Episode 13: Squid Game in Real Life - Death and Survival Games for the Entertainment of the Powerful

Do you love Squid Game? Netflix's popular Korean drama series centers around an ensemble cast of players who enter into a competition in hopes of escaping economic difficulties, but find that they're fighting for their very lives for the entertainment of the game's wealthy benefactors. While Squid Game itself was inspired by its writer/director Hwang Donghyuk's own experiences with financial disparity, it made me wonder: how often has this happened in real life?Donate to our friend Chris's fundraiser for equipment for his short film! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-christopher-fund-the-gear-he-needs-for-his-short-film/cl/s?v=amp14_t2&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp13_c-amp14_t2-amp15_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US&attribution_id=sl%3A32290152-8db9-4c02-a7f3-6eb4d2afa6aftheme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !charities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! [email protected] you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.