35 - Murder, Drugs, Porn, and Pirates: Tales From the Dark Web
Timesuck with Dan Cummins
English - May 15, 2017 19:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 21K ratingsComedy Society & Culture history religion dark humor true crime biographies adult humor cults conspiracy conspiracies comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On Friday, May 25th, 2015, 31 year old Ross Ulbricht, aka the Dread Pirate Roberts, was sentenced to life in prison for money laundering, computer hacking, conspiracy to traffic narcotics, "drug kingpin" charges, and he narrowly avoided "procurement of murder" charges. All for running the online, dark web marketplace, The Silk Road. What is the "dark web", should we keep it around, and are online marketplaces for vice, like the Silk Road, actually a good idea? Today's episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon. Go to www.mackweldon.com and use the promo code TIMESUCK at checkout to get 20% off!