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ICE Girls


13 episodes


Full cast Satire and Spoof Serial Audio Book


Synopsis:

The story of the Little Match Girl from management's perspcetive and how using street urchins  is a win/win for all concerned. Read by Cynell Jackson. Also heard is Mark Sellin as Hans Chistian Andersen and Margit Schmitt, Dan McLaughlin, Mike Schmitt, Bailey Jackon, Tom Hubbard, Nick Smith, Mark Sellin, and Marie Plug as bureauceats.  Margit also read the fables. 
From a book by Dan McLaughlin.


Format: Audio Book

Continuity: Serial

Writing: Scripted

Voices: Full cast

Narrator: First Person

Genres: Satire and Spoof

Soundscape: Voices only

Completion status: Finished

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Episodes:

Chapter 1: The Status of The Danish Match Industry Before the Match Girl Concept

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:14:27 +0000

Before, someone had to have the idea of little waifs selling matches. It was a team from Marketing. Here is described the conditions and constraints they were working under before they had their brianstorm.

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Chapter 2: The Idea Gains Traction

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:12:22 +0000

Problems are antcipated and then overcome about using the urban homless to sell matches with up-to-date manageral techniques.  Success! The idea marches forward.

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Chapter 3: the Plan Revealed

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:10:47 +0000

The speech that unviels the concept.

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Chapter 3a Reaction

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:10:00 +0000

Initial success with the plan and marketing Successes during the warm summer days leads to a misplaced sesne of wellness.

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Chapter 4 Winter Brings Problems

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:04:40 +0000

Problems which were not forseen and were not my fault.  I tried to warn them.

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chapter4a Meet Mr. Andersen, star reporter

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:53:39 +0000

Things begin to go wrong once mr. Hans Christen Andersen catches wind of the strory.  He investigates.

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chapter 4b Press Releases

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:52:48 +0000

Damage control at the firm which hires starving waifs.

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Chapter 5 Part 1 Marketing Brainstorms

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:49:46 +0000

A besieged merketing team brainstorms how to turn a mob at the corporate gates as a good thing. 
They fail, but maintain focus.

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Chapter 5 Part 2 Conclusion

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:48:52 +0000

A final showdown which, somewhat implausibly, tunrs into as anti-mime screed. A happy ending for all ensues, except for the starving waifs, of course.

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The Steadfast Tin Soldier BONUS (a parable read by Margit Schmitt)

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:17:45 +0000

The meaning of the story is that while there might be a fine line between being steadfast and being a stalker, but it feeds the same to the object of his attentions.

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Princess and the Pea BONUS (A parable read by Margit Schmitt)

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:05:00 +0000

The morale here is that is a rigorus testing program will not necessarily give you the results you desire.

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The Red Shoes BONUS (A Parable Read by Margit Schmitt)

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:03:10 +0000

The moral of this one is somewhat ambigious, like most things religious, but seems to involve the church willing to turn anything into a spectacle.

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Emperor's New Clothes BONUS (A parable read by Margit Schmitt)

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:02:55 +0000

A parabe about  being too clever and the power of nudism.

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