{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69603bf11f7886a9b88ef543/69603bfe11073a61bd81ea55?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Swabber Barons | The Story of Puritan","description":"<p>You may not have heard of Puritan, but if you’ve gotten a COVID test, you’ve probably had one of their products inside your nose. A family feud almost tore this company apart. Then the White House called.</p><p>Read Olivia Carville’s <a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-03-18/covid-test-swab-company-puritan-faces-family-feud\">original article</a> for Bloomberg. </p><p>Podcast production by Jess Miller and Cleo Levin.</p><p>Correction: This episode incorrectly identifies the owner of Hardwood Products. James Cartwright works for Hardwood, but the owner is John Cartwright.</p><p><a href=\"https://link.chtbl.com/teamistry?sid=podcast.THRILLINGTALES\">Listen</a> to the Teamistry podcast.</p><p>Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast and bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn. Click <a href=\"https://slate.com/ThrillingPlus\">here</a> to get started and support our work.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}