Episode
The Story of Black Market Kingpin Ross Ulbricht + Sam Does an AMA
1:07:25
Published: Tue Dec 28 2021
Description
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) is joined by producer Ben Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets), to do an AMA of questions asked on Twitter and talk about the story of Silk Road creator and black market kingpin Ross Ulbricht. Sam also shares his personal history with Ross and what it was like to meet him. Â _____ * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Would you like to participate in our clips contest? Earn up to $10k by remixing My First Million episodes. To learn more, go to mfmpod.com/clips. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. _____ Show Notes: (00:20) - Start of AMA: What are you excited about in 2022? (09:05) - What are you most proud of about MFM? (09:45) - Ben's first time being recognized in public. (13:00) - Celebs or high-profile people Sam gets nervous around (15:30) - Start of Ross Ulbricht story (30:10) - How Ross got caught (36:55) - Story of Sam meeting Ross
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