Getting into business with retail stores like Walgreens was a pivotal point in the Theranos timeline, and "The Dropout" does a good job of portraying this business transaction true to life. Walgreens Vice President of Health Innovations Jay Rosan (Alan Ruck) leads the plans to implement "wellness centres" with blood-testing machines into stores by 2013. Dr. J (as he preferred to be called) convinces Wade Maquelon (John Pais), who hires consultant Kevin Hunter (Rich Sommer) to vet the Theranos labs in order to move forward with the deal.
True to real-life, the trio never saw the labs (because Theranos kept making excuses), and "The Dropout" podcast includes recollections everything from Walgreens executives of Balwani following Hunter to the bathroom and the awkward sushi lunch meeting, to the strange karaoke tribute from Walgreens execs. Although, according to Vanity Fair, the Walgreens team actually adapted John Lennon's "Imagine" lyrics, not "What I Like About You" by The Romantics as they did in the show.