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In the spirit of Halloween - Sean (with the help of producer extraordinaire Jake)  pull together a fun compendium of short stories from some of our colleagues and listeners for a special “spooky” episode of the Learning Futures Podcast. 

The Challenge: Create an original short story (about, with, or through) Generative AI, in the spirit of emerging technologies, AI, the future of humanity etc. in the spirit of Halloween. These can be any genre, they can be spooky, funny, creepy, suspenseful, thought provoking, thoughtful, or any combination of the lot. Have fun with this idea. It could be created in any way, and with as much or as little assitwnace from GenAI tools as the author wished. It needed to stay short, 500 words or less or less than 5 minutes of record time. 

Learning Futures Podcast: Sc(AI)ry Stories: A Compendium

• Cauldron Collaboration: by Charla Griffy-Brown, Replica AI called Kira, and prompt engineer James Fields  [Narrated by Eleven Labs]
• The Experiment: by Danah Henriksen, using Bing AI (set to creative mode) [Narrated by Eleven Labs]
• The Assistant: by Jacob Snider, using Claude2, and voice narration by Eleven Labs
• An Echo in the Code: by Sean Leahy, using ChatGPT and narrated by Eleven Labs
• Lost in Recognition: by Kellie Kreiser, using ChatGPT and cloned AI voice
• Vikram or Vetal: by Punya Mishra, using ChatGPT and Bing AI.

Alternative cover art: (if your podcast player supports it) was created in MidJourney with the prompt: "spooky halloween illustration with pumpkins and ghosts, robots and other technology"

In this episode of the Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating and Intriguing Things, we dive deep into the unsettling era known as the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. This chilling chapter in history was marked by mass hysteria, false accusations, and a media frenzy that captivated the nation. 

We'll unravel the infamous McMartin preschool case, offering insights into how such groundless accusations could gain such traction. What societal conditions paved the way for the emergence of the Satanic Panic? How did the aftermath shape our understanding of justice and media influence? Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of one of the most expensive and prolonged criminal cases in U.S. history.

We give you the Compendium, but if you want more then check out these great resources:

1. "Satan's Silence: Ritual Abuse and the Making of a Modern American Witch Hunt" by Debbie Nathan and Michael Snedeker.
2. "We Believe the Children: A Moral Panic in the 1980s" by Richard Beck.
3. "McMartin preschool trial" - Wikipedia page
4. "The Witch-Hunt Narrative: Politics, Psychology, and the Sexual Abuse of Children" by Ross E. Cheit.
5. "Michelle Remembers" by Michelle Smith & Lawrence Pazder MD

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The title of this work means "household management" and is derived from the Greek word, οἶκος, Oikos, meaning "house/household." The term includes household finance as it is commonly known today and also defines the roles members of the household should have. In a broad sense, the household is the beginning of economics as a whole. The natural, everyday activities of maintaining a house are essential to the beginnings of the economy. From farming, cleaning, and cooking to hiring workers and guarding your property, the household can offer a model for a modern understanding of society.

Are you struggling? Do you have goals? Do you want to get into better shape? Firm up? Lose weight? Do you have a job or career aspirations? Do you want to move up? Are you establishing a company? You need motivation. Valuable lessons and profound philosophies from iconic writers, political luminaries, influential philosophers, and historical figures, Motivation Free 4 All! Mind-body & Spirit.

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“The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, Have you ever noticed that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, and close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, into a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.”    ― Bill Hicks

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“We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.” 
–  J.K. Rowling

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"You become what you believe. And to believe that you are created by the power that's greater than yourself means anything is possible."
- Oprah Winfrey.

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“When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up. “ – Les Brown

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"Which of us lives on twenty-four hours a day? And when I say 'lives,' I do not mean exists, nor 'muddles through.'" (How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day) Written by Arnold Bennett Read by Mark F. Smith

Are you struggling? Do you have goals? Do you want to get into better shape? Firm up? Lose weight? Do you have a job or career aspirations? Do you want to move up? Are you establishing a company? You need motivation. Valuable lessons and profound philosophies from iconic writers, political luminaries, influential philosophers, and historical figures, Motivation Free 4 All! Mind-body & Spirit.

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The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of what they have.
- UNKNOWN
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“It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt. If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall?”
― Neil Gaiman 
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“Our lives are mere flashes of light in an infinitely empty universe. In 12 years of education the most important lesson I have learned is that what we see as “normal” living is truly a travesty of our potential. In a society so governed by superficiality, appearances, and petty economics, dreams are more real than anything in the “real world”. Refuse normalcy. Beauty is everywhere, love is endless, and joy bleeds from our everyday existence. Embrace it. I love all of you, all my friends, family, and community. I am ceaselessly grateful from the bottom of my heart to everyone. The only thing I can ask of you is to stay free of materialism. Remember that every day contains a universe of potential; exhaust it. Live and love so immensely that when death comes there is nothing left for him to take. Wealth is love, music, sports, learning, family, and freedom. Above all, stay gold.”
― Dominic Owen Mallary
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“Of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are nothing but targets, nine are real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one of them is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.”
Heraclitus (circa 500 BC)

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“Money is very seductive…However much you say that you will not fall into the trap of it, you do fall into the trap of it. —Rajat Gupta, former worldwide managing director, McKinsey”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

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"It’s not the lack of resources, it’s your lack of resourcefulness that stops you."
– Tony Robbins

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“Being unafraid of making mistakes makes everything easy for me. Not worrying about what people think frees you to do things, and doing things allows you to win or learn from your loss—which means you win either way. Hear me now: you are better off being wrong ten times and being right three than you are if you try only three times and always get it right.”
― Gary Vaynerchuk

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“Think of the three biggest discourages in your life. They aren’t your biggest discourages.
You are.”
- Nick Vujicic

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Invictus  By William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance, My head is bloody but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

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