Host Ava Grey examines Philip Zimbardo's infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, where college students were randomly assigned as guards or prisoners in a simulated basement jail. Within six days, the study collapsed amid psychological breakdowns and escalating cruelty. Grey analyzes the gaps between what happened and the compelling narrative Zimbardo constructed about situational power.

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