Spiderhead and the Nature of Human Experience, Episode 28

This week we talk about our thoughts on the newly released Netflix film, “Spiderhead,” based on the 2010 short story, “Escape from Spiderhead,” by George Saunders. We discuss the philosophical implications of the film and how it could’ve explored the short story in more depth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes (statistics and information discussed during the pod were derived from the following sources): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/12/20/escape-from-spiderhead https://www.netflix.com/title/80210767 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/the-u-s-spends-billions-to-lock-people-up-but-very-little-to-help-them-once-theyre-released https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/76th2011/ExhibitDocument/OpenExhibitDocument?exhibitId=17686&fileDownloadName=h041211ab501_pescetta.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Gen Z Speaks Podcast Hosts: Ibrahim Ahmed is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Southern California (USC) studying politics, philosophy, and law. Jenish Thanki is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) studying computer science. Matthew Gutierrez is a summa cum laude graduate from the University of La Verne's (ULV) business administration program.