"How many people have to die for zero calories and great taste?" Synopsis: The inventor of million dollar “zero fat, zero calorie” food additive discovers her invention is killing her son. After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions. Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube.