Welcome back to the deep, dark web series! This week, join our host in the living room as we conclude our overview of the dark web, reconsider our career paths, and allude to some potential future episode topics.

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Sources

https://www.dsxhub.org/dark-web-what-is-it-and-what-is-the-link-with-big-data/

https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/definition/data-breach

https://the-dark-web.com/deep-web-chat-rooms/#Black_Hat_Chat

https://datafloq.com/read/how-big-data-is-helping-dark-web-industry/

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3249765/what-is-the-dark-web-how-to-access-it-and-what-youll-find.html

https://therecord.media/freedom-hosting-admin-gets-27-years-in-prison-for-hosting-child-pornography/

https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/3/14497992/freedom-hosting-ii-hacked-anonymous-dark-web-tor

https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/double-blow-to-dark-web-marketplaces

https://www.ll.mit.edu/news/artificial-intelligence-helping-investigators-fight-crime-dark-web

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/human-traffickers-caught-on-hidden-internet/

https://www.guru99.com/what-is-big-data.html

https://news.mit.edu/2019/lincoln-laboratory-artificial-intelligence-helping-investigators-fight-dark-web-crime-0513

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REvil

https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070781 - this one is the scientific journal!

https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-hacktivism.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Doom_(hacker_group)

https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-russia-cryptocurrency-donations-hacktivism/

Welcome to our Sick & Twisted episode! This week we have a very special guest joining us: PABLO CAMACHO! You know the vibes! This is the first episode in a series about the deep, dark web. Join us as we discuss all the basics of the dark web and then dive right in to some chatrooms and marketplaces! 

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Digital Attack Map

https://www.digitalattackmap.com/#anim=1&color=0&country=ALL&list=0&time=18763&view=map 

Dark Web Index 

http:/donionsixbjtiohce24abfgsffo2l4tk26qx464zylumgejukfg2vead.onion/onions.php 

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(network)

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2019/09/the-truth-about-the-dark-web-kumar.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20late%201990s%2C%20two,accessible%20to%20ordinary%20internet%20surfers.

https://www.google.com/search?q=botnets

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet#:~:text=January%201%2C%201983%20is%20considered%20the%20official%20birthday%20of%20the%20internet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market

https://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/apr/19/online-high-net-drugs-deal

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-was-first-thing-sold-internet-180957414/

https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-malware-what-is-a-trojan.html#:~:text=A%20Trojan%20horse%2C%20or%20Trojan,or%20file%20to%20trick%20you.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3249765/what-is-the-dark-web-how-to-access-it-and-what-youll-find.html

https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2020/the-weird-commerce-of-the-dark-web/

Welcome back for Part 2! We left you with a little bit of a cliff hanger. Tensions are definitely rising. This week we dive deeper into the shit-show that IS Von Dutch. We're sure you won't expect what's coming next.

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Sources

The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For - Hulu 2021

https://www.fredsegal.com/pages/about-fred-segal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Howard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kustom_Kulture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Dutch

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/style/von-dutch-hulu-documentary.html

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/von-dutch-trucker-hat-racist-origins

https://nypost.com/2021/11/18/the-curse-of-von-dutch-how-the-hottest-brand-became-von-douche/

https://pagesix.com/2015/07/10/ed-hardy-designer-christian-audigier-dead-at-57/?_ga=2.88526492.664896661.1644090292-1012074895.1640495024

https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Von_Dutch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ywgkJuovc

https://wikibiography.in/bobby-vaughn-wiki-age-bio/

https://www.ocweekly.com/von-who-6426922/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Audigier

Link to Clementine Morrigan's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/clementinemorrigan/?igshid=xn5vg8484vfg

Welcome to our very first two-parter topic! This episode takes a look at the infamous Y2K white-trash clothing brand Von Dutch. Part 1 sets the scene for our story by introducing our main characters, laying the foundation, and foreshadowing the madness that is Part 2. This one was too much fun to research.

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Sources

The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For - Hulu 2021

https://www.fredsegal.com/pages/about-fred-segal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Howard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kustom_Kulture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Dutch

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/style/von-dutch-hulu-documentary.html

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/von-dutch-trucker-hat-racist-origins

https://nypost.com/2021/11/18/the-curse-of-von-dutch-how-the-hottest-brand-became-von-douche/

https://pagesix.com/2015/07/10/ed-hardy-designer-christian-audigier-dead-at-57/?_ga=2.88526492.664896661.1644090292-1012074895.1640495024

https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Von_Dutch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ywgkJuovc

https://wikibiography.in/bobby-vaughn-wiki-age-bio/

https://www.ocweekly.com/von-who-6426922/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Audigier

Link to Clementine Morrigan's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/clementinemorrigan/?igshid=xn5vg8484vfg

This episode takes a look into *THE* urban legend of feral people living in the Appalachian Mountains. Let's dig into some of the theories and stories from the locals as we explore this captivating tale that is reminding us all too much of The Hills Have Eyes. We're keeping it short & sweet this week!

