037 - A Halloween Spooktacular: Stories of the Odd - October 28, 2023

A Halloween-inspired, and extended for time, spooktacular Episode 37! In this episode we cover the weird. From cryptids to Artificial Intelligence, from local murder mystery to extraterrestrial life... We bring our own quirky take to our favorite holiday!   A few mentions: Ruby's Arcade - You gotta try a Rocktown Roller! https://rubysarcade.com/ Bigfoot - The Convention https://gatherupevents.com/smoky-mountain-bigfoot-conference/ 30 Years Later - Augusta-area murder https://www.whsv.com/2022/06/07/30-years-later-augusta-area-murder-victims-brother-looks-back/ Sydney AI - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/17/i-want-to-destroy-whatever-i-want-bings-ai-chatbot-unsettles-us-reporter LaMDA AI -  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-13/five-things-google-s-ai-bot-wrote-that-convinced-engineer-it-was-sentient?embedded-checkout=true Furby AI -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3gE1a3SDv0 Portmanteau - A definition. (Thanks Dan) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portmanteau Carl Jung - Church vs. Science https://carljungdepthpsychologysite.blog/2020/05/18/carl-jung-science-seeks-the-truth-because-it-feels-it-does-not-possess-it-the-church-possesses-the-truth-and-therefore-does-not-seek-it/