology. He explores how iteration, storytelling, motivation, and AI can improve creative work while emphasizing the enduring importance of human judgment and meaningful progression.
- (01:46:52) - Daksh Gupta, founder of Greptile, discusses automating code review and testing to ensure AI-generated code is safe to merge. He highlights the company’s $50 million Series B, the need for independent code validation, and growing demand for better visibility into the quality, productivity, and cost of coding agents.
- (01:55:25) - Jean Denis discusses Town, the AI workplace assistant company he co-founded and leads as CEO, following its $108 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation. He explains how trusted, privacy-focused AI agents could streamline workplace tasks and communications while delivering thoughtful recommendations without overwhelming users.
- (02:09:26) - Quinten Farmer discusses founding Tolan, an AI-powered personal guide designed to provide entertainment, emotional support, intelligent assistance, and personalized follow-up through nuanced memory. He also covers Tolan’s approachable characters, applications for families and children, the challenges of proactive AI assistance, and the company’s $30 million Series B funding.
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