Podcast
ICE Girls
Hosted by Dan McLaughlin · EN
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.
From a book by Dan McLaughlin.
10episodes
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Chapter 1: The Status of The Danish Match Industry Before the Match Girl Concept
Jan 23, 202500:25:46Tap to summarizeBefore, 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.
Transcribe →Chapter 2: The Idea Gains Traction
Jan 23, 202500:16:08Tap to summarizeProblems are antcipated and then overcome about using the urban homless to sell matches with up-to-date manageral techniques. Success! The idea marches forward.
Transcribe →Chapter 3: the Plan Revealed
Jan 23, 202500:03:43Tap to summarizeThe speech that unviels the concept.
Transcribe →Chapter 3a Reaction
Jan 23, 202500:10:16Tap to summarizeInitial success with the plan and marketing Successes during the warm summer days leads to a misplaced sesne of wellness.
Transcribe →Chapter 4 Winter Brings Problems
Jan 23, 202500:03:37Tap to summarizeProblems which were not forseen and were not my fault. I tried to warn them.
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chapter4a Meet Mr. Andersen, star reporter
Jan 23, 202500:10:18Tap to summarizeThings begin to go wrong once mr. Hans Christen Andersen catches wind of the strory. He investigates.
Transcribe →chapter 4b Press Releases
Jan 23, 202500:09:13Tap to summarizeDamage control at the firm which hires starving waifs.
Transcribe →Chapter 5 Part 1 Marketing Brainstorms
Jan 23, 202500:11:41Tap to summarizeA besieged merketing team brainstorms how to turn a mob at the corporate gates as a good thing. They fail, but maintain focus.
Transcribe →Chapter 5 Part 2 Conclusion
Jan 23, 202500:15:13Tap to summarizeA final showdown which, somewhat implausibly, tunrs into as anti-mime screed. A happy ending for all ensues, except for the starving waifs, of course.
Transcribe →The Steadfast Tin Soldier BONUS (a parable read by Margit Schmitt)
Jan 22, 202500:05:29Tap to summarizeThe 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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