About this episode

The episode tells the story of Jill Henry, a fifth grader who struggles with her creativity in the face of AI advancements.

Today's episode is an original story written for you by Daniel Hinds. Jill Henry, a creative fifth grader who loves art, music, and theater, becomes discouraged after classmates and a teacher use AI to create work faster and better than she can. Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

Topics covered

• creativity
• art
• music
• theater
• AI
• school
• discouragement

Keywords

• Jill Henry
• Daniel Hinds
• art
• music
• theater
• AI
• creativity
• fifth grader
• Stories Podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Starglow Media, Stories Podcast, Instagram, YouTube

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