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Sources

https://www.thesmokies.com/feral-humans-smoky-mountains/

https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/pby11d/feral_people_in_national_parks/

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2019/06/06/dennis-martin-missing-smoky-mountains-disappearance/1338089001/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_cannibalism

https://www.intheknow.com/post/feral-people-national-parks-tiktok-folklore/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Dennis_Martin

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/10/02/massive-1969-search-dennis-martin-produces-lessons-future-searches-smokies-archives/1496635002/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w71b2t1IXU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exQTT5XkjlU

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/eric-rudolph

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbilly

https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs10/10402/10402p.pdf

https://investigationsforthemissing.org/blog/f/gone-in-the-smoky-mountains-trenny-gibsons-disappearance

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/oops-florida-woman-takes-hour-long-detour-to-north-carolina-to-see-swiss-alps/#:~:text=Oops!-,Florida%20woman%20takes%20hour%2Dlong%20detour%20to,Carolina%20to%20see%20Swiss%20Alps&text=GASTONIA%2C%20N.C.,she'll%20never%20live%20down.

This episode of Professional Skepticism is giving major Y2K vibes as we discuss the peak of online cannibalism at the turn of the century. Prepare for explicit content because our host is going to go into all the gory details.

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Sources

https://krypt3ia.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/whats-eating-you-on-line-cannibalism-in-the-darknet-and-clearnet/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding

https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/turn-on-the-eating-a-beginners-guide-to-sexual-cannibalism/

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dolcett

https://www.reddit.com/r/Interestingbutcreepy/comments/nbn0t3/exploring_the_remnants_of_the_cannibal_caf%C3%A9_forum/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Sharon_Lopatka

https://www.reddit.com/r/MorbidReality/comments/11eavg/screenshots_from_the_armin_meiwes_video_the_man/

https://www.theawl.com/page/1859/?%

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Meiwes

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding#:~:text=In%20one%20of%20the%20most,do%20for%20a%20long%20time.

https://harpers.org/archive/2008/01/my-dinner-with-antrophagus/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3439299/I-fried-piece-rump-steak-ate-sprouts-German-cannibal-ate-gay-lover-permission-describes-went-killing-eating-him.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3230774.stm

Cannibal cop Gilberto Valle's online pal boasts of eating 'black woman and white child'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Valle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7I243jPozw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cannibalism

https://www.vice.com/en/article/yvqwwk/welcome-to-the-tasteless-world-of-online-cannibalism

You're tuned in to the third episode of Professional Skepticism! In this episode we discuss Anna Sorokin AKA Anna Delvey, The SoHo Grifter. Let's take a closer look at this New York socialite's glamourous tale of scamming her way through the big city.

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You're tuned in to the second episode of Professional Skepticism! We have a special guest joining us on the show today - Amanda McArdle (she/her) - a Sagittarius woman, CBD-tender, and best friend of our host Zoe! In this episode we discuss McKamey Manor, a topic that has been a talking point of our friendship for years at this point. Let's dive into all the gory details. 

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1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/30/an-extreme-haunted-house-requires-page-waiver-critics-say-its-torture-chamber/ 

2. https://www.al.com/news/2017/08/mckamey_manor_extreme_haunt_te.html

3. https://www.mckameymanor.com/location-hours 

4. https://www.ladbible.com/news/news-mckamey-manor-the-most-terrifying-experience-in-the-world-20201028 

5. https://assessment.cot.tn.gov/RE_Assessment/ParcelDetailIMPACT.aspx 

6. https://abovethelaw.com/2019/10/for-lawyers-mckamey-manors-waiver-is-even-more-frightening-than-the-extreme-haunted-house/2/ 

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvCzXSjujkE  

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFFA3s3zfHg 

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19. https://www.wfla.com/dont-miss/scariest-haunted-house-in-u-s-requires-40-page-waiver-drug-test-safe-word/ 

20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94qKKqr0B6k 

21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnf-tI4F9kc 

You're tuned in to our very first episode of Professional Skepticism! This episode is about all things Fyre Festival - from its creator Billy McFarland, to his infamous business partner Ja Rule, the ridiculous amount of resources that were wasted on this hot mess, and all the people that were screwed over in the end. Buckle up, because this host is about to light into Billy.

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Professional Skepticism: A Podcast About Scandals, Conspiracies, & Convictions is hosted by the one & only Zoe McDaniel (she/her). We'll discuss some of the world's craziest con artists, white collar criminals, gruesome murderers, captivating cult leaders, twisted conspiracy theories, scandalous current & historical events, and all things taboo. Promise we'll try to have a laugh while we do it. 

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