Ep 31: DARKEST-WEB with Eileen Ormsby - a podcast by ALTS Projects
from 2021-12-14T21:09:59
In this A Lot To Say episode, Eileen Ormsby joins for a chat about her experience as a Dark Web expert. She's a lawyer, author and freelance journalist based in Melbourne and has written multiple books with her first, 'Silk Road', being an in-depth expose of the black markets that operate on the dark web. Following that, Eileen wrote 'The Darkest Web' which established her as a go-person for all things Dark Web focussed.
She’s a prolific author, contributor and journalist for a range of publications and has been involved in ghost-writing for podcasts with significant listenership as well.
*Content Warning - very mature themes contained in this podcast episode
A few points in the chit-chat:
- An overview of the Dark Web
- How does one get into investigating the Dark Web?
- Being directly exposed to trends in drug consumption
- Eileen’s passion for drug reform
- The rise and fall of Silk Road
- New marketplace operators taking the place of the original
- The mental effect of being involved in a dark, dark place
- Being exposed to highly disturbing moments
- A winding career path encompassing being a lawyer, skydiving instructor etc
- Diving into production consultancy work as a result of being immersed in this world
- Silk Road created the proof of use case for cryptocurrency
- Journeying back towards becoming a fiction author
Notes and Links:
- Eileen Ormsby
- 'Silk Road' book
- 'The Darkest Web' Book
- Eileen Ormsby blog - ‘All Things Vice’
- 48 Hours CBS - Dark Web
- Casefile True Crime Podcast
- Jim Jefferies- Eileen Ormsby interview
- Pause Fest
- RMIT Professional Writing & Editing
- Silk Road
Check out Eileen's website here: eileenormsby.com
Follow Eileen on Twitter: @EileenOrmsby
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