Elbert Hubbard, one of America's great ad writers and fiction writers reaches through time to give us this thought provoking piece on the relationship between workers and employers.

"The risk of insult is the price of clarity." Roy H Williams

Hubbard lived long before this quote was coined, but I think he'd have it tattooed on his forehead if he'd heard it.

Source: Public Record Gutenburg Project

Opening music: Marinate by Zorro

Intro/outro music: The Trustee, Alec Slayne

Music licensed through Epidemic Sound

r/inspiredshortstories

With the rise of transhumanism, it may not be long before we're all like this.

ooh, mysterious. Check it out to satiate your curiosity in 10 minutes :D

Story by: u/braindeadcoyote

Podcast Intro/outro "marinate" by Zorro

Story intro/outro "Don't Look Down" by Experia

All music licensed through Epidemic Sound

Aliens invade.

All the coal goes bye bye.

It doesn't work out the way they thought.

Story by u/The Librarian

Podcast Music "Marinate" by Zorro

Story Intro and Outro "A Rescue Mission" by Experia

All Music licensed through Epidemic Sound

Hello Galactic Worms! Errr Bookworms. Errr nerds? eh whatever. We have an exciting Sci-Fi to share with you! Click the button to listen to Age of Ultron Abridged, Alternated, Chopped, and Made Way Way Better.

The universe gains an artificially intelligent protector...with almost unlimited power...

C'mon, click da button.

Story by Skye

Podcast Intro Beats: "Marinate" by Zorro

Story Intro: "Alien Invasion" by JH Coleman

Story Outro: "Grandous Introduction" by Henrick Eigert

All music licensed through Epidemic Sound

What would you do in an apocalypse where the world doesn't die and the world's people don't die...literally ever. They cannot die, no one can.

Tune in for today's story about the consequences of humanity achieving it's ultimate goal...eternal life.

Stories by u/Charlie_Romeo_Writes and u/ThousandGoudianFinch

Podcast Music by Zorro

First story music "Why Can't it End" by Etienne Roussei

Second story music "End of Days" by Dream Cave

What would you do, if you were living through a post apocalypse, called 911, and someone answered the phone?

Today's inspired stories come from u/JohnIsWithYou and u/Poiyurt. These two redditors are excited to share their stories with you.

I don't have an email set up for this podcast yet, but feel free to send questions, submissions, and compliments (to the authors) to my reddit handle u/Sir-Planks-Alot.

All stories are published with permission from the author.

Podcast Music is by Zorro

Closing music for JohnIsWithYou is Glowing in the Dark by Loving Caliber

Closing music for Poiyurt is Fine By Then by Ray

All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

Today's story is about love, and a bit of intrigue...and a bit of intriguing love. Set in a fantasy world, this charming little story will bring a smile to your face, if not an outright guffaw.

Written by Czech writer u/SirPiecemaker

My podcast intro music is Marinate by Zorro

Story intro music is Strange Fantasy by Chaxti

Closing music is Before We Met by Trailer Worx

Everyone needs to do a danger sport once in a while. The near death experience of flying through trees at 20mph down a mountainside on your bike and surviving is one of the best feelings on Earth (can personally confirm). Diving into a dark hole in the ground where you can fall or get stuck and require a whole rescue team to get you out can leave memories and stories to share with your kids and grand kids!

The thrill of overcoming the unexpected is what hooks so many people into these "crazy" activities.

Our story today throws us deep into one of these experiences. How will the spelunkers fair? Tune in to find out!

Today's story is from r/ZeekoesWriting. The author is very talented and their work inspired! This story is narrated and published with the author's permission.

Opening music is "Please Don't Go" from HoliznaCCO, downloaded off the Free Music Archive

Closing music is "Ostara" from Bright Sky, downloaded off Epidemic Sound

A mysterious tale about the darker side of human nature, this short story written by an anonymous redditor is worth a listen!

Strap your seatbelts on, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!