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Nov. 25, 2020

Agile Consequences

HUMOUR: the mischievous Julie and Paula are back, causing chaos in a pharmaceutical company as they take charge of a team of chemists trying to develop an anti-depressant with no side-effects. Drugs, alcohol, lust ... what could possibly go wrong? This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2017. Photo by mentatdgt from Pexels.
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Nov. 18, 2020

New Perspectives

FABLE: Thomas had everything he wanted in life, money, friends and an endless supply of charming companions. But one day all these pleasures turned to ashes in his mouth when he went blind. Thomas promised a huge reward to whoever could help him see again, but when a little old man managed to do just that, Thomas wasn't sure if he liked what he saw any more. This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2014.
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Nov. 11, 2020

Changing Chairs

DRAMA: Kingsley Adams is a CEO asshole. But if he's your CEO, there isn't very much you can do about it. Or that's what people thought until someone found the password to his secret bank account and leaked details about insider trading to the press. But who was it? And how did they get the information? This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2016. Photo by Hormel from Pexels.
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Nov. 4, 2020

Dr Dynamic

DRAMA: Mike Smirch is chief gossip reporter for the magazine Titillation. The kind of stories he writes are ones about royalty in trouble, actors snorting coke in nightclubs or reality TV stars dying of cancer. But when he signs up for a workshop in 'Dynamic Positioning' with the charismatic therapist Bela Horvath, he has to learn an uncomfortable truth. This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2017. Photo from Brett Sayles from Pexels
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Oct. 28, 2020

PEAS for EmDee, the caring chatbot

HUMOUR: What do you feel about chatbots? Do you talk to Siri? Do you chat with Alexa? It might be impressive what these chatbots can do, but that's nothing compared to EmDee. She can paraphrase your words, look inside you, she can empathize with you. But is that what you want? This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2017. Photo from cottonbro from Pexels
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Oct. 21, 2020

The Fortune Teller

DRAMA: Simon Cassandra is a fortune teller - not with a crystal ball or Tarot cards but with computers. He works for the government, trying to model future scenarios to help ministers make their decisions. There's only one problem - they don't like listening to experts. But perhaps Mr Camille, a barber working at the famous barber's shop Frederick Hobbs in London, will pay attention. His life could depend up on it ... This episode was first published in Business Spotlight in 2016. Phot...
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Oct. 14, 2020

Hate

DRAMA: Mickey Jones was a bully as a child, terrorizing his way through school and inspiring fear in all around him. Years later our storyteller thinks he has met him again at a party and tries to get revenge on his childhood tormentor. But is Michael Jones, CEO for an investment bank, the same person as Micky Jones, North London thug? Whoever he is, the guests at this party are going to experience an evening unlike any other. Photo by Glenda from Pexels This story first appeared...
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Oct. 7, 2020

Side Effects

SUSPENSE: Professor Johnny Hampden, the most brilliant scientist to ever work at Klaxx Pharmaceuticals, has a very good reason to fear side effects. Join him over a brandy and he might tell you the terrible story of Sergeant Norman and a mysterious plant from the depths of the jungle. This story was first published by Business Spotlight in 2016. Photo by James Wheeler from Pexels
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Sept. 30, 2020

The Devil in the Details

SUSPENSE: Successful corporate lawyer Henry Fist is having a well-deserved drink as he relaxes on his well-deserved holiday on the Cayman Islands when he gets a visit from a young admirer of his work, Nick Mephistopolous. Is Henry about to get something else well-deserved? This story was first published by Business Spotlight in 2016. Photo by energepic.com from Pexels
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Sept. 23, 2020

Dragons' Den

HUMOUR: Edward, a refugee from Sierra Leone living in Berlin, has an opportunity to find a sponsor for a business idea he has. But will somebody really be interested in sponsoring a snail farm? This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2017. Photo - Pexels - Pixabay