Lyn Ulbricht: Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road and The Prison Industrial Complex

Mike discusses the story of Ross Ulbricht and the Silk Road legal case with Ross' mother, Lyn Ulbricht. Ross is serving a double life sentence + 40 years without parole for all non-violent charges, for what prosecutors claim was his role in the Silk Road website. Passionate about privacy and free markets, he was 26 years old when he made the site. He had no prior record and no victim was named at trial.

We discuss the case, liberty, freedom, the rights of the individual, mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex.

Featuring the remarkable music of Rae Fitzgerald.

What is Radio Orbit?

My name is Mike Hagan. I am the host and producer of KOPN's Radio Orbit.

Radio Orbit focuses on emerging technology: AI, Biotech, Cryptocurrency, Energy, Robotics, Bionics, Space Travel, Designer Drugs, Entheogens, Man/Machine Interfacing, Nanotechnology, etc. I also love poetry, visual art and music and showcase a unique musical artist each week, throughout the program.

Orbit features a number of regular segments - In depth interviews with leaders in the fields mentioned above, space weather, tributes in memorial and current news. I also open the phones often to hear from listeners.

The program airs every Monday from 11PM - 2AM CST on KOPN 89.5 FM in Columbia, Missouri, USA. The show can be streamed live at: www.kopn.org

Previous programs can be accessed in the archives at: https://www.mikehagan.com/radiOrbit_Archives.htm

Radio Orbit began in August of 2004 and broadcast until mid 2008. The show returned to KOPN in September, 2018.