{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#567 | Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road | Drugs, Bitcoin & Digital Outlaws","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/61c027e0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1393,"description":"Was Ross Ulbricht a visionary pioneer or a dangerous criminal?  \nIn part one of our series on \"Young American Outlaws\", we explore the rise and fall of the Silk Road and how Ulbricht's life sentence, followed by a 2025 presidential pardon, sparked fierce debate over freedom, technology, and the role of government. \n\n\nRoss Ulbricht's LinkedIn clue\nThe concept behind The Silk Road\nCryptocurrency's role in anonymity\nThe structure of The Silk Road \nUnexpected listings and control issues\nFederal agents' Silk Road investigation\nThe arrest of Ross Ulbricht\nCharges and the trial\nSentencing and pardoning\nThe wider debate on personal freedom\n\n\n\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/silk-road","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}