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 WebHow does one get into investigating the Dark Web?Being directly exposed to trends in drug consumptionEileen’s passion for drug reformThe rise and fall of Silk RoadNew marketplace operators taking the place of the originalThe mental effect of being involved in a dark, dark placeBeing exposed to highly disturbing momentsA winding career path encompassing being a lawyer, skydiving instructor etcDiving into production consultancy work as a result of being immersed in this worldSilk Road created the proof of use case for cryptocurrencyJourneying back towards becoming a fiction authorNotes and Links:Eileen Ormsby'Silk Road' book'The Darkest Web' BookEileen Ormsby blog - ‘All Things Vice’48 Hours CBS - Dark WebCasefile True Crime PodcastJim Jefferies- Eileen Ormsby interviewPause FestRMIT Professional Writing & EditingSilk RoadCheck out Eileen's website here: eileenormsby.comFollow Eileen on Twitter: @EileenOrmsby---Music by Gareth Leach Music by way of BatemanTwitter: @ALTSProjectsInstagram: @altsprojects_Hosted by Gaz Williams @gwilliamsALTS