The Happiness Variant

MAR 2, 202635 MIN
Original Science Fiction - Makeshift Stories

The Happiness Variant

MAR 2, 202635 MIN

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<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/original-science-fiction-makeshift-stories/id291832580"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1420" src="http://makeshiftstories.com/media/2018/03/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts_sRGB_US.svg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>Hana Grabowski, a genetic engineer with a failing gene-mod business, takes a secretive contract to restore humanity’s appetite for impulsive behaviour. When her staff threatens to revolt, she uses a variant to alter their attitude. However, the mosquitoes she uses to infect them escape, unleashing a fast-spreading contagion that rewires human reward centers. The world slips into a pandemic of happiness, and no one cares except Hana.</p> <p>CONNECT WITH US</p> <p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener">[email protected]</a></p> <p>SHARE THE PODCAST</p> <p>If you liked this episode, tell your friends to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/makeshift-stories-original-science-fiction/id291832580?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe</a>.</p> <p>CREDITS</p> <p>Written by Vern Hume (AKA Alan V Hare).</p> <p>Read by Cathleen Connelly.</p> <p>Opening and closing were composed and created by Matthew Erdmann.</p> <p>Produced by Vecada Studios.</p> <p>Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution, no derivative license.</p>