"Do what you're told."

Pop on a lab coat, grab your psychology textbook and a glass. Join the others at the table (they may be stooges) and proceed to mix social cues, the hidden darkness of human nature, mob mentality and/or the desire to abide by the rules. Finish with salt and ice (but never put these together on your skin.) This is compliance and obedience.

Show researched and produced by Skye and Olive
Original music by Balint Molnar

References:

The Milgram Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOUEC5YXV8U

The concept of obedience: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-obedience-2795894#:~:text=Obedience%20is%20a%20form%20of,the%20rest%20of%20the%20group).

Simply Psychology on Milgram: https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html

Philip Zimbardo defends the Prison Experiment: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/6/28/17509470/stanford-prison-experiment-zimbardo-interview

The Strip-search scam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_search_phone_call_scam

Mount Washington scam footage, with foreward by Philip Zimbardo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mpAbig8ttY

David Stewart gets acquitted: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15504125

'So You've Been Publicly Shamed' by Jon Ronson: Abridged podcast (but BUY THE BOOK!): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07h3hhp/episodes/downloads

Compliance trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdONydDX44I